tint

teñir, colorear

Dar color a algo, a menudo ligeramente o dejando ver lo que hay debajo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: color, dye

Expresiones frecuentes: tint your hair, tint the windows, tint something blue

tono, matiz

Variante de un color que se distingue ligeramente de otras muy parecidas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: shade, hue, tone

Expresiones frecuentes: different tint, green tint, tint of red

tinte, tono claro

Color más claro que se obtiene al añadir blanco a otro color.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: pale tint, tint of blue, lighter tint