teinté de - Mot du Jour

slightly – French expression

What does ” teinté de ” mean? How do you say ‘ slightly ’ in French? How is is pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.

teinté de – tinted of – In everyday French, teinté de means ‘with undertones of’, ‘tinged with’, ‘with a hint of’, ‘slightly’. The feminine form of teinté de is teintée de.

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« Ils ont l’esprit de famille et parlent toujours de leur enfance avec un air teinté de nostalgie. »
- “They are family-oriented and they always talk about their childhood in a slightly nostalgic way.”