dye

tintura, colorante

Sostanza usata per cambiare il colore di tessuti, capelli o altri materiali.

In inglese semplice: A substance used to change the colour of cloth, hair, or other materials.

• The dye turned the cloth blue.
• She bought a bottle of hair dye.
• Some natural dyes are made from plants.

Sinonimi: colorant

Espressioni comuni: hair dye, blue dye, natural dye, fabric dye

tingere

Cambiare il colore di tessuti, capelli o altri materiali usando una sostanza colorante.

In inglese semplice: To change the colour of cloth, hair, or another material using a colouring substance.

• I want to dye my hair.
• She dyed the curtains blue.
• Have you ever dyed wool with onion skins?

Come si usa: dye something + colour (He dyed his shirt green.)

Sinonimi: colour, tint

Espressioni comuni: dye your hair, dye something blue, dye a shirt