pintan nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di pintan nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.pintar VB vb trans

1.1. pintar ARTE:

pintar cuadro/retrato/paisaje

to paint

pintar algo al óleo

to paint sth in oils

1.2. pintar pared/puerta:

pintar

to paint

(pintar algo de algo) pintó la puerta de rojo

she painted the door red

1.3. pintar colloq (dibujar):

pintar

to draw

píntame un perro

draw me a dog

1.4. pintar (describir):

pintar + compl

to paint

nos pintó muy mal la situación

he painted a very black picture of the situation

nos pintó un cuadro/panorama desolador

he painted a bleak picture/a bleak view of the situation (o place etc.)

2.1. pintar (en frases negativas e interrogativas) colloq (tener relación):

¿se puede saber qué pintas tú en este asunto?

and what (exactly) do you have to do with all this? colloq

¿se puede saber qué pintas tú en este asunto?

and where exactly do you fit into all this? colloq

no, gracias, no voy, yo ahí no pinto nada

no, thanks, I'm not going, I'd be out of place there

2.2. pintar (en frases negativas e interrogativas) colloq (tener influencia):

yo allí no pinto nada, soy un simple empleado

I don't have any say in what goes on there, I'm a mere employee

yo allí no pinto nada, soy un simple empleado

I don't have any clout there, I'm a mere employee colloq

II.pintar VB vb intr

1.1. pintar (con pintura):

pintar

to paint

cuando terminen de pintar colocaremos la alfombra

once they've finished painting we'll lay the carpet

“ojo, pinta”

“wet paint”

1.2. pintar colloq (dibujar):

pintar

to draw

no pintes en las paredes

don't draw o scribble on the walls

1.3. pintar colloq (escribir):

pintar

to write

esta pluma no pinta

this pen doesn't write

2. pintar (en naipes):

pintar

to be trumps

pintan tréboles o pinta a o en tréboles

clubs are trumps

3. pintar SAm colloq situación/negocio + compl:

pintar

to look

la cosa no pinta nada bien

things don't look at all good colloq

las cosas ya pintan mucho mejor

things are looking up o looking much better colloq

III.pintarse VB vpr refl

1.1. pintarse (maquillarse):

pintarse

to put on one's makeup

tarda media hora en pintarse

it takes her half an hour to put her makeup on o to get made up o to make herself up

¿tienes un espejo para que me pueda pintar?

do you have a mirror so that I can put my makeup on?

¿tienes un espejo para que me pueda pintar?

do you have a mirror so that I can do my face? colloq

¿dónde vas, que te has pintado tanto?

where are you going so madeup o with all that makeup on?

pintarse los ojos

to put on eye makeup

pintarse las uñas

to paint one's nails

pintarse las uñas

to put on nail polish

pintárselas solo colloq (para algo positivo)

to be a dabhand

pintárselas solo colloq (para algo positivo)

to be an expert

pintárselas solo (para algo negativo)

to be an expert iron

pintárselas solo (para algo negativo)

to be a past master

1.2. pintarse colloq (mancharse):

te pintaste la cara de tinta

you've got(ten) ink all over your face

2. pintarse Mess sl (largarse):

pintarse

to sling one's hook colloq

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no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan prov (refiriéndose a un asunto)

it is not as bad as it seems

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan (refiriéndose a una persona)

he's not as bad as he's made out to be/as he seems

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan (refiriéndose a una persona)

he isn't the monster he's made out to be

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan (refiriéndose a una persona)

his bark is worse than his bite

pintar algo en gotelé

to stipple sth

Traduzioni di pintan nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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redecorate

pintar

redecorate (re-papering)

pintar y empapelar

redecorate

pintar (y empapelar)

color in

pintar

paint portrait/landscape

pintar

paint wall/door/house

pintar

to paint sth out, to paint over sth

pintar encima de algo

paint

pintar

to paint a glowing/gloomy picture of sth

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

the boss isn't as black as he's painted

el jefe no es tan fiero como lo pintan

paint

pintar

to paint in oils/watercolors

pintar al óleo/a la acuarela

make hay while the sun shines

a la ocasión la pintan calva

depict

pintar

airbrush

pintar con aerógrafo

finger paint

pintura f (para pintar con los dedos)

finger-paint

pintar con los dedos

pintan nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di pintan nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.pintar VB vb intr

1. pintar arte:

pintar

to paint

2. pintar (bolígrafo):

pintar

to write

II.pintar VB vb trans

1. pintar:

pintar (pared)

to paint

pintar (con dibujos)

to decorate

pintar de azul

to paint blue

¡recién pintado!

wet paint!

2. pintar (cuadro):

pintar

to paint

¿qué pinta eso aquí? fig

what's that doing here?

no pintar nada fig (persona)

to have no influence

no pintar nada (asunto)

to be completely irrelevant

3. pintar (describir):

pintar

to describe

III.pintar VB vb rifl

pintar

to do one's make-up

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pintan bastos

things are getting difficult

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan colloq

it's not as bad as it looks

la ocasión la pintan calva prov

strike while the iron is hot prov

la ocasión la pintan calva prov

make hay while the sun shines prov

pintan espadas

spades are trumps

Traduzioni di pintan nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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he's only a paper tiger

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan

decorate (add new paint)

pintar

decorate

pintar

paint

pintar

paint

pintar

portray object

pintar

redecorate (paint)

volver a pintar

pintan Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

pintar al óleo

to paint in oil

pintan bastos

things are getting difficult

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan colloq

it's not as bad as it looks

la ocasión la pintan calva prov

strike while the iron is hot prov

la ocasión la pintan calva prov

make hay while the sun shines prov

pintan espadas

spades are trumps

pintar de azul

to paint blue

no pintar nada fig (persona)

to have no influence

no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan

he's only a paper tiger

no es tan malo como lo pintan

he is not as black as he is painted