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1 picture
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 -
2 bleak
B adj1 (cold, raw) [landscape, region] désolé ; [weather, season] maussade ;2 (miserable, discouraging) [prospect, outlook, future] sombre ; [existence, world, surroundings] sinistre ; to paint a bleak picture of peindre un sombre tableau de. -
3 paint
paint [peɪnt]1 noun∎ a set or box of paints une boîte de couleurs;∎ the paint was beginning to flake off la peinture commençait à s'écailler;∎ oil/acrylic paint peinture f à l'huile/acrylique∎ the door was painted yellow la porte était peinte en jaune;∎ the kitchen needs painting la cuisine a besoin d'être repeinte;∎ Theatre to paint the scenery for a play brosser les décors d'une pièce;∎ to paint a picture peindre un tableau;∎ to paint (a picture of) sb faire le portrait de qn;∎ literary spring paints the fields with a thousand hues le printemps diapre les champs de mille couleurs;∎ to paint one's nails se vernir les ongles;∎ to paint one's face se peindre le visage; (with make-up) se maquiller;∎ the kids had their faces painted les enfants se sont fait maquiller;∎ familiar to paint the town red faire la noce ou la foire;∎ figurative to paint oneself into a corner se mettre dans une impasse(b) (apply → varnish) appliquer (au pinceau)∎ the author paints a bleak picture of suburban life l'auteur dresse un sombre portrait ou brosse un sombre tableau de la vie des banlieusards;∎ to paint everything in rosy colours peindre tout en rosepeindre, faire de la peinture;∎ to paint in oils faire de la peinture à l'huile;∎ to paint in watercolours faire de l'aquarelle;∎ I've always wanted to paint j'ai toujours voulu faire de la peinture;∎ I wish I could paint like that! si seulement je pouvais peindre comme cela!►► paint gun pistolet m à peinture;British paint pot pot m de peinture;Computing paint program programme m de dessin bitmap;Industry paint shop atelier m de peinture;paint stripper décapant mrecouvrir (d'une couche) de peinture
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