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1 painting
1) (the act or art of using paint: Painting is very relaxing.) málun; málaralist2) (a painted picture: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.) málverk -
2 oil painting
(a picture painted with oil paints.) olíumálverk -
3 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) list2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) list, listgrein3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) list•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts -
4 canvas
['kænvəs]plural - canvases; noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a coarse cloth made of hemp or flax etc, used for sails, tents etc, and for painting on: canvas sails.) strigi; segldúkur2) ((a piece of canvas for) a painting: He painted twenty canvases.) olíumálverk á striga• -
5 fine art
(art that appeals immediately to the senses, eg painting, sculpture, music etc: Painting is one of the fine arts.) fagrar listir -
6 original
[ə'ri-]1) (existing at the beginning; first: This part of the house is new but the rest is original.) upprunalegur2) ((able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before: original ideas; He has a very original mind.) frumlegur3) ((of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made: The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies.) upprunalegur -
7 paint
[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) málning2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) mála2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) mála•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush -
8 title
1) (the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc: The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.) titill2) (a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc: Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones.) titill, nafnbót•- titled- title deed
- title page
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9 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) óhlutbundinn, óhlutstæður2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) afstrakt, óhlutbundinn2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) útdráttur, ágrip -
10 artistic
1) (liking or skilled in painting, music etc: She draws and paints - she's very artistic.) listrænn; listfengur2) (created or done with skill and good taste: That flower-arrangement looks very artistic.) listrænn -
11 bash on/ahead (with)
(to go on doing something especially in a careless or inattentive way: In spite of his father's advice he bashed on with the painting.) halda skeytingarlaust áfram að gera e-ð -
12 bash on/ahead (with)
(to go on doing something especially in a careless or inattentive way: In spite of his father's advice he bashed on with the painting.) halda skeytingarlaust áfram að gera e-ð -
13 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) um efni fram -
14 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) bjóða (í)2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) bjóða í3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) skipa, bjóða4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) biðja, bjóða, kveðja2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) tilboð2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tilraun til, viðleitni til•- bidder- bidding
- biddable -
15 contemporary
[kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) samtíða2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) nútíma-2. noun(a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.) samtímamaður -
16 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) eyðileggja2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) eyða, drepa• -
17 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) drÿgja2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér -
18 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) innganga2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) aðgangur3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) inngangur4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) skráður þátttakandi; skráning5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) færsla -
19 feature
['fi: ə] 1. noun1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) sérkenni2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) andlitsfall3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) uppsláttargrein; greinaflokkur4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) aðalkvikmyndin2. verb(to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) sÿna, hafa (til að bera), flagga -
20 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) fölsun2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) falsaður hlutur
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