| Principal Translations |
| pinta nf | (apariencia, aspecto) | look, appearance n |
| | | impression n |
| | Este plato de arroz tiene muy buena pinta. |
| | No me gusta la pinta de ese muchacho; vámonos de aquí. |
| | I don't like the look of that lad; let's get out of here. |
| pinta nf | (mancha en pelaje) | spot n |
| pinta nf | (mancha estampada en tela) | dot n |
| pinta nf | (medida de líquidos) (UK: beer) | pint n |
| | Deme una pinta de cerveza, por favor. |
| | I'll have a pint, please. |
| pinta nf | (jarra de cerveza) | pint n |
| | Manuel se tomó tres pintas anoche. |
| Principal Translations |
| pintar⇒ vtr | (aplicar pintura) | paint⇒ vtr |
| | Voy a pintar la habitación de un color más claro. |
| | I'm going to paint the room a lighter color. |
| pintar vtr | (hacer un dibujo) | draw vi, vtr |
| | Lo que más le gusta al niño es pintar. |
| | The child likes drawing the most. |
| pintar vi | (dar muestras de algo) | look⇒, appear⇒, seem⇒ vi |
| | Tu nuevo negocio pinta bien. |
| | Your new business looks good. |
| pintar vi | MX, coloquial (persona: mostrar inclinación) (person) | be inclined vi + adj |
| | | have the makings of (+noun) v expr |
| | Mi sobrino pinta para ingeniero. |
| | My nephew is inclined towards being an engineer. |
| | My nephew has the makings of an engineer. |
| pintar vtr | figurado (ser procedente) (in a place or situation) | be doing v expr |
| | No sé qué pinta su madre aquí. |
| | I don't know what their mother is doing here. |
| pintar vtr | (describir) | describe⇒, picture⇒ vtr |
| | | draw a picture vtr + n |
| | No sé si quiero conocerlo después de como me lo has pintado. |
| | I don't know if I want to meet him after how you described him to me. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The book drew a picture of the main character in the mind of the reader. |
| pintarse⇒ v prnl | (maquillarse) | put on makeup v expr |
| | | wear makeup vtr + n |
| | Eres muy joven para pintarte tanto. |
| | You are very young to put on so much makeup. |
| | You are very young to wear so much makeup. |
| pintarse v prnl | coloquial (tener talento) | be capable vi + adj |
| | Para meterse en problemas, mi hijo se pinta solo. |
| | My son is only capable of getting into trouble. |
| pintarse v prnl | MX, coloquial (irse, retirarse) | leave⇒, exit⇒, decamp⇒ vi |
| | (colloquial) | take off, get out vi phrasal |
| | Nos pintamos antes de que llegara la policía a arrestarnos. |
| | We left before the police came to arrest us. |
| | We took off before the police came to arrest us. |