picture

Bild, Zeichnung

Darstellung auf Papier oder einer anderen Oberfläche, die eine Person, einen Ort oder eine Sache zeigt.

In einfachem Englisch: An image made on paper or another surface that shows a person, place, or thing.

• I drew a picture.
• There are pictures on every wall.
• Who painted this picture of the sea?

So benutzt man es: a picture of someone/something (She drew a picture of her dog.)

Synonyme: image, drawing, painting

Häufige Wendungen: draw a picture, picture of something, paint a picture, framed picture

Foto, Fotografie

Mit einer Kamera aufgenommenes Bild.

In einfachem Englisch: An image made with a camera.

• Can you take my picture?
• We looked at pictures from our holiday.
• This is my favourite picture of you.

So benutzt man es: a picture of someone/something (I took a picture of the sunset.)

Synonyme: photo, photograph

Häufige Wendungen: take a picture, family picture, picture of someone

Überblick, Gesamtbild

Überblick über eine Situation, ihre wichtigsten Fakten und deren Zusammenhang.

In einfachem Englisch: A way of understanding a situation, including its main facts and how they fit together.

• We need the full picture.
• These figures give a clearer picture of the economy.
• Try to consider the bigger picture before you decide.

So benutzt man es: a picture of something (The report gives a clear picture of local housing needs.)

Synonyme: overview, understanding

Häufige Wendungen: overall picture, clear picture, bigger picture, picture of something

Bild

Das Bild, das auf einem Fernseher, Computer oder anderen Bildschirm zu sehen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: The image you see on a television, computer, or other screen.

• The picture is blurry.
• This television has a very sharp picture.
• We lost the picture, but we could still hear the sound.

Synonyme: image

Häufige Wendungen: clear picture, picture quality, television picture

Vorstellung, inneres Bild

Bild oder Vorstellung von etwas, das man im Kopf hat.

In einfachem Englisch: An image or idea of something that you form in your mind.

• I have a picture of her in my mind.
• His story gave us a vivid picture of village life.
• My mental picture of the place was completely wrong.

So benutzt man es: a picture of someone/something (I have a clear picture of the house in my mind.)

Synonyme: image, vision

Häufige Wendungen: mental picture, picture in mind, picture of something

sich vorstellen, visualisieren

Sich im Kopf ausmalen, wie jemand oder etwas aussieht oder wie eine Situation wäre.

In einfachem Englisch: To imagine what someone or something looks like, or what a situation would be like.

• Picture a quiet beach.
• I pictured him waiting outside the station.
• Can you picture yourself living here?

So benutzt man es: picture someone/something doing something (I can picture you living by the sea.); picture someone/something as something (She pictured herself as a successful writer.)

Synonyme: imagine, visualize

Häufige Wendungen: picture someone doing something, picture yourself, picture the scene

abbilden, zeigen

Jemanden oder etwas auf einem Foto, einer Zeichnung oder einem anderen Bild zeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To show someone or something in a photograph, drawing, or other image.

• The cover pictures a mountain.
• She was pictured beside her new car.
• The people pictured above are our volunteers.

So benutzt man es: be pictured with someone/something (The singer is pictured with her children.); be pictured doing something (He was pictured leaving the hotel.)

Synonyme: show, depict

Häufige Wendungen: picture someone together, picture something above, picture someone smiling

schildern, darstellen

Jemanden oder etwas so beschreiben, dass beim Lesen oder Zuhören ein lebendiger Eindruck entsteht.

In einfachem Englisch: To describe someone or something in a way that gives readers or listeners a strong impression.

• The novel pictures life in a small town.
• The report pictured the city as a dangerous place.
• Her account pictures the workers struggling to feed their families.

So benutzt man es: picture someone/something as something (The story pictures him as a lonely man.)

Synonyme: portray, depict, describe

Häufige Wendungen: picture someone as something, picture someone doing something