teñir

v.

1 to dye, to tinge, to tincture, to tint.

Ellos tiñeron los pantalones They dyed the pants.

2 to diffuse over, to overspread.

El colorante tiñó el agua The coloring diffused over the water.

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teñir

Conjugation model [CEÑIR], like {{link=ceñir}}ceñir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar un color) to dye

■ teñir unos zapatos de negro to dye a pair of shoes black

2 (rebajar un color) to tone down

3 figurado to tinge

► verbo pronominal teñirse

1 (el pelo) to dye one's hair

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verb

to dye

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1. VT

1) [+ pelo, ropa] to dye

teñir una prenda de azul — to dye a garment blue

el jersey ha teñido los pañuelos — the colour of the jersey has come out on the handkerchiefs

2) (=manchar) to stain

teñido de sangre — stained with blood

3) (=matizar) to tinge (de with)

un poema teñido de añoranza — a poem tinged with longing

4) (Arte) [+ color] to darken

2.

See:

teñirse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <ropa/zapatos/pelo> to dye

b) (manchar) to stain

teñir algo DE algo — to stain something with something

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre — their hands were stained with blood

c) (matizar)

palabras teñidas de amargura — words tinged with bitterness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre — a country with a bloodstained history

2.

teñirse v pron (refl) to dye

no me tiño (el pelo) — I don't dye my hair

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= stain, dye, tint, tinge, tincture.

Ex. The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.

Ex. Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

Ex. His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.

Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

Ex. Some herbs demand more time to tincture comparing with others.

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* sin teñir = undyed.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <ropa/zapatos/pelo> to dye

b) (manchar) to stain

teñir algo DE algo — to stain something with something

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre — their hands were stained with blood

c) (matizar)

palabras teñidas de amargura — words tinged with bitterness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre — a country with a bloodstained history

2.

teñirse v pron (refl) to dye

no me tiño (el pelo) — I don't dye my hair

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= stain, dye, tint, tinge, tincture.

Ex: The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.

Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

Ex: His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.

Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

Ex: Some herbs demand more time to tincture comparing with others.

* sin teñir = undyed.

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teñir [I15 ]

vt

1 ‹ropa/zapatos› to dye; ‹pelo› to dye

tiñó la falda de azul she dyed the skirt blue

2 (manchar) to stain teñir algo DE algo to stain sth WITH sth

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre their hands were stained with blood

el jugo le tiñó los dedos de rojo the juice stained his fingers red

3

(matizar): posturas teñidas de xenofobia attitudes marked by o tinged with xenophobia

sus palabras estaban teñidas de tristeza her words were tinged with sadness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre a country with a bloodstained history

■ teñirse

v pron

(refl) to dye

¿tu madre se tiñe (el pelo)? does your mother dye her hair?

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teñir (conjugate teñir) verbo transitivo

a) ‹ropa/zapatos/pelo› to dye

b) (manchar) to stain;

◊ la tinta le tiñó los dedos de rojo the ink stained his fingers red

teñirse verbo pronominal (refl) ‹pelo/zapatos› to dye
teñir verbo transitivo
1 (una prenda) to dye: teñiré la falda de azul, I'll dye my skirt blue
(el pelo) to tint, dye
2 fig (impregnar) to tinge with
'teñir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tintura
English:
bleach
- dye
- redden
- stain
- tinge
- tint
- color

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teñir

♦ vt

1. [tintar] [tela, pelo] to dye;

teñir algo de rojo/verde to dye sth red/green

2. [manchar] to stain;

la sangre teñía sus manos her hands were stained with blood;

el trabajo en la mina les tiñe el rostro de negro the work in the mine blackens their faces

3. [matizar] to tinge sth (de with);

tiñe su prosa de melancolía her prose is tinged with melancholy;

el ambiente festivo tiñe las calles por estas fechas at this time of year the streets are filled with a festive atmosphere

♦ See also the pronominal verb teñirse

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teñir

v/t dye; fig

tinge;

teñir algo de rojo dye sth red

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teñir {67} vt

1) : to dye

2) : to stain

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teñir vb to dye

se ha teñido el pelo de rubio he's dyed his hair blond