Picture in spanish
pronunciation: imɑxen part of speech: noun
picture1 = pintura. [Tabla, papel, lienzo, etc., en que se ha pintado cualquier tipo de imágenes]
Example: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing and used when a more specific term (e.g. art original, photograph) is not appropriate.more:
» a picture is worth more than ten thousand words = una imagen vale más que mil palabras.
Example: The true meaning of the cliche 'a picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.» be a picture of = ser la representación misma de, ser la imagen de.
Example: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.» be out of the picture = no contar, no participar, no existir, estar fuera de juego, estar fuera de combate.
Example: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.» be the picture of calm = ser la personificación de la calma.
Example: He doesn't remember how he felt before that game, whether he was a bundle of nerves or the picture of calm.» distorted picture = imagen distorsionada.
Example: This has the effect of giving children an incomplete and distorted picture of a culture highlighting the exotic, the rural and the fantastic aspects rather than the common characteristics.» drop + Nombre + out of the picture = no contar con, prescindir de, dejar fuera, no tener en cuenta.
Example: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.» every picture tells a story = una imagen vale mil palabras.
Example: The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for 'funny stories'.» glean + a picture = hacerse una idea de.
Example: A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems.» leave + Nombre + out of the picture = no contar con, prescindir de, dejar fuera, no tener en cuenta.
Example: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.» mental picture = imagen mental.
Example: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.» picture book = cuento infantil, libro con ilustraciones.
Example: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.» picture file = archivo de imágenes.
Example: If space permits, pamphlet and picture files also may be housed.» picture frame = marco.
Example: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.» picture-perfect = de película, ideal, fantástico, maravilloso, de ensueño.
Example: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.» picture postcard = postal, tarjeta postal.
Example: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.» picture quality = calidad de la imagen.
Example: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.» picture researcher = investigador de pinturas.
Example: This system is well used by picture researchers.» tactile picture book = libro táctil de dibujos. [Libro que relata una situación o historieta a base de dibujos en relieve y dirigido especialmente a niños que tienen problemas visuales]
Example: The author made her 1st tactile picture book for partially-sighted children 18 years ago.» there is/was more to the picture than meets/met the eye = las cosas no son tan simples como parecen, las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen, aquí hay gato encerrado, las apariencias engañan.
Example: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.picture2 = fotografía, foto.
Example: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.more:
» after picture = foto tomada después, foto después de acabado. [Foto que normalmente se saca después de haber finalizado un cambio de cualquier tipo para ver la diferencia]
Example: I have upholstered chairs in the past and it really is a lot of work but look at your after picture, so worth it -- it looks fabulous.» before picture = foto tomada antes, foto antes de empezar. [Foto que generalmente se saca antes de empezar a hacer cambios de cualquier tipo para ver la diferencia]
Example: Got to remember this before picture whenever I feel like nothing has changed!.» enlarge + picture = ampliar una fotografía.
Example: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.» get + the whole picture = entender la idea general, tener una visión de conjunto.
Example: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.» group picture = fotografía de grupo, fotografía en grupo.
Example: One of the great tips that I got for group pictures is to ask the group to close their eyes and open them at the count of three.» make + picture = hacer fotografía.
Example: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.» motion picture = película cinematográfica. [Cinta de celuloide que contiene una serie continua de imágenes fotográficas que crean la ilusión del movimiento cuando se proyectan en una pantalla o en otra superficie adecuada]
Example: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.» Motion Picture Association of America = Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos.
Example: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.» motion picture film = película cinematográfica.
Example: In general, the most accessible and affordable way of digitizing motion picture film is to first transfer the film to videotape, then digitize from tape.» moving picture = película de cine, imagen animada.
Example: Telegraphy, photography, audio-recording, the transmission of music by cable networks, and moving pictures all preceded cinematography = La telegrafía, fotografía, las grabaciones sonoras, la transmisión de música a través de redes por cable y las imágenes animadas precedieron la cinematografía.» MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) = MPEG (Grupo de Expertos en Imágenes en Movimiento). [En informática, modo de codificación y compresión de imágenes en ficheros]
Example: This article describes the 2 key standards for image compression: JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group).» picture archive = archivo fotográfico.
Example: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.» Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) = Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS).
Example: The demand for an integrated storage and archiving system PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) has generated new and more stringent requirements.» picture retrieval = recuperación de fotografías, recuperación de imágenes fotográficas.
Example: In this paper, we concentrate on picture retrieval which is based on how objects are spatially related in a picture.» still-picture = imagen fija.
Example: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.» take + a picture = sacar una fotografía, fotografiar, tomar una fotografía.
Example: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.» theatrical motion picture = obra de teatro adaptada al cine.
Example: James L. Limbacher's A Reference Guide to Audio Visual Information (New York: Bowker, 1972) is one of the few books to include information on the theatrical motion picture.picture3 = situación.
Example: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.more:
» be part of the picture = tomar parte en el asunto.
Example: Not infrequently, unions are also part of the picture, and salary increases are negotiated on an annual basis.» big picture, the = visión global.
Example: The article 'The big picture: reflections on the future of libraries and librarians' examines the probable impact of technological and social developments to the year 2010.» cloud + the picture = confundir la situación.
Example: The complexities inherent in Canadian studies cloud the collection development picture and obscure the appropriate direction to take.» complete + the picture = completar Algo.
Example: Though Piaget addresses the intellectual side of the three-dimensional person, the human personality completes the total picture.» conjure up + a picture of = hacer pensar en, dar la impresión de.
Example: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.» enter + the picture = entrar en acción.
Example: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.» fit into + the picture = desempeñar una función, desempeñar un papel.
Example: The author considers what responsibilities librarians have for the current decline in biological systems around the globe and where university libraries fit into this picture.» put + Nombre + in the picture (about) = poner a Alguien al día (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al tanto (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al corriente (de/sobre), poner a Alguien al loro (de/sobre).
Example: This article puts the reader in the picture about the use of robots.picture4 = representación, descripción, visión, imagen.
Example: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.more:
» bring + a picture of = evocar una imagen de, sugerir una imagen de, hacer pensar en, hacer imaginar.
Example: The name brings a picture of colorful wagons being drawn by pied horses.» gain + a picture = sacar una impresión, obtener una impresión.
Example: The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops.» give + a complete picture = dar una visión total.
Example: In addition, most guides are selective and only a few give a complete picture of the wealth of material available to a reference collection.» give + a general picture = dar una idea general, dar una idea aproximada, dar una visión general.
Example: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.» give + an overall picture = dar una visión global, presentar una visión global.
Example: The results are analysed to give an overall picture of the resources, performance and usage of the various sources of information available to the library.» give + a picture = describir, dar una idea de.
Example: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.» overall picture = visión global.
Example: It is difficult to present an overall picture of community information services in Australia.» paint + a broad-brush picture = dar una idea general, dar una idea aproximada, describir a grandes rasgos.
Example: In this presentation, I wish to paint a broad-brush picture of this important area by drawing examples from our own work as well as from published literature.» paint + a broad picture = dar una idea general, dar una idea aproximada, describir a grandes rasgos.
Example: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.» paint + a clear picture = describir claramente, describir con claridad, presentar una imagen clara, dibujar una imagen clara.
Example: It's kind of like solving a puzzle -- you have all these oddly shaped pieces which can paint a clear picture if put together in the proper order.» paint + a picture = dar una imagen, describir, presentar una imagen.
Example: The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline.» present + an overall picture = dar una visión global, presentar una visión global.
Example: It is difficult to present an overall picture of community information services in Australia.» present + a picture = ofrecer una imagen, dar una imagen, presentar una imagen, presentar un aspecto, presentar una visión.
Example: According to Zell, 'Many parts of Africa now present a picture of a 'bookless society''.» provide + a picture = ofrecer una visión, ofrecer una visión de conjunto.
Example: Quantitative data from library systems provides a different, probably more accurate, picture of the nature and extent of public library use.» rich picture = mapa mental, representación mediante diagramas, representación esquemática.
Example: A rich picture is a pictorial representation of all the major activities in a system.picture5 = describir, representar.
Example: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.picture6 = imaginarse.
Example: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.picture7 = fotografiar.
Example: Mark and Lauren were pictured in Las Vegas yesterday, looking all cosy and snoggy despite last week's rumours he was getting off with some bird from Hollyoaks.