Peintres (en. Painters)

/pɛ̃tʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Artist who practices painting.

Painters exhibit their work in galleries.

Les peintres exposent leur travail dans les galeries.

Person who paints, often for artistic purposes.

My brother is a talented painter.

Mon frère est un peintre talentueux.

Specialist in wall decoration.

Professional painters renovate houses.

Les peintres professionnels rénovent les maisons.

From the verb 'to paint' and the suffix '-tre' in Old French.

genius painter

Exceptional artist in the field of painting.

peintre de génie

painter's studio

Workspace of a painter.

atelier de peintre

building painter

Artisan who paints surfaces in construction.

peintre en bâtiment

painting

Activity consisting of applying colors to a surface.

peinture

drawing

Art of representing an image with lines.

dessin

color

Visual aspect determined by light.

couleur

A painter who does not sell works but paints for pleasure.

This guy is an amateur painter, he doesn’t seek to sell his canvases.

Ce gars est un peintre amateur, il ne cherche pas à vendre ses toiles.

Painter who uses unconventional techniques.

She is a street art painter, she prefers walls to canvases.

Elle est une peintre street art, elle préfère les murs aux toiles.