Tinta in english
ink
pronunciation: ɪŋk part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɪŋk part of speech: noun
In gestures
tinta = ink.
Example: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.more:
» andarse con medias tintas = mince + Posesivo + words ; beat about/around + the bush ; go (a)round (and (a)round) in + circles ; go around + the houses ; be cag(e)y about .
Example: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership. Example: There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion. Example: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems. Example: They had dragged her there and they weren't even giving her an explanation, just going around the houses and dodging every question she asked. Example: The government is cagey about its plan for Britain's future relationship with the EU.» bloque de tinta = ink-block .
Example: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.» cargar las tintas = pile on + the misery ; lay it on + thick ; pile on + the agony .
Example: The recent elections, frequent strikes and airport and aircraft safety issues are some of the problems that have helped pile on the misery on the tourism sector. Example: When I met him he was laying it on thick with compliments, and I thought it was 'cause he was drinking. Example: I am trying to avoid anything sad in this book, for surely the world is sad enough at present without my pen piling on the agony.» correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink ; a lot + be written about ; much + be written about .
Example: Social workers, for example, have spilt vast quantities of ink in trying to specify an academic content to their profession which will mark them off as a distinct discipline with a distinct subject-matter. Example: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day. Example: Much has been written about why females don't play the same games or as many digital games as males do.» dibujo a tinta = ink drawing .
Example: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.» hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a (good) run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer .
Example: Oracle and Sun yesterday renewed their vows of collaboration and detailed their plans to give Microsoft a run for its money. Example: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it. Example: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.» impresión a chorros de tinta = ink-jet printing .
Example: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.» impresora de chorro de tinta = ink-jet printer .
Example: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.» mancha de tinta = set-off ; inkblot .
Example: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it. Example: The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.» manchado de tinta = inky .
Example: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.» media tinta = Mezzotint .
Example: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.» mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table] .
Example: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.» recargar las tintas = lay it on with + a trowel ; lay it on + thick ; pile on + the misery ; pile on + the agony .
Example: Cousteau definitely had a flair for showmanship, and he really lays it on with a trowel in this documentary. Example: When I met him he was laying it on thick with compliments, and I thought it was 'cause he was drinking. Example: The recent elections, frequent strikes and airport and aircraft safety issues are some of the problems that have helped pile on the misery on the tourism sector. Example: I am trying to avoid anything sad in this book, for surely the world is sad enough at present without my pen piling on the agony.» saber de buena tinta = have it on + good word .
Example: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.» sudar tinta = sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; work + Posesivo + tail off ; work + Posesivo + ass off ; work + Posesivo + arse off ; work + Posesivo + proverbials off .
Example: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good. Example: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd. Example: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour. Example: A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. Example: What do you think of a woman expecting a baby working her ass off supporting a sorry ass man that will not work?. Example: She did what she could and worked her arse off to complete her assignment not only on time but to the best of her abilities. Example: To his credit, he's worked his proverbials off since he realised that reaching the 'Promised Land' was not just a daydream.» tinta china = India(n) ink .
Example: The ventral portion of the urinary bladder was marked with India ink to facilitate identification.» tinta de imprenta = printing ink .
Example: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.» tinta ferrogálica = iron gall ink [Tinta utilizada antiguamente que a menudo emana ácido que ataca al papel] .
Example: This article describes research conducted since 1993 into the development of a conservation treatment for iron gall ink corrosion and the degradation of paper objects by iron gall inks.» tinta litográfica = lithographic ink .
Example: There is often a slight greyness about lithographic ink when compared with letterpress ink = A menudo la tinta litográfica presenta una ligera tonalidad grisácea cuando se compara con la tinta tipográfica.» tinta tipográfica = letterpress ink .
Example: There is often a slight greyness about lithographic ink when compared with letterpress ink = A menudo la tinta litográfica presenta una ligera tonalidad grisácea cuando se compara con la tinta tipográfica.tintar = dye.
Example: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.