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1 colour
['kʌlə(r)] 1. (US color) nkolor m; ( skin colour) kolor m skóry; (of spectacle, place) koloryt m- colours2. vt( paint) malować (pomalować perf); ( dye) farbować (ufarbować perf); ( fig) mieć (pewien) wpływ na +acc3. viczerwienić się (zaczerwienić się perf), poczerwienieć ( perf)Phrasal Verbs:4. cpdin colour — film, magazine kolorowy; illustrations barwny, kolorowy
* * *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.) kolor2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) farba3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) kolor (skóry)4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) koloryt2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) kolorowy3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) malować- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) kolorowy- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
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2 colour scheme
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3 water-colour
noun (a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil.) akwarela -
4 black
[blæk] 1. adj 2. n 3. vt ( BRIT)(INDUSTRY) bojkotować (zbojkotować perf)to give sb a black eye — podbić ( perf) komuś oko
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) czarny2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) ciemny3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) czarny4) (without milk: black coffee.) czarny5) (evil: black magic.) zły6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) kolorowy7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) czarnoskóry2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) czarny kolor, czerń2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) czerń3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) Murzyn3. verb(to make black.) uczernić- 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.) wciągnąć na czarną listę5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) szantaż- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
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5 grey
[greɪ] 1. (US gray) adj 2. n(kolor m) szary or popielaty, popiel mto go grey — person siwieć (osiwieć perf); hair siwieć (posiwieć perf)
* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) szary2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) siwy2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) popiel (kolor)2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) szary, popiel3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) poszarzeć, posiwieć- greyish -
6 green
[griːn] 1. adj 2. n( colour) (kolor m) zielony, zieleń f; ( grass) zieleń f; (GOLF) pole nt puttingowe; (also: village green) błonia pl wiejskieto have green fingers or (US) a green thumb ( fig) — mieć dobrą rękę do roślin
to give sb the green light — zapalać (zapalić perf) komuś zielone światło
- greens* * *[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) zielony2) (not ripe: green bananas.) zielony3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) zielony4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) zielony2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) zieleń2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) zieleń3) (an area of grass: a village green.) błonia4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) pole5) (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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7 copper
['kɔpə(r)]n- coppers* * *I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) miedź2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) miedziak2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) miedziany2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) miedzianyII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) glina -
8 match
[mætʃ] 1. n( game) mecz m; ( for lighting fire) zapałka f; ( equivalent)2. vt( go well with) pasować do +gen; ( equal) dorównywać (dorównać perf) +dat; ( correspond to) odpowiadać +dat; (also: match up) dopasowywać (dopasować perf) (do siebie)3. vito be no match for — nie móc się równać z +instr
she had on a yellow dress with yellow shoes to match — miała na sobie żółtą sukienkę i buty pod kolor
Phrasal Verbs:- match up* * *[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.) zapałka- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) mecz2) (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.) rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) godny przeciwnik4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) ożenek, małżeństwo2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) harmonizować (z), pasować (do)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) przeciwstawiać•- matched- matchless
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9 brown
[braun] 1. adj 2. n(kolor m) brązowy, brąz m3. vi ( CULIN)to go brown — person opalać się (opalić się perf); leaves brązowieć (zbrązowieć perf)
* * *1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brązowy2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) opalony2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brąz2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brąz3. verb(to make or become brown.) zbrązowi(e)ć -
10 neutral
['njuːtrəl] 1. adjcountry neutralny; view, person neutralny, bezstronny; colour niezdecydowany, bliżej nieokreślony; shoe cream bezbarwny; ( ELEC) wire zerowy2. n ( AUT)bieg m jałowy* * *['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutralny2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nieokreślony, neutralny3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) obojętny2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) kraj neutralny2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) luz•- neutralize
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12 red
[rɛd] 1. n 2. adjczerwony; hair rudyI'm/my bank account is in the red — mam debet na koncie
* * *[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) czerwień, czerwony2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rudy3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) czerwony•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
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13 shade
[ʃeɪd] 1. n( shelter) cień m; ( for lamp) abażur m, klosz m; ( of colour) odcień m; (US) (also: window shade) roleta fa shade (too large/more) — odrobinę (za duży/więcej)
- shades2. vt* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) cień2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) cień3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) zasłona, abażur4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) odcień5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) odrobina2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) osłonić2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) cieniować3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) stopniowo przechodzić•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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14 tint
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15 white
[waɪt] 1. adj 2. nthe whites — ( washing) białe rzeczy
tennis/cricket whites — strój do gry w tenisa/krykieta
* * *1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) biały2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) biały3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) biały4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) zabielany, biały2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) biel2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) biały3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) białko4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) białko•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) bielić- white wine -
16 blaze
[bleɪz] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto blaze a trail fig — przecierać (przetrzeć perf) szlak
* * *I 1. [bleiz] noun1) (a bright light or fire: A neighbour rescued her from the blaze.) ogień, pożar2) (an outburst (of anger, emotion etc): a blaze of fury.) wybuch3) (a bright display: a blaze of colour.) feeria2. verb((of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly.) płonąć- blazingII [bleiz] -
17 blue
[bluː] 1. adj 2. n(kolor m) niebieski, błękit mout of the blue ( fig) — ni stąd, ni zowąd
- blues* * *[blu:] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) niebieski2) (sad or depressed: I'm feeling blue today.) przygnębiony2. noun1) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) lazur2) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) błękit3) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) błękit•- blueness- bluish
- bluebottle
- bluecollar
- blueprint
- once in a blue moon
- out of the blue
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18 clash
[klæʃ] 1. n(fight, disagreement) starcie nt; (of beliefs, cultures, styles) zderzenie nt; (of events, appointments) nałożenie się nt; ( of weapons) szczęk m; ( of cymbals) brzęk m2. vigangs, political opponents ścierać się (zetrzeć się perf); beliefs kolidować (ze sobą); colours, styles kłócić się (ze sobą); two events, appointments kolidować, nakładać się (nałożyć się perf) (na siebie); weapons szczękać (zaszczękać perf); cymbals brzękać (brzęknąć perf)* * *[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) szczęk2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) konflikt3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) starcie4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) kolizja2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) dźwięczeć2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) ścierać się3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) kłócić się4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) kolidować5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) gryźć się, kłócić się -
19 emerald
['ɛmərəld]nszmaragd m* * *['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) szmaragd2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) szmaragdowy -
20 hue
[hjuː]n* * *[hju:](colour: flowers of many hues.) barwa
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