dye
A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is appliedA colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
» Have you ever dyed your hair?
Hast du dir schon mal die Haare gefärbt?
Ты когда-нибудь красил волосы?
Вы когда-нибудь красили волосы?
Ты когда-нибудь красила волосы?
Ти коли-небудь фарбував волосся?
Ти колись фарбував волосся?
Ти колись фарбувала волосся?
Ви колись фарбували волосся?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
Färbemittel, Färbmittel, Färbung (Farbnuance)
кра́скаkráska, краси́тельkrasítelʹ
барвни́кbarvnýk, фа́рбаfárba, ба́рваbárva
(countable, uncountable)Any hue or color.
- a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Examples
274 sentencesHave you ever dyed your hair?
Ти коли-небудь фарбував волосся?
ruТы когда-нибудь красил волосы?
deHast du dir schon mal die Haare gefärbt?
Tom wants to dye his hair.
Том хоче пофарбувати волосся.
ruТом хочет покрасить волосы.
deTom will seine Haare färben.
I think Tom dyes his hair.
Гадаю, Том фарбує волосся.
ruЯ думаю, Том красит волосы.
Why do people dye their hair?
Навіщо люди фарбують волосся?
ruЗачем люди красят волосы?
deWarum färben sich die Leute die Haare?
I want to dye my hair.
Я хочу пофарбувати волосся.
ruЯ хочу покрасить волосы.
deIch möchte meine Haare färben.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English deye, from Old English dēah, dēag (“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English deye, from Old English dēah, dēag (“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-West Germanic *daugu (“color, shade”), from *daugan (“to conceal, be dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust, camouflage”).
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Forms
plural: dyesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- dyed his hair
- dye my hair
- dye your hair
- dye their hair
- dyed her hair
- want to dye
- to dye my
- hair dyed
- to dye his