Слово англійською: picture

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Переклад picture українською: карти́на (зобра́ження і т. д.), карти́нка, карти́на (худо́жній ви́твір і т. д.), зні́мок, фотогра́фія (зобра́ження)

Детальний опис

picture

noun

/ˈpɪktʃər/

painting/drawing

[countable] a painting or drawing, etc. that shows a scene, a person or thing

He likes books with lots of pictures in them.
picture of somebody/something A picture of flowers hung on the wall.
The children were drawing pictures of their pets.
She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself).

Synonyms picturepicturepainting ▪ drawing ▪ portrait ▪ print ▪ sketchThese are all words for a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper by drawing, painting, etc.picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint:

The children were drawing pictures of their pets.

painting a picture that has been made using paint:

a collection of paintings by American artists

drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint:

a pencil/charcoal drawing

portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders:

Vermeer’s ‘Portrait of the artist in his studio’
a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself)

print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography:

a Renoir print

sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details:

I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting.

Patterns

to draw a picture/portrait/sketch
to paint a picture/portrait
to make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch
to do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch

photograph

[countable] a photograph

to take a picture
We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.
The picture shows the couple together on their yacht.
picture of somebody/something She posted a picture of the two of them on her Facebook page.
Have you got any pictures of your trip?
The star shared the picture on Instagram.
to upload/send/tweet a picture

Synonyms photographphotographpicture ▪ photo ▪ shot ▪ snapshot/snap ▪ printThese are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:

a photograph of the house
Can I take a photograph?

picture a photograph:

We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.

photo a photograph:

a passport photo

photograph, picture or photo?Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.shot a photograph:

I tried to get a shot of him in the water.

Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:

holiday snaps

print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:

a set of prints

Patterns

a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot

Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases:

- The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
- This is a photo of a busy city street.
- In the foreground, we can see a group of protesters.
- In the background, there are some trees.
- In the top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
- On the right, someone is standing with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.

on TV

[countable] picture (of somebody/something) an image on a television screen

harrowing television pictures of the famine
You are looking at live pictures of midtown Manhattan.
poor picture quality

description

[countable, usually singular] a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what something is like

We've only got scraps of information, not the full picture.
picture of something The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.
a bleak/grim picture of the future
a clear/an accurate/a complete picture of these events
The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened.
From news reports a picture emerges of a country in crisis.
The TV report painted a much rosier picture of the employment situation than research shows to be the case.

mental image

[countable, usually singular] picture (of somebody/something) a mental image or memory of something

I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small.
He uses imagery to form mental pictures within the mind of the reader.

general situation

the picture

[singular] the general situation relating to somebody/something

Just a few years ago the picture was very different.
The overall picture for farming is encouraging.
The documentary was interesting but it didn't give the full picture.

movies

[countable] a film

The movie won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
in pictures (especially North American English) I believe her husband's in pictures (= he acts in movies or works in the movie industry).

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