paintwork

ˈpeɪntwɜːk

Definition

Definition of paintwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

surface

Rare

painted surface of a car or building

Rare

The car's paintwork was scratched.

coating

finish

process

Rare

act or process of applying paint

Rare

The paintwork on the house took several days to complete.

coating

painting

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painted surface of a car or building

Origin of paintwork

English, paint (color) + work (activity)

Examples of paintwork in a sentence

He admired the glossy paintwork on the new car.
The car's paintwork was flawless after the restoration.
He admired the intricate paintwork on the model airplane.

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French:peinture, travail de peinture, ...
German:Lack, Anstrichprozess, ...
Italian:verniciatura, lavoro di pittura, ...
Spanish:pintura, trabajo de pintura, ...
Portuguese:pintura, trabalho de pintura, ...
Chinese:漆面, 油漆工作, ...
Japanese:塗装, 塗装作業, ...
Arabic:طِلَاء, عَمَلِيَّة الطِّلَاء, ...
Hebrew:צֶבַע הַרֶכֶב, עֲבוֹדַת צֶבַע, ...
Russian:лакокрасочное покрытие, малярные работы, ...
Ukrainian:фарбування, малярні роботи, ...
Hindi:पेंट की सतह, पेंटवर्क, ...
Bengali:পেইন্টওয়ার্ক, রঙের কাজ, ...
Catalan:pintura, procés de pintura, ...
Czech:lak, natírání, ...
Danish:lakering, malerproces, ...
Dutch:lak, ...
Greek:βαφή, εργασία βαφής, ...
Hungarian:fényezés, mázolás, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាំលាបផ្ទៃ, ការលាបថ្នាំ, ...
Korean:도장, 페인트 작업, ...
Persian:رنگ بدنه, رنگ‌آمیزی, ...
Polish:lakier, malowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):pintura, trabalho de pintura, ...
Romanian:vopsea, vopsire, ...
Swedish:lack, målningsarbete, ...
Thai:สีของรถยนต์, การทาสี, ...
Turkish:boya, boya işi, ...
Vietnamese:bề mặt sơn, công việc sơn, ...

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