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tingir

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tinger, from Latin tingere (to dye), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (to soak, dip). Compare Galician tinxir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tingir (first-person singular present tinjo, first-person singular preterite tingi, past participle tingido)

  1. dye (to colour with dye)
    Antonyms: alvejar, desbotar, destingir
  2. to cause to have a certain colour
    Synonym: pintar
    As margaridas tingem a sala de branco.
    The daisies cause the room to be white.
  3. to blush (to redden in the face)
    Synonyms: corar, ficar vermelho, ruborizar
  4. to stain (coat a surface with a stain)
    Synonym: manchar

Conjugation

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