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picture [ˈpɪktʃə] n 1. a. a visual representation of something, such as a person or scene, produced on a surface, as in a photograph, painting, etc. 2. a mental image or impression a clear picture of events 3. a verbal description, esp one that is vivid 4. a situation considered as an observable scene the political picture 5. a person or thing that bears a close resemblance to another he was the picture of his father 6. a person, scene, etc., considered as typifying a particular state or quality the picture of despair 7. a beautiful person or scene you'll look a picture 8. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a complete image on a television screen, comprising two interlaced fields 9. (Performing Arts) a. a motion picture; film b. (as modifier) picture theatre (Performing Arts) the pictures Chiefly Brit and Austral a cinema or film show 11. (Performing Arts / Theatre) another name for tableau vivant get the picture Informal to understand a situation in the picture informed about a given situation vb (tr)
1. to visualize or imagine 2. to describe or depict, esp vividly 3. (often passive) to put in a picture or make a picture of they were pictured sitting on the rocks [from Latin pictūra painting, from pingere to paint] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
picture noun 1. representation, drawing, painting, portrait, image, print, illustration, sketch, portrayal, engraving, likeness, effigy, delineation, similitude drawing a small picture with coloured chalks 2. photograph, photo, still, shot, image, print, frame, slide, snap, exposure, portrait, snapshot, transparency, enlargement I saw his picture in the paper. 3. film, movie (U.S. informal), flick (slang), feature film, motion picture a director of epic pictures 4. idea, vision, concept, impression, notion, visualization, mental picture, mental image I'm trying to get a picture of what kind of person you are. 5. description, impression, explanation, report, account, image, sketch, depiction, re-creation I want to give you a clear picture of what we are trying to do. 6. situation, case, set of circumstances, scenario, equation, plight, state of affairs, kettle of fish (informal) It's a similar picture across the border in Ethopia. 7. personification, model, embodiment, soul, essence, archetype, epitome, perfect example, exemplar, quintessence, living example Six years after the operation, he remains a picture of health. verb 1. imagine, see, envision, visualize, conceive of, fantasize about, conjure up an image of, see in the mind's eye She pictured herself working with animals. 2. represent, show, describe, draw, paint, illustrate, portray, sketch, render, depict, delineate The goddess Demeter is pictured holding an ear of wheat. 3. show, photograph, capture on film Betty is pictured here with her award. get the picture understand, follow, catch on (informal), get the message (informal), get the point, see what's going on, see daylight, get the drift (informal), understand what's what (informal) I think I'm beginning to get the picture. Related words adjective pictorial Quotations "One picture is worth ten thousand words" [Frederick R. Barnard Printers' Ink] Proverbs "Every picture tells a story" Translations picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] A. 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 → detrás de cada imagen hay una historia a picture is worth a thousand words → una imagen vale más que mil palabras see also pretty A1 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 B. 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 C. 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 (o.f.) N → cine m picture message N → mensaje m con foto picture messaging N → (envío m de) mensajes mpl con foto picture palace (o.f.) 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 picture [ˈpɪktʃər] n (gen) → image f On the six o'clock news there are pictures of snow in Scotland → Aux informations de six heures, il y avait des images de l'Écosse sous la neige. words and pictures → les mots et les images in words and pictures → en textes et images (= illustration) → image f Children's books have lots of pictures → Les livres pour enfants comportent beaucoup d'images. (on TV) → image f (= painting) → tableau m a famous picture → un tableau célèbre to paint a picture of sth (lit) → peindre qch to paint a bleak picture (fig) → brosser un tableau sinistre de la situation You paint a rather bleak picture → Tu brosses un tableau plutôt sinistre de la situation. to paint a bleak picture of sth (fig) → brosser un tableau sinistre de qch (= photograph) → photo f My picture was in the paper → Ma photo était dans le journal. to take a picture of sb/sth → prendre qn/qch en photo, prendre une photo de qn/qch (= film) → film m (= situation) → tableau m The economic picture is far from good → Le tableau économique est loin d'être bon. the overall picture → le tableau d'ensemble (= idea) to give sb a picture of sth → donner une idée de qch à qn From the information that has just been released, a truer picture emerges → À partir des informations qui viennent d'être publiées, une image plus véridique émerge. to get the picture → se faire une idée to have a picture of sth → avoir une idée de qch to put sb in the picture (= inform) → mettre qn au courant to put sb in the picture about sth → mettre qn au courant de qch pictures vt (= imagine) → s'imaginer He could picture all too easily the consequences of being caught → Il ne pouvait s'imaginer que trop aisément les conséquences qu'il y aurait à être pris. I would never have pictured this as her home → Je ne me serais jamais imaginé sa maison comme ça. to picture sb doing sth → s'imaginer qn en train de faire qch He pictured Claire waiting for him → Il s'imaginait Claire en train de l'attendre. to be pictured (= shown) → être représenté picture book n → livre m d'images picture frame n → cadre m picture library n → photothèque f picture messaging n → envoi m de photos par MMS picture postcard n → carte f postale picture rail n → cimaise f picture n → Bild nt; (Art) (= painting) → Gemälde nt, → Bild nt; (= drawing) → Zeichnung f; (as) pretty as a picture → bildschön (TV) → Bild nt (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? (= 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 something → 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 somebody in the picture → jdn ins Bild setzen; to be left out of the picture (= be kept in the dark) → nicht informiert werden; I get the picture (inf) → ich habs begriffen or kapiert (inf); 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 (= 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 → sie war bildschön or traumhaft schön; the garden is a picture → der Garten ist eine Pracht (= 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 vt (= imagine) → sich (dat) → vorstellen; to picture something to oneself → sich (dat) → etw vorstellen (= describe) → beschreiben, darstellen (by drawing, painting) → darstellen; (in book) → abbilden picture: picture book n → Bildband m; (for children) → Bilderbuch nt picture composition n (Art) → Bildkomposition f picture desk n (Press) → Bildreaktion f picture editor n (Press) → Bildredakteur(in) m(f) picture frame n → Bilderrahmen m picture gallery n → Gemäldegalerie f picturegoer n (Brit) → Kinogänger(in) m(f), → Kinobesucher(in) m(f) picture hat n → Florentiner(hut) m picture house n (dated Brit) = picture palace picture-in-picture n (TV, Comput) → Bild-in-Bild nt picture library n → Bildarchiv nt picture messaging n (Telec) → Picture Messaging nt picture palace n (dated Brit) → Lichtspielhaus nt (old), → Lichtspieltheater nt picture paper n (Brit) → Illustrierte f picture postcard n → Ansichts(post)karte f picture puzzle n → Vexierbild nt → Bilderrätsel nt picture quality n (TV etc) → Bildqualität f picture rail n → Bilderleiste f picture researcher n → Bildbeschaffer(in) m(f), → Pictureresearcher(in) m(f) picture search n (on video) → Bildsuchlauf m picture: picture tube n → Bildröhre f picture window n → Aussichtsfenster nt picture writing n → Bilderschrift f picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] 1. n a. (Art) (painting) → quadro, pittura, dipinto; (drawing) → disegno; (portrait) → ritratto; (photo) → fotografia; (in book) → illustrazione f to take a picture of sb/sth → fare una foto a qn/di qc he looked the picture of health → sembrava il ritratto della salute you're the picture of your mother → sei (proprio) il ritratto di tua madre the garden is a picture in June → il giardino in giugno è uno spettacolo his face was a picture! → avresti dovuto vedere la sua faccia! to be in/out of the picture → essere/non essere coinvolto/a d. (mental image) → immagine f, idea the other side of the picture → il rovescio della medaglia he painted a black picture of the future → ha dipinto il futuro a tinte fosche to get the picture → afferrare l'idea the overall picture → il quadro generale to put sb in the picture → mettere qn al corrente 2. vt (imagine) → immaginare; (remember) → ricordare picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] 1. n a. (Art) (painting) → quadro, pittura, dipinto; (drawing) → disegno; (portrait) → ritratto; (photo) → fotografia; (in book) → illustrazione f to take a picture of sb/sth → fare una foto a qn/di qc he looked the picture of health → sembrava il ritratto della salute you're the picture of your mother → sei (proprio) il ritratto di tua madre the garden is a picture in June → il giardino in giugno è uno spettacolo his face was a picture! → avresti dovuto vedere la sua faccia! to be in/out of the picture → essere/non essere coinvolto/a d. (mental image) → immagine f, idea the other side of the picture → il rovescio della medaglia he painted a black picture of the future → ha dipinto il futuro a tinte fosche to get the picture → afferrare l'idea the overall picture → il quadro generale to put sb in the picture → mettere qn al corrente 2. vt (imagine) → immaginare; (remember) → ricordare n picture [ˈpiktʃə] 1 a painting or drawing This is a picture of my mother. skildery, tekening صورَة مَرسومَه، لَوْحَه рисунка vyobrazení, obraz billede; maleri; tegning das Bild εικόνα, ζωγραφιά, πίνακας pintura, cuadro, retrato pilt تصویر kuva peinture צִיוּר चित्र slika kép gambar mynd, málverk, teikning quadro, ritratto, disegno 絵 그림 paveikslas, piešinys, portretas zīmējums; glezna; attēls gambar afbeelding bilde, maleri, tegning obraz retrato imagine; tablou картина; портрет obraz slika slika bild, tavla, målning, porträtt ภาพวาด resim 畫 портрет, зображення خاکہ ảnh 画 2 a photograph I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday. foto صورَة كاميرا фотография snímek billede; foto das Bild φωτογραφία fotografía foto عکس valokuva photo תְמוּנָה तस्वीर fotografija fénykép foto ljósmynd fotografia, foto 写真 사진 nuotrauka fotogrāfija; uzņēmums gambar foto bilde, fotografi fotografia foto fotografie фотография fotografia fotografija fotografija bild, fotografi, kort ภาพถ่าย fotoğraf 照片 фотографія تصوير bức ảnh 照片 3 a cinema film There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight. film فِلْم سينمائي филм film film der Film ταινία película, filme (kino)film فیلم سینمایی elokuva film סֶרֶט चलचित्र film film film kvikmynd film 映画 영화 filmas kinofilma filem film (kino)film film filme film кинофильм film film film film ภาพยนตร์ film 影片 фільм فلم phim 影片 4 (withthe) a symbol or perfect example (of something) She looked the picture of health/happiness. perfek, volwaardig رَمْز въплъщение vzor indbegrebet (af noget) die Verkörperung προσωποποίηση imagen musternäidis مظهر perikuva image לִהיוֹת סֶמֶל predodžba maga az egészség stb. lambang ímynd immagine 象徴 전형 į(si)kūnijimas, tikras pavyzdys iemiesojums gambaran toonbeeld bilde på, sunnheten (osv.) selv okaz imagem simbol, întruchipare воплощение vzor utelešenje oličenje avbild, [] själv แบบอย่าง ...-in kusursuz örneği 象徵,典型 втілення, уособлення علامت، کامل نمونہ biểu tượng 象征,典型 5 (witha) a beautiful sight She looked a picture in her new dress. baie mooi, prentjiemooi شيءٌ جَميل، صورَة! картинка jako obrázek se ud som et billede ein Bild κτ. ωραίο, ζωγραφιά (μτφ.) (estar) guapísimo/precioso ilus vaatepilt تصویر جذاب kaunis näky avoir un air ravissant מַראֶה יָפֶה सुंदर prikaz festeni való ... pemandangan indah gullfalleg sjón fare un figurone 美観 그림같이 아름다운 것 paveiksliukas, žaisliukas skaistuma iemiesojums; bilde sungguh cantik beeldschoon iets, iemand nydelig syn śliczny widok, cacko beleza înfăţişare, prezenţă картинка ako obrázok lepa podoba predivno vacker syn สวยงาม resim gibi güzel kimse/şey 美景 картинка خوب صورت منظر hình ảnh 美景 6 a clear description He gave me a good picture of what was happening. beskrywing وَصْف واضِح описание obraz, vylíčení billede anschauliche Schilderung περιγραφή, σαφής εικόνα descripción selge pilt تصویر دقیق kuvaus description תֵיאוּר सुस्पष्ट वर्णन opis leírás gambaran greinileg lÿsing quadro, descrizione 描写 묘사 vaizdas priekšstats; apstāsts gambaran beeld bilde, skildring obraz descrição descriere описание obraz, opis nazoren opis opis bild, föreställning, skildring คำบรรยายชัดเจน açık bir anlatım, tasvir 真實寫照 уявлення واضح بيان mô tả 真实写照 v to imagine I can picture the scene. verbeel, indink يَتَخَيَّل представям си představit si forestille sig (sich) ausmalen φαντάζομαι imaginar, figurarse ette kujutama تصور کردن kuvitella se représenter לְדַמייֵן कल्पना करना zamišljati elképzel membayangkan ímynda (sér) immaginare 心に描く 상상하다 įsivaizduoti iedomāties; iztēloties menggambarkan zich voorstellen forestille seg wyobrazić sobie imaginar a‑şi imagina представлять себе predstaviť si predstavljati si zamisliti föreställa sig จินตนาการ düşünmek, hayâl etmek 想像 уявляти اندازہ لگانا tưởng tượng 想象 put (someone) / be in the picture to give or have all the necessary information (about something) He put me in the picture about what had happened. op die hoogte bring يَضَعُه في الصّورَه запознавам zasvětit sætte ind i sagen (jemanden) ins Bild setzen ενημερώνω poner a alguien al corriente, informar ettekujutust andma, ettekujutust olema در جریان بودن یا قرار دادن olla tilanteen tasalla mettre au courant לְהַכנִיסו לַתְמוּנָה किसी को सभी आवश्यक जानकारी देना upoznati sa situacijom tájékoztat vkit (vmiről); képben van memberikan informasi veita e-n upplÿsingar um e-ð mettere/essere al corrente 知らせる 모든 사실을 알게 하다 pateikti (kam)/turėti informaciją informēt kādu memberitahu sso op de hoogte brengen sette inn i situasjonen zapoznać ze sprawą, mieć orientację pôr/estar a par a pune/a fi la curent ввести (кого-л.) в курс/быть в курсе дел zasvätiť do seznaniti; biti na tekočem informisati sätta in ngn i saken/vara insatt i saken บรรยาย haberdar etmek 使某人對某事有身臨其境之感 бути в курсі справ ضروري اطلاعت دينا cho ai biết sự việc 使某人对某事有身临其境之感 the pictures the cinema We went to the pictures last night, but it wasn't a very good film. bioskoop السّينما кино kino i biografen das Kino κινηματογράφος cine kino سینما elokuvateatteri cinéma הַקולנוֹע सिनेमा film mozi gedung bioskop bíó cinema 映画 영화 kinas kino panggung wayang bioscoop kino kino cinema cinema кино kino kino bioskop bio ภาพยนตร์ sinema 電影 кіно سينما rạp chiếu phim 电影 picture → صورة obraz billede Bild εικόνα imagen kuva image slika immagine 絵 사진 afbeelding bilde obraz quadro картина bild รูปภาพ resim bức tranh 图画 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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