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cuadro

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What does “cuadro” mean in English?

  1. picture on a wall

    picture on a wall (a painting or framed image hung on a wall; more colloquial and concrete than pintura)

Example sentences

  • Hay dos cuadros en el salón.

    There are two pictures in the living room.

  • Me gusta ese cuadro de colores.

    I like that colourful picture.

  • ¿Hay cuadros en el pasillo?

    Are there pictures in the hallway?

How to use it

Cuadro means a painting or framed picture that you hang on a wall. Use it for framed art and wall pictures. It does not mean a photograph — that is foto. It is more colloquial and concrete than pintura, which can also refer to the medium or the act of painting.

Common mistake

English speakers sometimes say 'foto' when they mean a painting or framed picture. Foto is specifically a photograph; cuadro is a painting or framed picture on a wall. Also, do not confuse cuadro with 'picture' in the sense of a film — that is película.