picture
A representation of anything upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing,…A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
» These pictures were painted by him.
Diese Bilder wurden von ihm gemalt.
Эти картины были написаны им.
Ці картини намалював він.
Meaning
13 sensesA representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
Bild, Abbildung, Abbild
карти́наkartína, изображе́ниеizobražénije, карти́нкаkartínka
зображенняzobražennja, карти́наkartýna, рису́нокrysúnok
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
a clear and telling mental image
A painting.
There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
A photograph.
I took a picture of the church.
Foto, Bild
фотогра́фияfotográfija, фо́тоfóto, фотока́рточкаfotokártočka
фотогра́фіяfotohráfija, фотозні́мокfotoznímok, зні́мокznímok
(India, dated)A motion picture.
Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.
(in the plural, informal)("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
Let's go to the pictures.
Kino, Film
кино́kinó, фильмfilʹm, карти́наkartína
фільмfilʹm, кіно́kinó, кінофі́льмkinofílʹm
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
She's the very picture of health.
An attractive sight.
The garden is a real picture at this time of year.
The art of painting; representation by painting.
A figure; a model.
Situation.
The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.
You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture.
a situation treated as an observable object
(Multicultural London English)A sample of an illegal drug.
If you want me to buy your weed I’ll need a picture.
Examples
4139 sentencesThese pictures were painted by him.
Ці картини намалював він.
ruЭти картины были написаны им.
deDiese Bilder wurden von ihm gemalt.
Is that a picture of me?
Це моя фотографія?
ruЭто моя фотография?
Have a look at that picture.
Подивись на цю фотографію.
ruПосмотри на эту картину.
deSchau dir mal dieses Bild an.
I will show you some pictures.
Я покажу тобі декілька знімків.
ruЯ вам покажу несколько фотографий.
deIch werde euch ein paar Bilder zeigen.
I will show you the picture.
Я тобі покажу фотографію.
deIch werde Ihnen das Bild zeigen.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a paintinInherited from Middle English picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“to paint”). Doublet of pictura.
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Forms
plural: picturesSynonyms
28 synonyms- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface:imageiconikon
- illustrations used to decorate or explain a text:pictorial matter
- a situation treated as an observable object:scene
- graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface:painting
- a clear and telling mental image:mental pictureimpression
- the visible part of a television transmission:video
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B1Describing a picture — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Prepositions that differ from Ukrainian and Russian — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- a picture of
- take pictures
- take a picture
- picture of his
- took this picture
- to take pictures
- taking pictures of
- is a picture
- lot of pictures
- picture of the
- painted this picture
- on taking pictures