What does dibujo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word dibujo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dibujo in Spanish.

The word dibujo in Spanish means drawing, drawing, draw, appear, describe, relay, do you get it or should I explain?, cartoon, architectural drawing, technical drawing, retouch a drawing, touch up a drawing, drawing workshop. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dibujo

drawing

nombre masculino (representación gráfica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El dibujo a plumilla requiere mucha técnica.
Pen drawing calls for exquisite technique.

drawing

nombre masculino (asignatura) (class)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El dibujo entra en el curriculum.
Drawing is part of the school program.

draw

verbo transitivo (trazar, delinear)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En la guardería enseñaron a mi hijo a dibujar.
In nursery school, they showed my son how to draw.

appear

verbo pronominal (mostrarse, aparecer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El sol comenzó a dibujarse en el firmamento.
The sun was beginning to appear in the sky.

describe, relay

verbo transitivo (figurado (describir con palabras)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Te voy a dibujar la situación sin omitir detalles.
I'm going to describe the situation without omitting any details.

do you get it or should I explain?

expresión (CR, coloquial (imaginar, creer ver)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¿Quedó clara mi opinión? ¿La vio o se la dibujo?

cartoon

(gen pl (película dibujada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando era niño, me encantaba ver dibujos animados después del colegio.
When I was a kid I loved watching cartoons after school.

architectural drawing

locución nominal masculina (Arquitectura: diseño) (construction design)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gracias al dibujo arquitectónico podemos ver el aspecto que tendrá el edificio terminado.
Thanks to the architectural drawing, we can get an idea of how the finished building will look.

technical drawing

nombre masculino (representación geométrica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los ingenieros deben estudiar dibujo técnico.
Engineers must study technical drawing.

retouch a drawing, touch up a drawing

locución verbal (retocar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lucila repasó el dibujo con un marcador.
Lucila retouched the drawing with a marker.

drawing workshop

locución nominal masculina (curso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se inscribió a un taller de dibujo cuando decidió dedicarse a hacer historietas.
He enrolled on a drawing workshop when he decided he wanted to write comics for a living.

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