- stain
- stein
1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.)2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.)3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.)
2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.)stain1 n manchathere's a stain on your shirt llevas una mancha en la camisastain2 vb mancharhe stained his shirt with ink se manchó la camisa de tintastaintr[steɪn]noun1 (gen) mancha■ blood stain mancha de sangre2 (dye) tinte nombre masculino, tinturatransitive verb1 (gen) manchar■ tea and coffee stain your teeth el té y el café manchan los dientes2 (dye) teñirintransitive verb1 mancharse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstain remover quitamanchas nombre masculinostain ['steɪn] vt1) discolor: manchar2) dye: teñir (madera, etc.)3) sully: manchar, empañarstain n1) spot: mancha f2) dye: tinte m, tintura f3) blemish: mancha f, mácula fstainn.• baldón s.m.• chafarrinón s.m.• contaminación s.f.• desdoro s.m.• deslustre s.m.• maca s.f.• mancha s.f.• mancilla s.f.• mácula s.f.v.• amancillar v.• baldonar v.• chafarrinar v.• colorar v.• ensuciar v.• macular v.• manchar v.• mancillar v.• tiznar v.steɪn
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nouna) (dirty mark) mancha fb) (dye) tintura f, tinte mc) (on character) mancha f, mácula f (liter)
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transitive verba) (mark) \<\<clothes/skin\>\> mancharto be stained WITH something — estar* manchado de algo
b) (dye) \<\<wood\>\> teñir*
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via) \<\<wine/tea\>\> mancharb) \<\<fabric\>\> mancharse[steɪn]1. N1) (=mark) mancha f ; (=dye) tinte m , tintura f ; (=paint) pintura f2) (fig) mancha fwithout a stain on one's character — sin una sola mancha en la reputación
2.VT (=mark) manchar; (=dye) teñir, colorar; (=paint) pintar3.VI manchar4.CPDstain remover N — quitamanchas m inv
* * *[steɪn]
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nouna) (dirty mark) mancha fb) (dye) tintura f, tinte mc) (on character) mancha f, mácula f (liter)
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transitive verba) (mark) \<\<clothes/skin\>\> mancharto be stained WITH something — estar* manchado de algo
b) (dye) \<\<wood\>\> teñir*
2.
via) \<\<wine/tea\>\> mancharb) \<\<fabric\>\> mancharse
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
