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((of pigments, but not of light) those colours from which all others can be made, ie red, blue and yellow.) colores primarios -
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n pl (BrE)CINEMAT, COLOUR, PRINT colores primarios aditivos m plEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > additive primary colours
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3 substractive primary colours
adj (BrE)PRINT colores primarios sustractivosEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > substractive primary colours
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(colours got by mixing primary colours: Orange and purple are secondary colours.) colores secundarios -
5 additive primary colors
(AmE) see additive primary colours BrEEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > additive primary colors
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6 substractive primary colors
(AmE) see substractive primary colours BrEEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > substractive primary colors
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adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) primer, primero2) (best: in prime condition.) óptimo, perfecto
2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) flor de la vida, plenitud- primary- primarily
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- prime minister
- prime number
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3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) horas de máxima audiencia
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verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) cebar- primertr[praɪm]1 (main, chief) principal, primero,-a; (major) primordial2 (first-rate - meat) de primera (calidad); (example, location) excelente3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL primo1 (best time of life) flor nombre femenino de la vida1 (engine, pump, bomb) cebar; (surface, wood) imprimar, preparar2 figurative use (person) preparar, enseñar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in one's prime / be in the prime of life estar en la flor de la vidaprime cost coste nombre masculino de producciónPrime Minister primer,-a ministro,-aprime time horas nombre femenino plural de máxima audiencia1) : cebarto prime a pump: cebar una bomba2) prepare: preparar (una superficie para pintar)3) coach: preparar (a un testigo, etc.)prime adj1) chief, main: principal, primero2) excellent: de primera (categoría), excelenteprime nthe prime of one's life : la flor de la vidaadj.• de primera clase adj.• fundamental adj.• primero, -a adj.• primo, -a adj.• principal adj.• selecto, -a adj.n.• flor s.f.• primavera s.f.v.• aparejar v.• aprestar v.• cebar v.• imprimar v.• instruir v.• preparar v.
I praɪmadjective (no comp)a) ( major) principalto be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia
b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado
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to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad
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a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestarb) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebarc) ( brief) preparar[praɪm]1. ADJ1) (=major, main) [cause, objective, target] principalthe/a prime cause of stress in the workplace — la principal causa/una de las principales causas de estrés en el trabajo
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the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid — May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto•
our prime concern is public safety — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana•
to be of prime importance — ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia2) (=top-quality, excellent) [real estate, property] de primera; [ingredient, cut] de primera (calidad)•
to be in prime condition — [cattle, fruit, car] estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] estar en plena forma3) (=classic) perfecto4) (Math) [number] primo2. N1) (=best years)•
when trade unionism was in its prime — cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeoto be in one's prime or in the prime of life — [person] estar en la flor de la vida
to be cut off or cut down in one's prime — morir en la flor de la vida
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he's past his prime — ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vidathe hotel was past its prime — hum el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria
2) (Rel) prima f3. VT1) (prior to painting) imprimar, preparar; (with primer) aplicar una capa de imprimación a; (with undercoat) aplicar una capa de (pintura) base a; (with anticorrosive) aplicar una capa de pintura anticorrosiva a2) (prior to use) [+ gun, pump] cebar- prime the pumphe was willing to prime the pump by offering finance — estaba dispuesto a ofrecerse a financiarlo para que saliera adelante
public investment is the best way of priming the pump of economic activity — la inversión pública es la mejor forma de promover la actividad económica
3) (=prepare) [+ student, politician, soldier] preparar4) (with drink)he primed himself for the interview with a stiff whisky — se tomó un whisky fuerte como preparación para la entrevista
4.CPDprime cost N — coste m neto, coste m de producción
prime factor N — factor m primordial, factor m principal
the prime meridian N — (Geog) el meridiano de Greenwich
prime minister N — primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f
prime ministership N — (=period of office) mandato m como primer ministro; (=office) cargo m de(l) primer ministro
prime mover N — (=person) promotor(a) m / f ; (Philos) primer motor m
a prime mover in Middle East events — una de las promotoras de los acontecimientos en el Oriente Medio
prime number N — (Math) número m primo
prime rate N — tipo m de interés preferencial
prime lending rate — tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos
prime time N — (TV) horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia
prime-timethe programme was repeated in prime time — el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia
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I [praɪm]adjective (no comp)a) ( major) principalto be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia
b) ( first-rate) <example/location> excelente; < cut> de primera (calidad)in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado
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to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad
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a) ( prepare for painting) \<\<wood/metal\>\> aplicar* una capa de imprimación or de base a; \<\<canvas\>\> preparar, aprestarb) \<\<pump/gun\>\> cebarc) ( brief) preparar -
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10 color
color sustantivo masculino◊ ¿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) risquéb)◊ 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 - absorbtr['kʌləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=colour colour{color ['kʌlər] vt1) : colorear, pintar2) influence: influir en, influenciarcolor viblush: sonrojarse, ruborizarsecolor n1) : color mprimary colors: colores primarios2) interest, vividness: color m, colorido mlocal color: color localn.• color s.m.• colorido s.m. (US)v.• colorar v.• colorear v.• colorir v.• sonrojarse v.• teñir v.
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BrE colour 'kʌlər, 'kʌlə(r) noun1)a) c u ( shade) color mwhat color is the ball? — ¿de qué color es la pelota?
b) u ( not monochrome) color min full color — a todo color; (before n) < photograph> en colores or (Esp) en color; < television> en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Ven) a color
color supplement — suplemento m a todo color or en color
c) u ( vividness) color m, colorido m2) u ( racial feature) color m; (before n)color prejudice — prejuicio m racial
3) u ( complexion) color mto bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color
4) colors pla) ( flag) bandera fone's true colors: she showed her true colors se mostró tal cual era en realidad; with flying colors: he passed his exams with flying colors le fue estupendamente en los exámenes; she passed the test with flying colors — pasó airosa la prueba
b) (BrE Sport)
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BrE colour transitive verba) ( Art) pintar, colorearb) ( dye) teñir*c) (influence, bias) \<\<atmosphere\>\> empañar
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vi ( flush) ruborizarse*, sonrojarse, ponerse* coloradoPhrasal Verbs:- color in(US) ['kʌlǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shade) color mwhat colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
to change colour — cambiar or mudar de color
as time goes by my memories take on a different colour — (fig) con el paso de los años mis recuerdos van tomando otro color
2) (=colourfulness) color msplashes of colour — salpicones fpl or notas fpl de color
in colour — (TV, Cine) en color
3) (=dye, paint, pigment) color m4) (=complexion) color mthe colour drained from his face — palideció, se le fue el color de la cara
to put the colour back in sb's cheeks — devolverle el color or los colores a algn
- be off colour5) (=race) color mpeople of colour — (US) personas fpl de color
the Hungarian national colours — los colores húngaros; (=flag) la bandera húngara
with flying colours —
to nail one's colours to the mast —
- show one's true coloursflying 1.7) (=authenticity, vividness) color m, colorido m8) (=pretext)under the colour of... — bajo la apariencia de...
9) (Mus) (also: tone colour) timbre m2. VT2) (=dye, tint) teñirto colour one's hair — teñirse or tintarse el pelo
3) (=influence) influir enhis politics are coloured by his upbringing — sus opiniones políticas están influenciadas por su educación
3. VI1) (=blush) ponerse colorado, sonrojarse2) (=change colour) tomar color3) (with crayons) [child] colorear4.CPD [film, photograph, slide] en or (LAm) a colorcolour bar N — barrera f racial
colour blindness N — daltonismo m
colour chart N — carta f de colores
colour filter N — (Phot) filtro m de color
colour guard N — (Mil) portaestandarte mf
colour line N — barrera f de color
colour match N — coordinación f de colores
colour prejudice N — prejuicio m racial
colour scheme N — combinación f de colores
colour sergeant N — (Mil) sargento mf portaestandarte
colour supplement N — (Journalism) suplemento m a color
colour television N — televisión f en color, televisión f a color (LAm)
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BrE colour ['kʌlər, 'kʌlə(r)] noun1)a) c u ( shade) color mwhat color is the ball? — ¿de qué color es la pelota?
b) u ( not monochrome) color min full color — a todo color; (before n) < photograph> en colores or (Esp) en color; < television> en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Ven) a color
color supplement — suplemento m a todo color or en color
c) u ( vividness) color m, colorido m2) u ( racial feature) color m; (before n)color prejudice — prejuicio m racial
3) u ( complexion) color mto bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color
4) colors pla) ( flag) bandera fone's true colors: she showed her true colors se mostró tal cual era en realidad; with flying colors: he passed his exams with flying colors le fue estupendamente en los exámenes; she passed the test with flying colors — pasó airosa la prueba
b) (BrE Sport)
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BrE colour transitive verba) ( Art) pintar, colorearb) ( dye) teñir*c) (influence, bias) \<\<atmosphere\>\> empañar
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vi ( flush) ruborizarse*, sonrojarse, ponerse* coloradoPhrasal Verbs:- color in
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