| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| painting n | (work of art, picture) (œuvre) | tableau nm |
| | | peinture nf |
| | | toile nf |
| | The Louvre has thousands of paintings on its walls. |
| | Le Musée du Louvre a des milliers de tableaux sur ses murs. |
| painting n | uncountable (art of making paintings) (art) | peinture nf |
| | She enjoys sculpture and painting. |
| | Elle adore la sculpture et la peinture. |
| painting n | uncountable (covering [sth] with paint) (action) | peindre⇒ vtr |
| | The painting of the dining room took five hours. |
| | Peindre la salle à manger a pris cinq heures. |
| painting n | uncountable (job: decorating) (métier) | peinture nf |
| | He does painting and decorating for a living. |
| | Il fait de la peinture et de la décoration pour gagner sa vie. |
| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| paint [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with paint) (un mur,...) | peindre⇒ vtr |
| | (Can : un mur) | peinturer⇒ vtr |
| | He painted the wall. |
| | Il a peint le mur. |
| paint [sth] vtr | (create or draw with paint) (Art : un tableau,...) | peindre⇒ vtr |
| | She painted a picture, using oil paint. |
| | Elle a peint un tableau, en utilisant de la peinture à l'huile. |
| paint n | (coloured coating) (produit) | peinture nf |
| | We need to buy some tins of blue paint. |
| | Nous devons acheter quelques tubes de peinture bleue. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Paint n | abbreviation (horse breed: Paint Horse) (race de cheval) | Paint horse nm |
| | The Paint is an American horse breed. |
| paint n | (basketball: part of court) (Basket) | raquette nf |
| | The player remained in the paint for longer than three seconds, so the referee signaled a violation. |
| paint⇒ vi | (make a painting) (Art) | peindre⇒ vtr |
| | | faire de la peinture⇒ v pron |
| | She loves to paint. |
| | Elle adore peindre. |
| | Elle adore faire de la peinture. |
| paint vi | (colour [sth] with paint) (une maison,...) | peindre⇒ vtr |
| | Working on the house, he painted all day long. |
| | Il a passé la journée entière à peindre la maison. |
| paint [sth]⇒ vtr | (colour with paint) | peindre [qch] (en [qch]) vtr |
| | He painted the room blue. |
| | Il a peint la chambre en bleu. |
| paint [sth] vtr | (nails: apply varnish to) (les ongles) | se vernir⇒ v pron |
| | She spends hours painting her nails. |
| | Elle passe des heures à se vernir les ongles. |
| paint [sth] vtr | figurative (describe with words) (figuré : un portrait) | brosser⇒ vtr |
| | The book painted the picture of the ideal family. |
| | Le livre brossait un portrait de la famille idéale. |
Formes composées
painting | paint |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| acrylic painting n | (picture, painting style) (œuvre) | acrylique, peinture acrylique, peinture à l'acrylique nf |
| acrylic painting n | uncountable (art of painting with acrylics) (technique) | acrylique, peinture à l'acrylique nf |
| action painting n | (American painting style) (Art : style) | peinture d'action, peinture gestuelle nf |
| body painting n | (decorating skin) | peinture sur corps, peinture corporelle nf |
| | (anglicisme) | bodypainting nm |
| | Humans have practiced body painting for centuries. |
| cave painting n | (picture in cave) | peinture rupestre nf |
| | The cave paintings show various wild animals. |
dazzle,
dazzle painting n | (warships: camouflage paint) (peinture pour bateaux de guerre) | camouflage disruptif nm |
| | The dazzle used on WW1 warships was different for every vessel. |
face painting,
face-painting n | (decorating the face with paint) | peinture sur visage nf |
| finger painting n | (using fingers to paint) | peinture au doigt nf |
| | Je reviens d'une exposition de peinture au doigt : curieusement, ces tableaux coûtent un bras ! |
| fresco painting n | (mural on plaster) | fresque nf |
| | Probably the world's most famous fresco painting is Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'. |
| fresco painting n | (art of painting murals) | fresque nf |
| landscape painting n | (art: depicting natural scenery) (Peinture : œuvre) | paysage nm |
| | I prefer to paint portraits as I'm not very good at landscape painting. |
| | Je préfère peindre des portraits car je ne suis pas très bon pour les paysages. |
| mural painting n | (painting an image on a wall) | fresque nf |
| | Traditional fresco mural painting requires speed because the plaster dries quickly. |
| | La réalisation d'une fresque traditionnelle demande une grande habileté parce que l'enduit sèche rapidement. |
| mural painting n | (image painted on a wall) | peinture murale nf |
| | A great example of mural painting by Rivera can be seen in a courtyard at the Detroit Institute of Arts. |
| | Dans une cour du Detroit Institute of Arts, on peut voir une magnifique peinture murale de Rivera. |
| nude painting n | (painted picture of a naked figure) (Art : œuvre) | nu nm |
| | His mother was shocked by the nude painting he did for art class. |
| | Sa mère a été choquée par le nu qu'il a peint dans son cours d'arts plastiques. |
| oil painting n | (picture painted using oil paints) (tableau) | peinture à l'huile nf |
| | The focal point of the room was a huge oil painting hung above the fireplace. |
| | Le point de mire de la pièce était une énorme peinture à l'huile accrochée au-dessus de la cheminée. |
oil painting,
painting in oils n | uncountable (art of painting with oils) (art) | peinture à l'huile nf |
| | When Harry took up oil painting, his aunt gave him her old paintbrushes. |
| painting and decorating n | (interior decoration) | travaux de finition nmpl |
| painting excursion n | (trip or outing for artmaking purposes) | excursion pour la peinture nf |
| painting knife n | (tool for applying paint) | spatule nf |
| | | couteau à peindre nm |
| painting materials npl | (equipment used in painting) | matériel de peinture nm |
| | The man gathered his painting materials and went to work. |
| pastel painting n | (artmaking with dry pastel) | pastel nm |
| | Le pastel est une technique de dessin difficile. |
| pastel painting n | (artwork made using dry pastel) | pastel nm |
| | Les pastels de Quentin de La Tour sont difficilement surpassables. |
| portrait painting n | (art: painting a likeness) | portrait nm |
| | Velasquez was a master of portrait painting. |
| | Velasquez était un maître du portrait. |
| still-life painting n | (art form) | nature morte nf |
| | The artist specializes in still-life painting. |
| | L'artiste est spécialisé dans les natures mortes. |
| still-life painting n | (artwork) | nature morte nf |
| | Van Gogh did many still-life paintings of flowers. |
| | Van Gogh a peint de nombreuses natures mortes de fleurs. |
| wall painting n | (mural) | peinture murale nf |
| | | fresque nf |
| | The CEO commissioned a wall painting for the reception area. |
watercolor painting (US),
watercolour painting (UK) n | (picture painted using watercolors) (œuvre) | aquarelle nf |
watercolor painting (US),
watercolour painting (UK) n | uncountable (art of painting with watercolors) (technique) | aquarelle nf |
| word painting n | (poetic verbal description) | description poétique nf |