desteñir

to discolor

desteñir(dehs-teh-nyeer)

transitive verb

1. (to dissolve color)

a. to discolor

(United States)

El cloro destiñó la mancha de vino, pero no la eliminó por completo.

The bleach discolored the wine stain, but it didn't remove it completely.

b. to discolour (United Kingdom)

Tantas lavadas destiñeron mis jeans.

So many washes discoloured my jeans.

c. to fade

El sol destiñó la ropa que dejé afuera.

The sun faded the clothes I left outside.

intransitive verb

2. (to dissolve color)

a. to run

Esta playera no destiñe en la lavadora.

This T-shirt doesn't run in the washing machine.

desteñirse

pronominal verb

3. (to lose color)

a. to fade

El color rojo no se destiñe tan rápido como otros colores.

Red doesn't fade as fast as other colors do.

b. to run

No creo que la ropa se destiña en la secadora.

I don't think the clothes will run in the dryer.

desteñir

transitive verb

1. (decolorar)

a. to fade, to bleach

2. (manchar)

a. to discolor

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. to run, not to be color fast

estos pantalones destiñenthe color in these trousers runs

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to fade

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desteñir

transitive verb

(quitar el color a) to fade; discolour; discolor; (EEUU)

intransitive verb

pronominal verb

desteñirse

1 (perder color) to run

se ha desteñido la camiseta the T-shirt has run

2 (manchar) to run

esta tela no destiñe this fabric won't run