picture

picture
picture [ˈpɪkt∫ər]
1. noun
   a. image f ; ( = photograph) photo f ; ( = painting) tableau m ; ( = portrait) portrait m ; ( = drawing) dessin m
• a picture by David Hockney un tableau de David Hockney
• a picture of David Hockney ( = portrait) un portrait de David Hockney
• to paint/draw a picture faire un tableau/un dessin
   b. ( = description) (spoken) tableau m ; ( = mental image) image f
• to paint a gloomy picture of sth brosser un sombre tableau de qch
• to form a picture of sth se faire une idée de qch
• these figures give the general picture ces chiffres donnent une vue générale de la situation
• OK, I get the picture (inf) ça va, j'ai compris
• to put sb in the picture mettre qn au courant
• the garden is a picture in June le jardin est magnifique en juin
• he is the or a picture of health il respire la santé
• his face was a picture! (inf) son expression en disait long !
   c. ( = film) film m
• to go to the pictures aller au cinéma
2. transitive verb
( = imagine) s'imaginer
• I can't quite picture it somehow j'ai du mal à imaginer ça
• picture yourself lying on the beach imaginez-vous étendu sur la plage
3. compounds
► picture book noun livre m d'images
► picture frame noun cadre m
► picture library noun photothèque f
► picture messaging noun envoi m de photos par MMS
► picture rail noun cimaise f
► picture window noun fenêtre f panoramique
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['pɪktʃə(r)] 1.
noun
1) (visual depiction) (painting) peinture f, tableau m; (drawing) dessin m; (in book) gen illustration f; (in child's book) image f; (in mind) image f

to paint a picture of somebody/something — peindre quelqu'un/quelque chose

to paint somebody's picture — faire le portrait de quelqu'un

2) fig (description) description f

to paint a picture of somebody/something — dépeindre quelqu'un/quelque chose

to give ou present a clear picture of something — dépeindre quelque chose avec clarté

3) Photography photo f, photographie f

to take a picture (of) — prendre une photo (de)

4) fig (overview) situation f

to get the picture — comprendre la situation

to be in the picture — être au courant

5) Cinema (film) film m

to make a picture — faire un film

6) Television image f
2.
pictures (colloq) plural noun

the pictures — le cinéma

3.
transitive verb
1) (form mental image of) s'imaginer
2) (show in picture form)

to be pictured — être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is... — le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est...

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to be the picture of health — respirer la santé

to look a picture — être ravissant

her face was a picture! — son expression en disait long!


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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