Grammatical class
Verb
peindre
(transitive) to paint
Details
Syllables
pein-dre
Phonetics
pɛ̃dʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
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Sentences
Tu sais peindre ?
Do you know how to paint?
Je dois la peindre.
I have to paint it.
Ma sœur aime peindre.
My sister likes painting.
J'aime peindre aussi.
I like painting, too.
Tom ne sait pas peindre.
Tom can't paint.
Il a fait peindre son épouse.
He had his wife painted.
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.
Anne a fini de peindre l'image.
Ann finished painting the picture.
Je n'eus même pas le temps de peindre !
I didn't even have time to paint!
Le garçon prit plaisir à peindre un tableau.
The boy enjoyed painting a picture.
Fred fit peindre la barrière par son petit frère.
Fred had his little brother paint the fence.
Je dois toujours finir de peindre la clôture.
I still have to finish painting the fence.