tinte

dye

tinte(teen-teh)

masculine noun

1. (dyestuff)

a. dye

Le pedí al peluquero que usara tinte natural en mi cabello.

I asked the hairdresser to use natural dye on my hair.

b. color

(United States)

Este tinte hará que tu cabello se vea un poco más oscuro.

This color will make your hair look slightly darker.

c. colour (United Kingdom)

Cambié el color de la lana con tinte sintético.

I changed the color of the wool with synthetic colour.

2. (act of dyeing)

a. dyeing

Después del tinte, tienes que esperar 30 minutos antes de lavarte el cabello.

You need to wait 30 minutes after the dyeing to wash your hair.

3. (establishment)

(Spain)

a. dry cleaner

Llevé el traje al tinte porque se me manchó en la boda.

I took my suit to the dry cleaner because it got stained during the wedding.

b. dry cleaner's

No te olvides de pasar por el tinte a recoger el sobretodo.

Don't forget to pick up the overcoat from the dry cleaner's.

4.

(figurative)

(nuance)

a. overtone

El texto tiene un sutil tinte religioso.

The text is loaded with a subtle religious overtone.

b. hint

Noté un tinte racista en su discurso.

I noticed a hint of racism in her speech.

tinte

Noun

1. (sustancia)

a. dye

2. (operación)

a. dyeing

3. (tintorería)

a. dry cleaner's

4. (rasgo)

a. overtone

una novela de tintes autobiográficosa novel with autobiographical overtones o elements

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tinte

1 (acto) dyeing

2 (producto) dye; dyestuff; (para madera) stain

3 (tintorería) dry cleaner's; (taller) dyer's (shop)

4 (tendencia) hint

sin el menor tinte político without the slightest hint of politics; with no political overtones whatsoever

5 (barniz) veneer; gloss

tiene cierto tinte de hombre de mundo he has a slight touch of the man of the world about him