anmalen

German

Etymology

an- + malen

Verb

anmalen (weak, third-person singular present malt an, past tense malte an, past participle angemalt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to draw (onto a surface)
    Synonyms: anzeichnen, anpinseln
    Die Kinder haben in der Pause wieder Gesichter an die Wandtafel angemalt.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive, informal) to paint (to coat a object with liquid paint)
    Synonyms: anstreichen, streichen
    Ich male gerade mein Zimmer weiß an.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (transitive, informal) to paint (something of artistic value)
    Synonyms: bemalen, anpinseln
    Das Kind ist beschäftigt; es malt gerade Bilderbücher an.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to make up, to apply makeup
    Synonyms: schminken, anpinseln
    Schau mal das Mädel dort. Die hat sich aber angemalt!(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • anmalen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anmalen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anmalen” in Duden online
  • anmalen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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