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The German word for paint is
Farbe





paint

Gender

The gender of Farbe is feminine. E.g. die Farbe.

Plural

The plural of Farbe is Farben.

German Definition


paint
     Substantiv:
     [1] Farbe, Anstrichfarbe, Lack, Anstrich
     [2] Farbe, Schminke, Rouge, Lippenstift
     [3] Plural: Farben im Malkasten
     [4] kurz für: Paint Horse
          [1] We need one can of red paint and a brush.
            Wir brauchen eine Dose rote Farbe und einen Pinsel.
          [1] Have you seen this metallic paint of the Aston Martin – it looks great.
            Hast du diesen metallischen Lack des Aston Martin gesehn – er sieht super aus.
          [1] These walls definitely need a fresh coat of paint.
            Diese Wände brauchen zweifelsohne einen neuen Anstrich.
          [2] She never leaves the house without some paint on her lips.
            Sie verlässt nie das Haus ohne etwas Farbe auf den Lippen.
          [3] Go and fetch the paints, I´ll prepare the canvas.
            Geh und hol die Farben, ich bereite die Leinwand vor.
          [4] Tom and his son breed paints.
            Tom und sein Sohn züchten Paint Horses.
     Verb:
     [1] anmalen, malen, bemalen, streichen, anstreichen, einpinseln, lackieren
     [2] schminken
     [3] übertragen: bildlich erzählen; zeichnen, schildern, ausmalen
          [1] My father ordered me to paint the entire house in green.
            Mein Vater hat mich beauftragt, das gesamte Haus in Grün zu streichen.
          [2] How to paint your lips devil red.
            Wie man seine Lippen teuflisch rot schminkt.
          [3] She painted a lovely picture of her honeymoon.
            Sie zeichnete ein herrliches Bild ihrer Flitterwochen.

Translations for paint and their definitions

Malen
     n. gerund of malen
     n. dative plural of Mal
     v. to paint (do paintwork)
     v. to paint (create a painting)
     v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)


Farbe
     n-f. colour
     n-f. paint
     n-f. dye, colourant for hair
     n-f. suit (playing cards)
     n-f. (heraldry) tincture


Streichen
     n. gerund of streichen
     n. dative plural of Streich
     v. to stroke
     v. to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
     v. to spread; to rub; to apply
     v. to paint


Lack
     n. varnish (kind of paint) (used in some contexts where English says paint, e.g. car paint)
     v. singular imperative of lacken
     v. colloquial of


anstreichen
     v. to paint, to coat with paint
          Ich will das Haus weiß anstreichen. - I want to paint the house white.
     v. to mark
          Alle Fehler wurden rot angestrichen. - All errors have been marked in red.
     v. to light; to strike


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