tint

tingere, colorare

Dare colore a qualcosa, spesso leggermente o senza nascondere ciò che sta sotto.

In inglese semplice: To give something a color, often slightly or without hiding what is underneath.

• She tinted her hair red.
• The car windows were tinted to reduce glare.
• Can we tint the icing a pale green?

Come si usa: tint something + color (She tinted the cream pink.); tint something with something (They tinted the glass with a little blue pigment.)

Sinonimi: color, dye

Espressioni comuni: tint your hair, tint the windows, tint something blue

tonalità, sfumatura

Variante di un colore leggermente diversa da altre molto simili.

In inglese semplice: A particular version of a color, different from other very similar versions.

• This fabric has a warmer tint.
• She compared several tints of green.
• The two paints differ only slightly in tint.

Sinonimi: shade, hue, tone

Espressioni comuni: different tint, green tint, tint of red

tinta chiara

Colore più chiaro ottenuto aggiungendo bianco a un altro colore.

In inglese semplice: A lighter color made by adding white to another color.

• Add white to create a tint.
• The artist chose a pale tint of blue.
• These tints contain more white than the original colors.

Espressioni comuni: pale tint, tint of blue, lighter tint