con-cŏlor

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

fotocopias a color — colour photocopying

a todo color — full-colour

le dio color al dibujo — he coloured in the drawing

viste de color — she wears coloured clothes

película en color — colour film

televisión en color — colour television

color apagado — subdued colour

color pastel — pastel colour

color primario — primary colour

tener buen color — to have good colour

tener mal color — to look off colour

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

persona de color — coloured person

color local — local colour

de color de rosa —

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

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

los colores nacionales — the national colours

el partido no tuvo color — the game lacked colour

so color de — under pretext of

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

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

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

los colores nacionales — the national colors

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

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of 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

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

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

los colores nacionales — the national colors

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

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

concolor est illis,

lingua lanae,

oculi corpori,

auro,

fluctibus,

candida per silvam cum fetu concolor albo Procubuit sus,

umerus,

flos,

cicatrix,

Christo,

constant, conserunt sermones inter se drapetae,

considerabit, constetne oratio aut cum re aut ipsa secum,

sententiā non constare cum superioribus et inferioribus sententiis, etc.,

veri similis narratio erit, si spatia temporum, personarum dignitates, consiliorum rationes, locorum opportunitates constabunt,

si humanitati tuae constare voles,

in Oppianico sibi constare et superioribus consentire judiciis debuerunt,

with consentire,

ut constare in vitae perpetuitate possimus nobismetipsis nec in ullo officio claudicare,

sibi (opp. titubare),

sibi et rei judicatae,

sibi,

constat idem omnibus sermo,

auri ratio constat: aurum in aerario est,

quibus ratio impensarum constaret,

mirum est, quam singulis diebus in urbe ratio aut constet aut constare videatur,

prius quam totis viribus fulta constaret hostium acies,

nec pugna deinde illis constare,

ut non color, non vultus ei constaret,

valetudo ei neque corporis neque animi constitit,

dum sanitas constabit,

non mentibus solum consipere, sed ne auribus quidem atque oculis satis constare poterant,

in ebrietate lingua non constat,

mente vix constare,

quā in sententia si constare voluissent,

numerus legionum constat,

ceteris exercitibus constare fidem,

utrimque fides constitit,

summā tamen omnia constant,

postquam cuncta videt caelo constare sereno,

constitit in nullā qui fuit ante color,

quae cum constent, perspicuum debet esse, etc.,

eorum quae constant exempla ponemus, horum quae dubia sunt, exempla adferemus, id. mv 1, 38, 68: quod nihil nobis constat,

cum et factum constet et nomen, qualia sint vocatur in dubium,

cum factum constat, sed a quo sit factum in controversiam venit,

mihi multa agitanti constabat, paucorum civium egregiam virtutem cuncta patravisse,

quod omnibus constabat, hiemari in Gallia oportere,

sed tum nimis inter omnis constabat neminem esse resalutatum,

quae propositio in se quiddam continet perspicuum et quod constare inter omnis necesse est, hanc velle approbare et firmare nihil attinet,

also: constare inter homines sapientissimos (for which, just after: omnium consensu sic esse judicatum),

inter suos,

inter augures, Liv 10, 6, 7 et saep.: cum de Magio constet,

de facto constat,

etsi non satis mihi constiterat, cum aliquāne animi mei molestiā an potius, etc.,

nec satis certum constare apud animum poterat, utrum, etc.,

quid cuique sit opus constare decet,

quid porro quaerendum est? Factumne sit? At constat. A quo? At patet,

neque satis Bruto neque tribunis militum constabat, quid agerent,

ut nihil ei constet quod agat,

animo constat sententia,

cum constitit consilium,

(corpora) quoniam fragili naturā praedita constant,

antiquissimi fere sunt, quorum quidem scripta constent,

si ipsa mens constare potest vacans corpore,

fulminis ignem e parvis constare figuris,

homo ex animo constat et corpore,

id. Fin. l. l.: simplex (jus) e dulci constat olivo,

ea virtus, quae constat ex hominibus tuendis,

victoriam in earum cohortium virtute constare,

partus duplici de semine,

aeterno quia constant semine quaeque,

agri campis, vineis, etc.,

constat tota oratio longioribus membris, brevioribus periodis,

causa constat aut unius rei controversiā aut plurium,

ut unae quadrigae Romae constiterint quadringentis milibus,

filius auro,

navis gratis,

HS. sex milibus tibi constant,

28: tanto nobis deliciae,

magno tibi,

parvo,

gratis,

(ambulatiuncula) prope dimidio minoris constabit isto loco,

quanti funus,

vilissime,

cujus area super HS. millies constitit,

edocet, quanto detrimento et quot virorum fortium morte necesse sit constare victoriam,

odia constantia magno,

imperia pretio quolibet constant bene,

mellis constantior est natura (sc. quam aquae),

constans uva contra tenorem unum algoris aestusve,

cujus in indomito constantior inguine nervus, Quam nova arbor, etc.,

cursus certi et constantes,

constans reversio stellarum (with conveniens),

constantissimus motus lunae,

nihil (mundo) motu constantius,

constanti vultu graduque,

constans aetas, quae media dicitur,

aetate nondum constanti,

pax,

fides,

an ire comminus et certare pro Italiā constantius foret,

quemadmodum in oratione constanti, sic in vitā omnia sint apta inter se et convenientia,

nihil intellego dici potuisse constantius,

incredibilia an inter se constantia,

rumores,

constans parum memoria hujus anni,

constans fama erat,

opinio,

firmi et stabiles et constantes amici,

quem hominem? Levem? imo gravissimum. Mobilem? imo constantissimum,

pater amens at is quidem fuit omnium constantissimus,

prudens et constans (testis),

(Helvidius Priscus) recti pervicax, constans adversus metus,

constans Fortuna tantum in levitate suā,

constantior In vitiis, etc.,

manere in suo statu,

vitiis gaudere constanter,

ut maneamus in perspicuis firmius et constantius,

impetus caeli constantissime conficiens vicissitudinis anniversarias,

constanter et aequaliter ingrediens oratio,

sibi constanter convenienterque dicere,

hi constanter omnes nuntiaverunt,

aequabilius atque constantius sese res humanae haberent,

aequabilius atque constantius regere provincias,

constanter ac non trepide pugnare,

agere, Auct. B. Afr. 84: proelium inire,

constanter et sedate ferre dolorem,

constanter et libere se gerere,

constanter prudenterque fit,

constanter delata beneficia (with judicio, considerate, and opp. repentino quodam impetu),

cetera exsequi,

acrius quam constantius proelium inire,

amicitias retinere,

liber captivus avis ferae consimilis est,

cui homini erus est consimilis,

tam consimili'st atque ego,

quia consimile est quom stertas quasi sorbeas,

imago,

ludus,

consilia,

pars,

res,

color,

natura,

ratio,

ratione mentis,

carmen,

fecerunt, ut consimilis fugae profectio videretur,

quojus mos maxumest consimilis vostrum, hi, etc.,

saga, tunicae, paenulae et consimilia,

consimiliter Cicero verbo isto utitur,

liber captivus avis ferae consimilis est,

cui homini erus est consimilis,

tam consimili'st atque ego,

quia consimile est quom stertas quasi sorbeas,

imago,

ludus,

consilia,

pars,

res,

color,

natura,

ratio,

ratione mentis,

carmen,

fecerunt, ut consimilis fugae profectio videretur,

quojus mos maxumest consimilis vostrum, hi, etc.,

saga, tunicae, paenulae et consimilia,

consimiliter Cicero verbo isto utitur,

jam hunc non ausim praeterire, quin consistam et conloquar,

otiose nunc jam ilico hic consiste,

ubi ad ipsum veni diverticulum, constiti,

uti et viatores consistere cogant,

neque is (Demosthenes) consistens in loco, sed inambulans atque ascensu ingrediens arduo,

si ludius constitit aut tibicen repente conticuit,

plura scribam ad te cum constitero: nunc eram plane in medio mari,

in quibus oppidis consistere praetores et conventum agere solebant,

Romae post praeturam,

101: ire modo ocius, interdum consistere,

in muro consistendi potestas erat nulli,

omnes ordines, tota in illā contione Italia constitit,

ad mensam consistere et ministrare,

ad aras,

ad ramos,

ante domum,

ante torum,

in aede,

in medio,

limine,

post eum,

in pedes,

calce aliquem super ipsum debere consistere,

frigore constitit Ister,

unda,

alvus,

cum jam perfecte mustum deferbuit et constitit,

album ex ovo, quo facilius consistat,

in hoc jam loco cum altero Constitit,

cum hoc consistit, hunc amplexatur,

of a musician: ut constitit,

of an actor: in scaenā vero postquam solus constitit,

of an orator: in communibus suggestis,

Aesopus mediā subito in turbā constitit,

for shooting: post acer Mnestheus adducto constitit arcu,

of athletes, etc.,

inter duas acies,

cum aliquo,

locus, ubi constitissent,

qui in superiore acie constiterant,

in sinistrā parte acies,

in fluctibus,

sub muro,

juxta,

pro opere,

equites Ariovisti pari intervallo constiterunt,

constitit utrumque agmen,

sic regii constiterant,

ut reliquae (legiones) consistere non auderent,

in locis superioribus consistere,

a fugā,

naves eorum nostris adversae constiterunt,

cum debitoribus,

cum matre,

adversus dominos,

fert animus propius consistere,

ede ubi consistas,

in tabernā,

IN SCHOLA,

locum consistendi Romanis in Galliā non fore,

patiamini eo transire illius turpitudinis infamiam, ubi cetera maleficia consistunt,

ut unde orta culpa esset, ibi poena consisteret,

ante oculos rectum pietasque pudorque constiterant,

in uno nomine,

ipsa mihi veritas manum inicit et paulisper consistere et commorari cogit,

in singulis,

ista quae spectantur, ad quae consistitur,

mente consistere,

neque mente nec linguā neque ore,

praeclare in forensibus causis,

in dicendo,

verbo quidem superabis me ipso judice, re autem ne consistes quidem ullo judice,

of the cause itself: quia magistratus aliquis reperiebatur, apud quem Alfeni causa consisteret,

also: modo ut tibi constiterit fructus otii tui,

in quo (viro) non modo culpa nulla, sed ne suspitio quidem potuit consistere,

confiteor... me consistere in meo praesidio sic, ut non fugiendi hostis sed capiendi loci causā cessisse videar,

vitam consistere tutam,

constitit in nullā qui fuit ante color,

sunt certi denique fines, Quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum,

quales cum vertice celso Aëriae quercus constiterunt,

nullo in loco, nullā in personā... consistunt (ista quae vires atque opes humanae vocantur),

si prohibent consistere vires,

vix binos oratores laudabiles constitisse,

sine agricultoribus nec consistere mortales nec ali posse manifestum est,

quadringentis centum Venerios non posse casu consistere,

major pars victūs eorum in lacte, caseo, carne consistit,

omnis per se natura duabus Constitit in rebus,

e quibus haec rerum summa consistat,

deveniunt in talis disposturas, Qualibus haec rerum consistit summa,

vita omnis in venationibus atque in studiis rei militaris consistit,

in eo salus et vita optimi cujusque consistit,

in hoc summa judicii causaque tota consistit,

causam belli in personā tuā,

in quibus vita beata,

in unā honestate omne bonum,

in nomine controversia,

in actu rhetoricen,

spes omnis consistebat Datami in se locique naturā,

omnis quaestio circa res personasque consistere videtur,

quaestio inter utile atque honestum consistet,

sola Ubi quiesco, omnis familiae causa consistit tibi,

omnis administratio belli consistit,

vel concidat omne caelum omnisque terra consistat necesse est,

forensium rerum labor et ambitionis occupatio constitisset,

usura,

videndum, morbus an increscat, an consistat, an minuatur,

cursus pituitae,

cum ad Trebiam terrestre constitisset bellum,

cum bellum Ligustinum ad Pisas constitisset,

infractaque constitit ira,

Gaius ejusque posteri in equestri ordine constitere usque ad Augusti patrem,

maledictum, quod intra verba constitit,

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema

vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go

iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read

es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

pobre de él! — poor him!

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note