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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesteinte verdâtre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɛ̃t vɛʁ.datʁ
"Le vieux mur présentait une légère teinte verdâtre due à l'humidité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A slight or faint coloration tending towards green.
"The antique glass bottle possessed a delicate greenish-hue when held against the sunlight." - 2
A specific tonal variation or tint where green is the dominant undertone.
"The stormy ocean water took on an eerie greenish-hue just before the torrential rain began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'greenish', derived from the Old English 'grēne' combined with the suffix '-ish' denoting slight possession of a quality, and 'hue', stemming from Old English 'hīw' meaning appearance or color. Together, the compound phrase evolved in Late Modern English to precisely describe subtle chromatic tinges resembling vegetation or chlorophyll.
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teinte verdâtre
Transliteration: tɛ̃t vɛʁ.datʁ
"Le vieux mur présentait une légère teinte verdâtre due à l'humidité."
grünlicher Farbton
Transliteration: ˈɡʁʏn.lɪ.çɐ ˈfaʁpˌtoːn
"Das Wasser hatte einen auffälligen grünlichen Farbton."
tonalità verdognola
Transliteration: to.na.liˈta verˈdoɲ.ɲo.la
"Il cielo mostrava una strana tonalità verdognola prima del temporale."
tonalidad verdosa
Transliteration: to.na.liˈdad berˈdo.sa
"La piedra exhibía una sutil tonalidad verdosa bajo la luz de la luna."
tonalidade esverdeada
Transliteration: tu.na.liˈda.dʒi ez.ve.ɾeˈa.dɐ
"O lago apresentava uma misteriosa tonalidade esverdeada."
हल्का हरा रंग
Transliteration: halka hara rang
"उस पुरानी पेंटिंग में एक हल्का हरा रंग दिखाई दे रहा था।"
微绿色调
Transliteration: wēi lǜ sè diào
"这块宝石散发着迷人的微绿色调。"
초록빛
Transliteration: chorokbit
"그 호수는 묘한 초록빛 색감을 띠고 있었다."
緑がかった色合い
Transliteration: midorigakatta iroai
"その絵画の背景には緑がかった色合いが使われていた。"
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