desteñir

v.

to discolor, to fade, to discolour.

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desteñir

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

► verbo transitivo

1 to discolour (US discolor), fade

■ tus pantalones han desteñido mi camisa blanca your trousers have discoloured my white shirt

■ el sol destiñó la ropa del escaparate the sun faded the clothes in the shop window

► verbo intransitivo

1 to lose colour (US color), fade, run

■ si lavas esa camiseta en agua caliente desteñirá if you wash that T-shirt in hot water it will run

► verbo pronominal desteñirse

1 to lose colour (US color), fade

■ la camiseta se destiñó the T-shirt faded

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verb

to fade

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1.

VT (=quitar el color a) to fade, discolour, discolor (EEUU)

2.

VI

See:

desteñirse

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1.

verbo intransitivo prenda/color to run; (decolorarse) to fade

2.

desteñir vt to fade

3.

desteñirse v pron to run; (decolorarse) to fade

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= discolour.

Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

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1.

verbo intransitivo prenda/color to run; (decolorarse) to fade

2.

desteñir vt to fade

3.

desteñirse v pron to run; (decolorarse) to fade

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= discolour.

Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

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desteñir [I15 ]

vi

A «prenda/color» (despintar) to run; (decolorarse) to fade

B

(Chi fam) «persona»: no podía desteñir con un regalo tan pobre I couldn't show myself up by giving them such a mean present

■ desteñir

vt

to fade

■ desteñirse

v pron

(decolorarse) to fade; (despintar) to run

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desteñir (conjugate desteñir) verbo intransitivo [prenda/color] to run;
(decolorarse) to fade
desteñirse verbo pronominal
to run;
(decolorarse) to fade
desteñir verbo intransitivo & verbo transitivo to discolour, US discolor
'desteñir' also found in these entries:
English:
come out
- fade
- run

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desteñir

♦ vt

[decolorar] to fade, to bleach; [manchar] to discolour

♦ vi

to run;

esta camisa destiñe the colour in this shirt runs

♦ See also the pronominal verb desteñirse

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desteñir

v/t discolor, Br

discolour, fade

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desteñir {67} vi

: to run, to fade

♦ See also the reflexive verb desteñirse

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desteñir vb

1. (apagar el color) to fade

el sol destiñe los toldos the sun fades the awnings

2. (manchar) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

esa camiseta destiñe the colour in that T shirt runs