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quadro in English:

1. frame


The frame of the building is now complete.
Joe had been framed in a robbery and, even though he was innocent, he had to spend 3 years in jail.
The frame itself is worth more than the picture.
door frame
Light shines through the large windows outside the picture frame.
The TickDisplay function has to be called every frame in order to play the animation.
To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences.
Marina Giles left England with her husband in just this frame of mind.
When the frame is finished, the spider fixes lines of silk across it, just like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
Every experiment required a protected environment and an entirely objective frame of mind.
Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.
tube frame structure
Despite all the evidence to the contrary he claimed that he was framed for the robbery.
Jack was framed by cops.
The door frame started rotting after the floods.

2. cadre


... modern corporations demanded a cadre of executives trained to...

3. picture


This is a picture.
This book gives a good picture of life in America during the Civil War.
This is a picture of the first train that ran between Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wow, this brings back memories. This is a picture of when I was five years old.
I like this picture, not because it is a masterpiece, but because it has charm.
I will send you a copy of this picture as soon as I can.
It made Grandfather's day when his granddaughter gave him a picture she had drawn of him.
Tom compared a picture taken of Mary three years ago with one that had been taken recently.
Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.
My TV set is almost 15 years old, but it still has a good picture.
In order to see that picture better, I want to get a little closer.
The picture on this TV is no good. It keeps flickering.
I can't picture what Mt. Fuji looks like in the spring.
While I was cleaning out my desk, I came across this old picture.
Tom has finished painting the picture of Mary that he's been working on for a couple of months.

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4. painting


I like to do oil painting, but I don't intend to make that my lifelong occupation.
In preparation for painting a portrait, my friend takes many photographs in order to study the subject closely.
Tom has finished painting the picture of Mary that he's been working on for a couple of months.
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.
As a prank, some students let three goats loose inside their school after painting the numbers 1, 2 and 4 on the sides of the goats. The teachers spent most of the day looking for goat number 3.
David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
I like painting.
The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.
Lemme see your painting, Manaka. "Must you? It's embarrassing!"
When it is appraised, in order to check the authenticity and state of preservation of the painting, the real thing has to be borrowed from its owner.
Grandma Moses started painting when she was in her seventies. A late bloomer indeed!
I don't know much about painting, but I can tell that this brush has an excellent stroke feel to it.
Mr Yoshida was born in Yamagata prefecture, and graduated from Nihon University College of Art with a degree in oil painting.
When I reached the hall right away the person in charge unrelentingly said things like "This painting is certain to increase in value in the future," and I went and signed the contract.
This is a copy of a photo of a painting. I guess that makes it a third level simulacrum.

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