dye

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/daɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dī)

Inflections of 'dye' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dyes
v 3rd person singular
dyeing
v pres p
dyed
v past
dyed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dye n (coloring material)tinte nm
  tintura nf
  colorante nm
 Wendy couldn't find a pair of shoes she liked to go with her red dress, so she bought a pair of white shoes and some red dye.
 Wendy no encontraba ningún par de zapatos que le gustaran que combinaran con su vestido rojo, así que compró un par de zapatos blancos y tinte rojo.
dye [sth] vtr (change color of)teñir vtr
  pigmentar vtr
  tintar vtr
 Sam has been dyeing his hair ever since it started to go grey.
 I don't like the colour of this shirt, so I'm going to dye it blue.
 Sam lleva tiñéndose el pelo desde que empezaron a salirle canas. // No me gusta el color de esta camiseta, así que voy a teñirla de azul.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
aniline dye (chemistry)anilina nf
colorfast dye (US),
colourfast dye (UK)
n
(dye that resists fading)tintura indeleble nf + adj mf
  color firme nm + adj mf
 She told me the scarf was painted using colorfast dyes, but it still turned all of my white shirts pink in the washing machine.
 Dijo que la bufanda estaba teñida con tintura indeleble, pero después del primer lavado las camisas blancas quedaron rosas.
dye lot n (batch number of a dyed yarn)lote de teñido loc nom m
 Be sure all the yarn is from the same dye lot; otherwise the sleeves won't quite match the rest of the sweater.
dye transfer n (photo printing method)transferencia de tinte nf + loc adj
  transferencia de colorante nf + loc adj
dye transfer n (photographic print)transferencia nf
hair dye n (substance to change hair color)tinte de pelo loc nom m
 Alexa put on disposable gloves before applying the hair dye.
herbal dye n (natural colorant)tinte vegetal loc nom m
 El tinte vegetal es menos agresivo.
  colorante vegetal loc nom m
 Usé colorantes vegetales de varios colores para la decoración de la torta.
of the deepest dye,
of the blackest dye
expr
figurative (of the worst sort)del peor tipo, de la peor clase loc prep
tie-dye n (technique of coloured patterns on fabric) (voz inglesa)tie-dye nm
 I love tie-dye; it's so fun and colorful.
tie-dye n as adj (relating to tie-dying fabric)de tie-dye loc adj
 I have a lot of tie-dye shirts that I love to wear to school.
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Collocations: get a dye job, [hair, tanning, food, fabric, synthetic] dye, [blonde, brunette, red, pink, black] (hair) dye, more...

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