Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any hue or color.

More definitions
  • a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Examples

274 sentences
  1. Have you ever dyed your hair?

    Ти коли-небудь фарбував волосся? — rmdas

    ruТы когда-нибудь красил волосы? — saiko

    deHast du dir schon mal die Haare gefärbt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom wants to dye his hair.

    Том хоче пофарбувати волосся. — deniko

    ruТом хочет покрасить волосы. — odexed

    deTom will seine Haare färben. — Alois

  3. I think Tom dyes his hair.

    Гадаю, Том фарбує волосся. — deniko

    ruЯ думаю, Том красит волосы. — sharptoothed

  4. Why do people dye their hair?

    Навіщо люди фарбують волосся? — deniko

    ruЗачем люди красят волосы? — marafon

    deWarum färben sich die Leute die Haare? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I want to dye my hair.

    Я хочу пофарбувати волосся. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу покрасить волосы. — marafon

    deIch möchte meine Haare färben. — raggione

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied:
Русский
By meaning 1
a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied:

Origin

From Middle English deye, from Old English dēah, dēag (“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-West

From 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: dyes
Singulardye
Pluraldyes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
tincturecolorant
Close in meaning
  • a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair:dyestuff

Word family

17 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dye — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto