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1 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
- with flying colours -
2 colour in
(to put colour into (drawings etc): He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page.) lita -
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 colour scheme
noun (an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc.) litaval -
5 off-colour
adjective (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) fölur -
6 water-colour
noun (a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil.) vatnslitur -
7 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grár2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) gráhærður2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grár litur2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grá flík3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) grána, verða gráhærður- greyish -
8 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svartur2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svartur; dimmur3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svartur (af skít)4) (without milk: black coffee.) svartur (kaffi)5) (evil: black magic.) svartur (galdur)6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) svartur7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) svartur2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svartur2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svartur3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) svertingi3. verb(to make black.) sverta- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) setja á svartan lista5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) fjárkúgun- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
9 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.) -
10 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) grænn2) (not ripe: green bananas.) óþroskaður3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) fölur, grænn2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) græna; grænn litur2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) grænn litur3) (an area of grass: a village green.) grasflöt, grænt svæði4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) (golf)flöt5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
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11 blue
[blu:] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) blár litur2) (sad or depressed: I'm feeling blue today.) dapur2. noun1) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) himinblámi2) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) blá málning3) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) himin-/hafblámi•- blueness- bluish
- bluebottle
- bluecollar
- blueprint
- once in a blue moon
- out of the blue
- the blues -
12 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) árekstur, skellur2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) ágreiningur3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) átök4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) átök2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) lenda saman, rekast á2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) takast á, berjast3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) lenda saman, rífast4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) rekast á5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) eiga ekki saman -
13 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 -
14 emerald
['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) smaragður2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) smaragðgrænn -
15 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
- matchmaker -
16 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) hlutlaus2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) sem stingur ekki í stúf3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) óhlaðinn2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) hlutlaus aðili2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) hlutlaus gír, frígír•- neutralize
- neutralise -
17 orange
['orin‹] 1. noun1) (a type of juicy citrus fruit with a thick reddish-yellow skin: I'd like an orange; ( also adjective) an orange tree.) appelsína2) (the colour of this fruit.) appelsínugulur2. adjective1) (of the colour orange: an orange dress.) appelsínugulur2) (with the taste of orange juice: an orange drink.) appelsínu- -
18 pale
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19 peach
[pi: ]1) (a kind of juicy, soft-skinned fruit: She doesn't like peaches; ( also adjective) a peach tree.) ferskja2) (( also adjective) (of) the orange-pink colour of the fruit: Would you call that colour peach?; The walls are painted peach.) ferskjulitur -
20 pink
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