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1 ♦ coloured

♦ coloured, ( USA) colored /ˈkʌləd/
A a.

1 colorato: a coloured shirt, una camicia colorata; brightly coloured, a colori vivaci

2 (in USA e in GB, antiq. o offensivo) di colore; per gente di colore: a coloured person, una persona di colore; a coloured school, una scuola per la gente di colore

3 (in Sud Africa: Coloured) di sangue misto

4 che ha un dato colore: flesh-coloured, del colore della carne; color carne; carnicino; strawberry-coloured, color fragola

5 ( anche iron.) colorito: a coloured description, una descrizione colorita; coloured expressions, espressioni colorite

B n.

1 (in USA e in GB, antiq. o offensivo) uomo o donna di colore

2 (in Sud Africa: Coloured) persona di sangue misto

3 (al pl.) biancheria e indumenti colorati; colorati (fam.)
AVVISO: Per le persone oggi si preferisce black. NOTA D'USO: - coloured o colourful?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ coloured
2 coloured

coloured, colored (US) [ˈkʌləd] adjective

   a. ( = not black or white) [glass, water] coloré ; [chalk, pencil, bead, fabric, garment] de couleur ; [picture] en couleur(s)

• to be coloured blue être coloré en bleu

• brightly coloured aux couleurs vives

• coffee-coloured couleur café inv

   b. [person] (old-fashioned) de couleur

   c. (in South Africa) [person] métis ( métisse f)

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1.
GB, colored US ['kʌləd] noun

1) (in GB, US) injur personne f de couleur

2) ( in South Africa) métis/-isse m/f
2.
coloureds plural noun ( laundry) couleurs fpl
3.
adjective

1) lit [pen, paper, bead] de couleur; [picture] en couleur; [light, glass] coloré

brightly coloured — aux couleurs vives

2) ( non-white) injur GB, US de couleur; ( in South Africa) métis/-isse
4.
- coloured combining form

a raspberry-coloured dress — une robe (couleur) framboise

copper-coloured — couleur cuivre

a highly-coloured account — un récit très enjolivé

English-French dictionary > coloured
3 coloured

coloured, American colored ['kʌləd]

1 adjective

(a) (having colour) coloré; (drawing) colorié; (pencils) de couleur

(b) (person → gen) de couleur; (→ in South Africa) métis

2 coloureds plural noun

(a) (clothes for washing) couleurs fpl

(b) (people → gen) gens mpl de couleur; (→ in South Africa) métis mpl

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > coloured
4 coloured

1.
(Brit.)adjective

1) farbig

coloured pencil — Farbstift, der

2) (of non-white descent) farbig

coloured people — Farbige Pl.
2. noun
Farbige, der/die

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adjective

1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) bunt

2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) farbig

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Col·oured, AM Col·ored

[ˈkʌləd, AM -ɚd]

n

1. ( dated: person of dark-skinned race) Farbige(r) f(m)

2. SA (person of mixed race) Farbige(r) f(m)

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(US) ['kʌləd]
1. adj

1) bunt; fabric, walls also farbig

2) (fig: biased) gefärbt; (= exaggerated) ausgeschmückt

a highly coloured account — ein reichlich ausgeschmückter Bericht

3) person, race farbig; (= of mixed blood) gemischtrassig

2. n
Farbige(r) mf; (of mixed blood) Mischling m
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col. abk

1. collected

2. collector

3. college

4. colony

5. color (colour)

6. colored (coloured)

7. column

colored, besonders Br coloured [ˈkʌlə(r)d]

A adj

1. farbig, bunt (beide auch fig), koloriert:

colored pencil Bunt-, Farbstift m;

colored photo Farbfoto n

2. oft pej farbig:

a colored man ein Farbiger;

colored people Farbige

3. fig gefärbt:

a) beschönigt

b) nicht objektiv, tendenziös

c) beeinflusst:

politically colored

4. in Zusammensetzungen …farbig, …farben

B pl -o(und)reds, besonders koll -o(und)red s oft pej Farbige(r) m/f(m)

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1.
(Brit.)adjective

1) farbig

coloured pencil — Farbstift, der

2) (of non-white descent) farbig

coloured people — Farbige Pl.
2. noun
Farbige, der/die

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(UK) adj.

farbig adj. adj.

gefärbt adj.

English-german dictionary > coloured
5 coloured

adjective

1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) farget, kulørt, fargerik

2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) farget; mørkhudet

I
subst. \/ˈkʌləd\/ eller colored

(nedsettende, britisk) farget person, mørkhudet person

coloureds ( om vask) kulørt tøy
II
adj. \/ˈkʌləd\/ eller colored

1) farget, kulørt

2) (nedsettende, om person) farget, mørkhudet

3) ( overført) fargelagt, farget

• coloured account

• coloured description

4) -farget

• cream-coloured

• fresh-coloured

5) tendensiøs

English-Norwegian dictionary > coloured
6 Coloured

col·oured, col·ored, Col·ored

1. col·oured, (Am) col·ored [ʼkʌləd, Am -ɚd] adj

1) ( having colour) farbig, bunt;

\Coloured drawing Farbzeichnung f;

\Coloured ink farbige Tinte;

\Coloured pencil [or crayon] Buntstift m, Farbstift m;

2) (often pej: dark-skinned) farbig

3) (SA) ( of mixed race) gemischtrassig;

\Coloured population Mischlinge pl

2. Col·oured, (Am) Col·ored [ʼkʌləd, Am -ɚd] n

1) (dated: person of dark-skinned race) Farbige(r) f(m)

2) (SA) ( person of mixed race) Mulatte, -in m, f, Mischling m

English-German students dictionary > Coloured
7 coloured

col·oured, col·ored, Col·ored

1. col·oured, (Am) col·ored [ʼkʌləd, Am -ɚd] adj

1) ( having colour) farbig, bunt;

\coloured drawing Farbzeichnung f;

\coloured ink farbige Tinte;

\coloured pencil [or crayon] Buntstift m, Farbstift m;

2) (often pej: dark-skinned) farbig

3) (SA) ( of mixed race) gemischtrassig;

\coloured population Mischlinge pl

2. Col·oured, (Am) Col·ored [ʼkʌləd, Am -ɚd] n

1) (dated: person of dark-skinned race) Farbige(r) f(m)

2) (SA) ( person of mixed race) Mulatte, -in m, f, Mischling m

English-German students dictionary > coloured
8 coloured

adjective

1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) de colores

2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) de color

Coloured

adjective

1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (in South Africa) de raza ni negra ni blanca

noun

coloured (UK)

adj.

• colorado, -a adj.

• coloreado, -a adj.

(US) ['kʌlǝd]
1. ADJ

1) [pencils, glass, chalk, beads] de colores

brightly coloured silks — sedas fpl de colores vivos

2) (=biased) parcial

a highly coloured tale — una historia de lo más parcial

3) † (=black) [person] de color

2. N

1) † (=black) persona f de color

2) (in South Africa) persona de padres racialmente mixtos

3) coloureds (=clothes) ropa fsing de color

English-spanish dictionary > coloured
9 coloured ***

colorato (-a), (person, race) di colore

a straw-coloured hat — un cappello color paglia

highly-coloured — (tale, account) molto colorito (-a)

English-Italian dictionary > coloured ***
10 coloured

1. adjective

1) having colour:

She prefers white baths to coloured baths.
مُلَوَّن
2) belonging to a dark-skinned race:

There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured.
أسْمَر، زِنْجي
2. noun

(sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.
الإنسان الملوّن: الأسود

Arabic-English dictionary > coloured
11 personne de couleur

coloured person

Mini Dictionnaire français-anglais > personne de couleur
12 der Farbige

- {coloured person}

Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > der Farbige
13 moreno

adj.

dark-colored, dark, brunette, dark-complexioned.

m.

1 dark-complexioned man, dark man.

2 suntan.

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moreno

► adjetivo

1 (pelo) dark, dark-haired

2 (piel) dark, dark-skinned

■ de piel morena dark-skinned

3 (de raza negra) black

4 (bronceado) brown, suntanned, tanned

5 (pan, azúcar) brown

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de pelo) dark-haired person

2 (de piel) dark-skinned person

3 (de raza negra) black person

► nombre masculino moreno

1 suntan

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar moreno,-a to be brown, suntanned

ponerse moreno,-a to get brown, get tanned, get a suntan

ser moreno,-a (de pelo) to have dark hair 2 (de piel) to have dark skin

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moreno

► nombre masculino

1 suntan

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(f. - morena)

adj.

dark-skinned, brown

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moreno, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=de pelo moreno) dark-haired; (=de tez morena) dark(-skinned), swarthy; (=bronceado) brown, tanned; euf coloured, colored (EEUU); And, Caribe mulatto

ponerse moreno — to tan, go brown

2) [pelo] (dark) brown; [azúcar, pan] brown

2.

SM / F [de pelo] dark-haired man/woman; [de tez] dark(-skinned) man/woman

una morena — a brunette

3.

SM tan

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I
- na adjetivo

a) [SER] < persona> ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de tez oscura) dark; ( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)

b) [ESTAR] ( bronceado) brown, tanned

c) < piel> brown, dark
II
- na masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona de pelo oscuro) (m) dark-haired man (o boy etc); (f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet*

b) ( persona - de tez oscura) dark person (o man etc); (- de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)

2) moreno masculino (Esp) ( bronceado) tan, suntan

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= dusky, brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].

Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.

Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.

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* azúcar morena = brown sugar.

* azúcar moreno = brown sugar.

* azúcar moreno sin refinar = jaggery.

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I
- na adjetivo

a) [SER] < persona> ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de tez oscura) dark; ( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)

b) [ESTAR] ( bronceado) brown, tanned

c) < piel> brown, dark
II
- na masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona de pelo oscuro) (m) dark-haired man (o boy etc); (f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet*

b) ( persona - de tez oscura) dark person (o man etc); (- de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)

2) moreno masculino (Esp) ( bronceado) tan, suntan

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= dusky, brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].

Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.

Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.

* azúcar morena = brown sugar.

* azúcar moreno = brown sugar.

* azúcar moreno sin refinar = jaggery.

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moreno¹ -na

adjective

1 [ SER] ‹persona› (de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; (de tez oscura) dark; (de raza negra) ( euf) dark-skinned ( euph)

2 [ ESTAR] (bronceado) brown, tanned

3 ‹piel› brown, dark azúcar, pan

moreno² -na

masculine, feminine

A

1 (persona de pelo oscuro) ( masculine) dark(-haired) man ( o boy etc); ( feminine) dark(-haired) woman ( o girl etc), brunet*

2 (persona — de tez oscura) dark person ( o man etc); (— de raza negra) ( euf) dark-skinned person ( o man etc) ( euph), coloured man ( o woman etc) ( BrE euph)

B

moreno masculine ( Esp) (bronceado) tan, suntan

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moreno
◊ -na adjetivo

a) [SER] ‹ persona› ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired;

( de tez oscura) dark;
( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)
b) [ESTAR] ( bronceado) brown, tanned

c) ‹ piel› brown, dark

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( de pelo oscuro) (m) dark-haired man (o boy etc);

(f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet^{( conjugate brunet)}
b) ( de tez oscura) dark person (o man etc);

( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)
moreno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de pelo) dark-haired
(de piel) dark-skinned
pan/azúcar moreno, brown bread/sugar
2 (bronceado) tanned
ponerse moreno, to get a suntan
II m,f (persona) (de pelo) dark-haired person
(de piel) dark-skinned person
III f Zool moray
' moreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- morena
English:
brown
- brown sugar
- dark
- dusky
- swarthy
- demerara (sugar)
- sun
- tan
- tanned

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moreno, -a

♦ adj

1. [pelo, piel] dark;

ser moreno [por el pelo] to have dark hair;
[por la piel] to have dark skin
2. [por el sol] tanned;

ponerse moreno to get a tan;

volvió muy moreno de sus vacaciones he came back from his holiday looking very tanned

3. [pan, azúcar] brown

♦ nm,f

1.
ser un moreno [por el pelo] to have dark hair;
[por la piel] to have dark skin
2. Fam Euf [negro] coloured person

♦ nm
Esp [bronceado] suntan, tan
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moreno

I adj

1 pelo, piel dark

2 ( bronceado) tanned

II m tan, suntan

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moreno, -na adj

1) : brunette

2) : dark, dark-skinned

moreno, -na n

1) : brunette

2) : dark-skinned person

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moreno¹ adj

1. (pelo, piel) dark

yo soy rubia, pero mi hermano es moreno I'm blonde, but my brother's dark

2. (bronceado) brown

¡qué morena estás! aren't you brown!

3. (pan, azúcar) brown

prefiero el pan moreno I prefer brown bread

moreno² n (bronceado) tan

ya se me ha ido el moreno I've lost my tan

Spanish-English dictionary > moreno
14 color

m.

1 color (que se ve).

¿de qué color? what color?

es de color azul it's blue

a todo color in full color

de colores colorful

televisión en color color television

colores complementarios complementary colors

color primario primary color

2 tone (aspecto).

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-color

3 paint.

colores colored pencils (lápices)

4 suit.

5 color (raza).

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

de color colored (persona)

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color

► nombre masculino

1 colour (US color)

■ es de color verde it's green

2 formal figurado (carácter) character

3 figurado (tendencia) tendency

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (del rostro) colour (US color), complexion

► nombre masculino plural colores

1 (bandera) colours (US colors), flag sing; (equipo) team sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar color (colorear) to colour (US color) 2 figurado to liven up

de color (en color) in colour (US color), coloured (US colored) 2 (persona) coloured (US colored)

en color / en colores (cine, foto) in colour (US color)

coger color (cebolla) to turn brown 2 (hojas etc) to turn yellow, turn brown

no haber color to be no comparison

■ entre tu coche y el mío no hay color, porque el mío es mucho mejor your car isn't a patch on mine

sacarle a alguien los colores familiar to make somebody blush

subido,-a de color figurado risqué

tener color to be lively

verlo todo de color de rosa figurado to see life through rose-coloured (US rose-colored) spectacles

color local figurado local colour (US color)

color sólido fast colour (US color)

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noun m.

color

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SM
[a veces] SF
1) (=coloración) colour, color (EEUU)

los colores del arco iris — the colours of the rainbow

el color azul — blue

¿de qué color es? — what colour is it?

¿de qué color tiene los ojos? — what colour are her eyes?, what colour eyes does she have?

es de color verde — it's green

una falda (de) color rojo — a red skirt

un traje (de) color canela — a cinnamon-coloured suit

lo quisiera en color verde — I'd like it in green

• a color — colour antes de s, color antes de s (EEUU)

fotocopias a color — colour photocopying

a todo color — full-colour

• dar color a algo — to colour sth in

le dio color al dibujo — he coloured in the drawing

• de color, ropa de color — coloured o (EEUU) colored clothes

viste de color — she wears coloured clothes

• en color — colour antes de s

película en color — colour film

televisión en color — colour television

• tomar o coger color, esa tela no ha tomado o cogido bien el color — that material has not dyed at all well

cuando la cebolla haya tomado color — when the onion has gone o turned golden brown

el proyecto empieza a tomar o coger color — the project is starting to take shape

color apagado — subdued colour

color pastel — pastel colour

color primario — primary colour

2) [de la cara] colour, color (EEUU)

tener buen color — to have good colour

tener mal color — to look off colour

- ponerse de mil colores

- sacar los colores a algn

- le salieron los colores

3) (=raza) colour, color (EEUU)

sin distinción de sexo o color — regardless of sex or colour

persona de color — coloured person

4) (=tipismo)

la feria ha perdido el color de antaño — the festival has lost the flavour o (EEUU) flavor o feel it used to have

color local — local colour

5)

de color de rosa —

lo describió todo de color de rosa — she described it all in very rosy terms

verlo todo de color de rosa — to see everything through rose-tinted o rose-coloured spectacles

- la vida no es de color de rosa

- no hay color

- subido de color

6) pl colores (tb: lápices de colores) coloured pencils, crayons

una caja de colores — a box of coloured pencils o crayons

7) pl colores (Dep) colours

una bufanda con los colores del Barcelona — a scarf with the Barcelona colours

los colores nacionales — the national colours

8) (=cosmético) blusher, rouge

ponerse color — to put on blusher o rouge

9) (=interés) colour

el partido no tuvo color — the game lacked colour

10) ††

so color de — under pretext of

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masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

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= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

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* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

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masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

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= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

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color¹

masculine

A

1 color*

¿de qué color vas a pintar la puerta? what color are you going to paint the door?

ha cambiado de color it has changed color

¿de qué color es? what color is it?

colores fríos/cálidos/vivos/apagados cold/warm/bright/subdued colors

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat

colores pastel pastel colors o shades

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne/salmón a flesh-colored/salmon blouse

encaje (de) color crudo écru lace

es del color de la sangre/del trigo maduro it is blood red/the color of ripened wheat

ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations

dejó el luto y empezó a comprarse ropa de color she came out of mourning and began buying clothes in different colors

no lo laves con la ropa de color don't wash it with the colored things o coloreds

una chica de color ( euf); a colored girl ( dated)

lápices/cintas de colores colored pencils/ribbons

había globos de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores there were balloons of all different colors

un globo de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores a multicolored balloon

fotos en colores or ( Esp) en color color photos

película en colores or ( Esp) en color color film, film for color photos

televisión en colores or ( Esp) en color or ( Andes) a color color television

pintó la situación con colores trágicos she painted a very tragic picture of the situation

color de hormiga ( AmL): la cosa se puso color de hormiga things started looking pretty grim o black

correr con colores propios (Chi, Ven); to act alone o off one's own bat o on one's own initiative

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores to blush to the roots of one's hair, turn o ( BrE) go bright red

subir de color «discusión» to become o get heated

un chiste subido de color a risqué joke

subírsele el color or los colores a algn (por un esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; (por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red ( BrE)

rosa² (↑ rosa (2))

2

tomar or ( esp AmL) agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger color «pollo» to brown;

«cebolla frita/pastel» to turn golden-brown; «fruta» to ripen, turn red ( o yellow etc); «piel» to become tanned

3 (pintura) color*; (tintura) color*, dye

mezcló los colores en la paleta he mixed the colors on his palette

las telas sintéticas no agarran or ( Esp) cogen bien el color synthetic fabrics do not dye well o take dye well

4 colores mpl (lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

5 colores mpl (señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales the national colors

vistió los colores nacionales por primera vez en 1990 he first represented his country in 1990, he first played ( o ran etc) for his country o for the national team in 1990

Compuestos:

● color complementario

complementary color*

● color fundamental or primario

primary color*

● color secundario

secondary color*

B (raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

C (colorido — de un relato) color*; (— de una fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color local a celebration full of local color

D (cúrcuma) turmeric

E

1

( Ven fam) (tamaño): se le pusieron los ojos de este color his eyes popped out of his head ( colloq)

tiene las manos de este color he has hands this big ( colloq)

2 ( Ven fam) (expresión de cariño) honey ( AmE colloq), darling ( BrE colloq)

color²

feminine

(Chi, Ven fam)

comerle la color a algn to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( colloq)

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color sustantivo masculino
a) color^{( conjugate color)};

◊ ¿de qué color es? what color is it?;

cambiar de color to change color;
un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat;
las de color amarillo the yellow ones;
ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations;
cintas de colores colored ribbons;
fotos en colores or (Esp) en color color photos;
sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color;
una chica de color (euf) a colored girl (dated);
tomar color [ pollo] to brown;

[cebolla frita/pastel] to turn golden-brown;
[ fruta] to ripen;
[ piel] to become tanned;
◊ ponerse color de hormiga (AmL) to start looking pretty grim;

subido de color ( chiste) risqué
b)

◊ colores sustantivo masculino plural ( lápices) colored^{( conjugate colored)} pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

color sustantivo masculino
1 colour, US color
2 frml euf persona de color, coloured person
♦ Locuciones: a todo color, full- colour
de colores, multicoloured
de color de rosa, in glowing colours
en color, in colour
no hay color, there's no comparison
' color' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abdomen
- abdominal
- abecé
- aberración
- aberrante
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- abismal
English:
A
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
- absence
- absent
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absentee
- absently
- absolute
- absolutely
- absolve
- absorb

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color nm

1. [que se ve] colour;

lápices de colores coloured pencils;

un vestido de colores a colourful o brightly coloured dress;

¿de qué color? what colour?;

color azul blue;

color rojo red;

es de color azul it's blue;

pintó las sillas de color verde she painted the chairs green;

a todo color in full colour;

nos dieron un folleto con fotos a todo color they gave us a full-colour brochure;

ha agarrado un color muy bueno durante sus vacaciones she got a nice tan on her Br holiday o US vacation;

cambiar o [m5] mudar de color to change colour;
Fig [palidecer] to turn pale; Fig [sonrojarse] to blush;
dar color a algo to colour sth in;
Fig to brighten o liven sth up;
de color [persona] coloured;

voy a hacer una colada con ropa de color I'm going to wash the coloureds;

fotos en color colour photos;

televisión en color colour television;

deja el pollo en el horno hasta que comience a tomar color leave the chicken in the oven until it starts to brown

Comp
Imprenta color aditivo additive colour;
colores complementarios complementary colours;
Imprenta color directo spot colour; Imprenta color plano spot colour;
color primario primary colour;

color sólido fast colour

2. [para pintar] paint;

colores [lápices] coloured pencils;

le gusta darse un poco de color en la cara antes de salir she likes to put a bit of colour o rouge on her cheeks before going out

3. [aspecto] tone;

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-colour;

la situación adquirió un color trágico the situation took on tragic overtones

4. [ideología]
se le nota su color político you can tell his political persuasion;

la televisión pública tiene un claro color gubernamental the state-run television channels are clearly biased in favour of the government

5. [raza] colour;

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or colour

6. [animación] colour;

las fiestas de mi pueblo han ido perdiendo color the festivals in my home town have lost a lot of their colour;

el carnaval es una fiesta llena de color carnival is a colourful festival

Comp
color local local colour
7. [en los naipes] suit

8. [bandera, camiseta]
los colores nacionales the national colours;

defender los colores del Académico [el equipo] to play for Académico;

el equipo defendió con orgullo sus colores the players showed great pride in fighting for their team

9. Formal [pretexto]
so color de under the pretext of

10. Comp
Esp
no hay color it's no contest;

entre tu modelo y el mío, no hay color there's no comparison between my model and yours;
Fam
ponerse de mil colores: le descubrieron copiando y se puso de mil colores she went bright red o as red as a beetroot when they caught her copying;

sacar los colores (a la cara) a alguien to make sb blush;

subido de color [chiste etc] risqué, esp US off-colour;

ver las cosas de color de rosa to see things through rose-coloured o rose-tinted spectacles

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color

m color, Br

colour;

de color black, colored, Br coloured;

sacarle a alguien los colores embarrass s.o., make s.o. blush;

salirle a alguien los color flush, blush;

se puso de mil colores he turned bright red;

subido de color risqué;

mudar o

cambiar de color fig change color, go pale

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color nm

1) : color

2) : paint, dye

3) colores nmpl

: colored pencils

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color n

1. (en general) colour

¿de qué color es el coche de tu madre? what colour is your mother's car?

tengo una camisa de color amarillo I've got a yellow shirt

2. (lápiz) coloured pencil / crayon

en color colour

una televisión en color a colour television

color avellana hazel

color púrpura purple

Spanish-English dictionary > color
15 couleur

couleur [kulœʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = coloris) colour (Brit), color (US) ; ( = nuance) shade

• une robe de couleur bleue a blue dress

• de couleur sombre dark-coloured

• film en couleurs colour film

• vêtements noirs ou de couleur dark or colourful clothes

• la couleur

• les couleurs ( = linge de couleur) coloureds

• se faire faire une couleur to have one's hair coloured

   b. ( = peinture) paint

• couleurs à l'eau watercolours

• couleurs à l'huile oils

• boîte de couleurs paintbox

   c. ( = carnation) avoir des couleurs to have a good colour

• tu as pris des couleurs (bronzage) you've got a tan

   d. ( = caractère) colour (Brit), color (US)

• couleur politique political colour

• ces costumes font très couleur locale these costumes give plenty of local colour

   e. (Cards) suit

   f. (Sport) couleurs [de club, écurie] colours (Brit) colors (US)

   g. (locutions) homme/femme de couleur coloured man/woman

• elle n'a jamais vu la couleur de son argent (inf) she's never seen the colour of his money (inf)

• il m'a promis un cadeau mais je n'en ai jamais vu la couleur (inf) he promised me a present but I've yet to see it

2. invariable adjective

• couleur mousse moss-green

• couleur prune plum-coloured (Brit) or colored (US)

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kulœʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) gén colour [BrE]

(de) quelle couleur est ta voiture? — what colour [BrE] is your car?

une veste de couleur verte/couleur abricot — a green/apricot-coloured [BrE] jacket

avoir la couleur de quelque chose — to be the colour [BrE] of something

faire prendre couleur — Culinaire to brown

plein de couleur — fig [récit, description] vivid, colourful [BrE]

sans couleur — lit, fig colourless

2) Cinéma, Photographie, Télévision

photo en couleur — colour [BrE] photograph

3) ( substance colorante) colour [BrE], paint

boîte de couleurs — paintbox

4) ( coloration des joues) colour [BrE]

tu as pris des couleurs! — you've got some colour [BrE] in your cheeks!

une personne de couleur — a coloured [BrE] person

5) Jeux ( aux cartes) suit

6) ( pour les cheveux) haircolour [BrE]

7) ( tendance politique)

couleur politique — political colour [BrE]

8) ( aspect) light

sous des couleurs trompeuses — in a false light

2.

couleurs nom féminin pluriel

1) ( drapeau) colours [BrE]

2) ( marque) colours [BrE]

un avion aux couleurs d'Air France — an aircraft with the Air France livery

3) ( vêtements de couleur) coloureds [BrE]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- couleur locale

••

ne pas voir la couleur (colloq) de quelque chose — never to get a sniff of something (colloq)

il m'en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs — (colloq) he really gave me a hard time, he put me through the mill (colloq)

passer par toutes les couleurs (de l'arc-en-ciel) — (colloq) to change colour [BrE]

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kulœʀ
1. nf

1) (= teinte, coloris) colour Grande-Bretagne color USA

de quelle couleur — what colour

De quelle couleur est leur voiture? — What colour is their car?

une pellicule couleur — a colour film

en couleurs; en couleur (film) — in colour

télévision en couleurs — colour television

couleur de peau — skin colour

toutes les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel — all the colours of the rainbow

de toutes les couleurs — multicoloured Grande-Bretagne multicolored USA

un parasol de toutes les couleurs — a multicoloured umbrella

en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn fig — to give sb a hard time

haut en couleur; haut en couleurs (univers, récit, défilé) — colourful, (fête) lively, (destination) picturesque

2) (invariable, avec nom)

couleur café — coffee-coloured Grande-Bretagne coffee-colored USA

couleur paille — straw-coloured Grande-Bretagne straw-colored USA

3) CARTES suit

annoncer la couleur — to declare trumps, figto lay one's cards on the table

4) (autres locutions)

de couleur (homme, femme) — coloured Grande-Bretagne colored USA

sous couleur de soutenu — on the pretext of

2. couleurs nfpl

1) [teint] colour sg Grande-Bretagne color sg USA

tu as pris des couleurs — you've got a tan

2) MILITAIRE

les couleurs — the colours Grande-Bretagne the colors USA

hisser les couleurs — to hoist the colours, to hoist the flag

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couleur ⇒ Les couleurs

A nf

1 gén colour^GB; couleur primaire/secondaire primary/secondary colour^GB; (de) quelle couleur est ta voiture? what colour^GB is your car?; les feuilles ont pris de belles couleurs the leaves on the trees have turned golden; sans couleur colourless^GB; une veste de couleur verte/marron a green/brown jacket; des rideaux de couleur claire/sombre/vive light-/dark-/brightly-coloured^GB curtains; un sac couleur sable/abricot a sand-/an apricot-coloured^GB bag; le linge de couleur coloureds^GB (pl); avoir la couleur de qch to be the colour^GB of sth; faire prendre couleur Culin to brown; plein de couleur fig [récit, description] vivid, colourful^GB; sans couleur dull;

2 Cin, Phot, TV la couleur colour^GB; une télévision couleur a colour^GB television; filmer en couleur(s) to film in colour^GB; film en couleur (s) film in colour^GB; photo en couleur colour^GB photograph;

3 ( substance colorante) colour^GB, paint; une boîte de couleurs a paintbox; un tube de couleur a tube of paint;

4 ( coloration des joues) colour^GB; changer de couleur to change colour^GB; avoir de jolies couleurs to have a good colour^GB; tu as pris des couleurs! you've got some colour^GB in your cheeks!; ça te redonnera des couleurs it will put some colour^GB back in your cheeks; une personne de couleur a coloured^GB person;

5 Jeux ( aux cartes) suit; quelle est la couleur demandée? what is the suit?; fournir à or jouer dans la couleur to follow suit;

6 Cosmét haircolour^GB; se faire faire une couleur to get one's hair coloured^GB;

7 ( tendance politique) couleur politique political colour^GB; il affiche clairement sa couleur he 's showing his colours^GB clearly;

8 ( aspect) light; donner une nouvelle couleur à qch to shed a different light on sth; sous des couleurs trompeuses in a false light.

B couleurs nfpl

1 ( drapeau) colours^GB; amener/hisser or envoyer les couleurs to lower/to hoist the colours^GB;

2 ( marque) colours^GB; une écharpe aux couleurs de la ville/du club a scarf in the town's/club's colours^GB; un avion aux couleurs d'Air France an aircraft with the Air France livery;

3 ( vêtements de couleur) coloureds^GB; faire une lessive de couleurs to wash coloureds^GB ou colour^GB fabrics.

Composé

couleur locale local colour^GB; pour faire plus couleur locale to add some local colour^GB; le décor faisait très couleur locale the decor was full of local colour^GB.

Idiomes

ne pas voir la couleur de qch○ never to get a sniff of sth○; l'héritage? elle n'en a jamais vu la couleur the inheritance? she never got a sniff of it; avec lui, j'en ai vu de toutes les couleurs○ he really gave me a hard time, he put me through the mill○; ils leur en ont fait voir de toutes les couleurs○ they really gave them a hard time, they really put them through the mill○; passer par toutes les couleurs (de l'arc-en-ciel) to change colour^GB; sous couleur de faire under the pretence^GB ou guise of doing. ⇒ goût.

[kulɶr] nom féminin

1. [impression visuelle] colour

de couleur vive brightly-coloured

une jolie couleur verte a pretty shade of green

je n'ai jamais vu la couleur de son argent (figuré) I've never seen the colour of his money

couleurs primaires ou fondamentales primary colours

couleurs complémentaires complementary colours

couleur de muraille stone grey

on en a vu de toutes les couleurs (familier) we've been through some hard times

en faire voir à quelqu'un de toutes les couleurs to give somebody a hard time

2. [pour les cheveux] tint, colour

se faire faire une couleur to have one's hair tinted, to have some colour put in one's hair

3. JEUX suit

4. [vivacité] colour

couleur locale local colour

5. [aspect - généralementéral] light, colour

l'avenir m'apparaissait sous les couleurs les plus sombres/sous de belles couleurs the future presented itself (to me) in an unfavourable/favourable light

quelle sera la couleur politique de votre nouveau journal? what will be the political colour of your new newspaper?

6. [d'une personne] shade, colour

changer de couleur to change colour

passer par toutes les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel to go (through) all the colours of the rainbow

[carnation]

la couleur de la peau skin colour

7. [linge] coloureds

8. HÉRALDIQUE & MUSIQUE colour

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couleurs nom féminin pluriel

1. [linge] coloureds

2. [peintures] coloured paints

3. [bonne mine] (healthy) glow, colour

prendre des couleurs to get a tan ou a bit of colour in one's cheeks

avoir des couleurs to look well

4. SPORT [d'une équipe] colours

[d'un jockey, d'un cheval] livery

elle a défendu les couleurs de la France she defended the French flag

5. HÉRALDIQUE colour

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aux couleurs de locution prépositionnelle

aux couleurs du parti in party colours

aux couleurs du propriétaire

a. [yacht] flying the owner's flag

b. [cheval] in the owner's colours

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de couleur locution adjectivale

coloured

une personne de couleur a coloured person, a nonwhite

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en couleur locution adverbiale

in colour

tout en couleur in full colour

haut en couleur very lively ou colourful ou picturesque

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > couleur
16 Farbige

m, f; -n, -n; non-white, Am. person of color; (Schwarze[r]) black; in USA: auch African American; in Südafrika: (Cape) Colo(u)red

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Fạr|bi|ge(r) ['farbɪgə]
mf decl as adj
coloured (Brit) or colored (US) man/woman/person etc
die Farbigen — the colo(u)reds pl, colo(u)red people pl

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Far·bi·ge(r)

f(m) dekl wie adj coloured person, non-white

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der/die; adj. Dekl. coloured man/woman; coloured

die Farbigen — the coloured people; (in Südafrika) the Coloureds

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Farbige m/f; -n, -n; non-white, US person of color; (Schwarze[r]) black; in USA: auch African American; in Südafrika: (Cape) Colo(u)red

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der/die; adj. Dekl. coloured man/woman; coloured

die Farbigen — the coloured people; (in Südafrika) the Coloureds

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Farbige
17 negro

adj.

1 black, jet, black-colored, ebony.

2 bleak.

m.

1 black, black colour, black color.

2 black man, Black, nigger, Negro.

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negro

► adjetivo

1 (gen) black

2 (oscuro) dark

■ el cielo está negro completamente the sky is very dark

3 (bronceado) brown, tanned, suntanned

■ me he puesto negra estas vacaciones I got really brown on holiday this year

4 (poco favorable) awful, terrible

■ llevamos una semana negra we've had a terrible week

5 (cine, novela) detective

6 (tabaco) black

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) black (man); (mujer) black (woman)

► nombre masculino negro

1 (color) black

2 (escritor) ghostwriter

3 (tabaco) black tobacco

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar negro,-a familiar (enfadado) to be cross 2 (bronceado) to be really brown, be really tanned

negro,-a como la boca de lobo pitch-black

negro,-a como un tizón as black as coal

pasarlas negras familiar to have a rough time of it

poner negro,-a a alguien to drive somebody up the wall

ponerse negro,-a (persona) to get angry, get mad 2 (ambiente, situación) to look bad

tenerla negra familiar to be unlucky

trabajar como un negro to work like a dog, work like a slave

verlo todo negro to be very pessimistic

verse negro,-a para hacer algo to have a tough time doing something

■ se veían negros para arreglarlo todo en una tarde they had their work cut out to get it all done in one afternoon

vérselas negras familiar to have a tough time

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negro

► nombre masculino

1 (color) black

2 (escritor) ghostwriter

3 (tabaco) black tobacco

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1. (f. - negra)
noun

black person
2. (f. - negra)
adj.

1) black

2) disastrous, awful

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negro, -a
1. ADJ

1) [color, pelo] black; [ojos, tabaco] dark; [raza] black, Negro †

- más negro que el azabache

- negro como boca de lobo

2) (=moreno) [piel] dark, swarthy; [por el sol] tanned, brown

ponerse negro — to go brown, tan

3) (=sucio) filthy, black

4) [estado de ánimo, humor] black, gloomy; [suerte] terrible, atrocious

la cosa se pone negra — it's not going well, it looks bad

lo ve todo negro — he always sees the negative side of things, he's terribly pessimistic about everything

ve muy negro el porvenir — he's very gloomy about the future

- pasarlas negras

- verse negro

verse negro para hacer algo — to have one's work cut out to do sth

nos vimos negros para salir del apuro — we had a tough time getting out of it

- vérselas negras

5) * (=enfadado) cross, peeved *

estoy negro con esto — I'm getting desperate about it

poner negro a algn — to make sb cross, upset sb

ponerse negro — to get cross, cut up rough

6) (=ilegal) black

dinero negro — hot money

economía negra — black economy

mercado negro — black market

7) (Pol) fascist

terrorismo negro — fascist terrorism

2. SM

1) (=color) black

en negro — (Fot) in black and white

negro de humo — lampblack

2) Caribe (=café) black coffee

3. SM / F

1) (=persona) black, coloured person †, Negro †

¡no somos negros! — we won't stand for it!, you can't do that to us!

- trabajar como un negro

2) * (=escritor) ghostwriter

3)

mi negro — And, Cono Sur * (=cariño) darling, honey
negra
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I
- gra adjetivo

1)

a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> dark

negro como el azabache — jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot

poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)

b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy

lo ve todo tan negro — she's always so pessimistic

pasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)

vérselas negras — (fam)

se las vio negras para terminarlo — he had a tough time finishing it (colloq)

me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito — this job is a real uphill struggle (colloq)

2) <hombre/raza/piel> black
II
masculino ( color) black

- negro azabache
III
- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person

trabajar como un negro — to work like a slave

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I
- gra adjetivo

1)

a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> dark

negro como el azabache — jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot

poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)

b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy

lo ve todo tan negro — she's always so pessimistic

pasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)

vérselas negras — (fam)

se las vio negras para terminarlo — he had a tough time finishing it (colloq)

me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito — this job is a real uphill struggle (colloq)

2) <hombre/raza/piel> black
II
masculino ( color) black

- negro azabache
III
- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person

trabajar como un negro — to work like a slave

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negro¹

¹ = black, negro [negroes, -pl.], nigger, hack, ghost writer, black man, coloured man.

Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.

Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.

Ex: KAFIRS, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.

Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.

Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.

Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.

Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.

* autobiografía escrita por un negro = ghosted autobiography.

* escribir como negro = ghosting.

* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.

* escrito por un negro = ghosted, ghost-written.

* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.

* inglés hablado por los negros = Ebonics.

* persona de raza negra = black.

negro²

² = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.].

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* bestia negra = bête noire.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caja negra = flight recorder.

* caja negra, la = black box, the.

* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espino negro = blackthorn, blackthorn tree.

* espiritual negro = spiritual.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hielo negro = black ice.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lingua negra = lingua negra.

* mano negra = schemer.

* marea negra = oil slick.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* martes negro = Black Tuesday.

* mercado negro = black market.

* minoría negra = black minority.

* mosca negra = black fly.

* muñeco negro de trapo = golly, gollywog.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro de humo = lampblack.

* negro rojizo = reddish black.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.

* oso negro = black bear.

* oso negro americano = black bear.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.

* punto negro = blackhead.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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negro¹ - gra

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/pelo/ropa› black; ‹ojos› dark

mira qué negro está el cielo look how dark o black the sky is

tienes las manos negras your hands are black o filthy

negro como el azabache jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón or la pez as black as coal o soot

poner negro a algn ( fam); to drive sb crazy o up the wall ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (por el sol) tanned, brown ( BrE)

se pone negra enseguida she tans o ( BrE) goes brown very quickly

3 (sombrío) black, gloomy, bleak

lo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic, she always takes such a gloomy view of things

pasarlas negras ( fam); to have a rough o tough time of it ( colloq)

vérselas negras ( fam): me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito this job is a real uphill struggle ( colloq)

se las vio negras para terminarlo he had a tough time finishing it ( colloq)

B ‹hombre/raza/piel› black

la población negra the black population

negro²

masculine

(color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; black

Compuesto:

negro azabache

A masculine jet black

B adj inv jet-black

negro³ - gra

masculine, feminine

A (de raza negra) black person trabajar vi B. (↑ trabajar)

B ( period) (escritor) ghost writer

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negro 1
◊ - gra adjetivo

a) ‹pelo/hombre/raza› black;

‹ ojos› dark
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy;

◊ lo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic;

pasarlas negras (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona de raza negra) black person
negro 2 sustantivo masculino ( color) black
negro,-a
I adjetivo
1 black
(bronceado) suntanned
pan negro, brown bread
(oscuro) estaba negro como boca de lobo, it was pitch-black
2 (muy sucio) filthy, black
3 (suerte, situación) awful
un día negro, a black day
(lóbrego, triste) gloomy
4 (furioso) furious: ese ruido me pone negra, that noise drives me up the wall
5 (raza, música) black
6 (no legalizado) mercado negro, black market
II m,f (hombre) black man
(mujer) black woman
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) black
siempre viste de negro, she always dresses in black
2 (tabaco) black tobacco
3 (escritor anónimo) ghostwriter
IV sustantivo femenino
1 Mús crotchet, US quarter note
2 (mala suerte) la negra, bad luck
♦ Locuciones: tener la negra, to be very unlucky: últimamente mi hermana tiene la negra, my sister's been having a run of bad luck recently
vérselas negras para hacer algo, to have a tough time doing sthg
' negro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agujero
- cielo
- decidirse
- dinero
- fanática
- fanático
- fotografía
- ir
- garbanzo
- humor
- incondicional
- mercado
- negra
- pantalla
- pozo
- tabaco
- tizón
- vestirse
- azabache
- blanco
- café
- carbón
- chocolate
- cinturón
- ennegrecer
- espiritual
- frijol
- manía
- oro
- televisión
English:
black
- black hole
- blackhead
- buckwheat
- cesspit
- dappled
- dark
- dismal
- fill out
- ghostwriter
- haul
- intersperse
- jet black
- launder
- laundering
- monochrome
- negro
- nigger
- normally
- obtainable
- off-day
- or
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- questionnaire
- sick
- the
- turn
- brown
- change
- coffee
- ebony
- edge
- in
- jet
- Negro
- slave
- spiritual

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negro, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] black;

estos pantalones están negros these Br trousers o US pants are filthy o absolutely black;

Comp

negro como el azabache jet black;

Comp

negro como el carbón as black as coal

2. [bronceado] tanned;

estar negro to have a deep tan

3. [pan] brown

4. [tabaco] black, dark

5. [raza] black

6. [suerte] awful, rotten;
[porvenir] black, gloomy;
llevo una tarde negra I'm having a terrible afternoon;

ver(lo) todo negro to be pessimistic;

Comp

pasarlas negras to have a hard time

7. Fam [furioso] furious, fuming;

me pone negro que nunca me avisen de nada it makes me mad that they never tell me anything

8. [ilegal] [trabajo] illegal, in the black economy;
[mercado] black; [dinero] dirty;
en negro [trabajo, dinero] undeclared;
[trabajar, cobrar] illegally, on the black economy
9. Cine
cine negro film noir

♦ nm,f

1. [de raza negra] black man, f black woman;

Comp

trabajar como un negro to work like a slave

2. Fam [escritor] ghost writer

♦ nm

1. [color] black;

el negro es mi color favorito black is my favourite colour

2. [tabaco] black o dark tobacco

3. Ven Fam [café] black coffee

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negro

I adj black;

estar negro fam be furious;

poner negro a alguien fam make s.o. furious, make s.o. see red;

verse negro para hacer algo fam have one’s work cut out to do sth;

las he pasado negras I’ve had a rough time

II m

1 black man;

trabajar como un negro fam work one’s butt off fam

2 L.Am. ( querido) honey, dear

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negro, - gra adj

1) : black, dark

2) bronceado: suntanned

3) : gloomy, awful, desperate

la cosa se está poniendo negra: things are looking bad

4)

mercado negro : black market

negro, - gra n

1) : dark-skinned person, black person

2) fam : darling, dear

negro nm

: black (color)

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negro¹ adj black

un gato negro a black cat

estar negro to be furious

negro² n

1. (color) black

me gusta el negro I like black

2. (persona) black man [pl. men] / black woman [pl. women]

los negros black people

Spanish-English dictionary > negro
18 morocho

LAm
1. ADJ

1) [pelo] dark; [persona] dark, swarthy; [chica] brunette

de piel morocha — dark-skinned

2) (=fuerte) strong, tough; (=apuesto) well-built; (=bien conservado) well-preserved

3) Caribe (=gemelo) twin

2. SM

1) (=maíz) hard maize, corn (EEUU)

2) (=persona) tough guy *

3) pl morochos Ven (=gemelos) twins

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I
- cha adjetivo (AmS fam) ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de piel oscura) dark
II
- cha masculino, femenino

1) (AmS fam) ( de pelo oscuro) dark-haired person (o man etc); ( de piel oscura) dark person (o man etc)

2) (Ven fam) ( mellizo) twin

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I
- cha adjetivo (AmS fam) ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de piel oscura) dark
II
- cha masculino, femenino

1) (AmS fam) ( de pelo oscuro) dark-haired person (o man etc); ( de piel oscura) dark person (o man etc)

2) (Ven fam) ( mellizo) twin

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morocho¹ - cha

adjective

( AmS fam) (de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; (de piel oscura) dark

morocho² - cha

masculine, feminine

A ( AmS fam) (de pelo oscuro) dark-haired person ( o man etc); (de piel oscura) dark person ( o man etc)

B ( Ven fam) (mellizo) twin

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morocho
◊ - cha adjetivo (AmS fam) ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired;

( de piel oscura) dark
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de pelo oscuro) dark-haired person (o man etc);
( de piel oscura) dark person (o man etc)

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morocho, -a

♦ adj

1. Andes, RP [moreno] dark-haired;

es morocho he's got dark hair

2. Andes, RP Euf [negro] coloured

3. Ven [gemelo] twin

♦ nm,f

1. Andes, RP [moreno] dark-haired person

2. Andes, RP Euf [negro] coloured person

3. Ven [gemelo] twin

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morocho

adj S.Am.

persona dark

Spanish-English dictionary > morocho
19 цветной

1. прил. colo(u) red;
colour ;
variegated цветная фотография (снимок) ≈ colour photograph цветной фильм ≈ colour film цветная ткань ≈ coloured stuff цветное стекло ≈ stained glass цветной карандаш ≈ crayon цветное телевидение ≈ colour TV цветная капуста ≈ cauliflower цветная металлургия ≈ non-ferrous metallurgy цветные металлы ≈ non-ferrous metals
2. муж.;
скл. как прил. coloured person

цветн|ой -
1. coloured;
colour attr. ;
(о стекле тж.) stained;
~ая фотография colour photography;
~ фильм colour-film;
~ое телевидение colour television;

2. (о людях) coloured;
~ые металлы non-ferrous metals;
~ая капуста cauliflower.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > цветной
20 Farbiger

Fạr|bi|ge(r) ['farbɪgə]
mf decl as adj
coloured (Brit) or colored (US) man/woman/person etc
die Farbigen — the colo(u)reds pl, colo(u)red people pl

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Far·bi·ge(r)

f(m) dekl wie adj coloured person, non-white

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Farbiger

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