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tinge  (tnj)

tr.v. tinged (tnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tnjng), ting·es

1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.

2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: "The air was blowy and tinged with rain" (Joyce Carol Oates).

n.

1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.

2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.

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[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]

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tinge [tɪndʒ]

n

1. a slight tint or colouring her hair had a tinge of grey

2. any slight addition

vb tinges, tingeing, tinging tinged (tr)

1. to colour or tint faintly

2. to impart a slight trace to her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia

[from Latin tingere to colour]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" mite, soupcon, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
	2.	tinge - a pale or subdued color               undertone tint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Verb	1.	tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" color, colour, distort affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
	2.	tinge - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" tinct, tint, touch henna - apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

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tinge

noun

1. tint, colour, shade, cast, wash, stain, dye, tincture His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge.

2. trace, bit, drop, touch, suggestion, dash, pinch, smack, sprinkling, smattering, soupçon (French) Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in her voice?

verb

1. tint, colour, shade, stain, dye The living room was tinged yellow by the sunlight.

2. suffuse, touch, flavour, modify, sour, imbue His homecoming was tinged with sadness.

Translations

tinge [tɪndʒ]

A. N

1. [of colour] → tinte m, matiz m

2. (fig) [of irony, sadness] → deje m, matiz m
a tinge of nostalgia → cierta nostalgia
not without a tinge of regret → no sin cierto arrepentimiento

B. VT

1. (lit) → teñir, matizar (with de)

2. (fig) → matizar (with de) pleasure tinged with sadness → placer m matizado or no exento de tristeza

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tinge [ˈtɪndʒ]

n

[colour] → teinte f

[feeling] → pointe f

vt
tinged with [+ colour] → teinté(e) de; [+ feeling] → empreint(e) de
Her eyes were tinged with red
BUT Ses yeux étaient légèrement injectés de sang.
His dark hair was just tinged with grey
BUT Ses cheveux foncés étaient juste saupoudrés de gris.

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tinge

n

(of colour) → Hauch m, → Spur f; a tinge of red → ein (leichter) Rotstich, ein Hauch m → von Rot

(fig: = hint, trace) → Spur f; (of sadness) → Anflug m, → Spur f

vt

(= colour) → (leicht) tönen; lavender water tinged with pink → Lavendelwasser, das leicht rosa getönt ist

(fig) to tinge something with something → einer Sache (dat) → eine Spur von etw geben; tinged with … → mit einer Spur von …; our happiness was tinged with sorrow → unser Glück war getrübt

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tinge [tɪndʒ]

1. n (of colour) (fig) → punta, sfumatura
her hair had a tinge of red in it → i suoi capelli avevano dei riflessi rossi

2. vt to be tinged with → avere una punta or sfumatura di

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tinge

n tinge [tindʒ]

a trace, or slight amount, of a colour Her hair had a tinge of red. klein hoeveelheid, tikkie مَسْحَه، لَوْن خَفيف оттенък odstín, nádech skær der Anflug απόχρωση, χροιά tinte, matiz varjund ته رنگ häivähdys teinte, nuance לְגַווֵן झलक nijansa, primjesa boje (halvány) árnyalat sedikit warna slikja, vottur tinta, sdumatura うすい色合 엷은 색조, 기미 atspalvis nokrāsa; tonis warna ... sedikit tint skjær, anelse, anstrøk odcień tom nuanţă, tentă оттенок odtieň, nádych nadih nijansa skiftning, nyans, []ton สีที่ระบายอยู่เล็กน้อย çok az, bir parça 淡色調 відтінок; тон جھلک، نشان màu nhẹ, nét thoảng 淡色调