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dye

dye

Meaning of dye

apply color

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British English/tə ˈdaɪ/
American English/tu ˈdaɪ/
Russian transcription[ɐˈkraʂɪvətʲ]
dye
dye - окрашивать
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dye with Russian translation

dye usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она будет окрашивать свою старую футболку в ярко-синий цвет в эти выходные.

She will dye her old T-shirt bright blue this weekend.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

На занятии по рукоделию ученики будут окрашивать маленькие кусочки ткани, чтобы сшить одеяло.

In the craft class, students will dye small fabric squares to make a quilt.

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dye belongs to the topic "Colors and Materials". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

dyeокрашивать
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки
jeansджинсы
shortsшорты

dye synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between dye / color / colour / colorize / paint / stain

🇬🇧English
dye

apply a soluble color that penetrates the material (e.g., fabric, hair)

A1Often

She will dye the cloth blue.

Она окрасит ткань в синий цвет.

🇬🇧English

make or change the color of something; can mean choosing or applying color (US spelling)

A1Very Often

He will color the drawing with markers.

Он раскрасит рисунок фломастерами.

🇬🇧English

make or change the colour of something; UK spelling

A1Very Often

She will colour the picture with pencils.

Она раскрасит картинку карандашами.

C
🇬🇧English
colorize

add color to something, often used in technical or digital contexts (e.g., colorize a photo)

A2Rarely

They colorized the old black-and-white film.

Они колоризовали старый чёрно-белый фильм.

🇬🇧English

apply paint to a surface; usually forms an opaque coating rather than penetrating

A1Very Often

They will paint the fence white.

Они покрасят забор в белый цвет.

🇬🇧English

darken or color material, often by penetrating pigment; can also mean a mark or blemish

A1Often

He stained the table to bring out the grain.

Он затемнил стол, чтобы подчеркнуть рисунок древесины.

🇬🇧English

add a slight color or shade; usually subtle or light in effect

A1Often

She tinted the windows slightly to reduce glare.

Она слегка тонировала окна, чтобы уменьшить блик.

🇬🇧English

adjust the tone or shade of a color; often a subtler change than full colouring

A2Often

She toned her hair to remove the brassiness.

Она тонировала волосы, чтобы убрать желтизну.

D
🇬🇧English
dip-dye

a specific dyeing technique where part of an item is dipped to create a gradient or two-tone effect

A2Rarely

The dress was dip-dyed to give an ombré effect.

Платье окрасили методом dip-dye, чтобы получить омбре-эффект.

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How to pronounce dye and what this word means

dye translation: окрашивать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce dye

/tə ˈdaɪ/

dye translation

окрашивать

dye examples

She will dye her old T-shirt bright blue this weekend.

dye transcription

/tə ˈdaɪ/, /tu ˈdaɪ/

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dye meaning: what does it mean?

apply color

dye pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

dye is pronounced as /tə ˈdaɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

dye definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She will dye her old T-shirt bright blue this weekend. Translation: Она будет окрашивать свою старую футболку в ярко-синий цвет в эти выходные.

Is dye part of Colors and Materials vocabulary?

Yes, dye (окрашивать) can be learned in the Colors and Materials topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is dye part of Clothing and Fashion vocabulary?

Yes, dye (окрашивать) can be learned in the Clothing and Fashion topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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