What does peinture in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word peinture in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use peinture in French.

The word peinture in French means paint, painting, painting, paint roughly, roughly paint, paint, art studio, painting workshop, coat of paint, painting exhibition, be unable to stand the sight of , cannot stand the sight of, acrylic paint, watercolour, oil paints, glue-bound distemper, distemper, acrylic paint, anti-rust paint, palette knife painting, spray-painting, war paint, house painting, metallized paint, wall painting, cave painting, paint sprayer, tin of paint. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word peinture

paint

nom féminin (produit pigmenté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La porte est recouverte d'une peinture jaune.
The door is covered with yellow paint.

painting

nom féminin (art de peindre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a appris la peinture dans une école d'art.
He learned painting at an art school.

painting

nom féminin (tableau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Joconde est une célèbre peinture.
The Mona Lisa is a famous painting.

paint roughly, roughly paint

verbe transitif (familier, péjoratif (mal peindre)

Les enfants peinturent un carton pour faire une boîte personnalisée.

paint

verbe transitif (Can (peindre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les ouvriers peinturent la façade rénovée.

art studio, painting workshop

nom masculin (lieu de création)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

coat of paint

nom féminin (revêtement protecteur ou décoratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

painting exhibition

nom féminin (présentation de tableaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une exposition de peinture impressionniste cette semaine.

be unable to stand the sight of , cannot stand the sight of

locution verbale (figuré, familier (ne pas supporter [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

acrylic paint

nom féminin (type de peinture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

watercolour

nom féminin (aquarelle, gouache) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants s'occupent à la peinture à l'eau.

oil paints

nom féminin (type de peinture)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

glue-bound distemper

nom féminin (type de colle à base de peau animale) (18th century paint)

distemper

nom féminin (pigments liés par émulsion) (paint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

acrylic paint

nom féminin (peinture diluable à l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

anti-rust paint

nom féminin (peinture résistant à la corrosion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La première couche doit être une peinture antirouille.

palette knife painting

nom féminin (technique de peinture à la spatule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spray-painting

nom féminin (technique de peinture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

war paint

nom féminin (décoration de peau de guerrier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

house painting

nom féminin (peinture des façades, murs, plafonds...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

metallized paint

nom féminin (peinture brillante à pigments de métal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wall painting

nom féminin (art pariétal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La peinture murale est la première histoire de la peinture ; on peut l'admirer aux Grottes de Lascaux.

cave painting

nom féminin (peinture sur roche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

paint sprayer

nom masculin (pistolet pour peindre) (decorating tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tin of paint

nom masculin (récipient à peinture) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a fallu deux pots de peinture pour repeindre tout le salon.

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