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1 paint
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]
intransitive verb peindre•• -
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 paint
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. -
4 quick
quick [kwɪk]1. adjectivea. ( = rapid) [train, movement, decision] rapide ; [recovery, answer] prompt• be quick! dépêche-toi !b. ( = lively) [mind] vif• he was quick to see that... il a tout de suite vu que...• she was quick to point out that... elle n'a pas manqué de faire remarquer que...2. adverb( = quickly) quick, over here! vite, par ici !3. compounds• there is no quick fix to the country's economic problems il n'y a pas de solution miracle aux problèmes économiques du pays ► quick-setting adjective [cement] à prise rapide ; [jelly] qui prend facilement* * *[kwɪk] 1.noun Anatomy, Medicine chair f vive2.to the quick — [bite nails] jusqu'au sang
1) ( speedy) [pace, reply, profit, meal] rapide; [storm, shower] bref/brèvethe quickest way to... — le meilleur moyen de...
2) ( clever) [child, student] vif/vive d'espritto be quick at — être bon/bonne en [arithmetic]
3) ( prompt)4) ( lively)3.••a quick one — = quickie 1, 2
to cut ou sting somebody to the quick — piquer quelqu'un au vif
to make a quick buck — (colloq) gagner de l'argent facile
to make a quick killing — (colloq) faire fortune rapidement
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