pinta

f.

1 spot.

2 appearance (aspecto).

tener pinta de algo to look o seem something

tiene buena pinta it looks good

3 pint (unidad de medida).

4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)

5 cative, pannus carateus.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.

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pinta

► nombre femenino

1 (mancha) dot

2 (medida) pint

3 familiar (aspecto) look

■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!

■ tu vecino tiene muy mala pinta I don't like the look of your neighbour

■ esta película tiene pinta de estar bien this film looks as if it could be good

► nombre masculino

1 familiar peyorativo (persona) dodgy character

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noun f.

1) aspect

2) pint

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I

SF

1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark

una tela a pintas azules — a cloth with blue spots

2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink

una pinta de grasa — a grease spot

3) * (=aspecto) appearance

por la pinta — by the look of it

tener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good

tener pinta de listo — to look clever

tiene pinta de criminal — he looks like a criminal

tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard

¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?

con esa(s) pinta(s) no puedes ir — you can't go looking like that

- ¡a la pinta!

- estar a la pinta

- no se le vio ni pinta

- tirar pinta

4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark

5) CAm, Méx (=pintada) piece of graffiti

6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit )

¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?

7) And, Cono Sur (=juego) draughts pl ; (=dados) dice

8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore

9)

- hacer pinta

- ser de la pinta

II

SF (=medida inglesa) pint

III

* SM rogue

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I

femenino

1)

a) (fam) (aspecto)

qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! — the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero — he looks foreign

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?

echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress

b) (Chi fam) (vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)

2)

a) (en una tela) spot, dot

b) (Zool) spot

3) (medida) pint

4) (Méx fam) (de la escuela)

irse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

II

masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)

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² = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

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* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

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I

femenino

1)

a) (fam) (aspecto)

qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! — the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero — he looks foreign

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?

echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress

b) (Chi fam) (vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)

2)

a) (en una tela) spot, dot

b) (Zool) spot

3) (medida) pint

4) (Méx fam) (de la escuela)

irse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

II

masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)

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pinta¹

¹ = stain.

Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.

Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

pinta³

³ = pint.

Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.

² = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.

Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

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pinta¹

feminine

A

1 (fam)

(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!

tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign

tiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him (colloq), he looks like a criminal

¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?

¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggar

hacer pinta (RPl) or (Chi) tirar pinta or (Col) echar pinta (fam); to impress

se puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress (colloq)

salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with it

ser algn en pinta (RPl fam); to be the spitting image of sb

2 (Chi fam) (vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfit

ponerse la pinta (Col fam); to put on one's glad rags (colloq), to get dressed up to the nines (colloq)

B

1 (en una tela) spot, dot

2 (Zool) spot

C (medida) pint

D

(Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

pinta²

masculine and feminine

(Esp fam)

rogue (colloq), dodgy character (colloq)

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Del verbo pintar: (conjugate pintar)

pinta es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pinta    
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) (aspecto) look;

◊ eso le da pinta de intelectual it gives him an intellectual look;

tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 (medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) (de la escuela):

◊ irse de pinta to play hooky^{(conjugate hooky)} (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

pintar (conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo

a) (en general) to paint;

◊ pintó la puerta de rojo she painted the door red;

pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils

b) (fam) (dibujar) to draw

verbo intransitivo
1

a) (con pintura) to paint

b) (fam) (dibujar) to draw

2 (en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal (refl) (maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;

◊ pintase los labios to put on some lipstick;

pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps

'pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet

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pinta

♦ nf

1. [lunar] spot

2. [aspecto]

tiene pinta de estar enfadado he looks like he's annoyed;

tiene buena pinta it looks good;

ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;

¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;

Comp

Am

echar o [m5]hacer o [m5]tirar pinta to show off;

Comp

RP

ser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb

3. [unidad de medida] pint

4. Méx [pintada] graffiti

5. Méx

irse de pinta [hacer novillos] Br to play truant, US to play hookey

♦ nmf

Urug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman

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pinta

f

1 medida pint

2 aspecto looks pl ;

tener buena pinta fig look inviting;

tener pinta de look like

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pinta nf

1) : dot, spot

2) : pint

3) fam : aspect, appearance

las peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good

4) pintas nfpl Mex: graffiti

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pinta n

1. (mancha) spot

la mariquita es roja con pintas negras ladybirds are red with black spots

2. (medida) pint

tener pinta to look

tiene pinta de ladrón he looks like a thief

tiene pinta de ser muy simpático he looks like a nice person

la comida tiene muy buena pinta the food looks very good