desteñir
desteñir
transitive verb1. (to dissolve color)
intransitive verbEl 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.
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.
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 verb3. (to lose color)
desteñir
transitive verb1. (decolorar)
a. to fade, to bleach
2. (manchar)
intransitive verba. to discolor
3. (general)
pronominal verba. to run, not to be color fast
estos pantalones destiñenthe color in these trousers runs
4. (general)
a. to fade
Verb Conjugations for desteñir
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