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1 picture

picture [ˈpɪkt∫ə^r]

1. noun

   a. image f ; ( = photograph) photo f ; ( = painting) tableau m ; ( = portrait) portrait m ; ( = drawing) dessin m

• a picture by David Hockney un tableau de David Hockney

• a picture of David Hockney ( = portrait) un portrait de David Hockney

• to paint/draw a picture faire un tableau/un dessin

   b. ( = description) (spoken) tableau m ; ( = mental image) image f

• to paint a gloomy picture of sth brosser un sombre tableau de qch

• to form a picture of sth se faire une idée de qch

• these figures give the general picture ces chiffres donnent une vue générale de la situation

• OK, I get the picture (inf) ça va, j'ai compris

• to put sb in the picture mettre qn au courant

• the garden is a picture in June le jardin est magnifique en juin

• 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

• to go to the pictures aller au cinéma

2. transitive verb

( = imagine) s'imaginer

• I can't quite picture it somehow j'ai du mal à imaginer ça

• picture yourself lying on the beach imaginez-vous étendu sur la plage

3. compounds

► picture book noun livre m d'images

► picture frame noun cadre m

► picture library noun photothèque f

► picture messaging noun envoi m de photos par MMS

► picture rail noun cimaise f

► picture window noun fenêtre f panoramique

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['pɪktʃə(r)] 1.
noun

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 f

to paint a picture of somebody/something — peindre quelqu'un/quelque chose

to paint somebody's picture — faire le portrait de quelqu'un

2) fig ( description) description f

to 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 f

to take a picture (of) — prendre une photo (de)

4) fig ( overview) situation f

to get the picture — comprendre la situation

to be in the picture — être au courant

5) Cinema ( film) film m

to make a picture — faire un film

6) Television image f
2.
pictures (colloq) plural noun

the pictures — le cinéma
3.
transitive verb

1) ( form mental image of) s'imaginer

2) ( show in picture form)

to be pictured — être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is... — le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est...

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to be the picture of health — respirer la santé

to look a picture — être ravissant

her face was a picture! — son expression en disait long!

English-French dictionary > picture
2 paint

[peɪnt] 1. n
farba f
2. vt
wall etc malować (pomalować perf); person, picture malować (namalować perf)

to paint the door blue — malować (pomalować perf) drzwi na niebiesko

to paint in oils — malować farbami olejnymi

to paint a gloomy picture of sth — malować (namalować perf) coś w czarnych barwach

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[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.) farba
2. verb
1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) malować

2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) malować

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- painter
- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush

English-Polish dictionary > paint
3 paint

paint

A n

1 gen, Art peinture f ; the paint on the walls has yellowed la peinture des murs a jauni ; all it needs is a fresh coat of paint il suffirait d'un coup de badigeon ; ‘wet paint’ ‘peinture fraîche’ ;

2 ( make-up)† hum fard m.

B paints npl Art couleurs fpl ; why don't you get out your paints? pourquoi ne prends-tu pas ta boîte de couleurs?

C vtr

1 lit peindre [wall, subject] ; peindre le portrait de [person] ; to paint sth blue/green peindre qch en bleu/en vert ; Art to paint sth in peindre [background, figure] ; to paint sth on appliquer [varnish, undercoat] ; to paint sth out peindre par-dessus qch [face, figure, wallpaper] ; I'm going to paint a picture je vais peindre quelque chose ; to paint one's nails se vernir les ongles ;

2 fig ( depict) dépeindre ; to paint a rather gloomy picture of sth brosser un tableau assez sombre de qch ; to paint an unflattering portrait of sb décrire qn en termes peu élogieux ;

3 Med badigeonner [cut, wound] (with de).

D vi peindre ; to paint from life/outdoors peindre d'après nature/en plein air ; to paint in oils/watercolours faire de la peinture à l'huile/de l'aquarelle.

Idioms

he is not as black as he is painted il n'est pas si méchant qu'on le prétend ; to paint the town red faire la noce.

Big English-French dictionary > paint
4 gloomy

gloomy adj

1 ( dark) sombre ;

2 ( sad) [expression, person, voice] lugubre ; [weather] morose ; [news, outlook] déprimant ; to be gloomy about sth être morose à propos de qch ; to paint a gloomy picture of the economy faire un tableau pessimiste de l'économie.

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5 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.) pintura

2. verb
1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pintar

2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) pintar

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- painter
- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush

paint¹ n pintura

a tin of paint una lata de pintura

paint² vb pintar

she paints with oils pinta al óleo

paint

tr[peɪnt]

noun

1 pintura

■ we'll have to give it another coat of paint tendremos que darle otra mano de pintura

transitive verb

1 (gen) pintar

■ we're going to paint the walls yellow vamos a pintar las paredes de amarillo

intransitive verb

1 (gen) pintar

■ she paints in oils pinta al óleo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to paint one's face pintarse, maquillarse

to paint the town red irse de juerga

'Wet paint' "Recién pintado"

paint remover quitapinturas nombre masculino

paint stripper quitapinturas nombre masculino

paint ['peɪnt] v

: pintar

paint n

: pintura f

paint

n.

• colorete s.m.

• pintura s.f.

• tinta s.f.

v.

• jalbegar v.

• pintar v.

peɪnt
I

mass & count noun pintura f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( Art) \<\<portrait/landscape\>\> pintar

b) ( apply paint to) \<\<wall/door/house\>\> pintar

I painted the kitchen pink — pinté la cocina de rosa

to paint something out to paint over something — pintar encima de algo, tapar algo con pintura

c) ( describe) pintar

to paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro

as black as it's been painted: the situation isn't as black as it's been painted — la situación no es tan negra como la pintan

d) ( make up)

to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse

2.

vi pintar

[peɪnt]
1. N

1) (=substance) pintura f

• a coat of paint — una mano de pintura

• the paint was flaking off the walls — la pintura de las paredes se estaba descascarillando

wet paint — (ojo,) recién pintado
face, finger 3., gloss II, 1., 1), oil 3., poster 2., spray I, 1., 2)
2) paints pinturas fpl

a box of paints — una caja de pinturas

2. VT

1) (Art) [+ picture, subject] pintar; [+ slogan, message] escribir con pintura

2) (=apply paint to) [+ wall, fence etc] pintar

to paint sth blue — pintar algo de azul

- paint the town red

3) (=make up) [+ nails, lips] pintarse

she painted her fingernails red — se pintó las uñas rojas or de rojo

• to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse

4) (fig) (=portray) describir, pintar

• to paint a grim/gloomy/bleak picture of sth — describir algo en términos sombríos/deprimentes/desalentadores, pintar algo muy negro

pro-democracy activists paint quite a different picture of the situation — los activistas en pro de la democracia describen la situación en términos muy diferentes

to paint a rosy picture of sth — pintar algo de color de rosa

to paint a vivid picture of sth — describir algo gráficamente

5)

• to paint sth on — [+ varnish, dye] aplicar algo

paint the solution on with a clean brush — aplicar la solución con un pincel limpio

6) (Med)

• treatment involves painting the sores with iodine solution — el tratamiento requiere aplicar una solución de yodo en las heridas

3.

VI pintar

• to paint in oils — pintar al óleo

to paint in watercolours — pintar con acuarelas

4.

CPD

paint bomb N — bomba f de pintura

paint bombs were thrown — arrojaron bombas de pintura

paint remover N — quitapintura f

paint roller N — rodillo m (pintor)

paint scraper N — raspador m de paredes

paint spray N — pistola f (rociadora) de pintura

paint stripper N — (=substance) quitapintura f ; (=tool) raspador m de paredes

paint thinner N — disolvente m

- paint in

- paint out

- paint over

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[peɪnt]
I

mass & count noun pintura f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( Art) \<\<portrait/landscape\>\> pintar

b) ( apply paint to) \<\<wall/door/house\>\> pintar

I painted the kitchen pink — pinté la cocina de rosa

to paint something out to paint over something — pintar encima de algo, tapar algo con pintura

c) ( describe) pintar

to paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro

as black as it's been painted: the situation isn't as black as it's been painted — la situación no es tan negra como la pintan

d) ( make up)

to paint one's face — pintarse, maquillarse

2.

vi pintar

English-spanish dictionary > paint
6 picture

picture

A n

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 f ; to draw a picture of sb/sth faire un dessin de qn/qch ; to paint a picture of sb/sth peindre qn/qch ; to paint sb's picture faire le portrait de qn ;

2 fig ( description) description f, tableau m ; to paint a picture of sb/sth dépeindre qn/qch ; to paint ou draw a gloomy/optimistic picture of sth donner une image sombre/optimiste de qch ; to give ou present a clear/accurate picture of sth dépeindre qch avec clarté/précision ;

3 Phot photo f, photographie f ; to take a picture (of sb/sth) prendre une photo (de qn/qch) ;

4 fig ( overview) situation f ; to get the picture comprendre la situation ; to put/keep sb in the picture mettre/tenir qn au courant ; to be in the picture être au courant ;

5 Cin ( film) film m ; to make a picture faire un film ;

6 TV image f ; the picture is blurred l'image est floue.

B pictures ○ npl the pictures le cinéma ; to go to the pictures aller au cinéma.

C vtr

1 ( form mental image of) s'imaginer, se représenter [person, place, scene] ;

2 ( show in picture form) to be pictured être représenté ; the vase (pictured above) is… le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est…

Idioms

to be the picture of health respirer la santé ; to be the picture of sb être le portrait tout craché de qn ; to look ou be a picture être ravissant ; her face was a picture! son expression en disait long!

Big English-French dictionary > picture
7 paint

1. noun
1) Farbe, die; (on car) Lack, der

2) (joc.): (cosmetic) Schminke, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cover, colour) [an]streichen

paint the town red — (fig. coll.) auf die Pauke hauen (ugs.)

2) (make picture of, make by painting) malen

the picture was painted by R. — das Bild ist von R.

3) (adorn with painting) bemalen [Wand, Vase, Decke]

4)

paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — (fig.) etwas in leuchtenden/düsteren Farben malen od. schildern

5) (apply cosmetic to) schminken [Augen, Gesicht, Lippen]; lackieren [Nägel]

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[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.) die Farbe, Farb-...
2. verb
1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) anstreichen

2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) malen

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- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush
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paint

[peɪnt]

I. n

1. no pl (substance) Farbe f; (on car, furniture also) Lack m

the \paint was flaking off the wood der Anstrich blätterte vom Holz ab

gloss \paint Glanzlack m

oil/poster \paint Öl-/Plakatfarbe f

2. (art colour)

▪ \paints pl Farben pl

oil \paints Ölfarben pl

3. no pl (make-up) Schminke f

4. COMPUT (in graphics programme) Füllfarbe f, Füllmuster nt

II. vi

1. ART malen

to \paint in oils/watercolours [or AM watercolors] mit Öl-/Wasserfarben malen

2. (decorate rooms) streichen

III. vt

1. (make picture)

▪ to \paint sb/sth jdn/etw malen

2. (decorate)

to \paint a house ein Haus anstreichen

to \paint a room/wall ein Zimmer/eine Wand streichen

3. (apply make-up)

she \painted her nails a bright red sie lackierte ihre Nägel knallrot

to \paint one's face sich akk das Gesicht schminken, sich akk anmalen fam

4. ( fig: describe)

▪ to \paint sb/sth jdn/etw beschreiben

to \paint a picture of sth etw schildern

to \paint a grim/rosy picture of sth ein trostloses/rosiges Bild von etw dat zeichnen

5. COMPUT (in graphics programme)

▪ to \paint sth etw ausfüllen

6.

▶ not to be as bad [or black] as he/she/it is \painted besser als sein/ihr/sein Ruf sein

▶ to \paint oneself into a corner sich akk selbst in die Enge treiben

▶ to \paint the town red auf die Pauke hauen fam

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[peɪnt]
1. n

1) Farbe f; (on car, furniture) Lack m; (= make-up) Schminke f

there's too much paint on your face (= make-up) — du hast zu viel Farbe im Gesicht, du bist zu stark angemalt (inf)

2) pl Farben pl

box of paints — Farb- or Malkasten m

3) (US: piebald horse) Schecke m

2. vt

1) wall, fence etc streichen; car lackieren; door streichen, lackieren

to paint one's face (with make-up) — sich anmalen (inf); (Theat) sich schminken

to paint one's lips — sich (dat) die Lippen anmalen

to paint the town red (inf) — die Stadt unsicher machen (inf)

to paint oneself/sb into a corner (fig) — sich selbst/jdn in die Enge treiben

2) picture, person malen

he painted a very convincing picture of life on the moon — er zeichnete ein sehr überzeugendes Bild vom Leben auf dem Mond

See:

→ black

3. vi
malen; (= decorate) (an)streichen
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paint [peınt]

A v/t

1. ein Bild, jemanden malen:

paint a gloomy (rosy, vivid) picture of sth etwas in düsteren (rosigen, glühenden) Farben malen oder schildern oder beschreiben; → color A 6

2. anmalen, bemalen:

paint sth green etwas grün anmalen

3. (an)streichen, tünchen, ein Auto etc lackieren:

paint one’s nails sich die Fingernägel lackieren;

paint out ( oder over) übermalen;

paint o.s. into a corner fig sich in eine ausweglose Situation manövrieren;

paint the town red umg auf den Putz hauen, (schwer) einen draufmachen; → black A 6, lily A 1

4. MED eine Salbe etc auftragen, den Hals, eine Wunde (aus-)pinseln:

paint with iodine jodieren

5. oft pej schminken:

paint one’s face → B 3

B v/i

1. malen

2. streichen

3. oft pej sich anmalen (schminken)

C s

1. (Anstrich)Farbe f, Tünche f, (Auto- etc) Lack m

2. → coat A 6:

(as) fresh as paint umg frisch und munter;

“wet paint” „frisch gestrichen!“

3. Farbe f (in fester Form), (Tusch)Farbe:

(as) clever ( oder smart) as paint umg blitzgescheit

4. oft pej Make-up n, Schminke f

5. MED, PHARM Tinktur f

6. US Scheck(e) m (Pferd)

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1. noun
1) Farbe, die; (on car) Lack, der

2) (joc.): (cosmetic) Schminke, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cover, colour) [an]streichen

paint the town red — (fig. coll.) auf die Pauke hauen (ugs.)

2) (make picture of, make by painting) malen

the picture was painted by R. — das Bild ist von R.

3) (adorn with painting) bemalen [Wand, Vase, Decke]

4)

paint a glowing/gloomy picture of something — (fig.) etwas in leuchtenden/düsteren Farben malen od. schildern

5) (apply cosmetic to) schminken [Augen, Gesicht, Lippen]; lackieren [Nägel]

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n.

Farbe -n f.

Lackfarbe f. v.

anmalen v.

anstreichen v.

bemalen v.

lackieren v.

malen v.

streichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen)

English-german dictionary > paint
8 picture

'pik ə
1. noun
1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) pintura, cuadro, retrato

2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografía

3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) película, filme

4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagen

5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) (estar) guapísimo/precioso

6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) descripción

2. verb
(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar, figurarse

- put someone / be in the picture
- put / be in the picture
- the pictures

picture¹ n dibujo / retrato / cuadro / ilustración

he painted a picture of his mother hizo un retrato de su madre

to take a picture hacer una foto

picture² vb imaginarse

how do you picture life in the future? ¿cómo te imaginas la vida en el futuro?

El gerundio de picture se escribe picturing

picture

tr['pɪkʧə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (painting) pintura, cuadro; (portrait) retrato; (drawing) dibujo, grabado; (illustration) ilustración nombre femenino, lámina; (photograph) fotografía, foto nombre femenino

■ she drew a picture of the church hizo un dibujo de la iglesia

■ he painted her picture la retrató

■ I took a picture of them les saqué una foto

2 (account, description) descripción nombre femenino; (mental picture) imagen nombre femenino, idea, impresión nombre femenino

3 SMALLTELEVISION/SMALL (quality of image) imagen nombre femenino

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (film) película

transitive verb

1 (imagine) imaginarse, verse

■ I can't picture them married no me los imagino casados

2 (paint) pintar; (draw) dibujar

plural noun the pictures

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el cine

■ we went to the pictures fuimos al cine

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a picture of health rebosar salud

to be (as pretty as) a picture ser precioso,-a

to be pictured (in press) aparecer en la foto

to get the picture entender, enterarse

to put somebody in the picture poner a alguien al corriente

picture book libro ilustrado

picture frame marco

picture postcard tarjeta postal

picture window ventanal nombre masculino

picture ['pɪkʧər] vt, - tured ; - turing

1) depict: representar

2) imagine: imaginarse

can you picture it?: ¿te lo puedes imaginar?

picture n

1) : cuadro m (pintado o dibujado), ilustración f, fotografía f

2) description: descripción f

3) image: imagen f

he's the picture of his father: es la viva imagen de su padre

4) movie: película f

picture

n.

• cuadro s.m.

• escena s.f.

• fotografía s.f.

• grabado s.m.

• gráfico s.m.

• ilustración s.f.

• imagen s.f.

• película s.f.

• pintura s.f.

• retrato s.m.

v.

• dibujar v.

• pintar v.

I 'pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)
noun

1)

a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato m

to draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo

to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien

the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...

to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)

picture frame — marco m

picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte

b) ( photo) foto f

to take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien

2) ( situation) panorama m

that's not the whole picture — ésa es una visión parcial del asunto

to get the picture — (colloq)

you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?

to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)

3) ( idea) idea f

you get a very different picture from these figures — estas cifras te dan una idea muy distinta

4) (TV) imagen f

5) ( Cin)

a) ( movie) película f

b) pictures pl ( cinema) (BrE dated)

the pictures — el cine

6)

a) ( embodiment) imagen f

he looks the very picture of health — es la viva imagen de la salud

b) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo m

doesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?

II

transitive verb

a) ( imagine) imaginarse

I can't picture myself with a baby — no me veo con un niño

b) ( depict) (usu pass)

the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...

['pɪktʃǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (Art) (=print, engraving) cuadro m; (=drawing) dibujo m; (=painting) cuadro m, pintura f; (=portrait) retrato m

• to draw a picture (of sth/sb) — hacer un dibujo (de algo/algn)

• to paint a picture (of sth/sb) — pintar un cuadro (de algo/algn)

he painted a black picture of the future — nos pintó un cuadro muy negro del porvenir

to paint sb's picture — pintar un retrato de algn, pintar a algn

- every picture tells a story

- a picture is worth a thousand words
pretty 1., 1)
2) (=photo) foto f, fotografía f

• to take a picture of sth/sb — hacer or (esp LAm) sacar una foto a algo/algn

we all had our pictures taken — todos nos hicimos or (esp LAm) sacamos fotos

3) (=illustration) (in book) ilustración f; (in magazine) ilustración f, foto f

4) (=personification)

he looked the picture of health — era la salud personificada

5) (=wonderful sight)

the garden is a picture in June — el jardín es una preciosidad en junio

his face was a picture — ¡vaya cara que puso!, ¡vieras or hubieras visto su cara! (LAm)

6) (=situation) panorama m

the overall picture is encouraging — el panorama general es alentador

you have to look at the whole picture — tienes que considerar la situación or el panorama en conjunto

• where do I come or fit into the picture? * — ¿qué pinto yo or dónde encajo yo en todo esto? *, ¿cuál es mi papel en todo esto?

• to get the picture * — comprender

I get the picture — ya comprendo

do you get the picture? — ¿te enteras? *, ¿lo captas? *

he was a bit unsure in the job at first but he soon got the picture — al principio no se sentía muy seguro de cómo hacer su trabajo pero pronto le cogió el truco *

• to put sb in the picture (about sth) — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto (de algo)

7) (=idea)

these figures give the general picture — estas cifras ofrecen una idea general or una visión de conjunto

I have a picture in my mind of how I want it to look — tengo una imagen mental del aspecto que quiero que tenga

8) (TV) imagen f

9) (esp US) (Cine) película f
(Brit) †
the pictures — el cine

to go to the pictures — ir al cine
motion 4.
2. VT

1) (=imagine) imaginarse

I never pictured you as a family man — nunca te imaginé or te vi como hombre de familia

picture the scene — figuraos la escena

picture yourself lying on the beach — imagínate que estás tumbado en la playa

2) (=portray) (in painting, film, novel) representar
(in photograph)
his wife, pictured with him above — su mujer, que figura con él en la foto de arriba

the documentary pictured the police as good-natured fools — el documental pintaba a la policía como si fueran un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón, el documental representaba a la policía como un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón

3.

CPD

picture book N — libro m ilustrado

picture frame N — marco m

picture gallery N — (=shop) galería f de arte; (=museum) museo m de pintura, pinacoteca f; (in stately home) galería f de cuadros

picture hat N — pamela f

picture house † N — cine m

picture library N — biblioteca f fotográfica

picture message N — mensaje m con foto

picture messaging N — (envío m de) mensajes mpl con foto

picture palace † N — cine m

picture phone N — teléfono m con cámara

picture postcard N — (tarjeta f) postal f

picture rail N — moldura para colgar cuadros

picture tube N — (TV) tubo m de imagen

picture window N — ventanal m

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I ['pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)]
noun

1)

a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato m

to draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo

to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien

the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...

to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)

picture frame — marco m

picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte

b) ( photo) foto f

to take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien

2) ( situation) panorama m

that's not the whole picture — ésa es una visión parcial del asunto

to get the picture — (colloq)

you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?

to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)

3) ( idea) idea f

you get a very different picture from these figures — estas cifras te dan una idea muy distinta

4) (TV) imagen f

5) ( Cin)

a) ( movie) película f

b) pictures pl ( cinema) (BrE dated)

the pictures — el cine

6)

a) ( embodiment) imagen f

he looks the very picture of health — es la viva imagen de la salud

b) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo m

doesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?

II

transitive verb

a) ( imagine) imaginarse

I can't picture myself with a baby — no me veo con un niño

b) ( depict) (usu pass)

the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...

English-spanish dictionary > picture
9 picture

1. noun
1) Bild, das

2) (portrait) Porträt, das; (photograph) Porträtfoto, das

have one's picture painted — sich malen od. portraitieren lassen

3) (mental image) Vorstellung, die; Bild, das

get a picture of something — sich (Dat.) von etwas ein Bild machen

give a picture of something — von etwas einen Eindruck vermitteln

present a sorry picture — (fig.) ein trauriges od. jämmerliches Bild abgeben

look the [very] picture of health/misery/innocence — wie das blühende Leben aussehen/ein Bild des Jammers sein/wie die Unschuld in Person aussehen

get the picture — (coll.) verstehen[, worum es geht]

I'm beginning to get the picture — langsam od. allmählich verstehe od. (ugs.) kapiere ich

[do you] get the picture? — verstehst du?

put somebody in the picture — jemanden ins Bild setzen

be in the picture — (be aware) im Bilde sein

keep somebody in the picture — jemanden auf dem laufenden halten

come or enter into the picture — [dabei] eine Rolle spielen

4) (film) Film, der

5) in pl. (Brit.): (cinema) Kino, das

go to the pictures — ins Kino gehen

what's on at the pictures? — was gibt's od. läuft im Kino?

6) (delightful object)

be a picture — wunderschön od. (ugs.) ein Gedicht sein

her face was a picture — ihr Gesicht sprach Bände

she looked a picture — sie sah bildschön aus
2. transitive verb
1) (represent) abbilden

2) (imagine)

picture [to oneself] — sich (Dat.) vorstellen

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['pik ə] 1. noun
1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) das Bild

2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) das Bild

3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) der Film

4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) die Verkörperung

5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) ein Bild

6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) anschauliche Schilderung
2. verb
(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) (sich) ausmalen

- put someone / be in the picture
- put / be in the picture
- academic.ru/118994/the_pictures">the pictures
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pic·ture

[ˈpɪktʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (painting, drawing) Bild nt

to draw/paint a \picture ein Bild zeichnen/malen

2. (photograph) Bild nt, Foto nt

to get one's \picture in the paper [mit Foto] in die Zeitung kommen

wedding \picture Hochzeitsfoto nt

to take a \picture ein Foto machen

I hate having my \picture taken ich hasse es, fotografiert zu werden

3. (on TV screen) [Fernseh]bild nt

satellite \picture Satellitenbild nt

4. (film) Film m

to make a \picture einen Film drehen

to be [or work] in \pictures im Filmgeschäft sein

5. ( dated: cinema)

▪ the \pictures pl das Kino

6. ( fig: impression) Bild nt

this is not an accurate \picture das ist eine Verdrehung der Tatsachen

the true \picture of what went on is only just beginning to emerge was da wirklich so vor sich ging, kommt erst jetzt langsam ans Tageslicht

I have a very vivid \picture of the first time I met her ich habe unsere erste Begegnung noch lebhaft vor Augen

mental \picture Vorstellung f

the people were asked to form a mental \picture of the man die Leute wurden gebeten, sich den Mann vorzustellen

to paint a \picture of sth ein Bild von etw dat zeichnen

to paint a gloomy/rosy \picture of sth etw in düsteren/rosigen Farben ausmalen

7. (embodiment)

▪ the \picture of sth der Inbegriff [o die Verkörperung] einer S. gen

he looks the very \picture of health er strotzt nur so vor Gesundheit

8. (situation) Bild nt

the \picture is brighter than six months ago es sieht besser aus als noch vor sechs Monaten

the broad [or AM usu big] \picture die allgemeine Situation

9.

▶ to be [or look] a \picture ( fam)

▶ sb's face is a \picture jd macht ein komisches Gesicht

my boss' face was a \picture when I said I was joining the competition du hättest das Gesicht von meinem Chef sehen sollen, als ich ihm sagte, dass ich zur Konkurrenz gehe

▶ to get the \picture etw verstehen [o fam kapieren], wie gemalt aussehen

▶ to be in the \picture (informed) im Bilde [o auf dem neuesten Stand] sein; (involved) beteiligt sein; (in the public sphere) im Rampenlicht stehen

▶ to keep sb in the \picture [about sb/sth] jdn [über jdn/etw] auf dem Laufenden halten

▶ to be out of the \picture (uninformed) nicht im Bilde sein; (not involved) unbeteiligt sein; (not on the scene) von der Bildfläche verschwunden sein

he drifted out of the \picture er geriet in Vergessenheit

keep the press out of the \picture as long as possible haltet die Presse so lange wie möglich raus

▶ as pretty as a \picture bildschön

▶ to put sb in the \picture jdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen

▶ one [or a] \picture is worth a thousand words ( saying) ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte prov

II. vt

▪ to \picture sth sich dat etw vorstellen; (depict) etw darstellen

he \pictured himself as a visionary er sah sich als einen Visionär

III. vi

▪ to \picture to oneself how... sich dat vorstellen, wie...

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['pɪktʃə(r)]
1. n

1) Bild nt; (ART) (= painting) Gemälde nt, Bild nt; (= drawing) Zeichnung f

(as) pretty as a picture — bildschön

2) (TV) Bild nt

3) (FILM) Film m

the pictures (Brit) — das Kino

to go to the pictures (Brit) — ins Kino gehen

what's on at the pictures? (Brit) — was gibts im Kino?

4) (= mental image) Vorstellung f, Bild nt

these figures give the general picture — diese Zahlen geben ein allgemeines Bild

have you got the general picture? — wissen Sie jetzt ungefähr Bescheid?

to give you a picture of what life is like here — damit Sie sich (dat) ein Bild vom Leben hier machen können

to form a picture of sth — sich (dat) ein Bild von etw machen

the other side of the picture — die Kehrseite der Medaille

to be in the picture — im Bilde sein

to put sb in the picture — jdn ins Bild setzen

I get the picture (inf) — ich habs begriffen or kapiert

I'm beginning to get the picture (inf) — ich fange an zu begreifen or kapieren (inf)

he/that no longer comes into the picture — er/das spielt keine Rolle mehr

5) (= sight) Bild nt; (beautiful) Traum m, Bild nt

his face was a picture — sein Gesicht war ein Bild für die Götter (inf)

she looked a picture —

the garden is a picture — der Garten ist eine Pracht

6) (= embodiment) Bild nt, Verkörperung f; (= spitting image) Abbild nt, Ebenbild nt

she looked or was the picture of happiness/health — sie sah wie das Glück/die Gesundheit in Person aus

she looked or was the picture of misery — sie war ein Bild des Elends

2. vt

1) (= imagine) sich (dat) vorstellen

to picture sth to oneself — sich (dat) etw vorstellen

2) (= describe) beschreiben, darstellen

3) (by drawing, painting) darstellen; (in book) abbilden

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picture [ˈpıktʃə(r)]

A s

1. Bild n ( auch TV): he isn’t in the picture auf dem Bild;

his face was a picture du hättest sein Gesicht sehen sollen!

2. Abbildung f, Illustration f

3. Bild n, Gemälde n:

sit for one’s picture sich malen lassen; → pretty A 1

4. (geistiges) Bild, Vorstellung f:

form a picture of sth sich von etwas ein Bild machen

5. umg Bild n, Verkörperung f:

he looks the very picture of health er sieht aus wie das blühende Leben;

look the picture of misery ein Bild des Jammers bieten, wie ein Häufchen Elend oder Unglück aussehen

6. Ebenbild n:

the child is the picture of his father

7. fig anschauliche Darstellung oder Schilderung, Bild n, (Sitten)Gemälde n (in Worten):

Gibbon’s picture of ancient Rome

8. umg bildschöne Sache oder Person:

she is a perfect picture sie ist bildschön;

the hat is a picture der Hut ist ein Gedicht

9. umg Blickfeld n:

be in the picture

a) sichtbar sein, eine Rolle spielen,

b) im Bild oder auf dem Laufenden sein ( about über akk);

come into the picture in Erscheinung treten;

drop out of the picture (von der Bildfläche) verschwinden;

put sb in the picture jemanden ins Bild setzen ( about über akk);

keep sb in the picture jemanden auf dem Laufenden halten ( about über akk);

out of the picture

a) nicht von Interesse, ohne Belang,

b) weg vom Fenster umg

10. FOTO Aufnahme f, Bild n:

picture of the family Familienbild;

take a picture of eine Aufnahme machen von (od gen), jemanden, etwas aufnehmen;

may I take your picture? darf ich eine Aufnahme von Ihnen machen?

11. a) Film m

b) pl besonders Br Kino n:

go to the pictures ins Kino gehen

c) pl besonders Br Film m (Filmwelt):

be in pictures beim Film sein

12. auch clinical picture MED klinisches Bild, Krankheitsbild n, Befund m

B v/t

1. abbilden, darstellen, malen

2. fig anschaulich schildern, beschreiben, (in Worten) ausmalen

3. auch picture to oneself fig sich ein Bild machen von, sich etwas ausmalen oder vorstellen

4. eine Empfindung etc ausdrücken, erkennen lassen, spiegeln, zeigen

C adj

1. Bilder…

2. Film…

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1. noun
1) Bild, das

2) (portrait) Porträt, das; (photograph) Porträtfoto, das

have one's picture painted — sich malen od. portraitieren lassen

3) (mental image) Vorstellung, die; Bild, das

get a picture of something — sich (Dat.) von etwas ein Bild machen

give a picture of something — von etwas einen Eindruck vermitteln

present a sorry picture — (fig.) ein trauriges od. jämmerliches Bild abgeben

look the [very] picture of health/misery/innocence — wie das blühende Leben aussehen/ein Bild des Jammers sein/wie die Unschuld in Person aussehen

get the picture — (coll.) verstehen[, worum es geht]

I'm beginning to get the picture — langsam od. allmählich verstehe od. (ugs.) kapiere ich

[do you] get the picture? — verstehst du?

put somebody in the picture — jemanden ins Bild setzen

be in the picture — (be aware) im Bilde sein

keep somebody in the picture — jemanden auf dem laufenden halten

come or enter into the picture — [dabei] eine Rolle spielen

4) (film) Film, der

5) in pl. (Brit.): (cinema) Kino, das

go to the pictures — ins Kino gehen

what's on at the pictures? — was gibt's od. läuft im Kino?

6) (delightful object)

be a picture — wunderschön od. (ugs.) ein Gedicht sein

her face was a picture — ihr Gesicht sprach Bände

she looked a picture — sie sah bildschön aus
2. transitive verb
1) (represent) abbilden

2) (imagine)

picture [to oneself] — sich (Dat.) vorstellen

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(art) n.

Gemälde - n. n.

Abbildung -en f.

Aufnahme -n f.

Bild -er n.

Film -e m.

Foto -s n. v.

beschreiben v.

darstellen v.

English-german dictionary > picture
10 picture

pic·ture [ʼpɪktʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] n

1) (painting, drawing) Bild nt;

to draw/paint a \picture ein Bild zeichnen/malen

2) ( photograph) Bild nt, Foto nt;

to get one's \picture in the paper [mit Foto] in die Zeitung kommen;

wedding \picture Hochzeitsfoto nt;

to take a \picture ein Foto machen;

I hate having my \picture taken ich hasse es, fotografiert zu werden

3) ( on TV screen) [Fernseh]bild nt;

satellite \picture Satellitenbild nt

4) ( film) Film m;

to make a \picture einen Film drehen;

to be [or work] in \pictures im Filmgeschäft sein

5) (dated: cinema)

the \pictures pl das Kino;

6) (fig: impression) Bild nt;

this is not an accurate \picture das ist eine Verdrehung der Tatsachen;

the true \picture of what went on is only just beginning to emerge was da wirklich so vor sich ging, kommt erst jetzt langsam ans Tageslicht;

I have a very vivid \picture of the first time I met her ich habe unsere erste Begegnung noch lebhaft vor Augen;

mental \picture Vorstellung f;

the people were asked to form a mental \picture of the man die Leute wurden gebeten, sich den Mann vorzustellen;

to paint a \picture of sth ein Bild von etw dat zeichnen;

to paint a gloomy/rosy \picture of sth etw in düsteren/rosigen Farben ausmalen

7) ( embodiment)

the \picture of sth der Inbegriff [o die Verkörperung] einer S. gen;

he looks the very \picture of health er strotzt nur so vor Gesundheit

8) ( situation) Bild nt;

the \picture is brighter than six months ago es sieht besser aus als noch vor sechs Monaten;

the broad [or ( Am usu) big] \picture die allgemeine Situation

PHRASES:

sb's face is a \picture jd macht ein komisches Gesicht;

my boss's face was a \picture when I said I was joining his rival du hättest das Gesicht von meinem Chef sehen sollen, als ich ihm sagte, dass ich zur Konkurrenz gehe;

one [or a] \picture is worth a thousand words ( saying) ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte ( prov)

as pretty as a \picture bildschön;

to be [or look] a \picture (a \picture) ( fam) wie gemalt aussehen;

to be in the \picture ( informed) im Bilde [o auf dem neuesten Stand] sein;

( involved) beteiligt sein;

( in the public sphere) im Rampenlicht stehen;

to be out of the \picture ( uninformed) nicht im Bilde sein;

( not involved) unbeteiligt sein;

( not on the scene) von der Bildfläche verschwunden sein;

he drifted out of the \picture er geriet in Vergessenheit;

keep the press out of the \picture as long as possible haltet die Presse so lange wie möglich raus;

to get the \picture etw verstehen [o ( fam) kapieren];

to keep sb in the \picture [about sb/sth] jdn [über jdn/etw] auf dem Laufenden halten;

to put sb in the \picture jdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen vt

to \picture sth sich dat etw vorstellen;

( depict) etw darstellen;

he \pictured himself as a visionary er sah sich als einen Visionär vi

to \picture to oneself how... sich dat vorstellen, wie...

English-German students dictionary > picture
11 gloomy

adjective

1) (dark) düster; finster; dämmrig [Tag, Nachmittag usw.]

2) (depressing) düster, finster [stimmend]; bedrückend; (depressed) trübsinnig [Person]; bedrückt [Gesicht]

he always tends to see the gloomy side of things — er sieht immer gleich schwarz

feel gloomy about the future — der Zukunft pessimistisch entgegensehen

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adjective

1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) schwermütig

2) (depressing: gloomy news.) traurig

3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) düster

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gloomy

[ˈglu:mi]

adj

1. (dismal) trostlos

\gloomy thoughts trübe Gedanken

▪ to be \gloomy about [or over] sth für etw akk schwarzsehen fam

2. (dark) weather, room düster

to turn \gloomy trüb werden

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['gluːmɪ]
adj (+er)

1) (= dark) place, sky düster; day, weather, light trüb

2) (= dismal, despondent) person, mood niedergeschlagen, bedrückt; voice traurig; (= pessimistic) pessimistisch (about über +acc); thought, expression düster; (= dispiriting) picture, forecast, future düster, bedrückend; news bedrückend; outlook, prospects trübe; assessment, view pessimistisch

there is a gloomy future ahead — die Zukunft sieht düster aus

to feel/look gloomy — niedergeschlagen or bedrückt sein/aussehen

to take a gloomy view of things —

just thinking about the situation makes me feel gloomy — es bedrückt mich, wenn ich nur über die Lage nachdenke

he is very gloomy about his chances of success — er beurteilt seine Erfolgschancen sehr pessimistisch

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gloomy adj (adv gloomily)

1. düster: → academic.ru/14266/color">color A 6, paint A 1

2. düster, gedrückt

3. hoffnungslos:

feel gloomy about the future schwarzsehen

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adjective

1) (dark) düster; finster; dämmrig [Tag, Nachmittag usw.]

2) (depressing) düster, finster [stimmend]; bedrückend; (depressed) trübsinnig [Person]; bedrückt [Gesicht]

he always tends to see the gloomy side of things — er sieht immer gleich schwarz

feel gloomy about the future — der Zukunft pessimistisch entgegensehen

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adj.

dunkel adj.

düster adj.

English-german dictionary > gloomy
12 grim

ɡrim
adjective

1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) horrible, horroroso, macabro, nefasto

2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) ceñudo; austero, severo

3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) inflexible, inexorable

•

- grimness
- grimly
- like grim death

grim adj

1. deprimente / negro / triste / preocupante

our future is grim nuestro futuro se presenta negro

2. lúgubre

a grim place un lugar lúgubre

El comparativo de grim se escribe grimmer; el superlativo se escribe grimmest

grim

tr[grɪm]

adjective (comp grimmer, superl grimmest)

1 (serious - person, manner) austero,-a, adusto,-a, severo,-a; (expression, look) ceñudo,-a

2 (unpleasant, depressing - news, picture) horroroso,-a, pesimista; (- prospect, outlook) nefasto,-a, desalentador,-ra; (- reality) crudo,-a, duro,-a

3 (gloomy - landscape, place) lúgubre, sombrío,-a

4 (resolute, unyielding) inflexible, inexorable

■ with a grim determination con una voluntad de hierro

■ with a grim smile con una sonrisa sardónica

5 (sinister - joke) macabro,-a

6 familiar (very bad) malísimo,-a, penoso,-a, desastroso,-a; (ill) fatal

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to hang on like grim death / hold on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas, agarrarse con todas sus fuerzas

Grim Reaper la Parca, la muerte

grim ['grɪm] adj, grimmer ; grimmest

1) cruel: cruel, feroz

2) stern: adusto, severo

a grim expression: un gesto severo

3) gloomy: sombrío, deprimente

4) sinister: macabro, siniestro

5) unyielding: inflexible, persistente

with grim determination: con una voluntad de hierro

grim

adj.

• austero, -a adj.

• ceñoso, -a adj.

• desagradable adj.

• feroz adj.

• fruncido, -a adj.

• horroroso, -a adj.

• inflexible adj.

• severo, -a adj.

• torvo, -a adj.

grɪm
adjective - mm-

a) ( stern) <person/expression> adusto

b) ( gloomy) <outlook/situation> nefasto, desalentador; < landscape> sombrío, lúgubre; < weather> deprimente

c) ( unyielding) < struggle> denodado

she carried on with grim determination — siguió adelante, resuelta a no dejarse vencer

with a grim smile — sonriendo a pesar de todo

d) ( below par) (colloq)

I feel pretty grim — me siento or me encuentro fatal (fam)

[ɡrɪm] (compar grimmer) (superl grimmest)
1. ADJ

1) (=gloomy) [news, situation, prospect] desalentador; [reminder] duro, crudo; [building, place, town] sombrío, lúgubre

• where she made the grim discovery of a body — donde hizo el macabro descubrimiento de un cadáver

• the situation looked grim — la situación se presentaba muy negra

• to paint a grim picture of sth — pintar un cuadro muy negro de algo

• the grim reality — la dura or cruda realidad

• the grim truth — la cruda verdad

• he gave a grim warning to the British people — hizo una advertencia nada alentadora al pueblo británico

• the weather has been grim — el tiempo ha estado deprimente

2) (=stern) [person] adusto; [face, expression] serio, adusto; [smile] forzado

• she hung or held on to the rope like grim death — se agarró or aferró a la cuerda como si la vida le fuera en ello

• she walked on with grim determination — siguió caminando con absoluta determinación

• he looked grim — tenía una expresión seria or adusta

• his voice was grim — su voz tenía un tono severo or adusto

3) (=macabre) [humour, joke, story] macabro

4) * (=awful) [experience, effect] espantoso *, penoso *

it was pretty grim — fue bastante espantoso or penoso *

to feel grim — estar or encontrarse fatal *

2.

CPD

the Grim Reaper N — liter la Parca, la muerte

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[grɪm]
adjective - mm-

a) ( stern) <person/expression> adusto

b) ( gloomy) <outlook/situation> nefasto, desalentador; < landscape> sombrío, lúgubre; < weather> deprimente

c) ( unyielding) < struggle> denodado

she carried on with grim determination — siguió adelante, resuelta a no dejarse vencer

with a grim smile — sonriendo a pesar de todo

d) ( below par) (colloq)

I feel pretty grim — me siento or me encuentro fatal (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > grim
13 Black

I 1. [blæk]
aggettivo

1) (dark) [cloud, hair, skin] nero; [ night] buio

to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero

to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi

2) (African, Afro-Caribbean) (anche Black) [community, culture] nero; [ school] per neri

a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore

3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte

4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero

5) (macabre) [ humour] nero

6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero

7) (angry) [ look] truce, torvo

his face was as black as thunder — era scuro in volto

he's in one of his black moods — è d'umore nero

8) (evil) [ deed] empio, scellerato; [ magic] nero
2.
nome

1) (colour) nero m.

2) (anche Black) (person) nero m. (-a)

3) econ.

to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo

4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.

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black and blue — pieno di lividi

to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte

to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
II [blæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]

2) BE (boycott) boicottare

•

- black out

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[blæk] 1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) nero

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) nero, scuro

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) nero

4) (without milk: black coffee.) nero

5) (evil: black magic.) nero

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) nero
2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) nero

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) nero

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro, nero
3. verb
(to make black.) annerire

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) mettere sulla lista nera

- blackmail
5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) ricatto

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
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(Surnames) Black /blæk/
* * *
I 1. [blæk]
aggettivo

1) (dark) [cloud, hair, skin] nero; [ night] buio

to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero

to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi

2) (African, Afro-Caribbean) (anche Black) [community, culture] nero; [ school] per neri

a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore

3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte

4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero

5) (macabre) [ humour] nero

6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero

7) (angry) [ look] truce, torvo

his face was as black as thunder — era scuro in volto

he's in one of his black moods — è d'umore nero

8) (evil) [ deed] empio, scellerato; [ magic] nero
2.
nome

1) (colour) nero m.

2) (anche Black) (person) nero m. (-a)

3) econ.

to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo

4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.

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black and blue — pieno di lividi

to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte

to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
II [blæk]
verbo transitivo

1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]

2) BE (boycott) boicottare

•

- black out

English-Italian dictionary > Black
14 black

1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/7327/black_out">black out

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[blæk] 1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) schwarz

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) dunkel

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) schmutzig

4) (without milk: black coffee.) schwarz

5) (evil: black magic.) schwarz,böse

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.)

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) schwarz
2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) das Schwarz

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) das Schwarz

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) der/die Schwarze
3. verb
(to make black.) schwärzen

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) auf die schwarze Liste setzen

- blackmail
5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) die Erpressung

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
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black

[blæk]

I. adj

1. (colour) schwarz

\black bear Schwarzbär m

as \black as night so schwarz wie die Nacht

to be beaten \black and blue grün und blau geschlagen werden

2. (dismal) schwarz fig, düster

\black despair tiefste Verzweiflung

to look as \black as thunder ein finsteres Gesicht machen; STOCKEX

B\black Friday/Monday/Tuesday Schwarzer Freitag/Montag/Dienstag

3. (filthy) schwarz, schmutzig

4. (people) schwarz

▪ to be \black Schwarze(r) f(m) sein

the \black vote die Stimmen pl der Schwarzen

5.

▶ to paint a [very] \black picture ein düsteres Bild malen

▶ to be not as \black as one is painted nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf sein

II. n

1. (person) Schwarze(r) f(m)

2. no pl (wearing black clothes)

to be dressed in \black in Schwarz gekleidet sein

3. (not in debt)

to be in the \black in den schwarzen Zahlen sein

III. vt

▪ to \black sth

1. (darken) etw schwarz färben

to \black sb's eye ( dated) jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen

to \black one's face sein Gesicht schwärzen [o schwarz anmalen]

to \black shoes Schuhe wichsen

2. BRIT (boycott) etw boykottieren

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[blk]
1. adj (+er)

1) (colour) schwarz

black man/woman — Schwarze(r) mf

black and blue — grün und blau

black and white photography/film — Schwarzweißfotografie f/-film m

the situation isn't so black and white as that — die Situation ist nicht so eindeutig schwarz-weiß or schwarzweiß

2) (= dirty) schwarz

3) (= wicked) thought, plan, deed schwarz

he's not so black as he's painted (prov) — er ist nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf

4) future, prospects, mood düster, finster

he painted the future in the blackest colours — er malte die Zukunft in den schwärzesten Farben

things are looking black for our project — es sieht für unser Vorhaben ziemlich schwarz or düster aus

maybe things aren't as black as they seem — vielleicht ist alles gar nicht so schlimm, wie es aussieht

in black despair — in tiefster Verzweiflung

this was a black day for... — das war ein schwarzer Tag für...

5) (fig: angry) looks böse

he looked as black as thunder — er machte ein bitterböses Gesicht

his face went black — er wurde rot vor Zorn

to be in a black mood — schlechte Laune haben

6) (Brit

during strike) to declare a cargo etc black — eine Ladung etc für bestreikt erklären

black goods — bestreikte Waren

2. n

1) (= colour) Schwarz nt

he's dressed in black — er trägt Schwarz

to wear black (in mourning) — Trauer or Schwarz tragen

it's written down in black and white —

a black and white (Art) (= film) — eine Schwarzweißzeichnung ein Schwarzweißfilm m

a film which oversimplifies and presents everything in black and white — ein Film, der durch seine Schwarzweißmalerei alles vereinfacht darstellt

to swear that black is white — schwören, dass zwei mal zwei fünf ist

2) (= black person) Schwarze(r) mf

3)

in the black (Fin) — in den schwarzen Zahlen

4) (CHESS ETC) Schwarz nt; (BILLIARDS) schwarzer Ball; (ROULETTE) Schwarz nt, Noir nt

5) (of night) Schwärze f

3. vt

1) (= blacken) schwärzen

to black one's face — sich (dat) das Gesicht schwarz machen

to black sb's eye — jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen or verpassen (inf)

2) shoes wichsen

3) (Brit trade union) bestreiken; goods boykottieren

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black [blæk]

A adj (adv blackly)

1. schwarz (auch Kaffee, Tee):

(as) black as coal ( oder ink) kohlrabenschwarz;

his hands were as black as coal seine Hände waren kohlschwarz;

the house went black im ganzen Haus ging das Licht aus;

suddenly everything went black plötzlich wurde mir schwarz vor Augen

2. dunkel(farben):

black in the face dunkelrot im Gesicht (vor Aufregung etc);

beat sb black and blue jemanden grün und blau schlagen;

he was black and blue all over er hatte am ganzen Körper oder überall blaue Flecken; → black eye

3. auch Black schwarz (dunkelhäutig):

black man Schwarze(r) m;

a black ghetto ein von Schwarzen bewohntes Getto

4. schwarz, schmutzig (Hände etc)

5. fig finster, düster:

look black düster blicken;

things are looking black, the outlook is black es sieht schlimm aus ( for mit, für);

black despair völlige Verzweiflung

6. böse:

a black day ein schwarzer Tag ( for für);

a black deed eine schlimme Tat;

black humo(u)r schwarzer Humor;

a black look ein böser Blick;

look black at sb, give sb a black look jemanden (böse) anfunkeln;

be in a black mood schlechte Laune haben;

he is not as ( oder so) black as he is painted er ist besser als sein Ruf

7. schwarz, ungesetzlich (Zahlungen etc)

8. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottiert

B s

1. Schwarz n (auch bei Brettspielen), schwarze Farbe:

dressed in black schwarz oder in Schwarz gekleidet

2. (etwas) Schwarzes:

in the black of the night in tiefster Nacht;

two blacks do not make a white (Sprichwort) es ist nicht richtig, Unrecht mit Unrecht zu vergelten

3. auch Black Schwarze(r) m/f(m)

4. Schwärze f, schwarzer Farbstoff

5. Schwarz n, schwarze Kleidung, Trauerkleidung f:

be in ( oder wear) black Trauer(kleidung) tragen

6. be in the black WIRTSCH

a) mit Gewinn arbeiten

b) aus den roten Zahlen heraus sein, schwarze Zahlen schreiben;

my account is in the black ich bin im Plus

7. WIRTSCH besonders Br Boykott m

C v/t

1. → blacken A 1, A 3

2. Schuhe (schwarz) wichsen

3. black sb’s eye jemandem ein blaues Auge oder umg ein Veilchen schlagen

4. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottieren

D v/i → blacken B

bl. abk

1. WIRTSCH bale

2. WIRTSCH barrel

3. black

4. block

5. blue

blk abk

1. black

2. block

3. bulk

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1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- black out

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adj.

schmutzig adj.

schwarz adj.

unsauber adj. v.

schwärzen v.

English-german dictionary > black
15 black

black ⇒ Colours

A n

1 ( colour) noir m ; in black en noir ; to wear black gen porter du noir, s'habiller en noir ; ( in mourning) porter le deuil ;

2 ( also Black) ( person) Noir/-e m/f ;

3 Fin to be in the black être créditeur/-trice ; to stay in the black maintenir un solde créditeur ; to put sb back in the black permettre à qn de sortir du rouge ;

4 Games (in chess, draughts) noirs mpl ; ( in roulette) noir m ; I'll be black je prends les noirs ;

5 ( snooker or pool ball) (bille f) noire f.

B adj

1 ( dark) [car, cloud, hair, paint] noir ; [night] obscur ; to paint/dye sth black peindre/teindre qch en noir ; to go ou turn black devenir noir, noircir ;

2 (African, Afro-Caribbean) ( also Black) [skin, community, culture, president] noir ; [school] pour les Noirs ; a black man/woman un Noir/une Noire ;

3 ( without milk) [coffee] noir ; [tea] nature ;

4 ( dirty) [face, mark, towel] noir ;

5 ( macabre) [comedy, humour] noir ;

6 ( gloomy) [mood, picture, thoughts] noir ; [despair] profond ; [future, prospect] sombre ; [news, day, week] mauvais ; it was a black day for us when he left le jour où il est parti a été un mauvais jour pour nous ; she's in one of her black moods elle est d'humeur noire ; things are looking black for us les choses se présentent mal pour nous ; Black Monday Fin Lundi noir ;

7 ( angry) [look] meurtrier/-ière ; [mood] massacrant ; his face was as black as thunder on lisait dans ses yeux une colère noire ;

8 ( evil) [deed, heart, magic, thought] noir ; ⇒ black and white.

C vtr

1 ( put black onto) noircir [sb's face, hands] ; cirer [boots] ; to black one's face/hands se noircir le visage/les mains ;

2 GB ( bruise) to black sb's eye faire un œil au beurre noir à qn ;

3 GB ( boycott) boycotter.

Idiom

as black as coal/soot noir comme du charbon/de la suie. ⇒ blue.

Phrasal verbs

■ black out:

▶ black out [person] s'évanouir ;

▶ black [sth] out, black out [sth]

1 ( hide all lights) faire le black-out dans [house] ; faire l'obscurité sur [stage] ;

2 ( cut power) couper le courant dans [area] ;

3 ( suspend broadcasting) interrompre la diffusion de [programme] ;

4 ( obliterate) rayer (d'un gros trait noir) [name, word].

■ black up [actor] se noircir le visage.

Big English-French dictionary > black

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