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1 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.) -
2 tan
[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) súta2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) verða sólbrúnn2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) gulbrúnn3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) sólbrúnka- tanned- tanner
- tannery -
3 bronze
[bronz]noun, adjective1) ((of) an alloy of copper and tin: The medal is (made of) bronze.)2) ((of) its reddish brown colour.)3) ((a work of art) made of bronze: an exhibition of bronzes.)•- bronzed- bronze medal -
4 hazel
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5 mahogany
[mə'hoɡəni]1) (the wood of a tropical American tree, much used for making furniture: This table is made of mahogany; ( also adjective) a mahogany table.) mahóní2) (( also adjective) (of) its dark brown colour.) mahóníbrúnn3) ((also mahogany tree) the tree.) mahónítré -
6 sepia
['si:piə]noun, adjective((of) a brown colour: a sepia photograph.) dökkbrúnn (litur) -
7 suntan
noun (a brown colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun: I'm trying to get a suntan.) sólbrúnka -
8 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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9 chestnut
1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) kastaníuhneta2) (a reddish-brown horse.) jarpur hestur3) (a boring old joke or story.) gömul lumma2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) kastaníubrúnn, rauðbrúnn -
10 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) flóiII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) bás; útskotIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) jarpur2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lárviður3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) gelta -
11 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) hindarkálfur2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) gulbrúnnII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) smjaðra fyrir2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) smjaðra -
12 ginger
['‹in‹ə] 1. noun(a hot-tasting root which is used as a spice.) engifer2. adjective1) (flavoured with ginger.) með engiferbragði2) (reddish-brown in colour: a ginger cat.) ljósrauður litur•- ginger beer
- gingerbread -
13 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) gull2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) gull3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) gulllitur; gylltur•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
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14 mousy
1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) grábrúnn á litinn2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) óframfærinn -
15 stain
[stein] 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) bletta2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) blettast3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) lita2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) blettur -
16 sunburn
noun (the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays.) sólbruni -
17 tone
[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tónn2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) litbrigði, tónn3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) gott líkamlegt ástand4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) heiltónn2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) fara (vel) við- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down
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