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1 ruddy
∎ to have a ruddy complexion avoir le teint rouge, être rougeaud;∎ a ruddy glow (of fire) une lueur rouge∎ he's eaten the ruddy lot! il a tout mangé, ce sale goinfre!;∎ ruddy hell! nom de dieu!;∎ you ruddy idiot! espèce d'andouille!;∎ he's a ruddy liar! c'est un sacré menteur!2 adverb∎ he was ruddy marvellous! il a été super chouette!;∎ it's ruddy cold il fait rudement froid;∎ you look ruddy ridiculous t'as l'air vraiment ridicule►► Ornithology ruddy duck érismature m roux -
2 colore
m colo(u)rcarte suitpoker flushscatola f dei colori paint boxcolore a olio oil (paint)a colori film, televisione colo(u)r attrfarne di tutti i colori get up to all sorts of mischief* * *colore s.m.1 colour, (amer.) color: un abito di colore rosso, a red dress; di che colore è il tuo maglione?, what colour is your sweater?; colore solido, ( di stoffa) fast colour; di colore chiaro, light-coloured // senza colore, colourless // a colori, colour (o in colour): film, televisore a colori, colour film, television // persone di colore, coloured people2 ( sostanza colorante) colour; ( tintura) dye; ( tinta) hue, tinge: colori ad acquarello, watercolours; colori a olio, oil paints; una scatola di colori, a paintbox; occorrono tre mani di colore, it needs three coats of paint4 (pol.) tendency, leanings (pl.): il colore politico di un giornale, the political tendency of a newspaper // cambiar colore, (fig.) to change sides5 ( del viso) complexion, colour, colouring: un viso dai colori accesi, a ruddy complexion; hai un brutto colore, you look ill (o off colour) // cambiar colore, to change colour // diventare di tutti i colori, ( arrossire) to go red (o to blush); ( impallidire) to turn pale (o to blanch)6 ( carte) suit: una mano di carte dello stesso colore, a hand of cards all of the same suit // fare colore, ( poker) to have a flush7 (fig.) colour, character; appearance: parole di colore oscuro, obscure-sounding words // colore locale, local colour // farne di tutti i colori, to get up to all kinds of tricks (o mischief); dirne di tutti i colori, to let loose (o rip): questa mattina sono arrivato tardi e me ne ha dette di tutti i colori, he really let loose when I came in late this morning; passarne di tutti i colori, to go through all sorts of problems* * *[ko'lore]sostantivo maschile1) colour BE, color AEdi colore blu, rosso — blue, red
2) (tintura) dye; (per dipingere) colour BE, color AE, paint- i ad olio — oil colours, oils
3) cosmet. (tinta) colour(ing) BE, color(ing) AE, hair dye4) (del viso) colour(ing) BE, color(ing) AE5) di colorepersona di colore — coloured spreg.
un uomo di colore — a black o coloured spreg. man
6) cinem. telev.a -i — [film, foto, televisione] colour attrib.
7) gioc. (alle carte) suit, flush8) fig. (espressività) colour BE, color AE, vividnessricco di colore — [ descrizione] colourful, highly-coloured, vivid
•••ne vediamo di tutti i -i qui — (riferito a persone) we see all sorts here; (riferito a cose) all kinds of things go on around here
farne passare di tutti i -i a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill
combinarne o farne di tutti i -i [ bambino] to be a bundle of mischief; me ne ha dette di tutti i -i — he called me all sorts of names
* * *colore/ko'lore/ ⇒ 3sostantivo m.1 colour BE, color AE; di che colore è la tua auto? what colour is your car? di colore chiaro light-coloured; di colore blu, rosso blue, red; a -i vivaci brightly coloured2 (tintura) dye; (per dipingere) colour BE, color AE, paint; - i ad olio oil colours, oils; scatola di -i paintbox6 cinem. telev. a -i [film, foto, televisione] colour attrib.7 gioc. (alle carte) suit, flush8 fig. (espressività) colour BE, color AE, vividness; ricco di colore [ descrizione] colourful, highly-coloured, vivid; dare colore a un racconto to colour a storyne vediamo di tutti i -i qui (riferito a persone) we see all sorts here; (riferito a cose) all kinds of things go on around here; passarne di tutti i -i to go through the mill; farne passare di tutti i -i a qcn. to put sb. through the mill; combinarne o farne di tutti i -i [ bambino] to be a bundle of mischief; me ne ha dette di tutti i -i he called me all sorts of names\colore locale local colour. -
3 colorito
1. adj volto rosy-cheekedfig ( vivace) colo(u)rful2. m complexion* * *colorito agg.◆ s.m.1 ( carnagione) complexion: hai un bel colorito sano!, you've got a good (o healthy) complexion2 (fig.) vivacity, liveliness3 (mus.) colour4 (pitt.) colouring.* * *[kolo'rito] colorito (-a)1. agg(guance, viso) rosy, pink, (racconto, linguaggio) colourful Brit, colorful Am2. sm(carnagione) complexion* * *[kolo'rito] 1.1) [viso, guance] high-coloured, ruddy2) fig. [racconto, descrizione] colourful BE, colorful AE, highly-coloured BE, highly-colored AE, vivid2.sostantivo maschile colour(ing) BE, color(ing) AE, complexion* * *colorito/kolo'rito/1 [viso, guance] high-coloured, ruddy2 fig. [racconto, descrizione] colourful BE, colorful AE, highly-coloured BE, highly-colored AE, vividcolour(ing) BE, color(ing) AE, complexion; avere un colorito acceso to have a high colour; avere un bel colorito to have a good colour. -
4 florid
adjective1) (over-ornate) schwülstig (abwertend); blumig [Stil, Redeweise]2) (high-coloured) gerötet [Teint]* * *flor·id[ˈflɒrɪd, AM ˈflɔ:r-]\florid complexion kräftig rote [o gesunde] Gesichtsfarbe2. (fig, usu pej: decorated) überladen; style blumig pej; prose, rhetoric schwülstig, überschwänglich; of music figuriert fachsprwhy does he always have to use such \florid rhetoric? warum muss er sich immer so geschwollen ausdrücken?\florid architectural style überladener [o überreich verzierter] Baustila \florid flu eine ausgewachsene Grippe fam* * *['flɒrɪd]adj1) (usu pej: ornate) language blumig, schwülstig (pej); wallpaper, tie überladen; music, architecture reich verziert* * *1. rot:florid complexion blühende oder frische Gesichtsfarbe2. überladen:a) blumig (Redeweise, Stil)b) ARCH etc übermäßig verziert3. MUS figuriert, verziert4. blühend (Gesundheit):he is of a florid old age er ist für sein (hohes) Alter noch sehr rüstig* * *adjective1) (over-ornate) schwülstig (abwertend); blumig [Stil, Redeweise]2) (high-coloured) gerötet [Teint] -
5 florid
\florid complexion kräftig rote [o gesunde] Gesichtsfarbe;2) (fig, usu pej: decorated) überladen; style blumig ( pej) prose, rhetoric schwülstig, überschwänglich; of music figuriert fachspr;why does he always have to use such \florid rhetoric? warum muss er sich immer so geschwollen ausdrücken?;\florid architectural style überladener [o überreich verzierter] Baustil3) med;a \florid flu eine ausgewachsene Grippe ( fam)
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