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picture [ˈpɪkt∫ər]1. nouna. image f ; ( = photograph) photo f ; ( = painting) tableau m ; ( = portrait) portrait m ; ( = drawing) dessin m• a picture of David Hockney ( = portrait) un portrait de David Hockney• to paint/draw a picture faire un tableau/un dessin• OK, I get the picture (inf) ça va, j'ai compris• he is the or a picture of health il respire la santé• his face was a picture! (inf) son expression en disait long !c. ( = film) film m( = imagine) s'imaginer3. compounds* * *['pɪktʃə(r)] 1.1) ( visual depiction) ( painting) peinture f, tableau m; ( drawing) dessin m; ( in book) gen illustration f; ( in child's book) image f; ( in mind) image fto paint a picture of somebody/something — peindre quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) fig ( description) description fto paint a picture of somebody/something — dépeindre quelqu'un/quelque chose
to give ou present a clear picture of something — dépeindre quelque chose avec clarté
3) Photography photo f, photographie f6) Television image f2.pictures (colloq) plural noun3.transitive verb1) ( form mental image of) s'imaginer2) ( show in picture form)the vase (pictured above) is... — le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est...
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picture ['pɪktʃə(r)]image ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) dessin ⇒ 1 (a) peinture ⇒ 1 (a) tableau ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) photo ⇒ 1 (a) film ⇒ 1 (b) portrait ⇒ 1 (c) situation ⇒ 1 (e) s'imaginer ⇒ 2 (a) dépeindre ⇒ 2 (b) représenter ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c)1 noun(a) (gen) image f; (drawing) dessin m; (painting) peinture f, tableau m; (in book) illustration f; (photograph) photo f;∎ he used pictures to illustrate his talk il a illustré sa conférence à l'aide d'images;∎ to draw/to paint a picture faire un dessin/une peinture;∎ to draw a picture of sb/sth dessiner qn/qch;∎ to paint a picture of sb peindre le portrait de qn;∎ to take a picture prendre une photo;∎ to take a picture of sb, to take sb's picture prendre une photo de qn, prendre qn en photo;∎ to have one's picture taken se faire prendre en photo;∎ I saw your picture in the paper j'ai vu votre photo dans le journal;∎ the picture's blurred (on television) l'image est floue∎ she was in several Hitchcock pictures elle a joué dans plusieurs films de Hitchcock;∎ British familiar the pictures (the cinema) le cinoche, le ciné(c) (description) tableau m, portrait m;∎ his novels give a vivid picture of the period l'époque est peinte de façon très vivante dans ses romans, ses romans brossent un portrait très vivant de l'époque;∎ the TV series gives a good picture of life in a mining town cette série télévisée donne un bon aperçu de la vie dans une ville minière;∎ the picture he painted was a depressing one il a brossé ou fait un tableau déprimant de la situation;∎ to paint a bleak picture of the future présenter une triste image de l'avenir(d) (idea, image) image f;∎ I have a strong mental picture of what war was like je m'imagine très bien ce qu'était la guerre;∎ he's the picture of health il respire la santé, il est resplendissant de santé;∎ she was the picture of despair elle était l'image vivante du désespoir;∎ he's the picture of his elder brother c'est (tout) le portrait de son frère aîné(e) (situation) situation f;∎ the economic picture is bleak la situation économique est inquiétante∎ to be in the picture être au courant□ ;∎ she hates being left out of the picture elle déteste qu'on la laisse dans l'ignorance□ ;∎ to put sb in the picture mettre qn au courant□ ;∎ I get the picture! je pige!, j'y suis!;∎ doesn't she look a picture! n'est-elle pas adorable ou ravissante!□ ;∎ you're no picture yourself! tu n'es pas une beauté non plus!;∎ her face was a real picture when she heard the news! il fallait voir sa tête quand elle a appris la nouvelle!;∎ the big picture (overview) une vue d'ensemble□∎ I can't quite picture him as a teacher j'ai du mal à me l'imaginer comme enseignant;∎ picture yourself at eighty imagine-toi à quatre-vingts ans;∎ just picture the scene imaginez un peu la scène(b) (describe) dépeindre, représenter(c) (paint, draw etc) représenter;∎ the artist pictured her on horseback l'artiste l'a représentée à cheval;∎ he was pictured with her on the front page of all the papers une photo où il était en sa compagnie s'étalait à la une de tous les journaux►► picture book livre m d'images;Cards picture card figure f;picture cheque image-chèque f;Marketing picture completion images fpl à compléter;Journalism picture desk bureau m des illustrations;picture dictionary dictionnaire m en images;picture editor illustrateur(trice) m,f;picture frame cadre m (pour tableaux);picture framer encadreur(euse) m,f;picture gallery musée m de peinture;picture hat capeline f;British old-fashioned picture house cinéma m;picture library banque f d'images;Computing picture memory mémoire f d'images;British old-fashioned picture palace cinéma m;old-fashioned picture postcard carte f postale (illustrée);picture puzzle rébus m;picture rail cimaise f;picture research documentation f iconographique;picture researcher documentaliste mf iconographique;picture restorer restaurateur(trice) m,f de tableaux;Television picture tube tube m image;picture window fenêtre f ou baie f panoramique;picture writing écriture f idéographique -
3 picture book
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4 picture postcard
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5 picture frame
nounBilderrahmen, der* * *ˈpic·ture framen Bilderrahmen m* * ** * *nounBilderrahmen, der* * *n.Bilderrahmen m. -
6 picture gallery
nounGemäldegalerie, die* * *ˈpic·ture gal·leryn [Kunst]galerie f* * ** * *nounGemäldegalerie, die* * *n.Gemäldegalerie -n f. -
7 picture postcard
nounAnsichtskarte, die* * *pic·ture ˈpost·cardn Ansichtskarte f* * *picture postcard Ansichtskarte f* * *nounAnsichtskarte, die* * *n.Ansichtskarte f. -
8 picture window
picture window noun венецианское окно -
9 picture-book
picture-book noun (детская) книжка с картинками -
10 picture-card
picture-card noun 1) cards фигурная карта, фигура 2) художественная открыт-ка -
11 picture-gallery
picture-gallery noun картинная галерея -
12 picture-palace
picture-palace noun obs. кинотеатр -
13 picture-writing
picture-writing noun пиктографическое, рисуночное письмо -
14 picture rail
nounBilderleiste, die* * *ˈpic·ture railn Bilderleiste f* * *nounBilderleiste, die -
15 picture hook
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17 picture card
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18 picture desk
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19 picture editor
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20 picture frame
noun cadre m
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picture — ► NOUN 1) a painting, drawing, or photograph. 2) an image on a television screen. 3) a cinema film. 4) (the pictures) the cinema. 5) an impression formed from an account or description. 6) informal a state of being fully informed: in the picture … English terms dictionary
picture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 painting/drawing/photograph ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, lovely, pretty, striking, stunning, wonderful ▪ blurred, blurry … Collocations dictionary
picture rail — noun rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures • Hypernyms: ↑rail * * * noun : picture molding * * * picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • … Useful english dictionary
picture show — noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement they went to a movie every Saturday night the film was shot on location • Syn: ↑movie, ↑film, ↑picture, ↑moving picture … Useful english dictionary
picture postcard — noun a postcard with a picture on one side • Hypernyms: ↑postcard, ↑post card, ↑postal card, ↑mailing card * * * noun, pl ⋯ cards [count] old fashioned : a postcard with a photograph or picture on one side * * * ˌpicture ˈpostcard [picture… … Useful english dictionary
picture house — noun or picture palace chiefly Britain : a motion picture theater * * * picture house or picture palace noun A building for cinema shows • • • Main Entry: ↑picture … Useful english dictionary
picture book — noun a book consisting chiefly of pictures (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑book, ↑volume • Hyponyms: ↑coloring book * * * noun, pl ⋯ books [count] : a book that has many pictures and is usually for children * * * ˈpicture book [ … Useful english dictionary
picture window — noun a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view) • Hypernyms: ↑window * * * noun, pl ⋯ dows [count] : a large window that is made from a single piece of glass * * * ˈpicture window [picture window picture windows] … Useful english dictionary
picture frame — noun a framework in which a picture is mounted (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑framework • Part Meronyms: ↑molding, ↑moulding, ↑border * * * picture frame noun A frame for surrounding a picture … Useful english dictionary
picture — noun 1》 a painting, drawing, or photograph. ↘a portrait. ↘an image on a television screen. 2》 an impression formed from an account or description: a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged. ↘(often in phr. in (or out of) the… … English new terms dictionary
picture rod — picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • Main Entry: ↑picture * * * picture rail or picture rod, = picture molding. (Cf. ↑picture molding) … Useful english dictionary