Betekenis van picture In het Nederlands

• 0 a drawing, painting, photograph, etc.:

  • Freddy drew/painted a picture of my dog.

  • We took a picture of (= photographed) the children on their new bicycles.

  • I hate having my picture taken (= being photographed).

  • We can't get a clear picture.

  • Could this be the first animated movie to win a best picture award?

  • Let's go to the pictures tonight.

  • I have a very vivid picture of the first time I met Erik.

• 1 (an idea of) a situation:

  • After watching the news, I had a clearer picture of what was happening.

  • The picture emerging in reports from the battlefield is one of complete confusion.

  • figurative The experts are painting a gloomy/brighter/rosy picture of the state of the economy.

• 2 to imagine something:

  • Picture the scene - the crowds of people and animals, the noise, the dirt.

  • [ + -ing verb ] Try to picture yourself lying on a beach in the hot sun.

  • [ + question word ] Picture to yourself how terrible that day must have been.

  • formal He was pictured (= an artist had painted him) as a soldier in full uniform.

• 3 a representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing:

  • He drew/painted a picture of my dog.

  • Brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs).

  • It’s an old set, and the picture is a little fuzzy.

  • It won an Academy Award for best picture.

• 4 a description of a situation, or the situation itself:

  • [ C ] Do news reports give an accurate picture of events?

  • [ U ] They’re looking at individuals and not at the overall picture.

  • [ U ] Don’t say any more – I get the picture (= understand the situation).

  • [ U ] Marilyn’s mother more or less stayed out of the picture (= was not involved).

  • [ C ] The statistics do not paint an optimistic picture.

• 5 to imagine how something looks:

  • Try to picture yourself lying on a beach in the hot sun.

• 6 an idea about what is happening in a particular situation:

  • a picture of sth They conducted a survey to get a better picture of their customers' needs.

  • a clear/complete/accurate picture It is difficult to get an accurate picture of value.

  • a gloomy/grim/rosy picture The economic picture that the prime minister painted was fairly gloomy.

• 7 the whole situation, as opposed to particular parts of it:

  • see/look at the big picture The board needs to look at the bigger picture when taking investment decisions.

  • It's important not to lose sight of the big picture.

  • The bigger picture shows a growing divide in the market between the wealthy and the poor.

• 8 to make sure someone knows all the facts about a situation that is changing:

  • We keep shareholders in the picture with our annual reports.

• 9 not part of or involved in a particular situation:

  • With overtime out of the picture, many of the workers will struggle to survive.