Meaning of tint | Babel Free
ˈtin(ʲ)tDefinitions
- smelt (a small, slender freshwater fish with a dark back and silvery sides and belly; Osmerus)
- ink (an aqueous dye solution used for writing (with a quill), printing etc.)
- ink (a dark fluid ejected by some marine animals such as cuttlefish or squid)
Equivalents
Examples
“sinine tint”
blue ink
“tindiga kirjutatud tekst”
text written in ink
“Kiri on veel tindist märg.”
The text is still wet with ink.
“Olümbi harjal armetumat looma / ei elutsend kui Eesti Pegasus, / kes kõlbluskünast pidi tinti jooma / ja luule kohimehi üles tooma. / Sa vaene Eesti Pegasus!”
No more miserable animal dwelled on the crest of Mount Olympus / than the Estonian Pegasus, / who had to drink ink from the trough of morality / and bring up the eunuchs of poetry. / You poor Estonian Pegasus!
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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