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1 inconspicuous
inkən'spikjuəs(not noticeable or conspicuous: The detective tried to be as inconspicuous as possible.) ubetydelig, ikke lett å få øye påadj. \/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs\/lite iøynefallende, uanselig, tilbaketrukket -
2 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) farge2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) -farge3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) (hud)farge4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) fargerikdom2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) farge-, kulørt3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) farge(legge), male, legge/sette farge på- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) farget, neger- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying coloursfargeIsubst. \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color1) farge, kulør, koloritt (også overført)2) farge-3) (ansikts)farge, kulør, teint, rødme4) skinn, skjær5) ( musikk) klangfarge6) art, beskaffenhet, slagchange colour skifte farge, bli blek rødmethe colour magazines den kulørte ukepressencolours ( sport) farger (karakteristisk farget emblem eller kjennemerke, f.eks. bånd, lue, drakt, e.l.) flagg, fanecome off with flying colours klare seg med glans, greie noe med glansdesert one's colours desertere ( litterært) begå fanefluktfly the colours flagge, seile underfresh colours klare fargerget\/gain a colour få farge, bli brunget\/win one's colours komme på første kull (på universitet e.l.)give a false colour to forfalske, gi en farget fremstilling av, gi en farget skildring avgive\/lend colour to a thing gi et visst preg av sannsynlighethave a high colour være rødmussetincompatible colours skjærende fargerinconspicuous colours diskré fargerjoin the colours melde seg under fanene (dvs. bli soldat)let's see the colour of your money! ( hverdagslig) sett i gang og bla opp!, kom hit med pengene!lose colour bli bleklower one's colours ( overført) stryke flaggnail one's colours to the mast stå steilt (på sitt), ikke vike fra standpunktet sittnot see the colour of a person's money ( hverdagslig) ikke se snurten av pengene til noen, ikke få et rødt øre av noenpaint something in bright\/dark colours skildre (fremstille e.l.) noe i lyse\/mørke fargersee a thing in its true colours se noe i sitt rette lysserve the colours tjene sitt landserve with the colours tjene under fanene (dvs. være soldat)show one's colours tone flagg, vise farge, bekjenne kulørshow one's true colours eller come out in one's true colours vise sitt sanne jegstick to one's colours ( overført) holde fanen høyt (hevet)turn colour skifte fargeunder colour of under påskudd av, under foregivende avunder false colours under falskt flaggIIverb \/ˈkʌlə\/ eller color1) farge, fargelegge, kolorere, male, legge farge på, sette farge på2) ( overført) farge, fargelegge, overdrive, pynte på, sette kulør på, forskjønne, smykke, prege, sette preg på3) få farge, skifte farge, rødme4) dekke over, gjøre plausibel
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Inconspicuous — In con*spic u*ous, a. [L. inconspicuus. See {In } not, and {Conspicuous}.] Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. {In con*spic u*ous*ly}, adv. {In con*spic u*ous*ness}, n. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconspicuous — I adjective barely seen, blurred, concealed, covert, dim, faint, feeble, hidden, ill defined, imperceptible, indefinite, indiscernible, indistinct, invisible, misty, modest, nebulous, obscure, obscurus, out of sight, parum insignis, poorly… … Law dictionary
inconspicuous — (adj.) 1620s, invisible, from L.L. inconspicuus, from in not, opposite of, without (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L. conspicuus (see CONSPICUOUS (Cf. conspicuous)). Weakened sense of not readily seen or noticed first recorded 1828. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
inconspicuous — [adj] hidden, unnoticeable camouflaged, concealed, dim, faint, hidden, indistinct, insignificant, low key*, low profile*, modest, muted, ordinary, plain, quiet, retiring, secretive, shy, soft pedalled*, subtle, tenuous, unassuming, unemphatic,… … New thesaurus
inconspicuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not clearly visible or attracting attention. DERIVATIVES inconspicuously adverb inconspicuousness noun … English terms dictionary
inconspicuous — [in΄kən spik′yo͞o əs] adj. [L inconspicuus] not conspicuous; hard to see or perceive; attracting little attention; not striking inconspicuously adv. inconspicuousness n … English World dictionary
inconspicuous — [[t]ɪ̱nkənspɪ̱kjuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is inconspicuous does not attract attention to themselves. I ll try to be as inconspicuous as possible... He had ridden out of Cambridge, inconspicuous among the hundreds of young cyclists. Syn:… … English dictionary
inconspicuous — in|con|spic|u|ous [ˌınkənˈspıkjuəs] adj not easily seen or noticed ≠ ↑conspicuous ▪ an inconspicuous little restaurant ▪ She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous . >inconspicuously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
inconspicuous — adjective the flaw in the carpeting is inconspicuous wearing inconspicuous street clothes, Swann escaped through the crowd Syn: unobtrusive, unnoticeable, unremarkable, unspectacular, unostentatious, undistinguished, unexceptional, modest,… … Thesaurus of popular words
inconspicuous — adjective /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ Not prominent or easily noticeable Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can. Syn: invisible Ant: conspicuous See Also … Wiktionary
inconspicuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unnoticeable, unobtrusive. See invisibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unnoticeable, unobtrusive, concealed, indistinct; see hidden 2 , modest 2 , obscure 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students