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adjective (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) indispuestotr[ɒf'kʌləSMALLr/SMALL] (Written off colour when not used to qualify a noun)1 (ill) indispuesto,-a, pachucho,-a2 (risqué) subido,-a de tonoadj.• desteñido, -a adj.• verde* adj.(US)[ˌɒf'kʌlǝ(r)] ADJ1) (Brit) (=ill) indispuesto, pachucho (Sp) *to feel/be off-colour — sentirse/estar indispuesto
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n (BrE)COLOUR matiz fuera de color m -
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adj.1 decolorido, de color desteñido, descolorido, despintado.2 indispuesto.3 subido de tono. -
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adj.• desteñido, -a adj.• verde* adj.BrE off-colour 'ɔːf'kʌlər, ˌɒf'kʌlə(r) adjective (pred off-color color)a) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off-color color — no encontrarse* muy bien, sentirse* indispuesto
(US)[ˌɒf'kʌlǝ(r)] ADJ1) (Brit) (=ill) indispuesto, pachucho (Sp) *to feel/be off-colour — sentirse/estar indispuesto
2) [joke, remark] subido de tono* * *BrE off-colour ['ɔːf'kʌlər, ˌɒf'kʌlə(r)] adjective (pred off-color color)a) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off-color color — no encontrarse* muy bien, sentirse* indispuesto
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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.) color2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) color3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) color4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) color
2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) en color
3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) pintar, colorear- coloured
4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persona de color- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours
colour1 n colorwhat is your favourite colour? ¿cuál es tu color preferido?colour2 vb colorear / pintartr['kʌləSMALLr/SMALL]1 color nombre masculino■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what colour is her hair? ¿de qué color tiene el pelo?■ have you got it in any other colours? ¿lo tienen en otros colores?■ is the film in colour or in black and white? ¿la película es en color o en blanco y negro?2 (skin - racial characteristic, complexion) color nombre masculino1 (television, film, etc) en color1 (with pen, paint, crayon) pintar, colorear; (dye) teñir2 figurative use (affect negatively, influence) influir en1 (blush) enrojecer, ruborizarse, sonrojarse, ponerse rojo,-a, ponerse colorado,-a2 (of leaves) ponerse amarillo,-a; (fruit) coger color1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (flag) bandera, enseña\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin full colour a todo colorlet's see the colour of your money! ¡a ver ese dinero!, ¡primero el dinero!to be off colour no encontrarse biento lend colour to something dar credibilidad a algo, hacer que algo parezca verdadto lose colour palidecerto nail one's colours to the mast tomar partido, definirseto show one's true colours mostrarse tal como se es, mostrarse uno como es en realidadcolour bar discriminación nombre femenino racialcolour blindness daltonismocolour code código de colorescolour prejudice prejuicio racialcolour printing cromolitografíacolour scheme combinación nombre femenino de colorescolour supplement suplemento en colorn.• color s.m.• colorido s.m. (UK)v.• colorar v.• colorear v.• colorir v.• sonrojarse v.• teñir v.(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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nMECH ENG desconexión f, rebaja f, reducción f -
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adj.1 indispuesto(a) (unwell) (Estados UnidosBr)2 fuera de tono (joke)3 decolorido, descolorido, de color desteñido, despintado.4 subido de tono, pasado de la raya.5 que no tiene color natural. off-colour -
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nCOLOUR teñido fuera de matiz m -
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(to become less: The pain is wearing off.) disminuir; desaparecerv + adva) ( be removed) \<\<paint\>\> quitarse, salirse*b) ( disappear) \<\<distress/numbness\>\> pasarse, quitarse1.VI + ADV [excitement, novelty] pasar; [anaesthetic, effects, pain] pasarse; [colour, design, inscription] borrarse2.VT + ADV [+ design, inscription] quitar, borrar* * *v + adva) ( be removed) \<\<paint\>\> quitarse, salirse*b) ( disappear) \<\<distress/numbness\>\> pasarse, quitarse -
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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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Del verbo indisponer: ( conjugate indisponer) \ \
indispuesto es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: indisponer indispuesto
indispuesto
◊ -ta adjetivob) (CS euf) ‹ mujer›:
indisponer verbo transitivo
1 Med to upset, make unwell
2 (volver en contra) lo indispuso contra su hermano, she set him against his brother
indispuesto,-a adjetivo indisposed, unwell ' indispuesto' also found in these entries: Spanish: indispuesta - descompuesto - destemplado English: colour - indisposed - off-color - off-colour - par - unwell -
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tono sustantivo masculino 1 en tono de reproche reproachfully; el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it; el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone; tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE); no venir a tono to be out of place 2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch (: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty ' tono' also found in these entries: Spanish: acre - agradar - aguda - agudo - alta - alto - atonía - bajar - clave - grave - inflexión - jovial - rebajar - salida - sarcástica - sarcástico - sorna - suave - suavidad - subida - subido - abrupto - ácido - agrio - amigable - atenuar - bajo - brusco - burlón - cálido - cansado - cantarín - cortante - decidido - despectivo - destemplado - disuasivo - elevar - endulzar - familiar - humilde - imperativo - impertinente - irónico - magistral - pastoso - resuelto - sequedad - tajante - teatral English: abrupt - bawdy - chord - emphatic - friendly - hue - injured - key - measured - menace - off-color - off-colour - pitch - pose - shade - subdued - talk down - tone - tune - unnatural - urgent - coloring - critically - dial - gentle - high - lilt - monotone - name - note - off - pastel - pleasantly - racy - rise - risqué - show - step - talk - tint - valentine
См. также в других словарях:
off-colour — adj BrE off color AmE 1.) sexually offensive ▪ off color jokes 2.) [not before noun] BrE slightly ill ▪ She s been feeling a bit off colour lately … Dictionary of contemporary English
off colour — If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill … The small dictionary of idiomes
off-colour — (adj.) see OFF COLOR (Cf. off color) … Etymology dictionary
off-colour — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Brit. slightly unwell. 2) slightly indecent or obscene … English terms dictionary
off-colour — (in AM, use off color) 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that you are feeling off colour, you mean that you are slightly ill. [BRIT] For three weeks Maurice felt off colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms. Syn: out of sorts 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
off-colour — /ˈɒf kʌlə / (say of kuluh) (especially in predicative use) /ɒf ˈkʌlə / (say of kuluh) adjective 1. defective in colour, as a gem. 2. Also, off. Colloquial unwell: *we were told that the Songman was feeling off colour, due to having eaten too much …
off colour — If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are off colour, you look or feel ill. What s the matter with you Tom? You look a bit off colour today … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Off colour — If someone said you were off colour they would mean that you look paleand ill! Not quite the same as something being off colour in the US! … The American's guide to speaking British
off-colour — British & Australian, American & Australian off colour jokes or remarks are about sex in a way that some people find offensive. Some of his jokes were a little off colour and I don t think my grandparents particularly appreciated them … New idioms dictionary
off-colour — BrE off color AmE adjective 1 sexually offensive: Lou followed that up with some fairly off color jokes. 2 (not before noun) especially BrE slightly ill: She s been feeling a bit off colour lately … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off-colour — 1. vulgar or offensive The colour is not necessarily blue2: I don t want any of your off colour stuff from the Drones smoking room. (Wodehouse, 1934) 2. ill It may describe a temporary affliction, which may make the victim paler… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms