teñir
teñir(
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)transitive verba. to dye
Me gustó la camisa, pero no la tenían del color que quería, así que decidí teñirla.I liked the shirt, but they didn't have it in the color I wanted, so I decided to dye it.
b. to color (hair) (United States)
Yo le tiño el cabello a mi madre en casa.I color my mother's hair at home.
c. to colour (United Kingdom)
¿Quién te tiñe el cabello? Esas mechas te quedan perfectas.Who colours your hair? Those highlights really suit you.
a. to stain
Puse una camiseta roja con la ropa para lavar, y ahora todos mis pañuelos están teñidos de rojo.I put on a red T-shirt in with the laundry and now all my handkerchiefs are stained red.
3. (to imbue)
a. to tinge
Para muchos, ese viaje estará teñido de nostalgia y pesar.For many, that trip will be tinged with nostalgia and regret.
teñirse
reflexive verb
a. to dye one's hair
El color de su pelo no me parece natural. ¿Tú crees que se tiñe?The color of her hair doesn't look natural to me. Do you think she dyes her hair?
b. to color one's hair (United States)
Mucha gente se tiñe el cabello para disimular las canas.A lot of people color their hair to hide the gray.
c. to colour one's hair (United Kingdom)
¿Con qué frecuencia te tiñes el pelo?How often do you colour your hair?
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