Pinto in english
pronunciation: pɪntoʊ part of speech: noun
pintar1 = paint.
Example: The puppets were simple creations: cardboard heads painted and stitched onto pieces of cloth which formed the glove.more:
» la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock ; strike while + the iron is hot .
Example: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'. Example: So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'. Example: If you fail to strike while the iron is hot, there's a good chance you'll lose your momentum.» pintar a la esponja = sponging .
Example: The term sponging is used loosely to describe two paint-effects created using a sea-sponge.» pintar con espray = spray-paint .
Example: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.» pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint] .
Example: The library is undergoing a five-day 'extreme makeover' and will be repainted, re-carpeted, reconfigured and equipped with the latest furnishings.» pintar en polvo = powder-coat .
Example: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder-coated to a colour of your choice.» pintarse los labios = wear + lipstick .
Example: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.» pintar sobre Algo ya pintado = overpaint .
Example: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.» pintar sobre una decoración ocultándola o transformándola = clobbering .
Example: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.» protector para pintar = drop cloth .
Example: While there are several types of drop cloths such as paper, plastic and cloth, in general most drop cloths will do the trick.» rodillo para pintar = paint roller .
Example: It was the portrait of a woman standing against a wall with a paint roller.» volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint] .
Example: The library is undergoing a five-day 'extreme makeover' and will be repainted, re-carpeted, reconfigured and equipped with the latest furnishings.pintar2 = depict.
Example: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.more:
» pintar como = paint + Nombre + as .
Example: Many commentators want to blame the Liberal Democrats for this, painting them as lily-livered social democrats with no real appetite for revolutionary change.pinto = dappled.
Example: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.more:
» alubia pinta = pinto bean .
Example: We use a pressure cooker to cook pinto beans after soaking them overnight.» caballo pinto = pinto horse ; pinto .
Example: The pinto horse breed is the result of wild horse herds breeding with European horses. Example: Pintos can carry colors which include piebald, skewbald, and tricolored.» guisante pinto = cowpea [Guisante que tiene una pinta negra] .
Example: Most articles were on cowpea and maize and the fewest on soybean.» judía pinta = pinto bean ; scarlet runner bean .
Example: We use a pressure cooker to cook pinto beans after soaking them overnight. Example: When using scarlet runner beans in salads, be sure to add some salt to the cooking water.» pájaro pinto = pied bird .
Example: These birds now hybridize extensively with pied birds that have recently invaded the island.