What does pinta in Spanish mean?

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

The word pinta in Spanish means pint, impression, pinto bean, trump, dappled, piebald, skewbald, mottled, paint, draw, look, appear, seem, be inclined, be doing, describe, picture, put on makeup, be capable, leave, exit, decamp, look good, looking like, bunk off, be good-looking, look like. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pinta

pint

nombre femenino (de cerveza) (UK: beer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En los bares irlandeses siempre pido pintas.
At Irish pubs, I always ask for a pint.

impression

nombre femenino (apariencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este plato de arroz tiene muy buena pinta.
The rice plate makes an excellent impression.

pinto bean

adjetivo (tipo de judías)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me comí un plato de judías pintas.
I ate a dish of pinto beans.

trump

nombre femenino (cartas: triunfo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenía muchos oros, pero la pinta era bastos.
I had a lot of spades, but trump was clubs.

dappled, piebald, skewbald, mottled

adjetivo (animal con manchas)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tengo un caballo pinto y otro ruano.
I have a piebald (or dappled) horse and a grey one.

paint

verbo transitivo (aplicar pintura)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Voy a pintar la habitación de un color más claro.
I'm going to paint the room a lighter color.

draw

verbo transitivo (hacer un dibujo)

Lo que más le gusta al niño es pintar.
The child likes drawing the most.

look, appear, seem

verbo intransitivo (dar muestras de algo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tu nuevo negocio pinta bien.
Your new business looks good.

be inclined

verbo intransitivo (MX, coloquial (persona: mostrar inclinación) (person)

Mi sobrino pinta para ingeniero.
My nephew has the makings of an engineer.

be doing

verbo transitivo (figurado (ser procedente) (in a place or situation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No sé qué pinta su madre aquí.
I don't know what their mother is doing here.

describe, picture

verbo transitivo (describir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No sé si quiero conocerlo después de como me lo has pintado.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The book drew a picture of the main character in the mind of the reader.

put on makeup

verbo pronominal (maquillarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Eres muy joven para pintarte tanto.
You are very young to wear so much makeup.

be capable

verbo pronominal (coloquial (tener talento)

Para meterse en problemas, mi hijo se pinta solo.
My son is only capable of getting into trouble.

leave, exit, decamp

verbo pronominal (MX, coloquial (irse, retirarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nos pintamos antes de que llegara la policía a arrestarnos.
We took off before the police came to arrest us.

look good

(coloquial (apariencia agradable)

Ese plato de pasta tiene muy buena pinta.
That plate of pasta looks really good.

looking like

locución adverbial (apariencia, aspecto)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bunk off

locución verbal (MX, coloquial (faltar a clases) (UK: colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be good-looking

locución verbal (coloquial (buena apariencia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

look like

locución verbal (coloquial (apariencia de algo)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Con esos anteojos, tienes pinta de intelectual.
You look like an intellectual with those glasses.

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