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1 scenery
1) (the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) décor(s)2) (the general appearance of a landscape etc: beautiful scenery.) paysage -
2 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 -
3 scene
scene [si:n]∎ the murder/love/balcony scene la scène du meurtre/d'amour/du balcon;∎ Act IV scene 2 Acte IV scène 2;∎ to set the scene planter le décor;∎ the scene is set or takes place in Bombay la scène se passe ou l'action se déroule à Bombay;∎ figurative this set the scene for more riots ceci a marqué le début d'une série d'émeutes;∎ this set the scene for a major confrontation ceci a jeté les bases d'une vaste confrontation;∎ the scene was set for the arms negotiations tout était prêt pour les négociations sur les armements∎ scenes painted by… décors mpl par…;∎ also figurative behind the scenes dans la ou les coulisse(s)(c) (sphere of activity, milieu) scène f, situation f;∎ the world political scene la scène politique internationale;∎ she's a newcomer on or to the sports scene c'est une nouvelle venue sur la scène sportive ou dans le monde du sport;∎ the drug scene le monde de la drogue;∎ she came on the scene just when we needed her elle est arrivée juste au moment où nous avions besoin d'elle;∎ he disappeared from the scene for a few years il a disparu de la circulation ou de la scène pendant quelques années;∎ a change of scene will do you good un changement d'air ou de décor vous fera du bien;∎ familiar hip-hop isn't really my scene le hip-hop, ça n'est pas vraiment mon truc(d) (place, spot) lieu m, lieux mpl, endroit m;∎ the scene of the disaster l'endroit m où s'est produit la catastrophe;∎ the scene of the crime le lieu du crime;∎ to arrive or come on the scene arriver sur les lieux ou sur place;∎ the police were soon on the scene la police est rapidement arrivée sur les lieux ou sur place;∎ I was first on the scene j'étais le premier présent ou le premier sur les lieux;∎ to arrive on the scene arriver sur place;∎ Military scene of operations théâtre m des opérations(e) (image) scène f, spectacle m; (incident) scène f, incident m; (view) spectacle m, perspective f, vue f;∎ scenes of horror/violence scènes d'horreur/de violence;∎ scenes from or of village life scènes de la vie villageoise;∎ just picture the scene essayez de vous représenter la scène;∎ there were some nasty scenes at the match il y a eu des incidents violents lors du match;∎ a scene of married bliss une scène de bonheur conjugal;∎ a scene of calm beauty lay before us nous avions devant nous un paysage d'une beauté paisible∎ country/city scenes scènes champêtres/de ville(g) (fuss, row) scène f;∎ to make a scene faire une scène;∎ to have a scene with sb se disputer avec qn;∎ he made an awful scene about it il en a fait toute une histoire►► Theatre scene change changement m de décors;Theatre scene designer décorateur(trice) m,f de théâtre;Theatre scene dock case f à décor ou décors;Theatre scene painter décorateur(trice) m,f de théâtre
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