dēlīneāre
To draw a picture in Latin is dēlīneāre, "to sketch in outline". To paint is pingere.
Meaning: to produce a picture (verb)
Ways to say it
| Latin |
|---|
| dēlīneāre |
| pingere |
dēlīneāre is built on līnea, "line", so it suits drawing with lines. pingere covers painting and also drawing in colour.
Which one should you use?
trahere means "to draw" only in the sense of "to pull, drag", as in drawing a cart.
How do you pronounce it?
day-lee-neh-AH-reh
Did you know?
- English "delineate" comes straight from dēlīneāre, and "line" comes from līnea, originally "a linen thread".
Examples in context
- Delinemus aliquid simul!Let's draw something together!
- Pingere est vivere!Drawing is living!
- Per picturam tempora decurro.I pass the time through drawing.
- Puer equum dēlīneat.The boy is drawing a horse.
- Pictor imāginem pingit.The painter is painting a picture.
Example conversation
A father looks at his daughter's work.
- GaiusQuid facis, Tullia?What are you doing, Tullia?
- ClaudiaDomum nostram dēlīneō.I am drawing our house.
- GaiusPulchra est! Ubi est canis?It is beautiful! Where is the dog?
- ClaudiaNunc eum dēlīneābō.I will draw him now.
