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The football under his charge was not about painting pretty pictures.What colour did they paint the walls?He also painted a picture of a shady figure who spent his time as he pleased.Using blocks of pink paint on the walls is a modern alternative.Forget about painting the town red.Who makes up paint colours?Haven't you painted enough paintings?If you aren't experienced, a paint brush is also easier to control than a roller.The Mays seem to like oils by contemporary figurative artists who paint street scenes and landscapes in a rather Victorian way.The first half was like watching paint dry.The reality is far from the positive picture that he paints.Vintage chic used to be all about peeling paint and utilitarian ticking.When we paint we are looking for this same balance and this single relationship.Their pristine buildings and sculpture were brightly painted.You would rather they had spent it on actually painting the walls?Use breathable paint to avoid peeling and work it into all the cracks.Then all the walls were painted to make them fresh and clean.He has always been an artist who paints with his brain.Take a glossy orange lipstick and paint a coating over the red.Make a few steam holes with the fork then paint the entire surface with egg.Understand that face paint is a vortex of emotion.They also fear having to pay for a paint job on the entire school.Use a pastry brush to paint both sides with olive oil.She has always been strange and fairly friendless and she paints very depressing paintings.Why do elephants paint their toenails red?Reading it will be like watching paint dry.So the picture they painted was the picture of them and us in the same frame.The beauty of the place makes you want to throw paint about.Producers form a line of stalls against the brightly painted townhouses.Wooden floors have been stripped and walls painted cream and flowers top the tables.But he has probably painted them over, out of spite.Sand down, apply preservative and paint.The collection paints a vivid picture of the harsh British judicial system in the 19th century.

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British English: paint /peɪnt/ NOUN
Paint is a liquid used to decorate buildings, or to make a picture.
Can I use some of your red paint?
  • American English: paint
  • Arabic: دِهَانٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tinta
  • Chinese: 涂料
  • Croatian: boja
  • Czech: barva barvivo
  • Danish: maling
  • Dutch: verf
  • European Spanish: pintura
  • Finnish: maali väriaine
  • French: peinture
  • German: Farbe
  • Greek: μπογιά
  • Italian: vernice
  • Japanese: ペンキ
  • Korean: 페인트
  • Norwegian: maling
  • Polish: farba
  • European Portuguese: tinta
  • Romanian: vopsea
  • Russian: краска
  • Latin American Spanish: pintura
  • Swedish: färg
  • Thai: สี
  • Turkish: boya yapı
  • Ukrainian: фарба
  • Vietnamese: sơn
British English: paint /peɪnt/ VERB
wall, door If you paint a wall or a door, you cover it with paint.
They had painted the walls white.
Make sure that the wood is clean and dry before painting.
  • American English: paint
  • Arabic: يُطْلِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pintar
  • Chinese: 油漆
  • Croatian: slikati
  • Czech: malovat
  • Danish: male
  • Dutch: verven
  • European Spanish: pintar
  • Finnish: maalata
  • French: peindre
  • German: malen
  • Greek: χρωματίζω
  • Italian: verniciare
  • Japanese: 絵を描く
  • Korean: (...을) 그림물감으로 그리다
  • Norwegian: male
  • Polish: pomalować
  • European Portuguese: pintar
  • Romanian: a vopsi
  • Russian: красить
  • Latin American Spanish: pintar
  • Swedish: måla
  • Thai: ทาสี
  • Turkish: boyamak
  • Ukrainian: фарбувати
  • Vietnamese: quét sơn
British English: paint /peɪnt/ VERB
make a picture of If you paint something on a piece of paper or cloth, you make a picture of it using paint.
He likes painting flowers.
She enjoys painting.
  • American English: paint
  • Arabic: يَرْسُمُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pintar
  • Chinese:
  • Croatian: slikati
  • Czech: malovat
  • Danish: male
  • Dutch: schilderen
  • European Spanish: pintar
  • Finnish: maalata
  • French: peindre
  • German: malen
  • Greek: ζωγραφίζω
  • Italian: dipingere
  • Japanese: (絵の具で)・・・を描く
  • Korean: 그리다
  • Norwegian: male
  • Polish: malować
  • European Portuguese: pintar
  • Romanian: a picta
  • Russian: рисовать
  • Latin American Spanish: pintar
  • Swedish: måla
  • Thai: วาดรูป
  • Turkish: resim yapmak
  • Ukrainian: малювати
  • Vietnamese: vẽ

Chinese translation of 'paint'

paint

(peɪnt)

n (c/u)

  1. (decorator's) 油漆 (yóuqī) (, tǒng)
  2. (artist's) 颜(顏)料 (yánliào) (, guàn)

vt

  1. (= decorate) [wall, door, house] 油漆 (yóuqī)
  2. (= portray) [person, object] 描绘(繪) (miáohuì)
  3. (= create) [picture, portrait] 用颜(顏)料画(畫) (yòng yánliào huà)

vi

  1. (creatively) 绘(繪)画(畫) (huìhuà)
    a tin of paint 一罐颜(顏)料 (yī guàn yánliào)
    to paint sth blue/white etc 把某物涂(塗)成蓝(藍)色/白色 (bǎ mǒuwù túchéng lánsè/báisè děng)
    to paint a grim/gloomy/vivid picture of sth 将(將)某物描绘(繪)成一副凄(淒)凉(涼)/灰暗/生动(動)的景象 (jiāng mǒuwù miáohuì chéng yī fù qīliáng/huī'àn/shēngdòng de jǐngxiàng)
    to paint in oils 画(畫)油画(畫) (huà yóuhuà)

All related terms of 'paint'

(noun) 
Definition
a coloured substance, spread on a surface with a brush or a roller, that forms a hard coating
a pot of red paint
Synonyms
colouring
colour
the latest range of lip and eye colours
stain
Give each surface two coats of stain.
dye
bottles of hair dye
tint
You've had a tint on your hair.
pigment
a wide range of natural pigments
emulsion
(noun) 
Definition
face make-up
She dabbed a little paint on her face and got ready to go out.
Synonyms
make-up (informal)
Normally she wore little make-up, but this evening was clearly an exception.
face (informal)
Players like him have changed the face of snooker.
cosmetics
greasepaint
war paint (informal)
maquillage (French)
(verb) 
Definition
to coat (a surface) with paint
They painted the walls yellow.
Synonyms
colour
Saffron can be used to colour the rice yellow.
cover
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
coat
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
decorate
a small, badly decorated office
stain
a technique biologists use to stain proteins
whitewash
daub
They daubed paint on the wall.
distemper
apply paint to
(verb) 
Definition
to apply paint to paper or canvas to make a picture of
He was painting a portrait of his father.
Synonyms
depict
a gallery of pictures depicting famous battles
draw
Draw a rough design for a logo.
portray
the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Poussin
figure
picture
The goddess Demeter is pictured holding an ear of wheat.
represent
The cartoonist represents him as an old man in a dressing gown.
sketch
I sketched the scene with my pen and paper.
delineate
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
catch a likeness
(verb) 
Definition
to celebrate in a lively way
The report paints a grim picture of life in the city.
Synonyms
describe
Even his allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined.
capture
portray
The novelist accurately portrays provincial domestic life.
depict
evoke
recount
He then recounted the story.
bring to life
make you see
conjure up a vision
put graphically
tell vividly

idiom

See paint the town red

Quotations

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most [Joseph Addison – The Campaign]
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend [John Singer Sargent]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coat
Definition
to cover with a layer
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
Synonyms
cover,
spread,
plaster,
smear
in the sense of cover
Definition
to extend over or lie thickly on the surface of
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
Synonyms
coat,
cake,
plaster,
smear,
envelop,
spread,
encase,
daub,
overspread
in the sense of daub
Definition
to smear (paint or mud) quickly or carelessly over a surface
They daubed paint on the wall.
Synonyms
smear,
dirty,
splatter,
stain,
spatter,
sully,
deface,
smirch,
begrime,
besmear,
bedaub,
paint,
coat,
stain,
plaster,
slap on (informal)

Synonyms of 'paint'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of decorate
Definition
to paint or wallpaper
a small, badly decorated office
Synonyms
do up,
paper,
paint,
wallpaper,
renovate (informal),
furbish
in the sense of delineate
Definition
to describe in words
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
Synonyms
outline,
describe,
draw,
picture,
paint,
chart,
trace,
portray,
sketch,
render,
depict,
characterize,
map out
in the sense of draw
Definition
to sketch (a picture, pattern, or diagram) with a pen or pencil
Draw a rough design for a logo.
Synonyms
sketch,
design,
outline,
trace,
portray,
paint,
depict,
mark out,
map out,
delineate,
do drawings
in the sense of dye
Definition
the colour produced by dyeing
bottles of hair dye
Synonyms
colouring,
colour,
pigment,
wash,
stain,
tint,
tinge,
colorant
in the sense of face
Players like him have changed the face of snooker.
Synonyms
nature,
image,
character,
appearance,
concept,
conception,
make-up
in the sense of picture
Definition
to describe or depict vividly
The goddess Demeter is pictured holding an ear of wheat.
Synonyms
represent,
show,
describe,
draw,
paint,
illustrate,
portray,
sketch,
render,
depict,
delineate
in the sense of pigment
Definition
any substance which gives colour to paint or dye
a wide range of natural pigments
Synonyms
colour,
colouring,
paint,
stain,
dye,
tint,
tincture,
colouring matter,
colorant,
dyestuff
in the sense of portray
Definition
to describe or represent (someone) by artistic means, such as in writing or on film
the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Poussin
Synonyms
represent,
draw,
paint,
illustrate,
sketch,
figure,
picture,
render,
depict,
delineate
in the sense of portray
Definition
to describe or represent (someone) by artistic means, such as in writing or on film
The novelist accurately portrays provincial domestic life.
Synonyms
describe,
present,
depict,
evoke,
delineate,
limn,
put in words
in the sense of recount
Definition
to tell the story or details of
He then recounted the story.
Synonyms
tell,
report,
detail,
describe,
relate,
repeat,
portray,
depict,
rehearse,
recite,
tell the story of,
narrate,
delineate,
enumerate,
give an account of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of represent
Definition
to present an image of through a picture or sculpture
The cartoonist represents him as an old man in a dressing gown.
Synonyms
depict,
show,
describe,
picture,
express,
illustrate,
outline,
portray,
sketch,
render,
designate,
reproduce,
evoke,
denote,
delineate
in the sense of sketch
Definition
to make a quick rough drawing (of)
I sketched the scene with my pen and paper.
Synonyms
draw,
paint,
outline,
represent,
draft,
portray,
depict,
delineate,
rough out
in the sense of stain
Definition
a liquid used to penetrate the surface of a material, such as wood, and colour it without covering up the surface or grain
Give each surface two coats of stain.
Synonyms
dye,
colour,
tint
in the sense of stain
Definition
to dye (something) with a lasting pigment
a technique biologists use to stain proteins
Synonyms
dye,
colour,
tint
in the sense of tint
Definition
a dye for the hair
You've had a tint on your hair.
Synonyms
dye,
wash,
stain,
rinse,
tinge,
tincture
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