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Similar words: paint on · maintain · painting · wait in · want in · paint out · paint pot · point man · print run · painstaking
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paint in

1 (v + adv) ART on painting TRANSITIVEpéinteáil isteachshe painted in the sky phéinteáil sí isteach an spéir 2 (v + adv) in narrative, account TRANSITIVEhe painted in the background thug sé an cúlrato paint in the details na bearnaí a líonadh isteach → see paint

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • alternating »
    it was painted in alternating colours bhí sé péinteáilte i ngach re dath
  • blister »
    the paint blisters in the heat tagann cloig ar an bpéint leis an teas
  • brushstroke »
    he painted the story in broad brushstrokes thug sé léargas ginearálta ar an scéal
  • hang »
    a smell of paint hung in the air bhí boladh péinte san aer
  • matt »
    her lips were painted in red matt bhí dath dearg neamhlonrach ar a beola
  • oils »
    he paints portraits in oils péinteálann sé portráidí in ola, déanann sé portráidí ola
  • tone »
    the rooms are painted in warm tones tá na seomraí péinteáilte i ndathanna teolaí
  • unflattering »
    the film paints him in an unflattering light léiríonn an scannán é ar bhealach mífhabhrach
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