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"Varnish" is a noun which is often translated as "el barniz", and "stain" is a noun which is often translated as "la mancha". Learn more about the difference between "varnish" and "stain" below.
varnish(
var
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nihsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (for wood)
a. el barniz (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Always use a good quality brush to apply the varnish to the wood.Utilice siempre una brocha de buena calidad para aplicar el barniz a la madera.
2. (for nails)
a. el esmalte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her nails were painted with a bright pink varnish.Se había pintado las uñas con un esmalte de color rosa fuerte.
3. (appearance)
a. el barniz (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
These measures do not imply major changes. They simply give a varnish of respectability to the situation.Estas medidas no implican grandes cambios. Simplemente dan un barniz de respetabilidad a la situación.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
stain(
steyn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mark)
2. (dye)
a. el tinte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm looking for a wood stain in light oak to stain the dining room floor.Busco un tinte de madera de color roble claro para teñir el piso del comedor.
b. la tintura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They had used a red ocher stain in the rendering of the exterior walls.Habían usado una tintura de almagre en el enlucido de las paredes exteriores.
3. (dishonor)
a. la mancha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was honorably discharged from the army without a stain on his character.Dejóel ejército con honores, con una reputación sin mancha.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. manchar
Careful with that turmeric. If you get it on your clothes, it will stain.Cuidado con la cúrcuma. Si te cae en la ropa, la va a manchar.
