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2 to do something with flying colours
salir airoso,-a de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to do something with flying colours
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4 to come through sth with flying colours
English-spanish dictionary > to come through sth with flying colours
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tr['flaɪɪŋ]1 SMALLAVIATION/SMALL aviación nombre femenino2 (action) vuelo1 (soaring) volante; (animal, machine) volador,-ra, que vuela2 (quick) rápido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do something with flying colours salir airoso,-a de algoto get off to a flying start empezar con buen pieto take a flying jump tomar impulso y saltarflying buttress arbotante nombre masculinoflying doctor médico,-a que viaja en aviónflying fish pez nombre masculino voladorflying picket piquete nombre masculino informativoflying saucer platillo volanteflying squad patrulla volanteflying tackle placaje nombre masculino en el aireflying visit visita relámpagoadj.• apresurado, -a adj.• muy breve adj.• voladero, -a adj.• volador adj.• volante adj.n.• aviación s.f.• vuelo s.m.
I 'flaɪɪŋadjective (before n)a) ( hurried)b) <glass/debris> que vuela (por los aires)a flying tackle — ( Sport) un placaje en el aire
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mass nouna) ( as pilot) pilotaje m; (before n) <time, hours, lesson> de vuelo; <helmet, jacket> de pilotob) ( as passenger)['flaɪɪŋ]I like/hate flying — me gusta/odio viajar en avión
1.ADJ [glass, debris] que vuela por los aires•
he took a flying leap at the man — dio un salto or saltó sobre el hombre•
he launched himself in a flying tackle and brought the intruder to the ground — se lanzó por el aire or se lanzó en plancha y derribó al intruso- come through sth with flying colours- get off to a flying start2.I don't like flying — no me gusta ir en avión or volar
3.CPDflying ambulance N — (=plane) ambulancia f aérea; (=helicopter) helicóptero m sanitario
flying boat N — hidroavión m
flying bomb N — bomba f volante
flying buttress N — arbotante m
flying doctor N — médico(-a) m / f rural (que se traslada en avión)
flying fish N — pez m volador
flying fortress N — fortaleza f volante
flying fox N — panique m
flying lesson N — clase f or lección f de vuelo
flying machine N — máquina f de volar
flying officer N — teniente mf de aviación
flying picket N — piquete m volante or móvil
flying saucer N — platillo m volante
flying squad N — (Brit) brigada f móvil
flying suit N — traje m de vuelo
flying time N — (=length of journey) duración f del vuelo; (=hours flown) horas fpl de vuelo
flying trapeze N — trapecio m volador
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I ['flaɪɪŋ]adjective (before n)a) ( hurried)b) <glass/debris> que vuela (por los aires)a flying tackle — ( Sport) un placaje en el aire
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mass nouna) ( as pilot) pilotaje m; (before n) <time, hours, lesson> de vuelo; <helmet, jacket> de pilotob) ( as passenger)I like/hate flying — me gusta/odio viajar en avión
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color sustantivo masculino◊ ¿de qué color es? what color is it?;cambiar de color to change color; un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat; las de color amarillo the yellow ones; ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations; cintas de colores colored ribbons; fotos en colores or (Esp) en color color photos; sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color; una chica de color (euf) a colored girl (dated); tomar color [ pollo] to brown; [cebolla frita/pastel] to turn golden-brown; [ fruta] to ripen; [ piel] to become tanned;◊ ponerse color de hormiga (AmL) to start looking pretty grim;subido de color ( chiste) risquéb)◊ colores sustantivo masculino plural ( lápices) colored( conjugate colored) pencils (pl), crayons (pl)
color sustantivo masculino
1 colour, US color
2 frml euf persona de color, coloured person Locuciones: a todo color, full- colour
de colores, multicoloured
de color de rosa, in glowing colours
en color, in colour
no hay color, there's no comparison ' color' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - a.m. - abajeña - abajeño - abajo - abalanzarse - abalorio - abanderar - abanderada - abanderado - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abandonarse - abandono - abanicar - abanicarse - abanico - abarcar - abaratar - abarquillada - abarquillado - abarquillar - abarquillarse - abarrotar - abarrotada - abarrotado - abarrotería - abastecer - abastecerse - abatir - abate - abatible - abatida - abatido - abatimiento - abatirse - abdicar - abdomen - abdominal - abecé - aberración - aberrante - abertura - abierta - abierto - abigarrada - abigarrado - abigarrar - abismal English: A - AA - aback - abandon - abandoned - abate - abbey - abbot - abbreviate - abbreviation - ABC - abdicate - abdication - abdomen - abduct - aberration - abhor - abide by - abiding - ability - abject - ablaze - able - abnormal - abnormally - aboard - abolish - abolition - abominable - aborigine - abort - about - above - above-board - above-mentioned - abrasive - abreast - abroad - abrupt - abruptly - absence - absent - absent-minded - absent-mindedly - absentee - absently - absolute - absolutely - absolve - absorbtr['kʌləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=colour colour{color ['kʌlər] vt1) : colorear, pintar2) influence: influir en, influenciarcolor viblush: sonrojarse, ruborizarsecolor n1) : color mprimary colors: colores primarios2) interest, vividness: color m, colorido mlocal color: color localn.• color s.m.• colorido s.m. (US)v.• colorar v.• colorear v.• colorir v.• sonrojarse v.• teñir v.
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BrE colour 'kʌlər, 'kʌlə(r) noun1)a) c u ( shade) color mwhat color is the ball? — ¿de qué color es la pelota?
b) u ( not monochrome) color min full color — a todo color; (before n) < photograph> en colores or (Esp) en color; < television> en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Ven) a color
color supplement — suplemento m a todo color or en color
c) u ( vividness) color m, colorido m2) u ( racial feature) color m; (before n)color prejudice — prejuicio m racial
3) u ( complexion) color mto bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color
4) colors pla) ( flag) bandera fone's true colors: she showed her true colors se mostró tal cual era en realidad; with flying colors: he passed his exams with flying colors le fue estupendamente en los exámenes; she passed the test with flying colors — pasó airosa la prueba
b) (BrE Sport)
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BrE colour transitive verba) ( Art) pintar, colorearb) ( dye) teñir*c) (influence, bias) \<\<atmosphere\>\> empañar
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vi ( flush) ruborizarse*, sonrojarse, ponerse* coloradoPhrasal Verbs:- color in(US) ['kʌlǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shade) color mwhat colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
to change colour — cambiar or mudar de color
as time goes by my memories take on a different colour — (fig) con el paso de los años mis recuerdos van tomando otro color
2) (=colourfulness) color msplashes of colour — salpicones fpl or notas fpl de color
in colour — (TV, Cine) en color
3) (=dye, paint, pigment) color m4) (=complexion) color mthe colour drained from his face — palideció, se le fue el color de la cara
to put the colour back in sb's cheeks — devolverle el color or los colores a algn
- be off colour5) (=race) color mpeople of colour — (US) personas fpl de color
the Hungarian national colours — los colores húngaros; (=flag) la bandera húngara
with flying colours —
to nail one's colours to the mast —
- show one's true coloursflying 1.7) (=authenticity, vividness) color m, colorido m8) (=pretext)under the colour of... — bajo la apariencia de...
9) (Mus) (also: tone colour) timbre m2. VT2) (=dye, tint) teñirto colour one's hair — teñirse or tintarse el pelo
3) (=influence) influir enhis politics are coloured by his upbringing — sus opiniones políticas están influenciadas por su educación
3. VI1) (=blush) ponerse colorado, sonrojarse2) (=change colour) tomar color3) (with crayons) [child] colorear4.CPD [film, photograph, slide] en or (LAm) a colorcolour bar N — barrera f racial
colour blindness N — daltonismo m
colour chart N — carta f de colores
colour filter N — (Phot) filtro m de color
colour guard N — (Mil) portaestandarte mf
colour line N — barrera f de color
colour match N — coordinación f de colores
colour prejudice N — prejuicio m racial
colour scheme N — combinación f de colores
colour sergeant N — (Mil) sargento mf portaestandarte
colour supplement N — (Journalism) suplemento m a color
colour television N — televisión f en color, televisión f a color (LAm)
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BrE colour ['kʌlər, 'kʌlə(r)] noun1)a) c u ( shade) color mwhat color is the ball? — ¿de qué color es la pelota?
b) u ( not monochrome) color min full color — a todo color; (before n) < photograph> en colores or (Esp) en color; < television> en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Ven) a color
color supplement — suplemento m a todo color or en color
c) u ( vividness) color m, colorido m2) u ( racial feature) color m; (before n)color prejudice — prejuicio m racial
3) u ( complexion) color mto bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color
4) colors pla) ( flag) bandera fone's true colors: she showed her true colors se mostró tal cual era en realidad; with flying colors: he passed his exams with flying colors le fue estupendamente en los exámenes; she passed the test with flying colors — pasó airosa la prueba
b) (BrE Sport)
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BrE colour transitive verba) ( Art) pintar, colorearb) ( dye) teñir*c) (influence, bias) \<\<atmosphere\>\> empañar
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vi ( flush) ruborizarse*, sonrojarse, ponerse* coloradoPhrasal Verbs:- color in -
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1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) color2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) color3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) color4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) color
2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) en color
3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) pintar, colorear- coloured
4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persona de color- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours
colour1 n colorwhat is your favourite colour? ¿cuál es tu color preferido?colour2 vb colorear / pintartr['kʌləSMALLr/SMALL]1 color nombre masculino■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what colour is her hair? ¿de qué color tiene el pelo?■ have you got it in any other colours? ¿lo tienen en otros colores?■ is the film in colour or in black and white? ¿la película es en color o en blanco y negro?2 (skin - racial characteristic, complexion) color nombre masculino1 (television, film, etc) en color1 (with pen, paint, crayon) pintar, colorear; (dye) teñir2 figurative use (affect negatively, influence) influir en1 (blush) enrojecer, ruborizarse, sonrojarse, ponerse rojo,-a, ponerse colorado,-a2 (of leaves) ponerse amarillo,-a; (fruit) coger color1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (flag) bandera, enseña\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin full colour a todo colorlet's see the colour of your money! ¡a ver ese dinero!, ¡primero el dinero!to be off colour no encontrarse biento lend colour to something dar credibilidad a algo, hacer que algo parezca verdadto lose colour palidecerto nail one's colours to the mast tomar partido, definirseto show one's true colours mostrarse tal como se es, mostrarse uno como es en realidadcolour bar discriminación nombre femenino racialcolour blindness daltonismocolour code código de colorescolour prejudice prejuicio racialcolour printing cromolitografíacolour scheme combinación nombre femenino de colorescolour supplement suplemento en colorn.• color s.m.• colorido s.m. (UK)v.• colorar v.• colorear v.• colorir v.• sonrojarse v.• teñir v.(US) ['kʌlǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shade) color mwhat colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
to change colour — cambiar or mudar de color
as time goes by my memories take on a different colour — (fig) con el paso de los años mis recuerdos van tomando otro color
2) (=colourfulness) color msplashes of colour — salpicones fpl or notas fpl de color
in colour — (TV, Cine) en color
3) (=dye, paint, pigment) color m4) (=complexion) color mthe colour drained from his face — palideció, se le fue el color de la cara
to put the colour back in sb's cheeks — devolverle el color or los colores a algn
- be off colour5) (=race) color mpeople of colour — (US) personas fpl de color
the Hungarian national colours — los colores húngaros; (=flag) la bandera húngara
with flying colours —
to nail one's colours to the mast —
- show one's true coloursflying 1.7) (=authenticity, vividness) color m, colorido m8) (=pretext)under the colour of... — bajo la apariencia de...
9) (Mus) (also: tone colour) timbre m2. VT2) (=dye, tint) teñirto colour one's hair — teñirse or tintarse el pelo
3) (=influence) influir enhis politics are coloured by his upbringing — sus opiniones políticas están influenciadas por su educación
3. VI1) (=blush) ponerse colorado, sonrojarse2) (=change colour) tomar color3) (with crayons) [child] colorear4.CPD [film, photograph, slide] en or (LAm) a colorcolour bar N — barrera f racial
colour blindness N — daltonismo m
colour chart N — carta f de colores
colour filter N — (Phot) filtro m de color
colour guard N — (Mil) portaestandarte mf
colour line N — barrera f de color
colour match N — coordinación f de colores
colour prejudice N — prejuicio m racial
colour scheme N — combinación f de colores
colour sergeant N — (Mil) sargento mf portaestandarte
colour supplement N — (Journalism) suplemento m a color
colour television N — televisión f en color, televisión f a color (LAm)
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airoso,-a adjetivo
1 graceful, elegant
2 fig (con éxito, con lucimiento) salir airoso de una situación, to come out of a situation with flying colours -
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