pictorial

• Qui se rapporte aux images ou en est composé ; exprimé au moyen d'images. Peut aussi désigner ce qui est propre à la peinture ou à la représentation visuelle.

Relating to or consisting of pictures; expressed in pictures.

1. B2formal

   Of or relating to pictures; consisting of or expressed in pictures.

   Relatif aux images

   • The museum has a large pictorial collection of ancient artifacts.
   • She prefers pictorial guides for learning new skills.
   • The book includes a pictorial timeline of the war.

   Synonymesgraphicillustrativepictographicvisual

2. Vivid or descriptiveC1formal

   Evoking clear, lifelike images in the mind; very descriptive.

   Pittoresque, évocateur

   • The author's pictorial language painted a beautiful scene of the countryside.
   • His speech was so pictorial that the audience could imagine the events clearly.
   • The poem uses pictorial imagery to describe the sunset.

   Synonymesdescriptiveexpressivegraphiclifelikepicturesquetellingvivid

   Antonymesabstractindistinctobscurevague

• Nom désignant une publication périodique, comme un magazine ou un journal, contenant un grand nombre d'illustrations ou de photographies.

A noun referring to a periodical, such as a magazine or newspaper, that contains many pictures.

1. Illustrated periodicalB2formal

   A magazine or newspaper that features many pictures or photographs.

   périodique illustré

   • He subscribed to a popular pictorial about wildlife.
   • The library has a collection of vintage pictorials from the 1950s.
   • She bought a travel pictorial to get ideas for her next trip.