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1 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rauður2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rauður3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) kommúnisti, rauðliði, róttæklingur•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
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2 colour
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.) litur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) lita, lit-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) lita- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) litaður, hörundsdökkur- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
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3 colour-blind
adjective (unable to tell the difference between certain colours: As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.) litblindur -
4 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) kopar2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) koparmynt2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) kopar-2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) koparliturII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) lögga, lögreglumaður -
5 crimson
['krimzn]noun, adjective((of) a deep red colour: He went crimson with embarrassment.) skarlat; djúprauður -
6 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) myrkur, dimmur2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) dökkur3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) leynilegur, dulinn2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) myrkur- darken- darkness
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7 maroon
I [mə'ru:n] noun(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; ( also adjective) a large maroon car.) dumbrauður, brúnrauðurII [mə'ru:n] verb1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) skilja eftir á eyðiey2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) yfirgefa -
8 scarlet
noun, adjective((of) a bright red colour: scarlet poppies; She blushed scarlet.) skarlatsrauður litur -
9 sunburn
noun (the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays.) sólbruni -
10 vermilion
[və'miljən]noun, adjective((of) a bright red colour.) skærrauður (litur) -
11 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.)2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.)2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.)2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.)3. verb(to make or become brown.) -
12 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) eldspÿta- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) keppni2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) samstæða; sem á vel við e-ð annað3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) jafnoki, jafningi4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) hjónaband, ráðahagur2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) passa við, eiga saman2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) reyna sig við•- matched- matchless
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13 pink
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14 tint
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15 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisviðII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp -
16 bleach
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17 bright
1) (shining with much light: bright sunshine.) bjartur, skær2) ((of a colour) strong and bold: a bright red car.) skær3) (cheerful: a bright smile.) hÿr, glaðlegur4) (clever: bright children.) greindur•- brightly- brightness
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18 flamingo
[flə'miŋɡəu]plural - flamingo(e)s; noun(a type of long-legged wading bird, pink or bright red in colour.) flamingói, flæmingi -
19 gradation
[ɡrə'deiʃən]1) ((one stage or degree in) a series of gradual and successive stages: There are various gradations of colour between red and purple.) stigbreyting2) (the act or process of grading.) flokkun -
20 purple
['pə:pl]noun, adjective((of) a dark colour made by mixing blue and red.) fjólublár, purpuralitur
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