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Meanings of paint in English

Portuguese
blush
Catalan
coloret

Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.

blush
Portuguese
tinta
Catalan
pintura
Spanish
pintura

A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating.

tinta
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Examples for "pigment"
Examples for "pigment"
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The glossy pigment certainly seems to be the look of the year.
The South African
2
However, slumping demand for pigment and solar panel parts hurt fourth-quarter profit.
Reuters
3
The pigment's right, but they won't know for certain until this afternoon.
Frozen Heat
4
Both forms retained their original polypeptide subunit composition and their pigment content.
Pubmed
5
She thought of adding water to the pigment that remained and scowled.
Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven

(Basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court.

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Usage of paint in English
1
With new paint, wallpaper, and furniture, the house would look entirely different.
Tough customer: a novel
2
The table's simple New England look is available in 20 paint finishes.
The Irish Times
3
The poisoning hazards include deteriorating lead paint, tainted soil and contaminated water.
Reuters
4
Grey paint covers 37 per cent of all cars sold in Ireland.
The Irish Times
5
The latest crime stats for South Africa paint a pretty grim picture.
The South African
6
There was no room in the flat in which she could paint.
Celibates
7
It needs a bit of work, a bit of paint and landscaping.
News.com.au
8
But senior officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, paint a different picture.
Reuters
9
The boys said he had worn the paint off that particular place.
Chronicles of Avonlea
10
There had been no hesitation in the laying on of the paint.
The Way We Live Now
11
The boys can give it a coat of paint, in the morning.
Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83...
12
The panels were hung with plain paper in harmony with the paint.
The Commission in Lunacy
13
They believe the two sentences paint Japan in an unfairly negative light.
The South African
14
What could be more natural than to ask Calder to paint it?
The Irish Times
15
You might as well try to paint a house that's on fire.
Choke
16
The words seemed to paint, in the narrow room, the dim Gap.
The Shield of Silence
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Translations for paint
Spanish
pintura
Paint through the time
Paint across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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