paint job
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2.5
- noun
- /peɪnt dʒɑb/
:
trabajo de pintura
- After a fresh paint job, the room looked completely different.
- a new paint job
- a custom paint job
- need a paint job
It's got, you know, nasty carpet, nasty paint job, whatever.
- It's got, you know, nasty carpet, nasty paint job, whatever.
- Look at that unbelievable paint job they've got going on.
- They completely kill every paint job that they do.
- But, and here's the thing, though, it doesn't, that doesn't mean the paint job was bad.
- We got they got every paint job they wanted.
Examples
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The paint job on my new car was done by a professional company.
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He admired the paint job on the exterior of the house.
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Right now is a great example of a paint job that looks good.
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- Just wanted to let you know I finished the paint job.
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The owner will split the paint job with you.
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We have a black door, but it will be getting a paint job in a few days.
Blog text (6) -
You call that a paint job, but it's pretty ugly.
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Not every car had a two thousand dollar paint job, nor did every ride have an expensive interior.
Academic text (1990) -
It totally needs a paint job, without a doubt.
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Man, believe me, that's a quality paint job.
Synonyms
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1.0
The job of putting paint on buildings or other surfaces
35
3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
14
2.3
A single layer of paint that covers a surface
5
2.4
A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer
2
4.2
A layer of colour on the surface of something like a car or house
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the act or result of painting' is directly and compositionally derived from 'paint' (the coating or the act of painting) + 'job' (a task or piece of work). This noun–noun collocation follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (task/result expressed by X + job), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Paint job comes from the simple picture of someone doing a job with paint, like a worker covering a wall or making a car look new. That's why paint job means the work of painting or the finished painted surface.