off-white colour

off [ɒf]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. preposition

2. adverb

3. adjective

4. noun

5. compounds

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. preposition

   a. ( = from) de

• he jumped off the wall il a sauté du mur

• the orange fell off the table l'orange est tombée de la table

• he cut a piece off the steak il a coupé un morceau du steak

• he was sitting on the wall and fell off it il était assis sur le mur et il est tombé

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Note the French prepositions used in the following:

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• he took the book off the table il a pris le livre sur la table

• we ate off paper plates nous avons mangé dans des assiettes en carton

   b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteau

• the lid was off the tin le couvercle n'était pas sur la boîte

   c. ( = away from) de

• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sol

• a flat just off the high street un appartement dans une rue qui donne sur la rue principale

• it's off the coast of Brittany c'est au large de la Bretagne

   d. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment

2. adverb

   a. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km

• my holiday is a week off je suis en vacances dans une semaine

► to be off (inf) ( = going) partir

• we're off to France today nous partons pour la France aujourd'hui

• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !

• I must be off il faut que je me sauve (inf)

• off you go! file ! (inf)

• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?

   b. (as holiday) I've got this afternoon off j'ai congé cet après-midi

• to take a day off prendre un jour de congé

• he gets one week off a month il a une semaine de congé par mois

   c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteau

• the lid was off le couvercle n'était pas mis

   d. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais

• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %

   e. (referring to time inf)

► off and on par intermittence

• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence

3. adjective

   a. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absent

• he's off sick il est en congé de maladie

   b. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'hui

• he's off on Tuesdays il ne travaille pas le mardi

   c. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserré

   d. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annulé

   e. ( = bad) (British) [fish, meat] avarié ; [milk] tourné ; [butter] rance

• it's off ce n'est plus bon

   f. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés

• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?

   g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça

• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)

4. noun

( = start inf) to be ready for the off être prêt à partir

5. compounds

► off air adverb (TV, radio) hors antenne

• to go off air [broadcast] rendre l'antenne ; [station] cesser d'émettre

• to take sb off air reprendre l'antenne à qn

• to take sth off air arrêter la diffusion de qch ► off-air adjective (TV, radio) hors antenne

► off-centre adjective décentré

► off chance noun

• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)

he's off-colour today il n'est pas dans son assiette (inf) aujourd'hui ► off day noun

   a. ( = bad day)

he was having an off day il n'était pas en forme ce jour-là

   b. (US) ( = holiday) jour m de congé

► off-key adverb

• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-limits adjective interdit (d'accès)

► off-line (Computing) adjective autonome adverb

• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome

• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de

► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)

• off-peak rates tarif m réduit

• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb

► off-putting adjective [task] rebutant ; [food] peu ragoûtant ; [person, manner] rébarbatif

► off-road adjective [driving, vehicle] tout terrain inv

► off-roader noun véhicule m tout terrain

► off-sales noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-screen adjective hors écran

► off-season adjective hors saison noun

• in the off-season en basse saison ► off-the-cuff adjective impromptu

► off-the-peg, off-the-rack (US) adjective de confection

► off-the-record adjective ( = unofficial) officieux ; ( = confidential) confidentiel

► off-the-shelf adjective [goods, item] immédiatement disponible adverb

• to buy sth off-the-shelf acheter qch directement ► off-the-wall (inf) adjective bizarre

► off-white adjective blanc cassé inv

► off year noun (US Politics) année sans élections importantes

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.

* * *

1) ( leaving)

2) ( at a distance)

3) ( ahead in time)

4) Theatre

1) ( free)

2) ( turned off)

3) ( cancelled)

4) ( removed)

5) (colloq) ( bad)

off and on adverbial phrase par périodes

1) ( away from in distance)

2) ( away from in time)

3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]

4) ( astray from)

5) ( detached from)

6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)

7) (colloq) (also off of)

••

1 via; lontano; distante; a distanza; alla larga: They went off in a hurry, sono andati via in fretta; DIALOGO → - Discussing bets- Where are you off to?, dove te ne vai?; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- I'm off on holiday tomorrow, domani parto per le vacanze; The road is two miles off, la strada è lontana due miglia (o è a due miglia di distanza); Keep off!, sta' alla larga!

2 (in loc. col verbo to be, è idiom.; per es.:) to be well [badly] off, essere in buone [cattive] condizioni finanziarie; The lid was off, il coperchio era venuto via (o era stato tolto); They're off, sono partiti; se ne sono andati; I must be off, devo andarmene; Their engagement is off, il fidanzamento è rotto; The deal is off, l'affare è sfumato; The trip is off, la gita non si fa più; The gas is off, il gas è spento; ( anche) hanno tolto il gas; The hot water is off, manca l'acqua calda; The meeting is off, la riunione è sospesa; The staff is off today, il personale fa vacanza oggi; (elettr.) The switch is off, l'interruttore è disinserito; The electricity is off, hanno tolto la corrente; (autom., mecc.) The clutch is off, la frizione è disinnestata

3 del tutto; per intero: to pay off a debt, pagare per intero (o saldare) un debito

4 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to come off, staccarsi, ecc.; to cut off, tagliare, staccare, ecc. (► to come, to cut, ecc.)

5 di sconto: I managed to get 50 dollars off, riuscii ad avere uno sconto di (fam.: a tirare giù) 50 dollari

6 ( Borsa, fin.) ( di titoli) in ribasso; giù, sotto (fam.): Oils are off ten points today, oggi le azioni petrolifere sono sotto di dieci punti

7 (teatr.) dietro le quinte; fuori campo: «voices off» ( didascalia); «voci fuori campo»

8 ( sport: radio, TV) ‘esce’ ( seguito dal nome del giocatore sostituito)

● far off, lontano, lungi: Christmas is not far off, il Natale non è lontano □ from far off, da lungi, di lontano □ to finish off a piece of work, finire (o portare a termine) un lavoro □ to get off to a good start, partire con il piede giusto (fig.) □ on and off (o off and on), a intervalli; in modo intermittente: It has been snowing on and off since yesterday, nevica a intervalli da ieri □ Off with you!, va' via!; vattene!; fuori dai piedi! □ My holidays are only two weeks off, mancano solo due settimane alle mie vacanze □ Let's take a day off, prendiamoci un giorno di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I need some time off work, ho bisogno di prendermi un periodo di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Asking about the family- She's still off work, non ha ancora ripreso a lavorare □ right off (o straight off), subito; immediatamente □ Off we go!, si parte! □ Off with his head!, tagliategli la testa! □ Hands off!, giù le mani! □ Hats off!, giù il cappello! □ How are you off for clean shirts?, come sei messo (o come stai) a camicie pulite?

1 da; lontano da; fuori di; giù da: I stepped off the bus, scesi dall'autobus; Get off my feet!, scendimi dai piedi!; non starmi sui piedi!; to get off one's horse, smontare da cavallo; The cover has come off my book, mi s'è staccata la copertina dal libro; The cottage stands off the main road, la villetta è lontana dalla strada maestra; The car is off the road, l'automobile è fuori (o è uscita di) strada

2 (naut.) all'altezza di; al largo di; a poca distanza da: The ship was off the island, la nave era al largo dell'isola; The lighthouse is just off the coast, il faro è a poca distanza dalla costa

3 in meno di; con lo sconto di; He gave me five per cent off the list price, mi ha tolto il cinque per cento dal prezzo di listino

4 di; per mezzo di; con: He lived off the fat of the land, viveva delle abbondanti risorse della terra; aveva ogni ben di Dio; to dine off a leg of mutton, pranzare con una coscia di castrato; to eat off silver plate, mangiare usando piatti d'argento

5 fuori: The ship was driven off her course, la nave è stata spinta fuori rotta; to be off duty, essere fuori servizio

6 ( anche sport) a carico di; ai danni di

7 ( sport) con un handicap di: He plays off ten, gioca con un handicap di dieci punti

● ( radio, TV) off the air, non in onda (avv.) □ ( sport) off the ball, che non ha la palla, che non è sulla palla: He was fouled off the ball, ha subito il fallo mentre non era in possesso della palla □ ( baseball: del ‘corridore’) to be off base, non essere in base; essere fuori base □ off the beaten track, ( di un luogo) isolato, fuori mano; (fig.) insolito, fuori dell'ordinario, straordinario, originale □ (mecc.) to be off centre, essere fuori centro □ to be off colour, essere del colore sbagliato; ( di persona) essere indisposto, stare poco bene; essere in giornata nera; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) essere un po' indecente, spinto (fig.) □ ( sport) to be off the field (o the pitch), essere fuori campo; non giocare; fare panchina □ ( sport) to be off one's game, giocare peggio del solito □ ( sport e fig.) to be off guard, non stare in guardia; scoprirsi □ to be off one's head, essere andato giù di testa; essere ammattito □ (mil. e fig.) off limits, in zona proibita; ( cartello) ‘zona invalicabile’ □ (fig. fam.) off the map, inesistente; passato; svanito □ (fig.) off the point, non pertinente; che non c'entra; a sproposito □ ( calcio, ecc.) Off the post!, palo! □ off the record, ufficiosamente; in confidenza □ (tur.) off season, fuori stagione □ (geol.) off shore, fuori costa; in ambiente neritico □ to be off target, mancare il bersaglio; ( calcio, ecc.) non andare a segno: His header was off target, il suo colpo di testa è andato a vuoto □ to be off the track, essere fuori strada ( anche fig.); ( sport) essere uscito di pista; (fig.) essere sulla pista sbagliata □ an alley off Main Street, una viuzza che si diparte dal Corso □ to get off the subject, uscire dal seminato (fig.); divagare □ to speak off the record, parlare ufficiosamente ( non in veste ufficiale).

1 lontano; remoto; altro: the off side of the medal, l'altro lato della medaglia

2 laterale; secondario; di secondaria importanza: in an off street, in una strada laterale; in una via secondaria

3 (spec. ingl.) destro; di destra (cfr. near /2/, def. 2): the off side of the road, il lato destro della strada; the off horse, il cavallo di destra ( d'una pariglia)

4 piccolo; esiguo; scarso; cattivo; deludente; vago: Profits are off this year, i guadagni sono esigui quest'anno; His performance was rather off, la sua recitazione è stata alquanto deludente; There's only an off chance of your being right, c'è solo una vaga possibilità che tu abbia ragione

5 ( di cibo) non fresco; passato; guasto: This fish is a bit off, questo pesce non è proprio fresco; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat smells off to me, dall'odore direi che questa carne è andata a male

6 ( di pietanza o piatto) finito; esaurito: ( al ristorante) ‘Sorry, chicken is off’, ‘mi dipiace, ma il pollo è finito’

7 ( di persona) scortese; sgarbato; scostante

8 (elettr.) disinserito; staccato; spento: The ( electric) iron is off, il ferro (da stiro) è staccato

9 (mecc.) disinserito; disinnestato

10 (market., tur.) di stasi; morto: in the off season, nella stagione morta

● an off day, un giorno libero (o di vacanza); (fam.) una giornata nera, una giornata no: She has off and on days according to her mood, ella ha giornate sì e giornate no, secondo l'umore □ (elettr.) the off switch, l'interruttore per spegnere (per scollegare, ecc.) □ off year, (agric.) anno in cui le piante non danno frutto; anno no (fam.); (polit., USA) anno in cui si tengono elezioni ma non le presidenziali □ on the off chance that…, nel caso improbabile che…; caso mai…: on the off chance he should come, caso mai venisse

nei composti: ( radio, TV) off-air, (agg.) relativo alle trasmissioni; per (o dei) programmi; (avv.) quando non è in onda: Sheila is totally different off-air, Sheila è totalmente diversa quando non è in onda; ( USA) off-air reporter, cronista che lavora per la televisione, senza apparire sullo schermo; off-balance, sbilanciato; che ha perso l'equilibrio; (avv.) alla sprovvista; (fin.) off-balance sheet, fuori bilancio ( di finanziamenti, operazioni, ecc.); ( Borsa, USA) off-board, fuori borsa; off-board market, mercato terziario (o ristretto); mercatino (fam.); off-board securities, titoli non quotati (in Borsa); (econ.) off-the-books work, lavoro nero; (teatr., USA: di uno spettacolo) off-Broadway, ‘off-Broadway’, sperimentale; non commerciale ( e che costa poco); (fotogr., TV) off-camera, non inquadrato; non ripreso; off-centre, (mecc.) fuori centro, scentrato; (elettron.) eccentrico; off-colour, indisposto, malaticcio; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) un po' indecente, spinto (fig.); (fin.) off-cover, fuori copertura; senza garanzia; (fam.) off-the-cuff, improvvisato; ( di un discorso) fatto a braccio: to give an off-the-cuff speech, parlare a braccio; (ling.) off-glide, metastasi; an off-guard moment, un momento in cui non si sta in guardia; off-hand ► offhand; (mus. e fig.) off-key, stonato; non intonato; (farm., med.) off-label, off-label (detto di farmaco che viene assunto in circostanze non previste o non consigliate dal produttore); off-licence, (agg.) ( di negozio) autorizzato a vendere alcolici soltanto in confezioni da asporto; (sost., ingl.) negozio di vini, birra e liquori; bottiglieria; ( anche) banco di vendita ( di pub o albergo) di alcolici da consumare altrove; off-licensee, chi è in possesso di una ► «off-licence» ( sopra); off-limits, (mil.) in cui è proibito entrare; (fig.) proibito, vietato; off-line ► offline; (fin.) off-market, fuori mercato: off-market deals, operazioni fuori mercato; (spec. polit.) off-message, non allineato ( con la politica del proprio partito); (spec. farm.) off-patent, a brevetto scaduto; fuori brevetto: off-patent drugs, farmaci a brevetto scaduto; off-peak, ( di energia elettrica, gas, ecc.) erogato in ore di basso consumo; (trasp.: del traffico) non di punta, normale; (tur.) di (o in) bassa stagione: (ferr., ecc.) off-peak service, servizio normale; off-peak rate (o tariff) tariffa ordinaria ( di un trasporto o servizio); off-the-peg, ( d'abito) bell'e fatto, confezionato, di serie; (fig.) preconfezionato, standard; ( sport: sci) off-piste, fuori pista; ( di un immobile) ( bought) off plan, (acquistato) sulla carta; (market.) off-price, vendita a prezzo scontato; (tipogr.) off-print, estratto ( di giornale, ecc.); (fam.) off-putting, scostante; fastidioso; sgradevole; (fam. USA) off-the-rack = off-the-peg ► sopra; ( di notizia, ecc.) off-the-record, da non verbalizzare; non ufficiale; ufficioso; (trasp.) off-road vehicle, fuoristrada ( l'automezzo); off-roader, fuoristrada ( il mezzo); ( anche) fuoristradista; ( sport) off-roading, il fuoristrada ( l'attività, le gare); (market., ingl.) off-sale, vendita di alcolici da asporto ( detti off-sales); (cinem., TV) off-screen, che non compare sullo schermo; fuori campo; (market., tur.) off-season, stagione morta, bassa stagione; (agg.) della bassa stagione: off-season prices, prezzi della bassa stagione; (market.: di un articolo) off-the shelf, fatto in serie, standard; off-the-shoulder blouse, camicetta in stile gitano ( che lascia le spalle nude); ( cricket) off side ► off (5), def. 2; off-stage ► offstage; (autom.) off-street parking, parcheggio su terreno privato ( non su strada); (ipp.) off-track betting, scommesse sui cavalli (da corsa) che avvengono fuori dei locali dell'ippodromo ( con allibratori privati); ( ciclismo, ecc.) off-track race, corsa fuoristrada; ( sport) off-track race rider, fuoristradista; (comm.) off-trade, vendita di alcolici da asporto; ( slang) off-the-wall, assurdo, bizzarro, stravagante, pazzesco; off-white, bianco avorio, bianco isabella, biancosporco; (polit., USA) off-year election, elezioni politiche che si tengono in un anno in cui non si svolgono le presidenziali.

1 (fam., spec. sport) via; partenza; inizio ( di una corsa, ecc.): The off was delayed twice, il via è stato rinviato due volte

2 ( cricket) settore del campo alla destra del battitore destrimano

● from the off, dall'inizio; dal principio □ (fig.) I've had my offs and ons, ho avuto i miei alti e bassi.

( nelle corse) via! ( alla partenza).

A v. t.

1 (fam.) annullare, disdire ( un impegno, ecc.)

2 ( slang USA) portare via

3 ( slang USA) fare fuori (fam.); uccidere

4 (volg. USA) farsi ( una donna, ecc.); scopare (volg.)

B v. i.

1 ( raro) andarsene

2 ( slang USA) crepare; morire.

1) (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.) color

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) color

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) color

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) color

- coloured

- colourful

colour¹ n color

Se escribe colour en inglés británico, en inglés americano se escribe color

colour² vb colorear / pintar

Se escribe colour en inglés británico, en inglés americano se escribe color

tr['kʌlə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

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 masculino

■ he has a high colour tiene el color subido

adjective

1 (television, film, etc) en color

transitive verb

1 (with pen, paint, crayon) pintar, colorear; (dye) teñir

2 figurative use (affect negatively, influence) influir en

■ don't let emotions colour your judgement no dejes que las emociones te ofusquen

intransitive verb

1 (blush) enrojecer, ruborizarse, sonrojarse, ponerse rojo,-a, ponerse colorado,-a

2 (of leaves) ponerse amarillo,-a; (fruit) coger color

plural noun colours

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (worn by team, school) colores nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (flag) bandera, enseña

\

in full colour a todo color

let's see the colour of your money! ¡a ver ese dinero!, ¡primero el dinero!

to be off colour no encontrarse bien

to lend colour to something dar credibilidad a algo, hacer que algo parezca verdad

to lose colour palidecer

to nail one's colours to the mast tomar partido, definirse

to show one's true colours mostrarse tal como se es, mostrarse uno como es en realidad

colour bar discriminación nombre femenino racial

colour blindness daltonismo

colour code código de colores

colour prejudice prejuicio racial

colour printing cromolitografía

colour scheme combinación nombre femenino de colores

colour supplement suplemento en color

colour (UK)

• color s.m.

• colorido s.m. (UK)

• colorar v.

• colorear v.

• colorir v.

• sonrojarse v.

• teñir v.

1. N

1) (=shade) color m

- let's see the colour of your money!

2) (=colourfulness) color m

3) (=dye, paint, pigment) color m

4) (=complexion) color m

- be off colour

5) (=race) color m

6) colours [of country, team] colores mpl; (=flag) bandera f; (Mil) estandarte m

- show one's true colours

7) (=authenticity, vividness) color m, colorido m

8) (=pretext)

9) (Mus) (also: tone colour) timbre m

2. VT

1) (=apply colour to) [+ picture] (with paint) pintar; (with crayons) colorear

2) (=dye, tint) teñir

3) (=influence) influir en

3. VI

1) (=blush) ponerse colorado, sonrojarse

2) (=change colour) tomar color

3) (with crayons) [child] colorear

CPD [film, photograph, slide] en or (LAm) a color

- colour in

* * *

1) Farbe, die

2) (complexion) [Gesichts]farbe, die

3) (racial) Hautfarbe, die

4) (character, tone, quality, etc.) Charakter, der

5) in pl. (ribbon, dress, etc., worn as symbol of party, club, etc.) Farben Pl.

6) in pl. (national flag) Farben Pl.

7) (flag) Fahne, die; (of ship) Flagge, die

1) (give colour to) Farbe geben (+ Dat.)

2) (paint) malen

3) (stain, dye) färben [Material, Stoff]

4) (misrepresent) [schön]färben [Nachrichten, Bericht]

5) (fig.): (influence) beeinflussen

* * *

1) (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.) die Farbe

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) die Farbe

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) die Farbe

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) die Stimmung

- academic.ru/14326/coloured">coloured

- colourful

* * *

col·our, AM color

[ˈkʌləʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (red, blue etc) Farbe f

what \colour is her hair? was hat sie für eine Haarfarbe?

\colour photos Farbfotos pl

favourite \colour Lieblingsfarbe f

rich jewel \colours satte, leuchtende Farben

primary \colour Grundfarbe f, Primärfarbe f fachspr

to be ablaze with [or be a riot of] \colour in allen Farben erstrahlen

to add [a splash of] \colour to the garden dem Garten ein wenig Farbe verleihen

to come [or be available] in a \colour in einer Farbe erhältlich sein

to give [or lend] \colour to sth etw dat [mehr] Farbe verleihen; food etw dat Würze verleihen

2. (vigour) Farbe f

to add some [or a little] \colour to sth etw ein wenig auflockern [o lebendig machen]

to give [or lend] \colour to a story eine Geschichte glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen

3. (dye) Färbemittel nt, Farbstoff m

4. (ruddiness of complexion) Gesichtsfarbe f

she hasn't much \colour sie sieht so blass aus

to have \colour in one's cheeks gerötete Wangen haben

to have a high [or AM a lot of] \colour (look healthy) eine gesunde Gesichtsfarbe haben; (look feverish) [ganz] rot im Gesicht sein

5. (skin colour) Hautfarbe f

6. SCH, UNIV

▪ \colours pl Sportabzeichen nt

to be awarded one's \colours for a sport, to gain [or get] one's \colours for a sport sein Sportabzeichen bekommen

7. (flag)

▪ \colours pl Fahne f, Flagge f

regimental \colours Regimentsfahne f

to display one's \colours Farbe bekennen

to salute the \colours die Fahne grüßen

▶ to pass with flying \colours glänzend abschneiden

▶ to see sb in their true \colours jdn näher kennenlernen

▶ to show one's true \colours sein wahres Gesicht zeigen

II. vt

▪ to \colour sth

1. (change colour of) etw färben

to \colour one's hair sich dat die Haare färben

to \colour a room blue ein Zimmer blau streichen

2. (distort) etw beeinflussen; (misrepresent) etw beschönigen

to \colour an attitude/a judgment eine Haltung/ein Urteil beeinträchtigen

\coloured report gefärbter Bericht

III. vi face rot werden, erröten geh; leaves sich akk verfärben

to \colour with embarrassment vor Verlegenheit rot werden

* * *

1. n

1) (lit, fig) Farbe f

2) (= complexion) (Gesichts)farbe f

3) (racial) Hautfarbe f

4) pl (= paints) Farben pl

5) (fig: bias of newspaper, report) Färbung f

6) (of place, period etc) Atmosphäre f

7)

8) pl (= symbols of membership) Farben pl; (SPORT) (Sport)abzeichen nt; (= flag) Fahne f

2. vt

1) (lit) anmalen; (ART) kolorieren; (= dye) färben

2) (fig) beeinflussen; (= bias deliberately) färben

3. vi

1) (leaves) sich (ver)färben

2) (person) rot werden, erröten

* * *

colour, colourable, colour bar, etc besonders Br → color, colorable, color bar etc

col. abk

1. collected

2. collector

3. college

4. colony

5. color (colour)

6. colored (coloured)

7. column

color, besonders Br colour [ˈkʌlə(r)]

A s

1. Farbe f:

what color is it? welche Farbe hat es?;

what color are her eyes? was hat sie für eine Augenfarbe?;

what color did you paint the door? in welcher Farbe hast du die Tür gestrichen?;

he won’t see the color of my money umg von mir sieht er keinen Pfennig;

I want to see the color of his money first umg ich will zuerst wissen, ob er überhaupt (genug) Geld hat oder ob er überhaupt zahlen kann;

two-color zweifarbig, Zweifarben…

2. ( auch gesunde) Gesichtsfarbe:

be ( oder feel) a bit off color sich nicht wohlfühlen;

he looks a bit off color today er sieht heute nicht besonders gut aus;

have color gesund aussehen;

lose color die Farbe verlieren, erbleichen, blass werden;

she has little color sie ist blass; → change A 1

3. Hautfarbe f:

gentleman of color obs Farbige(r) m;

people of color obs Farbige

4. (Gesichts)Röte f:

her color came and went sie wurde abwechselnd rot und blass

5. fig Farbe f, Kolorit n:

a novel with a great deal of local color ein Roman mit viel Lokalkolorit;

add ( oder lend) color to etwas beleben, lebendig oder realistisch machen

6. MAL, TECH Farbe f, Farbstoff m:

color additive Farbstoffzusatz m;

lay on the colors too thickly fig zu dick auftragen;

paint in bright (glowing, gloomy) colors fig etwas in rosigen (glühenden, düsteren) Farben schildern

7. a) Farbgebung f

b) Farbwirkung f

8. MUS Klangfarbe f

9. fig Färbung f, Ton m, Charakter m, Stimmung f

10. pl farbiges Band oder Abzeichen (einer Schule, eines Jockeys etc):

get one’s colors sein Mitgliedsabzeichen (als neues Mitglied) erhalten

11. pl MIL Fahne f:

call to the colors einberufen;

join the colors zur Fahne eilen;

come off with flying colors einen glänzenden Sieg oder Erfolg erringen;

he passed his examination with flying colors er hat seine Prüfung glänzend oder mit Glanz und Gloria bestanden;

he failed with flying colors er ist mit Glanz und Gloria oder mit Pauken und Trompeten durchgefallen

12. pl SCHIFF Flagge f:

lower one’s colors die Flagge streichen (a. fig:

to vor dat);

nail one’s colors to the mast fig sich unwiderruflich festlegen;

stick to one’s colors fig standhaft bleiben, nicht kapitulieren (wollen);

a) unter falscher Flagge segeln (a. fig),

b) fig mit falschen Karten spielen;

come out in one’s true colors fig seinen wahren Charakter zeigen;

show one’s true colors fig

a) sein wahres Gesicht zeigen,

b) Farbe bekennen, sich erklären

13. fig Anschein m, Anstrich m:

his words had the color of truth;

give color to the story der Geschichte den Anstrich der Wahrscheinlichkeit geben, die Geschichte glaubhafter machen;

color of office JUR Amtsanmaßung f;

color of title JUR US (zu Unrecht) behaupteter Rechtstitel

14. fig Deckmantel m, Vorwand m:

unter the color of charity unter dem Vorwand oder Mäntelchen der Nächstenliebe

15. fig Art f, Sorte f:

a man of his color ein Mann seines Schlages

16. Heraldik: Wappenfarbe f

17. ausgewaschenes Goldteilchen

B v/t

1. färben, kolorieren, anstreichen, anmalen:

color in eine Zeichnung etc ausmalen

2. fig färben:

a) einen Anstrich geben (dat), gefärbt darstellen, entstellen:

a colored report ein gefärbter Bericht

b) schönfärben, beschönigen

3. fig abfärben auf (akk), beeinflussen

C v/i

1. sich (ver)färben, (eine) Farbe annehmen

2. auch color up erröten, rot werden ( beide:

with vor dat)

* * *

1) Farbe, die

2) (complexion) [Gesichts]farbe, die

3) (racial) Hautfarbe, die

4) (character, tone, quality, etc.) Charakter, der

5) in pl. (ribbon, dress, etc., worn as symbol of party, club, etc.) Farben Pl.

6) in pl. (national flag) Farben Pl.

7) (flag) Fahne, die; (of ship) Flagge, die

1) (give colour to) Farbe geben (+ Dat.)

2) (paint) malen

3) (stain, dye) färben [Material, Stoff]

4) (misrepresent) [schön]färben [Nachrichten, Bericht]

5) (fig.): (influence) beeinflussen

* * *

Farbe -n f. (color) monitor n.

Farbbildschirm m. (color) terminal n.

Farbbildschirm m. (UK) v.

beschönigen v.

färben v. v.

sich färben v.

1) (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.) farve

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farve

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hudfarve

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) liv

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

1) (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.) farve

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farve

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hudfarve

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) liv

- coloured

- colourful

color ['kʌlə(r)] nome

1) (hue) colore m.

2) (in writing, description) colore m.

3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante

4) cosmet.

5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)

6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.

nome plurale colours sport colori m.; mil. mar. bandiera f.sing.

1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori

2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale

••

color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo

1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare

2) fig. (prejudice) influenzare [ judgment]

3) fig. (enhance) colorire, falsare [ story]

verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere colore

* * *

1) (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.) colore

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) colore

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) colore

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colore

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

color ['kʌlə(r)] nome

1) (hue) colore m.

2) (in writing, description) colore m.

3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante

4) cosmet.

5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)

6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.

nome plurale colours sport colori m.; mil. mar. bandiera f.sing.

1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori

2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale

••

color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo

1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare

2) fig. (prejudice) influenzare [ judgment]

3) fig. (enhance) colorire, falsare [ story]

verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere colore

1) (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.) cor

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) tinta

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) cor

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) cor

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

[k'∧lə] n 1 cor, colorido. 2 tinta, corante, pigmento. 3 vermelhão, rubor do rosto. 4 pretexto, disfarce. 5 plausibilidade, aparência de autenticidade. 6 cor da pele das raças que não são brancas. 7 aparência, aspecto. 8 detalhe realístico, vida. 9 caráter, feição. they showed their colours / revelaram suas intenções, mostraram quem realmente eram. he showed his true colours / fig ele mostrou seu verdadeiro caráter. 10 vivacidade, brilho, ânimo. his sincerity gives colour to all he does / sua sinceridade caracteriza todos os seus atos. 11 matiz, tonalidade. 12 Mus timbre, som. 13 colours cores, emblema, estandarte, bandeira. 14 Mil insígnia militar. 15 colours cor política, partido. • vt+vi 1 pintar, tingir, corar, colorir, dar cor a. 2 corar, mudar de cor, enrubescer. 3 fig corar, disfarçar, alterar, paliar, desculpar. 4 dar determinado aspecto a. 5 caracterizar. his prejudices coloured his facts / seus preconceitos manifestaram-se em seu relato. • adj em cores, de cor. body colour tinta opaca. complementary colour cor complementar. composite colours cores mistas. fast colours cores firmes. filling colour massa colorida para preparar a superfície a ser pintada. fundamental colours cores básicas. glaring colours cores berrantes. local colour colorido ou aspecto local. off colour coll exausto, esgotado, indisposto. painted in his true colours mostrado em seu verdadeiro aspecto. play of colours variação de cores. primary colours cores primárias. service with the colours serviço militar. to call to the colours convocar para o serviço militar. to change colour mudar de cor (pessoa), ficar pálido (ou vermelho). to come off with flying colours sair vitorioso. to give false colour to distorcer os fatos. to give/ lend colour to dar aparência de verdade a. to have a colour ter aspecto sadio, ter boa cor. to have a high colour estar corado. to hoist the colours hastear a bandeira. to join the colours alistar-se. to lose colour ficar pálido. to lower the colours a) baixar a bandeira. b) fig ceder, dobrar-se. to mail one’s colours to the mast manter-se firme em sua decisão. to sail under false colours fig agir com falsidade. to stick to one’s colours ser fiel à causa. trooping the colours desfile de bandeiras. under colour of sob o pretexto de. with flying colours com grande sucesso.

1) (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.) barva

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

American color [kʌlə]

noun barva, odtenek; barva kože, pigment; kolorit; rdečica; videz; figuratively pretveza, maska; plural zastava; ton, prizvok

to be in colours — imeti na sebi pisano obleko

colour bar — rasna segregacija; diskriminacija

to change colour — prebledeti, zardeti

to come off with flying colours — zmagati na vsej črti

to come out of one's true colour — pokazati svoj pravi značaj

to desert the colours — dezertirati

to feel ( —ali be) off colour — slabo se počutiti

to fly false colours — varati pod krinko poštenosti

fast colour — obstojna barva

fugitive colour — nestalna barva

to give colour to s.th. — poživiti, opravičiti kaj; dati videz resničnosti

to join the colours — iti služit vojake

high colour — rdeča polt

to hoist the colours — izobesiti zastavo

to lay on the colours too thickly — pretiravati

to lend colour to s.th. — poživiti kaj

colour line — črta, ki strogo deli belce od črncev

to lose colour — prebledeti

to nail one's colours to the mast — neomajno vztrajati pri svoji odločitvi

to paint in bright colours — biti optimist

to put a false colour on — napačno razložiti

to see the colour of s.o.'s money — dobiti od koga denar

to see things in their true colour — videti stvari v pravi luči

to stick to one's colours — držati se svojih načel, ravnati po svojih načelih

to strike ( —ali lower) one's colours — vdati, ukloniti se

to take one's colour from s.o. — posnemati koga

to serve with the colours — služiti v vojski

under colour of s.th. — pod krinko česa

to wear s.o.'s colours — biti privrženec koga

to sail under false colours — pretvarjati se, biti licemerec

man (woman) of colour — človek, ki ni belec

American color [kʌlə]

barvati, slikati; figuratively olepšati, pretiravati;

barvo dobiti, zardeti

to colour up to the eyes — zardeti do ušes

1) (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.) farge

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) -farge

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) (hud)farge

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) fargerikdom

- coloured

- colourful

farge

subst. \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color

1) farge, kulør, koloritt (også overført)

2) farge-

• colour film

• colour filter

• colour television

3) (ansikts)farge, kulør, teint, rødme

4) skinn, skjær

• the story has some colour of truth

5) ( musikk) klangfarge

6) art, beskaffenhet, slag

change colour skifte farge, bli blek rødme

the colour magazines den kulørte ukepressen

colours ( sport) farger (karakteristisk farget emblem eller kjennemerke, f.eks. bånd, lue, drakt, e.l.) flagg, fane

come off with flying colours klare seg med glans, greie noe med glans

desert one's colours desertere ( litterært) begå faneflukt

fly the colours flagge, seile under

• fly the Norwegian colours

fresh colours klare farger

get\/gain a colour få farge, bli brun

get\/win one's colours komme på første kull (på universitet e.l.)

give a false colour to forfalske, gi en farget fremstilling av, gi en farget skildring av

give\/lend colour to a thing gi et visst preg av sannsynlighet

have a high colour være rødmusset

incompatible colours skjærende farger

inconspicuous colours diskré farger

join the colours melde seg under fanene (dvs. bli soldat)

let's see the colour of your money! ( hverdagslig) sett i gang og bla opp!, kom hit med pengene!

lose colour bli blek

lower one's colours ( overført) stryke flagg

nail one's colours to the mast stå steilt (på sitt), ikke vike fra standpunktet sitt

not see the colour of a person's money ( hverdagslig) ikke se snurten av pengene til noen, ikke få et rødt øre av noen

paint something in bright\/dark colours skildre (fremstille e.l.) noe i lyse\/mørke farger

see a thing in its true colours se noe i sitt rette lys

serve the colours tjene sitt land

serve with the colours tjene under fanene (dvs. være soldat)

show one's colours tone flagg, vise farge, bekjenne kulør

show one's true colours eller come out in one's true colours vise sitt sanne jeg

stick to one's colours ( overført) holde fanen høyt (hevet)

strike one's colours eller strike one's flag eller strike the flag stryke flagget

turn colour skifte farge

under colour of under påskudd av, under foregivende av

under false colours under falskt flagg

verb \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color

1) farge, fargelegge, kolorere, male, legge farge på, sette farge på

2) ( overført) farge, fargelegge, overdrive, pynte på, sette kulør på, forskjønne, smykke, prege, sette preg på

3) få farge, skifte farge, rødme

4) dekke over, gjøre plausibel

- colours

( paint) malować (pomalować perf); ( dye) farbować (ufarbować perf); ( fig) mieć (pewien) wpływ na +acc

czerwienić się (zaczerwienić się perf), poczerwienieć ( perf)

- colour in

* * *

1) (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.) kolor

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farba

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) kolor (skóry)

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) koloryt

- coloured

- colourful

1) (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.) litur

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

1) (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.)

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.)

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.)

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.)

- coloured

- colourful

n. renk, ten rengi, yüz rengi, bet beniz, boya, dış görünüş, canlılık, coşkunluk, ton, içyüzü, gerçek yüz, maske, nüans, forma

v. renk vermek, boyamak, renk katmak, kızarmak, saptırmak, renklendirmek, abartmak, çarpıtmak

* * *

* * *

1) (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.) renk

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) boya

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) renk, ten

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) renkli, renklilik

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

1) (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.) väri

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) väri

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) ihonväri

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) värikkyys

- coloured

- colourful

1) (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.) krāsa; nokrāsa

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) krāsa; krāsviela

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) sejas krāsa

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) kolorīts

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

nokrāsa, krāsa; krāsviela, krāsa; sejas krāsa; kolorīts; rase; priekšstats; tembrs; izkrāsot, nokrāsot, krāsot; iekrāsoties; nosarkt; izpušķot

1) (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.) spalva

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) dažai

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) (odos) spalva

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) koloritas

- coloured

- colourful

n. färg, färgskugga, färgton, nyans (alternativ stavning color)

v. färga, lägga till färg, förvanska, förfalska (växla stavning för color färg)

* * *

1) (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.) färg, kulör

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) färg

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hudfärg

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) färg, liv

- coloured

- colourful

1) (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.) barva

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) barva

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) barva pleti

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) barvitost

- coloured

- colourful

* * *

1) (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.) farba

2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farba

3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) farba pleti

4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) kolorit

- coloured

- colourful

* * *