dye [daɪ]
dye(
day
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colorant)
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).
I'm going to use a natural dye on this fabric.Voy a usar una tintura natural para esta tela.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to color)
I didn't like the T-shirt color, so I dyed it green.No me gustó el color de la camiseta, así que la teñí de verde.
dyeNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for clothes, hair)
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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. teñir
to dye something black/redteñir algo de negro/rojo
to dye one's hairteñirse el pelo
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