Spanish English Dictionary

español - English

pintoresco in English:

1. quaint


It's a quaint old village.
a quaint street
A quaint place is attractive or interesting with a slightly strange and old-fashioned quality.
Mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.
During out tour of Europe we passed through quaint villages.
a quaint little village
I live in a quaint little village.
quaint narrow streets
a quaint old cottage
a quaint old cottage; "What a quaint idea!" she said, laughing at him; In Spain, we visited a cobblestone plaza with quaint little cafés around its perimeter.
They all made their homes in a quaint community along a riverbank.
His accent sounds a little quaint.

English word "pintoresco"(quaint) occurs in sets:

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