tintas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tintas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tinta N f

1. tinta:

tinta ART, TYPO

ink

debes escribir con tinta

you must write in ink

cargar las tintas

to go too far

medias tintas no me gustan las medias tintas

I don't like half-measures

medias tintas no me gustan las medias tintas

I don't like things to be halfhearted

políticos de medias tintas

wishy-washy politicians

déjate de medias tintas

stop being so vague o wishy-washy

saber algo de buena tinta

to have sth on good authority

sudar tinta

to sweat blood

2. tinta (del calamar, pulpo):

tinta

ink

calamares en su tinta

squid in ink

tintar VB trans inf

tintar

to dye

tinto¹ (tinta) ADJ

tinto vino/uva:

tinto (tinta)

red

tinto en sangre liter

bloodstained

tinto en sangre liter

bloodied liter

tinto² N m

1. tinto (vino):

tinto

red wine

2. tinto Col (café):

tinto

black coffee

tinta invisible, tinta simpática N f

tinta invisible

invisible ink

café tinto N m Col Ven

café tinto

black coffee

vino tinto N m

vino tinto

red wine

tinta China N f

tinta China

India ink Am

tinta China

Indian ink Brit

Translations for tintas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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half measures

medias tintas fpl

I want no half measures

no quiero medias tintas

milk-and-water

de medias tintas

tintas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tintas 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

tintar VB trans

tintar

to dye

tinto (-a) ADJ

tinto (-a) (rojo oscuro)

dark red

tinto (-a) (uvas)

red

vino tinto

red wine

tinto N

User Entry

tinto (vino) m

red wine

Translations for tintas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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red wine

vino m tinto

ink

tinta f

to write in ink

escribir con tinta

henna

tintar con gena [o jena]

marking ink

tinta f indeleble

Indian ink

tinta f china

half tone

media tinta f

tintas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a dos tintas

in two colours Brit [or colors Am]

cargar las tintas

to exaggerate

medias tintas

half-tones

medias tintas fig

half measures

cargar las tintas fig

to lay it on thick

vino tinto

red wine

reconocimiento m de caracteres en tinta magnética

MICR

mancha f de sangre/grasa/vino tinto

blood/grease/red wine stain

vino tinto caliente aromatizado con especias

mulled wine