 | English  | German |  |
 | watery {adj} [coffee, soup, paint, etc.] | 588 dünn [Kaffee, Suppe, Farbe etc.] |  |
 | tech. phosphorescent {adj} [color, paint] | 15 nachleuchtend [Farbe] |  |
Verbs |
 | to float [pigments on a paint surface] | 304 ausschwimmen |  |
 | to stain [of paint, dye] [also fig.] | 270 abfärben [auch fig.] |  |
 | archi. engin. tech. to spall [to chip or crumble, paint e.g.] | 158 abblättern [abplatzen, abbröckeln, Farbanstrich z. B.] |  |
 | to brush [paint] | 152 pinseln |  |
 | to coat sth. [with paint] | 74 etw. anstreichen |  |
 | to depict [paint, draw] | 74 malen |  |
 | constr. ind. to temper sth. [paint, mortar, clay] | 69 etw.Akk. anmachen [Farbe, Mörtel, Ton] |  |
 | to apply sth. [paint etc.] | 57 etw.Akk. aufbringen [auftragen] |  |
 | to use sth. [e.g. paint] | 36 etw.Akk. verarbeiten [z. B. Farbe] |  |
 | to bilge [of white paint: to turn yellow] | 34 vergilben [Anstrich] |  |
 | to brush sth. [on sth.] [paint etc.] | 30 etw.Akk. auftragen [auf etw.] [Farbe etc.] |  |
 | to mix [paint etc.] | 28 anrühren [mischen] |  |
 | art tech. to grain sth. [paint in imitation of the grain of wood or marble] | 26 etw. marmorieren [künstlich masern] |  |
 | art to fresco sth. [paint al fresco] | 17 etw. freskieren |  |
 | to strip sth. [remove paint, lacquer, etc.] | 17 etw.Akk. abbeizen |  |
 | to coat sth. [with a fresh layer of paint] | 15 etw. überstreichen |  |
 | to pickle sth. [remove old paint etc.] | 15 etw.Akk. abbeizen |  |
 | to dry [paint, blood] | 10 eintrocknen [Farbe, Blut] |  |
 | to run [paint etc.] | 7 auseinanderlaufen |  |
 | to depicture [to paint] | 6 malen |  |
 | to blister [e.g. metal, paint, skin] | Blasen bilden [z. B. Metall, Farbe, Haut] |  |
 | to denib sth. [to remove nibs trapped in a layer of paint or other finish] | etw. egalisieren [Lacknasen, Schmutzpartikel usw. einebnen] |  |
 | to redecorate (sth.) [paint or repaint a room] | (etw.Akk.) anmalen |  |
 | to run [paint etc.] | auseinander laufen [alt] |  |
 | to whitewash sth. [to paint an object white; NOT the figurative meaning: to gloss over sth."] | etw. weißtünchen |  |
 | to whitewash sth. [to paint an object white; NOT to gloss over sth.] | etw. weiß tünchen |  |
Nouns |
 | tube [e.g. tube of toothpaste, paint, glue] | 2759 Tube {f} |  |
 | coating [paint, varnish] | 258 Lack {m} |  |
 | primer [paint or coat] | 104 Grundierung {f} [Grundierfarbe oder Grundanstrich] |  |
 | tech. primer [paint] | 89 Grundierfarbe {f} |  |
 | fleck [of mud, paint] | 69 Fleck {m} |  |
 | coat [of paint etc.] | 60 Decke {f} [Farbdecke etc.] |  |
 | dash [of ink, paint etc.] | 39 Tupfen {m} [Spritzer] |  |
 | art distemper [paint] | 36 Temperafarbe {f} |  |
 | application [of paint, cream, etc.] | 28 Auftragung {f} |  |
 | coverage [paint] | 26 Verbrauch {m} |  |
 | tools roller [for paint] | 26 Roller {m} [zum Farbauftrag] |  |
 | constr. sealer [paint] | 25 Absperrmittel {n} [Imprägnierung] |  |
 | dash [of paint] | 24 Farbspritzer {m} |  |
 | tackiness [of a fluid, e.g. paint] | 19 Viskosität {f} [einer Flüssigkeit] |  |
 | fleck [of mud, paint] | 16 Flecken {m} |  |
 | gilt [paint] | 15 Goldfarbe {f} |  |
 | art watercolour [Br.] [paint] | 13 Wasserfarbe {f} |  |
 | art watercolor [Am.] [paint] | 8 Aquarellfarbe {f} |  |
 | art watercolor [Am.] [paint] | 7 Wasserfarbe {f} |  |
 | art hist. sinopia [paint pigment] | 6 Sinopia {f} [Farbpigment] |  |
 | chem. stripper [paint stripper] | 6 Farbentferner {m} [seltener für: Abbeizmittel, Abbeizer] |  |
 | undercoat [paint etc.] | 6 Untergrund {m} |  |