dilute

diluir

Reducir la concentración de un líquido añadiéndole agua u otro líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid.

• Dilute the juice before drinking it.
• She diluted the paint with water.
• How much should I dilute this cleaning liquid?

Cómo se usa: dilute something with something (Dilute the cleaner with warm water.)

Sinónimos: thin, water down

Antónimos: concentrate

Expresiones frecuentes: dilute with water, dilute the juice, dilute a solution

diluirse

Volverse menos concentrado o menos fuerte, a menudo al mezclarse con otro líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To become thinner or weaker, often as another liquid mixes in.

• The mixture will dilute as water enters.
• This solution dilutes easily in warm water.
• The liquid diluted gradually during the wash.

Sinónimos: thin, weaken

Antónimos: concentrate

Expresiones frecuentes: dilute easily, dilute gradually

diluido

Que contiene poca cantidad de una sustancia mezclada en un líquido.

En inglés sencillo: Containing only a small amount of a substance mixed into a liquid.

• Use a dilute solution for cleaning.
• The laboratory tested several dilute samples.
• Even dilute acid can damage this surface.

Sinónimos: weak, diluted

Antónimos: concentrated

Expresiones frecuentes: dilute solution, dilute acid, dilute mixture

de color diluido

Con pelo o pelaje más claro de lo habitual debido a características heredadas.

En inglés sencillo: Having fur or hair that is lighter in colour than usual because of inherited features.

• Our cat is a dilute calico.
• The kitten has a dilute coat.
• Breeders checked whether the parents carried genes for dilute colouring.

Expresiones frecuentes: dilute calico, dilute coat, dilute colouring