que ni pintado
Spanish
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) down to a T; (suit) perfectly
- Synonyms: al dedillo, al pelo, de perlas
- La camiseta me viene que ni pintada
- The T-shirt suits me down to the ground
- El gorro te sienta que ni pintado
- The hat suits you down to the ground
Usage notes
[edit]- Normally collocates with the verbs venir and sentir. The adjective pintado may change form depending on the subject, e.g. te vienen que ni pintados
Further reading
[edit]- “que ni pintado, da”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28