Grammatical class

Verb

peindre

(transitive) to paint

Details

Syllables

pein-dre

Phonetics

pɛ̃dʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

2356

Freq. (movies)

3170

Freq. (news)

17473

Sentences

Tu sais peindre ?

Do you know how to paint?

A1

Je dois la peindre.

I have to paint it.

A1

Ma sœur aime peindre.

My sister likes painting.

A1

J'aime peindre aussi.

I like painting, too.

A1

Tom ne sait pas peindre.

Tom can't paint.

A2

Il a fait peindre son épouse.

He had his wife painted.

A2

Jaquinot adore peindre des portraits de ses parents et de ses amis. Il a beaucoup de talent.

Jaquinot loves to paint portraits of his parents and his friends. He is very talented.

B1

Anne a fini de peindre l'image.

Ann finished painting the picture.

B1

Je n'eus même pas le temps de peindre !

I didn't even have time to paint!

B1

Le garçon prit plaisir à peindre un tableau.

The boy enjoyed painting a picture.

B1

Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère.

Fred had his little brother paint the fence.

B1

Je dois toujours finir de peindre la clôture.

I still have to finish painting the fence.

B2