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? — rmdas
ruТы когда-нибудь красил волосы? — saiko
deHast du dir schon mal die Haare gefärbt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom wants to dye his hair.
Том хоче пофарбувати волосся. — deniko
ruТом хочет покрасить волосы. — odexed
deTom will seine Haare färben. — Alois
I think Tom dyes his hair.
Гадаю, Том фарбує волосся. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, Том красит волосы. — sharptoothed
Why do people dye their hair?
Навіщо люди фарбують волосся? — deniko
ruЗачем люди красят волосы? — marafon
deWarum färben sich die Leute die Haare? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I want to dye my hair.
Я хочу пофарбувати волосся. — deniko
ruЯ хочу покрасить волосы. — marafon
deIch möchte meine Haare färben. — raggione
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