Translation examples
adjective
Parecía un marco de fotos diminuto; en el centro se distinguía lo que aparentemente era papel gris desteñido. —¿Qué es?
It looked like a tiny white picture frame with what appeared to be off-colored gray paper in the center. "What is it?"
adjective
El sol estaba en lo alto de un cielo lechoso y desteñido.
The sun was high in a milky, washed-out sky.
estaba demasiado desteñida por las farolas y los letreros de neón.
it was too washed out by streetlights and neon signs.
Llevaba unos vaqueros y una camisa verde desteñida.
He was wearing jeans and a washed-out green shirt.
—Oh, ¿te refieres a ese tío desteñido? Sí —contestó riéndose.
“Oh, that washed-out guy? Yeah.” He laughed.
A veces veía un azul pálido y desteñido, después de la lluvia, seguramente.
Sometimes it was a pale and washed-out blue, after a rainfall, perhaps.
Para empezar, el azul podía hacer a una rubia aún más desteñida que ella.
Blue often made a blonde look more washed-out than she was to start with.
adjective
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