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Meaning of painting in English
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/ ˈpeɪn.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list Add to word list A2 [ C or U ] a picture made using paint : The walls are covered in oil paintings. an exhibition of 19th-century French painting CYCV/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages A2 [ U ] the skill or activity of making a picture or putting paint on a wall : We were taught painting and drawing at art college . When we bought the house , we had to do a lot of painting and redecorating . More examples Fewer examples Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune . He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. The curator guided us round the gallery , pointing out the most famous paintings in the collection . Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is a famous Expressionist painting. The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Pictures -scape abstract aquatint autostereogram balloon canvas caricature gouache graphic arts graphic novel halo hellscape pastel pencil poster raster rehang screen print shade sketch See more results »You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
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/ ˈpeɪn·tɪŋ / Add to word list Add to word list a picture created by putting paint on a surface , or the activity or skill of creating pictures by using paint : [ C ] oil paintings [ U ] In later years , he took up painting as a hobby . (Definition of painting from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of painting ? A2,A2Translations of painting
in Chinese (Traditional) （使用顏料的）繪畫，油畫, 繪畫, （上）油漆… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （使用颜料的）绘画，油画, 绘画, （上）油漆… See more in Spanish pintura, cuadro, pintura [feminine… See more in Portuguese pintura, quadro, pintura [feminine]… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian रंगचित्र, रंगवणे… See more 絵, 絵画, 絵を描くこと… See more yağlı boya tablo/resim, ressamlık, yağlı boya işi yapma… See more tableau [masculine], toile [feminine], peinture [feminine]… See more pintura, quadre… See more schilderkunst, schilderij… See more पेंट का प्रयोग कर बनाई गई तस्वीर, पेंटिंग, तस्वीर बनाने या दीवारों को रंगने का हुनर… See more રંગચિત્ર, ચિતરામણ, ચિત્ર… See more det at male, maleri… See more melukis, lukisan… See more das Malen, das Gemälde… See more maleri [neuter], maling [masculine], malerkunst [masculine]… See more مصوری, پینٹنگ, نقاشی… See more живопис, картина… See more картина, живопись, малярное дело… See more తైలవర్ణ (కళా) చిత్రం, పెయింట్లు లేక ద్రవ రంగులను ఉపయోగించి వేసిన చిత్రం, వర్ణచిత్రకళ… See more لَوْحة, رَسْم, دِهان… See more পেইন্ট ব্যবহার করে তৈরি একটি ছবি, একটি ছবি তৈরি বা একটি দেয়ালে পেইন্ট স্থাপন করার দক্ষতা বা কার্যকলাপ… See more malování, malba… See more seni lukis, lukisan… See more การวาดภาพ, รูปภาพ… See more hội hoạ, bức hoạ… See more obraz, malowanie, malarstwo… See more 그림, 그림 그리기… See more quadro, pittura, dipinto… See more Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
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