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teñir

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
teñir⇒ vtr	(dar color a algo) (UK)	dye⇒, colour⇒, tint⇒ vtr
	(US)	dye⇒, color⇒, tint⇒ vtr
	(wood, material)	stain⇒ vtr
	(lightly color)	tinge⇒ vi
	Teresa tiñó la camisa para que pareciese nueva.
	La contaminación tiñó el agua del río de verde.
	Theresa dyed the shirt pink to make it look new.
teñir vtr	figurado (matizar una situación) (figurative)	tinge⇒ vtr
	Su calidez tiñó de romanticismo la escena.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The rain tinged their goodbye with sadness.
teñirse⇒ v prnl	(colorearse, tomar color) (sky)	become⇒ vi
	(hair)	dye⇒ vtr
	Cuando atardeció, el cielo se tiñó de rojo.
	The sky became red at sunset.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
teñir⇒ vtr	(rebajar un color)	lighten⇒ vtr
	Tiñe un poco esta pintura que tiene un color demasiado oscuro.
	Lighten this paint because the colour is too dark.

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