Meaning of oil painting | Babel Free
Definitions
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A painting done with oil paints. countable, uncountable
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The art of painting with oil paints. uncountable
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A physically attractive person. British, countable, humorous, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
لَوْحَة زَيْتِيَة
Čeština
olejomalba
Deutsch
Ölgemälde
Ελληνικά
ελαιογραφία
Français
peinture à l'huile
Italiano
pittura a olio
日本語
油絵
Nederlands
olieverfschilderij
Svenska
oljemålning
Türkçe
yağlı boya
Tiếng Việt
tranh sơn dầu
Examples
“"Very lovely!" he said, staring her straight in the face. "You needn't try and be funny!" she said. "If you mean me, I'm no oil-painting, and I know it!"”
“Wayne Swan: All I can say is that she's a much more attractive person than the Prime Minister. George Brandis: You're not exactly an oil painting yourself, Wayne.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.