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picture

S2 W1

BrE /ˈpɪktʃə/ AmE /ˈpɪkʧər/

noun / verb en → es

1 IMAGE [uncountable, countable] A1

a photo or drawing of a person, place, object, etc.

imagen, fotografía, dibujo

  • take a picture

Collocations a family picture · in a picture

  • I took a picture of the sunset.

    Tomé una foto del atardecer.

2 SCENE [uncountable] B1

a view or scene, especially one that is pleasant to look at

vista, panorama, escena

  • have a picture of something

Collocations a beautiful picture · in the picture

  • The view from here is a wonderful picture.

    La vista desde aquí es un maravilloso panorama.

1 PAINT [transitive] B2

to make a painting or drawing of something

dibujar, pintar, retratar

  • picture somebody/something

Collocations picture a scene · picture someone's face

  • She pictures the scene in her mind.

    Ella se imagina la escena en su mente.

2 IMAGINE [transitive] B1

to imagine or think about something

imaginar, pensar en, visualizar

  • picture yourself doing something

Collocations picture a situation · picture the future

  • I can picture myself living there.

    Puedo imaginarme viviendo allí.

1 PRESENT [transitive] C1

to present or show something, especially in a way that is intended to influence people's opinions

presentar, mostrar, representar

  • picture something as

Collocations picture a problem · picture an event

  • The report pictures the company's future growth.

    El informe presenta el crecimiento futuro de la empresa.

2 TELL [transitive] B2

to tell a story or describe something in words, especially in a way that is intended to entertain people

contar, narrar, describir

  • picture something to somebody

Collocations picture a story · picture an event

  • He pictures the events of that day to us.

    Él nos describe los eventos de ese día.

1 EQUIP [transitive] C1

to equip or prepare something for a particular purpose, especially in the military context

equipar, preparar, dotar

  • picture something with

Collocations picture a ship with guns · picture an army with tanks

  • The troops were pictured with new weapons.

    Los soldados fueron equipados con nuevas armas.

2 DISPLAY [transitive] C1

to display or exhibit something, especially in a public place

exhibir, mostrar, poner en exposición

  • picture something

Collocations picture an artwork · picture a painting

  • The museum pictures the artist's works.

    El museo exhibe las obras del artista.