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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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A n1 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’ ;B paints npl Art couleurs fpl ; why don't you get out your paints? pourquoi ne prends-tu pas ta boîte de couleurs?C vtr1 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.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. -
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paint [peɪnt]1. nounpeinture f• to paint o.s. into a corner se mettre dans une impasse• she painted a vivid picture of the moment she escaped elle a décrit son évasion avec beaucoup de verve4. compounds* * *[peɪnt] 1.noun gen, Art peinture f2.‘wet paint’ — ‘peinture fraîche’
paints plural noun Art couleurs fpl3.transitive verb1) lit peindre [wall, subject]; peindre le portrait de [person]4.to paint something on — appliquer [varnish, undercoat]
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oil [ɔɪl]1 noun(a) (petroleum) pétrole m;∎ to drill for oil effectuer des forages pour trouver du pétrole∎ sardines in oil sardines fpl à l'huile;∎ Cars to change the oil faire la vidange;∎ lubricating oil huile f lubrifiante;∎ oil of lavender/turpentine essence f de lavande/de térébenthine;∎ figurative to pour oil on troubled waters ramener le calme∎ a portrait in oils un portrait (peint) à l'huile;∎ she works in oils elle travaille avec de la peinture à l'huile(a) (industry, production, corporation) pétrolier; (deposit, reserves) de pétrole; (magnate, sheikh) du pétrole(machine, engine) lubrifier, graisser; (hinge, wood, skin) huiler;∎ figurative it will help to oil the wheels cela facilitera les choses, cela mettra de l'huile dans les rouagesStock Exchange (valeurs fpl) pétrolières fpl►► oil bath bain m d'huile;oil cake tourteau m (pour bétail);oil change vidange f;oil cooling refroidissement m par huile;oil crisis choc m pétrolier;oil drum bidon m à pétrole;oil gland glande f uropygienne;oil gauge (for measuring level) jauge f ou indicateur m de niveau d'huile; (for measuring pressure) indicateur m de pression d'huile;oil kingdom pétromonarchie f;oil paint peinture f à l'huile (substance);oil painting peinture f à l'huile;oil palm éléis m;oil pressure switch manocontact m d'huile;oil pressure warning light témoin m d'alerte de pression d'huile moteur;oil prices prix mpl pétroliers;oil refinery raffinerie f de pétrole;Finance oil royalty redevance f pétrolière;oil shale schiste m bitumineux;British oil stove (using fuel oil) poêle m à mazout; (using paraffin, kerosene) réchaud m à pétrole;oil sump carter m d'huile;oil temperature gauge indicateur m de température d'huile;oil terminal terminal m (pétrolier);oil well puits m de pétrole
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