change color

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• change color — {v. phr.} 1. To become pale. * /The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear./ * /Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color./ 2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush. * /Mary changed color when… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• change color — {v. phr.} 1. To become pale. * /The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear./ * /Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color./ 2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush. * /Mary changed color when… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• change\ color — v. phr. 1. To become pale. The sight was so horrible that Mary changed color from fear. Bill lost so much blood from the cut that he changed color. 2. To become pink or red in the face; become flushed; blush. Mary changed color when the teacher… …   Словарь американских идиом

• change color — turn a different color; blanch, turn pale; blush, turn red …   English contemporary dictionary

• change color — phrasal : to undergo a blanching or a diffusion of color in one s face usually revealing a sudden emotion (as pallor from fear, a blush of shame or embarrassment, or a flush of anger) * * * blanch or flush …   Useful english dictionary

• change color — idi a) to blush b) to turn pale …   From formal English to slang

• color — [kul′ər] n. [ME & OFr colour < L color < OL colos, orig., a covering < IE base * kel , to conceal, hide > HULL1, HALL] 1. the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths 2. the… …   English World dictionary

• change — [chānj] vt. changed, changing [ME changen < OFr changier < LL cambiare < L cambire, to exchange, barter < Celt (as in OIr camb) < IE base * kamb , to bend, crook (> Welsh cam, Bret kamm, crooked)] 1. to put or take (a thing) in… …   English World dictionary

• Color Phi phenomenon — The Color Phi phenomenon is a perceptual illusion described by psychologists Paul Kolers and Michael von Grunau in which a disembodied perception of motion is produced by a succession of still images. The Color Phi phenomenon is a more complex… …   Wikipedia

• color — col|or1 [ kʌlər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount red, blue, black, yellow, etc.: Pink is my favorite color. a light brown color in color: His hair is reddish in color. change color: Many fruits change color as they become ripe. a ) uncount the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• change — change1 [ tʃeındʒ ] verb *** ▸ 1 become/make different ▸ 2 start something new ▸ 3 replace someone/something ▸ 4 put on different clothes ▸ 5 get on different vehicle ▸ 6 exchange money ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English