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paint

verb

1 verb surface

TRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m uhe painted the walls white chuir sé péint bhán ar na ballaí, chuir sé dath bán ar na ballaí

INTRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m uI was painting all day chaith mé an lá ag péinteáil

2 verb ART create artwork

TRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m uto paint a landscape tírdhreach a phéinteáil, tírdhreach a dhéanamh

INTRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m u

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3 verb ART depict in painting TRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m upictiúr a dhéanamh de c m uhe painted her rinne sé pictiúr di 4 verb COSM nails TRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m ushe painted her nails phéinteáil sí a cuid ingne, chuir sí dath ar a cuid ingne 5 verb face TRANSITIVEpéinteáil verb c m upéint a chur ar 6 verb MED with medical solution TRANSITIVEto paint the throat with iodine an scornach a dhathú le hiaidín, iaidín a chur ar an scornach 7 verb describe TRANSITIVEhe paints himself as a victim cuireann sé in iúl gur íospartach é

noun

8 noun also ARTpéint fem2 c m uto give sth a coat of paint cóta péinte a chur ar rud, brat péinte a chur ar rud 9 noun (also paint horse) pintocapall pinto

phrases

not as ... as sb/sth is painted

she's not as bad as she's painted níl sí chomh dona lena tuairisc, níl sí chomh holc agus a deirtear

to paint the town red

(also

to paint the town

) dul ag rancásscléip a bheith agatwe'll paint the town red beidh scléip againn, cuirfimid an gabhar á róstadh

to paint a picture of sth

léiriú a thabhairt ar rudcur síos a dhéanamh ar rudit painted a bleak picture of young people thug sé léiriú duairc ar an aos óg

to paint sb into a corner

duine a chur i sáinnduine a chúinneáilduine a theanntú

like watching paint dry

informal, humorous it was like watching paint dry chuirfeadh sé codladh ort, piolóid a bhí ann, ba gheall le purgóid é