picture Significado & definición

Significado de picture en español

• 0 a drawing, painting, or photograph of something or someone -- cuadro, imagen

  • She has pictures of pop stars all over her bedroom.

  • Did you take many pictures (= photograph many things) while you were in Sydney?

• 1 a movie -- película

  • It won an Oscar for best picture.

• 2 an idea of what something is like -- imagen

  • After watching the news, I have a clearer picture of what is happening.

• 3 an image seen on a television or cinema screen -- imagen

  • We can’t get a clear picture.

• 4 the cinema -- el cine

  • I really fancy going to the pictures tonight.

• 5 to imagine something in a particular way -- imaginar(se)

  • The house was very different from how I pictured it.

• 6 a still image taken with a camera -- fotografía [ feminine, singular ]

  • photographers taking pictures fotógrafos haciendo fotos

  • a picture of his family una foto de su familia

• 7 a drawing or painting -- pintura [ feminine, singular ]

  • to draw/paint a picture dibujar/pintar un cuadro

  • She took all the pictures off the wall. Ella quitó todos los cuadros de la pared.

• 8 an image or the quality of an image on a screen -- imagen [ feminine, singular ]

  • pictures of marching soldiers on the news imágenes de soldados marchando en las noticias

  • The picture is all fuzzy. La imagen está borrosa.

• 9 an idea or description of what sth is like -- imagen [ feminine, singular ]

  • A picture began to form in my mind of a handsome wealthy man. Una imagen comenzó a formarse en mi mente de un hombre rico y guapo.

  • The article paints a vivid picture of this beautiful place. El artículo pinta una imagen vívida de este hermoso lugar.

• 10 a situation -- situación [ feminine, singular ]

  • The picture is changing for small farmers. La situación está cambiando para los pequeños agricultores.

  • I’ve explained it enough – I think you get the picture. Ya lo he explicado bastante – creo que te haces una idea.

• 11 involved/not involved in a situation, sb’s life, etc. -- dentro/fuera del panorama

  • His girlfriend’s not in the picture anymore. Su novia ya está fuera del panorama.

• 12 to imagine -- imaginar

  • I can’t picture her with long hair. No puedo imaginarla con el pelo largo.

  • Try to picture what it must be like being homeless. Intenta imaginarte como debe ser quedarse sin hogar.

• 13 to show in a photograph, drawing, etc. -- representar

  • the women pictured above las mujeres representadas arriba