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1 purple
1. adjectivelila; violett; (fig.) überfrachtet, überladen [Prosa]2. nounLila, das; Violett, das* * *['pə:pl]noun, adjective* * *pur·ple[ˈpɜ:pl̩, AM ˈpɜ:rpl̩]I. adj\purple grapes dunkle Trauben2. (darkly coloured) hochrot4. (fig, usu pej: elaborate) passage, patch überreich ausgeschmückt, blumig oft pej; prose, style überladen, blumig fig pejII. ndark/light \purple dunkles/helles Lila [o Violett▪ the \purple nobility der [Hoch]adel; high society die höchsten Kreise; in church die Kardinalswürde/Bischofswürde4.▶ to be born in [or to] the \purple (of aristocracy) blaues Blut in den Adern haben fig; (of high society) zu den höchsten Kreisen gehören geh; (of royalty) von königlichem Geblüt sein geh▶ to hit a \purple patch (be lucky) eine Glückssträhne haben; (be successful) eine Erfolgssträhne habenIII. vtto \purple with rage vor Wut hochrot anlaufen* * *['pɜːpl]1. adjviolett, lila; face dunkelrot, hochrot; (pej) prose, passage hochgestochen, hochtrabendto go purple ( in the face) — hochrot werden or anlaufen (inf)
2. n1) (= colour) Violett nt, Lila nt2) (fig)to be born to the purple —
* * *A s1. Purpur m2. Purpur(kleid) m(n)3. fig Purpur m (Herrscher- oder Kardinalswürde):raise to the purple zum Kardinal ernennen, jemandem den Purpur verleihenB adj1. purpurn, purpurrot, Purpur…2. Stil:a) brillant, effektvollb) rhetorisch, bombastisch:purple passage, purple patch Glanzstelle f (a. iron); Aus sl Glücks-, Erfolgssträhne fC v/t & v/i (sich) purpurn färben* * *1. adjectivelila; violett; (fig.) überfrachtet, überladen [Prosa]2. nounLila, das; Violett, das* * *adj.lila adj. n.Purpur m. -
2 purple
( more red) lila[farben];( crimson) purpurn, purpurrot;\purple grapes dunkle Trauben2) ( darkly coloured) hochrot;4) (fig, usu pej: elaborate) passage, patch überreich ausgeschmückt, blumig ( oft pej) prose, style überladen, blumig (fig, pej) nthe \purple nobility der [Hoch]adel;( high society) die höchsten Kreise; in church die Kardinalswürde/Bischofswürde;to raise sb to the \purple ( fig) jdn in den Kardinalsrang/Bischofsrang erhebenPHRASES:to hit a \purple patch ( be lucky) eine Glückssträhne haben;( be successful) eine Erfolgssträhne haben;to be born in [or to] the \purple ( of aristocracy) blaues Blut in den Adern haben ( prov) ( of high society) zu den höchsten Kreisen gehören ( geh) ( of royalty) von königlichem Geblüt sein ( geh) vtto \purple sth etw violett [o lila] [ein]färben;( crimson) purpurn [o purpurrot] werden;to \purple with rage vor Wut hochrot anlaufen
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