half-tones in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-tones in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tinta N f

1. tinta (para escribir):

tinta

ink

tinta china

Indian ink

tinta de imprenta

printer's ink

a dos tintas

in two colours Brit [or colors Am]

cargar las tintas

to exaggerate

saber algo de buena tinta

to know sth from a reliable source

sudar tinta

to sweat blood

sobre este asunto han corrido ríos de tinta

much has been written about this matter

2. tinta (color):

tinta

hue

medias tintas

half-tones

medias tintas fig

half measures

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tonos y semitonos

whole tones and halftones

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple.

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Traditional pen-and-ink techniques such as stippling and cross-hatching can be used to create half-tones or the illusion of form and volume.

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