the colour drained from his face

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

splashes of colour — salpicones fpl or notas fpl de color

in colour — (TV, Cine) en color

to put the colour back in sb's cheeks — devolverle el color or los colores a algn

people of colour — (US) personas fpl de color

the Hungarian national colours — los colores húngaros; (=flag) la bandera húngara

to colour one's hair — teñirse or tintarse el pelo

colour 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)

to see sth in its true colours fig usu pej — vedere qc come veramente è

to show one's true colours fig usu pej — rivelare la propria vera personalità

to come through (sth) with flying colours fig — passare (qc) a pieni voti

to colour sth green — tingere or colorare qc di verde

colour TV — televisore m a colori

in 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

color prejudice — prejuicio m racial

to bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color

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

splashes of colour — salpicones fpl or notas fpl de color

in colour — (TV, Cine) en color

to put the colour back in sb's cheeks — devolverle el color or los colores a algn

people of colour — (US) personas fpl de color

the Hungarian national colours — los colores húngaros; (=flag) la bandera húngara

to colour one's hair — teñirse or tintarse el pelo

colour 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)

in 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

color prejudice — prejuicio m racial

to bring the color back to somebody's cheeks — devolverle* el color or los colores a alguien; see also off-color

to see sth in its true colours fig usu pej — vedere qc come veramente è

to show one's true colours fig usu pej — rivelare la propria vera personalità

to come through (sth) with flying colours fig — passare (qc) a pieni voti

to colour sth green — tingere or colorare qc di verde

colour TV — televisore m a colori

down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)

go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)

that was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)

drain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen

open drain — (Abfluss)rinne f

to pour money down the drain (fig inf) — das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen

this country/company is going down the drain (inf) — dieses Land/diese Firma geht vor die Hunde (inf)

to laugh like a drain ( Brit inf ) — sich kaputtlachen

looking after her father has been a great drain on her energy — die Pflege ihres Vaters hat sehr an ihren Kräften gezehrt

to drain a country of resources — ein Land auslaugen or auspowern

to drain sb dry — jdn ausnehmen (inf)

or color (US) — er wurde wachsbleich

down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)

go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)

that was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)

drain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen

to be a drain on — essere un salasso per [profits, funds]

to go down the drain — colloq. andare perso, essere buttato via, andare in fumo

that's Ј 100 down the drain — colloq. sono 100 sterline buttate via

to drain into — scaricare (le acque) in [sea, gutter]; filtrare in [ soil]

to be a drain on — essere un salasso per [profits, funds]

to go down the drain — colloq. andare perso, essere buttato via, andare in fumo

that's Ј 100 down the drain — colloq. sono 100 sterline buttate via

to drain into — scaricare (le acque) in [sea, gutter]; filtrare in [ soil]

to go down the drain — (colloq) fig tomber à l'eau (colloq)

that's £100 down the drain — (colloq) ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air (colloq)