B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

ink

ink · inks

туш, чорнило, атрамент

чернила

Tinte

A pigment-based fluid used for writing, printing etcA pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.

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/ˈɪŋk/

» This ink stain will not wash out.

Пятно от чернил не отмоется.

Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить.

Meaning

6 senses

(uncountable, usually)A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
This form should be filled out in ink.
Tinte
черни́лаčerníla
чорни́лоčornýlo, тушtuš, атра́ментatráment
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
(countable, usually)A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
(uncountable, usually)The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
черни́лаčerníla
dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
(slang, uncountable, usually)Publicity.
to get ink
The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.
(slang, uncountable, usually)Tattoo work.
(slang, uncountable, usually)Cheap red wine.

Examples

157 sentences

This ink stain will not wash out.
Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить. — aandrusiak
ruПятно от чернил не отмоется. — Hellerick
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The ink stain will not wash out.
Чорнильна пляма не відмиється. — JeNNeR
ruЧернильное пятно не отмоется. — Hellerick
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CM · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
She wrote in ink.
Вона писала за допомогою чорнил. — deniko
ruОна писала чернилами. — marafon
deSie schrieb mit Tinte. — mayabe
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This isn't ink.
Це не чорнила. — deniko
ruЭто не чернила. — marafon
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The ink is still wet.
Чорнила ще не висохли. — deniko
ruЧернила ещё не высохли. — Wezel
deDie Tinte ist noch feucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

coloured fluid used for writing:

Русский

By meaning 1

coloured fluid used for writing:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

coloured fluid used for writing:

Origin

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaíō, “burn”). In this sense, displaced native Old English blæc (“ink”, literally “black”).

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