🇬🇧🇪🇸 easel - caballete : English Lesson

Meaning of "easel" ("caballete"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An easel is a stand with three or four legs that holds an artist’s paper or canvas upright, like a little helper table, so they can paint or draw more easily.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When I put my blank paper on the easel, it whispered, “Prepare to draw a masterpiece… or a potato.”

My brother painted a self‑portrait so scary that even the easel tried to lean away from it.

The easel got splattered so much that the teacher said, “Congratulations, you’re art now too.”

Dad tried painting at my easel and discovered he is very talented at drawing… stick people with bad haircuts.

The word “easel” comes from a Dutch word that means “donkey,” because, just like a donkey, it patiently carries heavy loads—in this case, your artwork!

At dawn the painter set up an easel by the river, placed his canvas on the easel and tied a rag to the easel leg. A child ran up when wind pushed the easel; together they held the easel steady and painted the light. At the end the painter laughed, grateful, and offered the child a brush.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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