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Meanings of picture in English

Portuguese
película
Catalan
pel·lícula
Spanish
película
Wikidata

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.

película
Portuguese
figura
Catalan
foto
Spanish
foto
Wikidata

A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.

figura
Portuguese
visualizar
Catalan
veure
Spanish
ver
Wikidata

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.

visualizar
Portuguese
foto
Catalan
exposició
Spanish
exposición
Wikidata

A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material.

foto
Usage of picture in English
1
However, the reports present a very positive picture, especially at primary level.
The Irish Times
2
Public opinion polls on the EU referendum question give a confused picture.
Reuters
3
A recent State Department report on state-sponsored terrorism paints a different picture.
Wired
4
Popular films did, however, break into the best picture race last year.
Reuters
5
Public opinion polls on the proposition so far give no clear picture.
Reuters
6
The picture was, of course, the latest of his adventures in Europe.
The Irish Times
7
However, as one Israeli official pointed out, disinformation obscured the true picture.
The Guardian
8
Its clinical picture is often alarming; thus it needs fast differential diagnosis.
Pubmed
9
We'll never have a true picture of reality; it just doesn't exist.
Geektastic
10
Often a clearer picture comes from the number of people in work.
The Irish Times
11
Just one more time, in case you can't believe the picture either.
The South African
12
LED works just fine, and can produce a pretty darned good picture.
Wired
13
Eleven years ago Oliver Stone made a powerful motion picture called JFK.
The Guardian
14
None of those previous five have managed to win best picture, however.
The South African
15
Other places, more isolated and far from villages, offer a different picture.
Reuters
16
After much research, I found several free resources for online picture books.
Wired