pintar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to paint (so. (or: sth.))  | painted, painted |	pintar (algo (or: a alguien))
to look good/bad  | looked, looked |	pintar bien/mal [coll.] (Span.)
to paint sth.  | painted, painted |	pintar algo
to brush sth.  | brushed, brushed |	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to decorate (sth.)  | decorated, decorated |   - with paint	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to paint the corners	pintar las esquinas   [Baseball]
to paint in watercolors^AE; to paint in watercolours^BE  | painted, painted |	pintar algo a la acuarela
to be nobody  | was, been |	no pintar nada
to be a nobody  | was, been |	no pintar nada

Nouns

painting   - activity	el pintar
multiflora bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
(scarlet) runner bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
scarlet runner [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
string bean [BOT.]	alubia pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
greater pied puffbird [ZOOL.]	buco pinto   Lat.: Notharchus tectus   [Ornithology]
pied puffbird [ZOOL.]	buco pinto   Lat.: Notharchus tectus   [Ornithology]
multiflora bean [BOT.]	judía pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
(scarlet) runner bean [BOT.]	judía pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
string bean [BOT.]	judía pinta   Lat.: Phaseolus coccineus
bufflehead [ZOOL.]	pato pinto   Lat.: Bucephala albeola   [Ornithology]
sparkling-tailed hummingbird [ZOOL.]	colibrí cola pinta   Lat.: Tilmatura dupontii   [Ornithology]
sparkling-tailed woodstar [ZOOL.]	colibrí cola pinta   Lat.: Tilmatura dupontii   [Ornithology]
spot-tailed nightjar [ZOOL.]	tapacamino cola pinta   Lat.: Hydropsalis maculicaudus, Caprimulgus maculicaudus   [Ornithology]

Adjectives / Adverbs

basting

de pintar   - alimento

Examples

My son loves to paint. He is a born artist.	A mi hijo le encanta pintar. Es un artista nato.
He loves to paint landscapes in his free time.	Le encanta pintar paisajes en su tiempo libre.

Phrases / Collocations

to look good/bad  | looked, looked |	tener (muy) buena/mala pinta [coll.]
Things are never as bad as they seem.	No es tan fiero el león como lo pintan.
Strike while the iron is hot.	A la ocasión la pintan calva.
to look good/bad/nice/...  | looked, looked |	tener (muy) mala pinta [coll.]

Orthographically similar words

piñata

instar, opinar, peinar, pinar, piñata, pingar, pinta, pintor, pitar

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