graffiti

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɡræfɪtiː/ AmE /ˈɡræfəti/

noun en → es

1 ART [uncountable] B1

pictures, words, or designs that have been painted on a wall or other surface without permission

graffiti, pintadas

  • there is graffiti on/in something

Collocations street art · illegal graffiti

  • There was a lot of graffiti on the walls.

    Había mucho grafiti en las paredes.

2 ACTION [uncountable] B1

the act of painting or writing graffiti

hacer grafitis, pintar graffiti

  • to do graffiti

Collocations street artist · graffiti artist

  • He was arrested for doing graffiti.

    Lo arrestaron por hacer grafitis.