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If you change the way you tell your own story, you can change the colour and create a life in technicolour.
Isabel Allende
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLOUR
From Old French colour from Latin color tint, hue.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF COLOUR
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOUR
Colour is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb colour in English.
WHAT DOES COLOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects or materials based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra. By defining a color space, colors can be identified numerically by their coordinates. Because perception of color stems from the varying spectral sensitivity of different types of cone cells in the retina to different parts of the spectrum, colors may be defined and quantified by the degree to which they stimulate these cells. These physical or physiological quantifications of color, however, do not fully explain the psychophysical perception of color appearance. The science of color is sometimes called chromatics, chromatography, colorimetry, or simply color science.
Definition of colour in the English dictionary
The first definition of colour in the dictionary is an attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths. Other definition of colour is the aspect of visual perception by which an observer recognizes this attribute. Colour is also the quality of the light producing this aspect of visual perception.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COLOUR
PRESENT
Present
I colour
you colour
he/she/it colours
we colour
you colour
they colour
Present continuous
I am colouring
you are colouring
he/she/it is colouring
we are colouring
you are colouring
they are colouring
Present perfect
I have coloured
you have coloured
he/she/it has coloured
we have coloured
you have coloured
they have coloured
Present perfect continuous
I have been colouring
you have been colouring
he/she/it has been colouring
we have been colouring
you have been colouring
they have been colouring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I coloured
you coloured
he/she/it coloured
we coloured
you coloured
they coloured
Past continuous
I was colouring
you were colouring
he/she/it was colouring
we were colouring
you were colouring
they were colouring
Past perfect
I had coloured
you had coloured
he/she/it had coloured
we had coloured
you had coloured
they had coloured
Past perfect continuous
I had been colouring
you had been colouring
he/she/it had been colouring
we had been colouring
you had been colouring
they had been colouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will colour
you will colour
he/she/it will colour
we will colour
you will colour
they will colour
Future continuous
I will be colouring
you will be colouring
he/she/it will be colouring
we will be colouring
you will be colouring
they will be colouring
Future perfect
I will have coloured
you will have coloured
he/she/it will have coloured
we will have coloured
you will have coloured
they will have coloured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been colouring
you will have been colouring
he/she/it will have been colouring
we will have been colouring
you will have been colouring
they will have been colouring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would colour
you would colour
he/she/it would colour
we would colour
you would colour
they would colour
Conditional continuous
I would be colouring
you would be colouring
he/she/it would be colouring
we would be colouring
you would be colouring
they would be colouring
Conditional perfect
I would have colour
you would have colour
he/she/it would have colour
we would have colour
you would have colour
they would have colour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been colouring
you would have been colouring
he/she/it would have been colouring
we would have been colouring
you would have been colouring
they would have been colouring
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you colour
we let´s colour
you colour
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
colouring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOUR
Synonyms and antonyms of colour in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «COLOUR»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «colour» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «colour» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF COLOUR
Find out the translation of colour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colour» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
颜色
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
color
570 millions of speakers
English
colour
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
रंग
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
لَوْن
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
цвет
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
cor
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
রঙ
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
couleur
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
warna
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Farbe
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
色
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
색
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Werna
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
màu sắc
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
நிறம்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
रंग
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
renk
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
colore
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
kolor
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
колір
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
culoare
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
χρώμα
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
kleur
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
färg
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
farge
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of colour
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR»
The term «colour» is very widely used and occupies the 3.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «colour» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of colour
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «colour».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colour
10 QUOTES WITH «COLOUR»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word colour.
If you change the way you tell your own story, you can change the colour and create a life in technicolour.
The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.
The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me.
I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don’t have the talent for painting, but I have a very good sense of colour, a love of visual beauty.
I know that if odour were visible, as colour is, I’d see the summer garden in rainbow clouds.
Fashion should be something that in the morning, when you open your window, you say, ‘Oh fantastic, sun!’ Then you take your shower, you say, ‘OK fantastic, which colour I wear today because I feel happy?’ This should be fashion.
Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I’ve often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour.
Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOUR»
Discover the use of colour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
To answer such questions on the nature of colour this volume gathers the combined knowledge of physics, biology, history and art.
Trevor Lamb, Janine Bourriau, 1995
2
Colour: A Workshop for Artists and Designers
Demystifying its subject for professionals and students alike, this title inspires confidence in colour’s application to graphic design, illustration, painting, textile art, and textile design.
3
Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
«This book by internationally renowned dyer, costumier and artist India Flint draws on her two decades of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques to present an expert, highly accessible and achievable handbook of …
Included in this special edition is the original patent application for A. Wallace Rimington’s Colour Organ, his 1895 speech announcing the new art of colour-music, and the full text of his 1912 book discussing his art in detail, complete …
Discusses the colors of the natural world, the mechanism of color vision, uses of color in technology, and the psychological effects of color
6
Colour and The Optical Properties of Materials: An …
New to this Edition: The chapter framework of the first edition will be retained, with each chapter being substantially rewritten and some material would be relocated. Some chapters will be rewritten in a clearer fashion, e.g.
Richard J. D. Tilley, 2010
7
Colour: Seeing, Experiencing, Understanding
This book is ideal for parents, teachers and anyone who wishes to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the phenomenon of color.
8
Colour: How to Use Colour in Art and Design
This book provides a thorough grounding in colour theory as well as expert advice about putting the principles into practice.
Edith Anderson Feisner, 2000
9
Colour-coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950
A richly textured narrative that seeks to capture the role played by the law in the definition of race and shoring up of racial repression in Canada.
Constance Backhouse, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, 1999
10
The Architectonic Colour: Polychromy in the Purist …
With the term ‘the architectonic colour’, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) referred tot he profound link between this gamma and architecture. This book is an account of a significant aspect of Le Corbusier’s work.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOUR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colour is used in the context of the following news items.
See your way to better colour choices
But when it comes to choosing a wall colour, you’re stopped cold. You are not alone. I knew a woman who put less thought into her wedding … «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
Kylie Minogue injects a pop of colour to Lancome Celebrates 80 …
Even shaped like the velvety lip colour, thanks to its off-the-shoulder shape, the Princess Of Pop was positively radiant from head-to-toe in the … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Blake Lively debuts her new brunette hair colour on Instagram
The actress debuted her new darker colour on Tuesday, giving her Instagram followers a look at her look, which she called: ‘bronde.’. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Debra Williams blog: Well, colour me purple!
ONE of the first questions children learn to answer is what is your favourite colour? Blue is the most popular colour, even in countries where … «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
Have a blast with Grove House’s first colour run
St Albans estate agents Collinson Hall are playing a colourful part in the first-ever Colour Blast fun run in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care. «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
New colour scale reveals FarSounder images
FarSounder, the US-based navigation systems specialist, has altered the pallet of its colour-map’s in order to create more intuitive and readable … «Superyacht News — The Superyacht Report, Jul 15»
Good news Tottenham fans: White is a more successful colour than …
Previous research has suggested that teams wearing red win more matches because the colour subconsciously unnerves and scares … «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
18 rare colour photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 …
Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was one of the first to use colour photography in the early 20th … «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
Colour Sound Invests In Robe BMFLs
West London based lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment now holds the largest stock of Robe BMFL Spot moving … «Live Design, Jul 15»
Probe unveils Pluto as solar system’s second ‘Red Planet’
More remarkable, though, is the zoomed-in, colour image that shows off the reddish hue of the surface — making Pluto strangely reminiscent of … «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
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- 1 Английский
- 1.1 Морфологические и синтаксические свойства
- 1.2 Произношение
- 1.3 Семантические свойства
- 1.3.1 Значение
- 1.3.2 Синонимы
- 1.3.3 Антонимы
- 1.3.4 Гиперонимы
- 1.3.5 Гипонимы
- 1.4 Родственные слова
- 1.5 Этимология
- 1.6 Фразеологизмы и устойчивые сочетания
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- МФА (Великобритания): [ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)]
- МФА (США): [ˈkʌl.ɚ]
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- брит. то же, что color; цвет ◆ Отсутствует пример употребления (см. рекомендации).
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- (амер.) color
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Происходит от лат. color «цвет» из стар. colos, изначально в знач. «покрытие» (восходит к праиндоевр. *kel- «покрывать»). Англ. colour (color) — с начала XIII века, заимств. через ст.-франц. colur. Использованы материалы Online Etymology Dictionary Дугласа Харпера. См. Список литературы.
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Defenition of the word colour
- An attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths.
- To add color to.
- (photography) «color film»; «he rented a color television»; «in glorious color»; «marvelous color illustrations»
- the timbre of a musical sound; «the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music»
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; «white is the coolest summer color»
- add color to
- decorate with colors
- a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
- interest and variety and intensity: «the Puritan Period was lacking in color»
- change color, often in an undesired manner; «The shirts discolored»
- outward or token appearance or form; «he tried to give his actions a semblance of authenticity»; «the situation soon took on a different color»
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person»s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; «he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity»; «he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction»; «the situation soon took on a different color»
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; «a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light»
- interest and variety and intensity; «the Puritan Period was lacking in color»
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
- any material used for its color; «she used a different color for the trim»
- add color to; «The child colored the drawings»; «Fall colored the trees»; «colorize black and white film»
- affect as in thought or feeling; «My personal feelings color my judgment in this case»; «The sadness tinged his life»
- gloss or excuse; «color a lie»
- decorate with colors; «color the walls with paint in warm tones»
- modify or bias; «His political ideas color his lectures»
- having or capable of producing colors; «color film»; «he rented a color television»; «marvelous color illustrations»
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- the timbre of a musical sound
- interest and variety and intensity
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- any material used for its color
- change color, often in an undesired manner
- affect as in thought or feeling
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- modify or bias
- having or capable of producing colors
Synonyms for the word colour
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- color
- color in
- coloring
- colour in
- colouring
- discolor
- discolour
- emblazon
- people of color
- people of colour
- semblance
- vividness
Similar words in the colour
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- panchromatic
Hyponyms for the word colour
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- achromatic color
- achromatic colour
- aurify
- azure
- black
- blacken
- blackwash
- blanch
- blench
- blotch
- blue
- blush
- bronze
- brown
- burn
- camouflage
- chromatic color
- chromatic colour
- color of law
- coloration
- colour of law
- colouration
- complexion
- crimson
- disguise
- dithered color
- dithered colour
- dye
- dyestuff
- embrown
- empurple
- face value
- flush
- gray
- green
- grey
- guise
- handcolor
- handcolour
- heather
- heather mixture
- hematochrome
- hue
- imbue
- incarnadine
- indicator
- melanise
- melanize
- miniate
- mordant
- motley
- mottle
- nigrify
- nonsolid color
- nonsolid colour
- paint
- pale
- parti-color
- pigment
- pinkify
- polychrome
- polychromise
- polychromize
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- primary color
- primary colour
- purple
- purpurate
- redden
- retouch
- shade
- silver
- simulacrum
- skin color
- skin colour
- spectral color
- spectral colour
- stain
- streak
- sunburn
- tan
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- tone
- touch
- turn
- verdigris
- verisimilitude
- white
- whiten
- yellow
Hypernyms for the word colour
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- act upon
- adorn
- affect
- alter
- apologise
- apologize
- appearance
- bear on
- bear upon
- beautify
- change
- decorate
- draw
- embellish
- excuse
- form
- grace
- impact
- influence
- interest
- interestingness
- justify
- kind
- material
- modify
- ornament
- paint
- quality
- race
- rationalise
- rationalize
- sort
- stuff
- timber
- timbre
- tone
- touch
- touch on
- variety
- visual aspect
- visual property
- work
Antonyms for the word colour
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- achromatism
- black and white
- black and white(p)
- black-and-white
- colorlessness
- colourlessness
- discolor
See other words
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- The lexical meaning coil
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- Literal and figurative meaning of the word codger
- The origin of the word colt
- Synonym for the word colugo
- Antonyms for the word coma
- Homonyms for the word comb
- Hyponyms for the word combination
- Holonyms for the word come on
- Hypernyms for the word comedy
- Proverbs and sayings for the word comfort
- Translation of the word in other languages comma
цвет, колорит, оттенок, цветовой, цветной, окрашивать, красить
существительное ↓
- цвет; тон; оттенок
- краска; красящее вещество, пигмент
to mix colours — смешивать краски 
to lay on the colours too thickly — сгущать краски, сильно преувеличивать
- иск. умение пользоваться цветом, колоритом
he is great in colour — он большой мастер цвета, он замечательный колорист
- спец. колер
- цвет лица; румянец
she has very little [too much] colour — она очень бледна [румяна]
she has a fresh colour — у неё свежий цвет лица
the colour rushed into his face — краска залила его лицо
to lose colour — побледнеть
to gain colour — порозоветь
to change colour — измениться в лице (побледнеть или покраснеть)
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глагол ↓
- красить, окрашивать, раскрашивать
- принимать окраску, окрашиваться
the leaves have begun to colour — листья начали желтеть / или краснеть/
- покраснеть, зардеться (тж. colour up)
the girl coloured (up) — девушка покраснела
- рдеть, поспевать (о плодах, фруктах и т. п.)
- накладывать отпечаток
his experience has coloured his views — его жизненный опыт повлиял на его взгляды /сказался на его взглядах/
- приукрашивать; искажать
his criticisms are clearly coloured by animus — его критика явно недоброжелательна
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
colour blindness — цветовая слепота, дальтонизм
to colour the facts — искажать факты
under colour of law — якобы по закону
of uniform colour — одинаковой окраски, равномерно окрашенный
colour edging — цветная окантовка
snuff colour — табачный цвет
colour synthesizer — синтезатор цвета
colour pan — палитра (дощечка для смешивания красок)
false colour — ложный предлог, повод
colour of law — видимость наличия законного права
Примеры с переводом
Do you like this colour?
Тебе нравится этот цвет?
What colour are his eyes?
Какого цвета его глаза?
Cats are not able to perceive colour.
Кошки не способны различать цвета.
This colour will stand.
Эта краска стойкая, не слиняет.
How long have you been colouring?
Вы давно краситесь (красите свои волосы)?
Pink’s a girlie colour!
Розовый — девчачий цвет!
What a revolting colour!
Какой отвратительный цвет!
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
His jacket’s a medium brown colour. 
Set the monitor to 256 colour mode.
Paint the walls in a contrasting colour.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
colourable — окрашиваемый, благовидный, правдоподобный
coloured — цветной, в цвете, окрашенный, раскрашенный, смешаной расы, смешанного
colourful — красочный, яркий
colouring — раскраска, окраска, колорит, цвет, красящее вещество, чувство цвета
colourless — бесцветный, бледный
discolour — обесцвечивать, обесцвечиваться, изменять цвет, пачкать, пачкаться
overcolour — сгущать краски, преувеличивать
colours — расцветка, флаг, знамя
colourant — краситель
colourist — колорист, колорист
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: colour
he/she/it: colours
ing ф. (present participle): colouring
2-я ф. (past tense): coloured
3-я ф. (past participle): coloured
noun
ед. ч.(singular): colour
мн. ч.(plural): colours
colour ˈkʌlə
- цвет; тон; оттенок
primary colours ― основные цвета
bright colours ― яркие, темные, тусклые цвета
colour array ― цветовая гамма, шкала цветов
colour atlas ― атлас цветов
all colours of the rainbow ― все цвета радуги
out of colour ― выцветший, выгоревший
without colour ― бесцветный
to dress in colours ― одеваться пестро
this material is light in colour ― это светлый материал
colour mill ― краскотерка
colour printing ― полигр. цветная печать, хромотипия
colour response ― физ. спектральная чувствительность
- краска; красящее вещество, пигмент
to mix colours ― смешивать краски
to lay on the colours too thickly ― сгущать краски, сильно
преувеличивать - иск. умение пользоваться цветом, колоритом
he is great in colour ― он большой мастер цвета, он
замечательный колорист - спец. колер
- цвет лица; румянец
she has very little colour ― она очень бледна
she has a fresh colour ― у нее свежий цвет лица
the colour rushed into his face ― краска залила его лица
to lose colour ― побледнеть
to gain colour ― порозоветь
to change colour ― измениться в лице
- цвет кожи кроме белого; расовая принадлежность
- видимость чего-л.; оттенок, налет
his argument has the colour of reason ― его довод не лишен
смыслаto give some colour of truth to smth. ― придавать
чему-л. некоторое правдоподобиеlocal colour ― местный колорит
- свет, вид
to give a false colour to smth. ― представить что-л. в ложном
светеto see things in their true colours ― видеть вещи в истинном
свете - яркость, живость
there is colour in his writing ― его произведения отличаются
яркостью - муз. тембр, оттенок
- предлог
under colour of friendship ― под видом дружбы
- pl. уст. риторические фигуры
rhetorical colours ― тропы, риторические фигуры
- юр. очевидное, не требующее особых доказательств,
законное право на что-лto hold possession under colour of title ― владеть чем-л по
законному праву - физ. цвет
- ам. следы или крупинки золота в промываемой руде
- воен. знамя, флаг
regimental colour ― полковое знамя
King’s colours ― штандарт короля
to sail under false colours ― мор. плыть под чужим флагом
to salute the colours ― салютовать знамени
to troop the colour ― воен выносить знамя перед строем
colour company ― воен. знаменная рота
colour officer ― воен. ассистент при знамени
colour sergeant ― воен. сержант-знаменщик
- служба в армии, военная служба
to join the colours ― поступить на военную службу
to be with the colours ― быть на действительной службе
to desert the colours ― дезертировать
to call to the colours ― мобилизовать
- подъем или спуск флага
at military school the day begins with the colours ― в военной
школе день начинается с подъема флага - отличительный знак, значок, эмблема; лента, розетка,
значок приверженца какой-л партииthe colours of the parties ― эмблемы политических партий
- цвета спортивной команды
- убеждения; воззрения; истинное лицо
some candidates prefer not to show their colours ― некоторые
кандидаты предпочитают скрывать свои истинные воззренияto come in one’s true colours ― показать свое настоящее лицо,
сбросить маску - цветное платье
after a period of mourning she can now wear colours ― когда
кончился траур, она снова может носить цветное платьеwithout colour ― неприкрытый, явный
to see the colour of smb.’s money ― ирон. получить деньги от
кого-л; убедиться в наличии денег у кого-лto take one’s colour from smb. ― подражать кому-л
to lower one’s colours ― сдаваться, покоряться, признать
себя побежденнымto stick to one’s colours ― не сдавать позиции, стоять на своем,
остаться до конца верным своим убеждениямto wear smb.’s colours ― быть на чьей-л стороне, оказывать
кому-л поддержкуto come off with flying colours ― одержать победу, добиться
успеха; с развевающимися знаменами, победоносноto pass an examination with flying colours ― блестяще выдержать
экзаменblind men can judge no colours ― посл. слепому не дано судить
о красках; не знаешь — не суди - красить, окрашивать, раскрашивать
- принимать окраску, окрашиваться
the leaves have begun to colour ― листья начали желтеть
- покраснеть, зардеться
the girl coloured ― девушка покраснела
- рдеть, поспевать (о плодах)
- накладывать отпечаток
his experience has coloured his views ― его жизненный опыт
повлиял на его взгляды - приукрашивать; искажать
his critisisms are clearly coloured by animus ― его критика
явно недоброжелательна
colour bearer ˈkʌlə ˈbɛərə
- воен. знаменщик, знаменосец
colour film ˈkʌləˈfɪlm
- кин. цветная пленка
- кин. цветной фильм
colour force ˈkʌlə fɔ:s
- физ. (сильное) взаимодействие между кварками
colour index ˈkʌlə ˈɪndeks
- спец. показатель цвета; цветовой показатель
colour organ ˈkʌlə ˈɔ:ɡən
- цветомузыкальная установка
colour score ˈkʌlə skɔ:
- кин. цветовое решение
colour section ˈkʌlə ˈsekʃən
- страницы с цветными иллюстрациями
colour-bar ˈkʌlə — ̈ɪbɑ:
- «цветной барьер», дискриминация по цвету кожи, рассовая
дискриминация
colour-blind ˈkʌləblaɪnd
- мед. не различающий цветов, страдающий дальтонизмом
- не имеющий расовых предубеждений, лишенный расовых
предрассудковa colour-blind society ― общество, основанное на равенстве рас
colour-blindness ˈkʌləˌblaɪndnɪs
- мед. дальтонизм, цветовая слепота
- отсутствие расовых предубеждений, предрассудков
colour-book ˈkʌlə — buk
- книга с цветными иллюстрациями
colour-box ˈkʌləbɔks
- ящик с набором красок
- текст. красильная коробка
colour-code ˈkʌlə — kəud
- условная окраска
to identify by means of a colour-code ― различать по цвету
colour-fast ˈkʌlə — ̈ɪfɑ:st
- невыцветающий (о ткани)
- прочный (о краске)
colour-filter ˈkʌlə — ˈfɪltə
- светофильтр
colour-free ˈkʌlə — fri:
- бесцветный; ахроматический
colour-grade ˈkʌlə — ɡreɪd
- цветовая гамма, шкала цветов
colour-key ˈkʌlə — ̈ɪki:
- условная окраска
to identify by means of a colour-key ― различать по цвету
colour-scheme ˈkʌlə — ski:m
- сочетание цветов, красок
colourant ˈkʌlər(ə)nt
- краситель, пигмент
colourcast ˈkʌləkɑ:st
- цветная телевизионная передача
- передавать в цвете, по цветному телевидению
- передаваться в цвете, по цветному телевидению
coloured ˈkʌləd
- представитель черной расы
- представитель смешанной расы; мулат, метис
- раскрашенный, окрашенный
- цветной
coloured shirt ― цветная рубашка
coloured inc ― цветные чернила; цветная полиграфическая краска
coloured photograph ― цветной фотоснимок
coloured map ― многоцветная иллюминованная карта
coloured hogs ― с-х. цветные породы свиней
- ю-афр. принадлежащий к смешанной расе, родившийся от
белого и `цветного` родителя - преувеличенный, прикрашенный
coloured statement ― малоправдоподобное заявление
- неискренний, притворный
- пристрастный
colourful ˈkʌləful
- красочный, яркий
colourful wings of butterfly ― пестрые крылья бабочки
- яркий, интересный
colourful language ― красочный язык
a colourful period in history ― захватывающий исторический
период
colouring ˈkʌlərɪŋ
- красящее вещество
- краски художника
- чувство цвета у художника
- колорит
- цвет лица, волос
- окраска, раскраска, окрашивание
protective colouring ― зоол. покровительственная окраска
- приукрашивание
tell the whole story without colouring ― расскажите все как
было, без прикрас
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Colour (adjective)
definition:
having or capable of producing colors
example:
«I have an extra roll of color film.»
Colour (noun)
definition:
the appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness or brightness and saturation
Colour (noun)
definition:
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Colour (noun)
definition:
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
example:
«A white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light.»
Colour (noun)
definition:
the timbre of a musical sound
example:
«The recording fails to capture the true color of the original music.»
Colour (noun)
definition:
interest and variety and intensity
example:
«The Puritan Period was lacking in color.»
Colour (noun)
definition:
the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
example:
«Each flavor of quarks comes in three colors.»
Colour (noun)
definition:
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race, especially Blacks
Colour (noun)
definition:
any material used for its color
example:
«I used a different color for the trim.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to change color, often in an undesired manner
example:
«The shirts discolored.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to add color to
example:
«The child colored the drawings.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to affect as in thought or feeling
example:
«My personal feelings color my judgment in this case.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
example:
«Don’t color a lie.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to decorate with colors
example:
«I colored the walls with warm tones.»
Colour (verb)
definition:
to modify or bias
example:
«Their political ideas color their lectures.»
col·our
(kŭl′ər)
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colour
(ˈkʌlə) or
color
n
1. (General Physics)
a. an attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths
b. the aspect of visual perception by which an observer recognizes this attribute
c. the quality of the light producing this aspect of visual perception
d. (as modifier): colour vision.
2. (General Physics)
a. a colour, such as red or green, that possesses hue, as opposed to achromatic colours such as white or black
b. (as modifier): a colour television; a colour film. Compare black-and-white2
3. (Dyeing) a substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts colour to something
4. (Anthropology & Ethnology)
a. the skin complexion of a person, esp as determined by race
b. (as modifier): colour prejudice; colour problem.
5. (Art Terms) the use of all the hues in painting as distinct from composition, form, and light and shade
6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the quantity and quality of ink used in a printing process
7. (Music, other) the distinctive tone of a musical sound; timbre
8. vividness, authenticity, or individuality: period colour.
9. semblance or pretext (esp in the phrases take on a different colour, under colour of)
10. (Mining & Quarrying) US a precious mineral particle, esp gold, found in auriferous gravel
11. (General Physics) physics one of three characteristics of quarks, designated red, blue, or green, but having no relationship with the physical sensation
vb
12. to give or apply colour to (something)
13. (tr) to give a convincing or plausible appearance to (something, esp to that which is spoken or recounted): to colour an alibi.
14. (tr) to influence or distort (something, esp a report or opinion): anger coloured her judgment.
15. (often foll by: up) to become red in the face, esp when embarrassed or annoyed
16. (Agriculture) (intr) (esp of ripening fruit) to change hue
[C13: from Old French colour from Latin color tint, hue]
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col•or
(ˈkʌl ər)
n.
1. the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by it, usu. determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
2. the natural hue of the skin, esp. of the face; complexion.
3. a ruddy complexion, usu. indicating good health.
4. a blush.
5. vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work.
6. details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period: a novel about the Pilgrims with much local color.
7. something that is used for coloring; pigment; dye.
8. background information, as anecdotes or analyses of strategy, given by a sportscaster during a broadcast.
9. colors,
a. a colored badge, ribbon, or uniform worn or displayed to signify allegiance, membership, etc.
b. viewpoint or attitude; character; personality: to show one’s true colors under stress.
c. a flag, ensign, etc., particularly the national flag.
10. skin tone other than white as an indicator of racial or ethnic affiliation: Persons of color had been denied their civil rights.
11. outward appearance or aspect; guise or show: a lie that had the color of truth.
12. a pretext: a mean trick under the color of a good deed.
13. Law. an apparent or evident right: holding possession under color of title.
14. tonal shading and timbre in music.
15. a trace or particle of valuable mineral, esp. gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel.
16. Physics. a theoretical property that distinguishes the various states in which quarks exist.
adj.
17. involving, utilizing, yielding, or possessing color: a color TV.
v.t.
18. to give or apply color to; tinge; paint; dye.
19. to cause to appear different from the reality: She colored her account.
20. to give a special character or quality to: The author’s animosities color his writing.
v.i.
21. to take on or change color.
22. to flush; blush.
Idioms:
change color,
a. to blush.
b. to turn pale.
[1250–1300; Middle English col(e)ur < Anglo-French < Latin colōrem, acc. of color]
col′or•er, n.
usage: See -or1.
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colour
When you are describing the colour of something, you don’t normally use the word colour. Don’t say, for example, ‘He wore a green colour tie‘. You say ‘He wore a green tie’.
She had blonde hair and green eyes.
She was wearing a bright yellow hat.
However, you sometimes use the word colour when you are asking about the colour of something, or when you are describing a colour in an indirect way.
What colour was the bird?
The paint was the colour of grass.
Be Careful!
In sentences like these you use be, not ‘have’. Don’t say ‘What colour has the bird?‘ or ‘The paint has the colour of grass‘.
You also use the word colour when you are using more unusual colour words. For example, you can say that something is a bluish-green colour.
The plastic is treated with heat until it turns a milky white colour.
There was the sea, a glittering blue-green colour.
You can also say, for example, that something is bluish-green in colour.
The leaves are rough and grey-green in colour.
You can also add the suffix -coloured to the name of a colour.
He bought me a cheap gold-coloured bracelet.
He selected one of his most expensive cream-coloured suits.
The American spellings of ‘colour’ and ‘-coloured’ are color and -colored.
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colour
Past participle: coloured
Gerund: colouring
| Imperative |
|---|
| colour |
| colour |
| Present |
|---|
| I colour |
| you colour |
| he/she/it colours |
| we colour |
| you colour |
| they colour |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I coloured |
| you coloured |
| he/she/it coloured |
| we coloured |
| you coloured |
| they coloured |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am colouring |
| you are colouring |
| he/she/it is colouring |
| we are colouring |
| you are colouring |
| they are colouring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have coloured |
| you have coloured |
| he/she/it has coloured |
| we have coloured |
| you have coloured |
| they have coloured |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was colouring |
| you were colouring |
| he/she/it was colouring |
| we were colouring |
| you were colouring |
| they were colouring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had coloured |
| you had coloured |
| he/she/it had coloured |
| we had coloured |
| you had coloured |
| they had coloured |
| Future |
|---|
| I will colour |
| you will colour |
| he/she/it will colour |
| we will colour |
| you will colour |
| they will colour |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have coloured |
| you will have coloured |
| he/she/it will have coloured |
| we will have coloured |
| you will have coloured |
| they will have coloured |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be colouring |
| you will be colouring |
| he/she/it will be colouring |
| we will be colouring |
| you will be colouring |
| they will be colouring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been colouring |
| you have been colouring |
| he/she/it has been colouring |
| we have been colouring |
| you have been colouring |
| they have been colouring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been colouring |
| you will have been colouring |
| he/she/it will have been colouring |
| we will have been colouring |
| you will have been colouring |
| they will have been colouring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been colouring |
| you had been colouring |
| he/she/it had been colouring |
| we had been colouring |
| you had been colouring |
| they had been colouring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would colour |
| you would colour |
| he/she/it would colour |
| we would colour |
| you would colour |
| they would colour |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have coloured |
| you would have coloured |
| he/she/it would have coloured |
| we would have coloured |
| you would have coloured |
| they would have coloured |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | colour — any material used for its color; «she used a different color for the trim»
coloring material, colouring material, color paint, pigment — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; «artists use `paint’ and `pigment’ interchangeably» material, stuff — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; «coal is a hard black material»; «wheat is the stuff they use to make bread» indicator — (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction mordant — a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process dye, dyestuff — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair tincture — a substances that colors metals hematochrome — a reddish coloring material found in some algae pigment — dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) pigment — any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color stain — (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible |
| 2. | colour — a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
people of color, people of colour, color person of color, person of colour — (formal) any non-European non-white person |
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| 3. | colour — (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; «each flavor of quarks comes in three colors»
color kind, sort, form, variety — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; «sculpture is a form of art»; «what kinds of desserts are there?» high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics — the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |
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| 4. |  colour — interest and variety and intensity; «the Puritan Period was lacking in color»; «the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness»
vividness, color interestingness, interest — the power of attracting or holding one’s attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); «they said nothing of great interest»; «primary colors can add interest to a room» |
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| 5. | colour — the timbre of a musical sound; «the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music»
coloration, colouration, color timbre, tone, quality, timber — (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); «the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely»; «the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet» |
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| 6. |  colour — a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; «a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light»
color, coloring, colouring visual property — an attribute of vision primary color, primary colour — any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing heather mixture, heather — interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color mottle — an irregular arrangement of patches of color; «it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green» tint, shade, tincture, tone — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; «after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted» chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour — a color that has hue achromatic color, achromatic colour — a color lacking hue; white or grey or black coloration, colouration — appearance with regard to color; «her healthy coloration» complexion, skin color, skin colour — the coloring of a person’s face dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour — a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color |
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| 7. | colour — an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; «he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity»; «he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction»; «the situation soon took on a different color»
semblance, gloss, color appearance, visual aspect — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing color of law, colour of law — a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; «the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights» simulacrum — an insubstantial or vague semblance face value — the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth guise, pretence, pretext, pretense — an artful or simulated semblance; «under the guise of friendship he betrayed them» camouflage, disguise — an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; «the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories» verisimilitude — the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true |
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| 8. | colour — the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
color appearance, visual aspect — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
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| Verb | 1. | colour — modify or bias; «His political ideas color his lectures»
color act upon, influence, work — have and exert influence or effect; «The artist’s work influenced the young painter»; «She worked on her friends to support the political candidate» |
| 2. | colour — decorate with colors; «color the walls with paint in warm tones»
emblazon, color adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; «Decorate the room for the party»; «beautify yourself for the special day» miniate — paint with red lead or vermilion |
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| 3. | colour — give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; «color a lie»
gloss, color apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse — defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; «rationalize the child’s seemingly crazy behavior»; «he rationalized his lack of success» |
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| 4. | colour — affect as in thought or feeling; «My personal feelings color my judgment in this case»; «The sadness tinged his life»
tinge, color, distort affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch — have an effect upon; «Will the new rules affect me?» |
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| 5. | colour — add color to; «The child colored the drawings»; «Fall colored the trees»; «colorize black and white film»
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize alter, change, modify — cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; «The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city»; «The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue» blackwash — color with blackwash parti-color, motley — make motley; color with different colors polychrome, polychromise, polychromize — color with many colors; make polychrome azure — color azure; «Morning azured the village» empurple, purpurate, purple — color purple aurify — turn golden verdigris — color verdigris pinkify — make pink incarnadine — make flesh-colored brown, embrown — make brown in color; «the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard» handcolor, handcolour — color by hand; «Some old photographs are handcolored» tinct, tint, tinge, touch — color lightly; «her greying hair was tinged blond»; «the leaves were tinged red in November» pigment — color or dye with a pigment; «pigment a photograph» hue, imbue — suffuse with color retouch — give retouches to (hair); «retouch the roots» silver — make silver in color; «Her worries had silvered her hair» gray, grey — make grey; «The painter decided to grey the sky» tone — change to a color image; «tone a photographic image» redden — make red; «The setting sun reddened the sky» blotch, mottle, streak — mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
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| 6. | colour — change color, often in an undesired manner; «The shirts discolored»
discolour, discolor, color blush, crimson, flush, redden — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; «The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by» blanch, blench, pale — turn pale, as if in fear bronze, tan — get a tan, from wind or sun sunburn, burn — get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun change — undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature; «She changed completely as she grew older»; «The weather changed last night» white, whiten — turn white; «This detergent will whiten your laundry» black, blacken, nigrify, melanise, melanize — make or become black; «The smoke blackened the ceiling»; «The ceiling blackened» turn — change color; «In Vermont, the leaves turn early» silver — turn silver; «The man’s hair silvered very attractively» dye — color with dye; «Please dye these shoes» redden — turn red or redder; «The sky reddened» purple — become purple gray, grey — turn grey; «Her hair began to grey» yellow — turn yellow; «The pages of the book began to yellow» tone — change the color or tone of; «tone a negative» green — turn or become green; «The trees are greening» blue — turn blue |
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| Adj. | 1. | colour — having or capable of producing colors; «color film»; «he rented a color television»; «marvelous color illustrations»
color photography, picture taking — the act of taking and printing photographs |
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colour
U.S. color
verb
1. tint, stain, dye Saffron can be used to colour the rice yellow.
see shades from black to white, shades of blue, shades of brown, shades of green, shades of orange, shades of purple, shades of red, shades of yellow
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Translations
لَوْنلَوْن البَشَرَه، عِرْقلَوْن، وُضوح، اهْتِماممُلَوَّنيُلَوِّن
barvabarva pletibarvitostnabarvitnatřít
farvefarve-hudfarvelivmale
väri
boja
életszerûségszínes
hörundsliturlíf og fjörlitalita, lit-litur
色
색
bespalvisblankusdaltonikasdažaidažomoji medžiaga
kolorītskrāsakrāsotkrāsu-krāsviela
farba pletikolorit
färg
สี
màu sắc
colour
color (US) [ˈkʌləʳ]
B. VT
1. (= apply colour to) [+ picture] (with paint) → pintar; (with crayons) → colorear
2. (= dye, tint) → teñir
to colour one’s hair → teñirse or tintarse el pelo
C. VI
3. (with crayons) [child] → colorear
colour in VT + ADV (with crayons) → colorear; (with paint) → pintar
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colour
[ˈkʌlər] (British) color (US)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
colour
, (US) color
colour
, (US) color in cpds → Farb-; (racial) → Rassen-; (Mil) → Fahnen-;
colour
, (US) color:
colour party
n → Fahnenträgerkommando nt
colour scheme
n → Farbzusammenstellung f
colour sergeant
n (Mil) → Fahnenträger m
colour supplement
n → Farbbeilage f, → Magazin nt
colourwash, (US) colorwash
n → Farbtünche f
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colour
color (Am) [ˈkʌləʳ]
3. vi (blush) (also colour up) → arrossire
4. adj (film, slide, photograph, television) → a colori
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
colour
(American) color (ˈkalə) noun
1. 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.
2. paint(s). That artist uses water-colours.
3. (a) skin-colour varying with race. people of all colours.
4. vividness; interest. There’s plenty of colour in his stories.
adjective
(of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white. colour film; colour television.
verb
to put colour on; to paint. They coloured the walls yellow.
ˈcoloured adjective
1. having colour. She prefers white baths to coloured baths.
2. belonging to a dark-skinned race. There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured.
noun
(sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.
ˈcolourful adjective
1. full of colour. a colourful pattern.
2. vivid and interesting. a colourful account of his experiences.
ˈcolouring noun
1. something used to give colour. She put pink colouring in the icing.
2. complexion. She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).
ˈcolourless adjective
1. without colour. Water is colourless.
2. not lively or interesting. a colourless young woman.
ˈcolours noun plural
1. the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports. He won his cricket colours last season.
2. a flag. Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.
3. a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person.
ˈcolour-blind adjective
unable to tell the difference between certain colours. As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.
ˈcolour scheme noun
an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc.
ˌoff-ˈcolour adjective
not feeling well. He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.
colour in
to put colour into (drawings etc). He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page.
show oneself in one’s true colours
to show or express one’s real character, opinion etc. He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.
with flying colours
with great success. He passed his exam with flying colours.
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colour
→ لَوْن barva farve Farbe χρώμα color väri couleur boja colore 色 색 kleur farge kolor cor цвет färg สี renk màu sắc 颜色
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- Do you have this in another color? (US)
Do you have this in another colour? (UK) - I don’t like the color (US)
I don’t like the colour (UK) - A color film, please (US)
A colour film, please (UK) - I need a color film for this camera (US)
I need a colour film for this camera (UK) - Is there a color printer? (US)
Is there a colour printer? (UK) - In color (US)
In colour (UK) - I’d like a color photocopy of this, please (US)
I’d like a colour photocopy of this, please (UK) - This color, please (US)
This colour, please (UK)
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I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a colour photo
▪ Send us a colour photo of yourself.
a colour photograph
▪ The book is fully illustrated with colour photographs.
a colour rangeBritish English, a color range AmE:
▪ These curtains are available in a much wider colour range.
a colour television
▪ a 32 inch colour television
an explosion of colourliterary
▪ After the rain, the desert bloomed in an explosion of color.
artificial colours (=used in food)
▪ I try to buy food that is free from artificial colours.
colour bar
colour coded
▪ The wires are colour coded for easy identification.
colour coded
colour coding
▪ Most petrol stations use colour coding for different types of petrol.
colour scheme
colour supplement
colouring book
food colouringBritish English, food coloring American English
▪ Dilute a little food colouring with water.
hair colourBritish English, hair color American English
▪ Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.
local colour
▪ His description of the smells from the market added a touch of local color.
passed with flying colours (=got very high marks)
▪ She passed with flying colours.
primary colour
skin colour (also the colour of your skin)
▪ There is still discrimination on the basis of skin colour.
variable in size/shape/colour etc
▪ These fish are highly variable in color and pattern.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blue
▪ They are yellow and blue in colour.
▪ The edges of those fins are trimmed with the same blue colour.
▪ Even those beautiful ones just by the beach. Blue and the colour of the sand.
▪ Haematoxylin gives a bright blue colour and is suitable for visual comparisons, but the colour of the reagent prevents spectrophotometry.
▪ The chevron is of silver lace with edging of dark blue facing colour.
▪ It was a deep blue colour and had a matching hat like a tiny trilby, decorated with a feather.
▪ Just as noticeable was the absence of the colour blue — the colour of imperial service.
bright
▪ This is not simple mimicry, which would only entail being the same bright colour as a distasteful species.
▪ It was high, and thick, and of a bright green colour.
▪ Our door is painted a bright green colour with numerous messages using inappropriate language and phrases covering its exterior.
▪ Their tart flavour adds piquancy and the bright colour looks stunning.
▪ I awake at seven, amazed at myself, and bathe and dress in a bright colour.
▪ The dream flashed across my mind in bright colour.
▪ It is a smooth spreading sausage, similar in texture to a fine liver sausage, with a bright pink colour.
▪ This type of pattern is usually white with each smaller diamond in the same bright primary colour.
dark
▪ An old fragrance that’s past its prime will become oily, strong-smelling, and may look darker in colour.
▪ A dark colour applied thickly over lighter and brighter ones can be very exciting and dramatic.
▪ It took its characteristic dark colour from the addition of roasted barley to it.
▪ My favourite was the lightly spiced Cape Malay Rooibos Chai which had a pungent smell and dark colour.
▪ Continue in plain knitting with dark colour.
▪ It is very light in weight and its dark colour makes it almost invisible once in place.
▪ The chevron is of silver lace with edging of dark blue facing colour.
different
▪ But being well rid of him and being able to forget him were horses of a very different colour!
▪ I planned to amplify this change of mood by having different colour schemes.
▪ Women can wear different colour tights, or a new scarf or shirt.
▪ Grated crayon added to paint produces interesting effects and can give different shades of colour.
▪ In the Himalayas there is a bamboo with each section of a different colour.
▪ The postmodernist reaction to commodification is of different colour.
full
▪ Comprehensive ticket wallet including luggage labels, exclusive full colour street map of Amsterdam and detailed travel itinerary.
▪ This new version looks and sounds superb with full blown 256 colour graphics and sound support.
▪ Dye transfer a photographic colour print using special coated papers to produce a full colour image.
▪ To find out obtain our comprehensive full colour brochure.
▪ The women were dressed up, dramatic, bizarre, full of colour: Look at me!
▪ Return the coupon today for a free full colour brochure and details of your nearest Atco Appointed Dealer.
▪ Skilfully planned for most of the year it is full of colour.
▪ Each guide also includes full colour underwater photographs illustrating the marine life you could expect to see.
light
▪ But she was not taken out of herself by the sweeping cosmic changes of light and colour.
▪ We had one called Stumpy, a Dales short horn, light roan in colour, which we reared from a calf.
▪ The terraces were flooded with water, reflecting light and colour from the sky.
▪ They are lighter in colour and lower in density than basalts or andesites, and contain fewer dark minerals.
▪ The substitute scroll is smaller, and the bark is noticeably lighter in colour.
▪ Even the horn was of a much lighter colour than usual, although it had been gilded with silver.
▪ Lindauer Brut £7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour.
local
▪ I had already begun an outline for another book and for that I needed some local colour in an Eastern bloc country.
▪ Type B for 3 pers £4.75. Local colour All the time in the world!
▪ More established resorts improve a lot on these standards, but perhaps offer less local colour and charm.
▪ She had not gone unnoticed by Ron Barton of the True Brit who was, as always, in search of local colour.
▪ Secondly the traditional dances and customs of a particular country that can give local colour and atmosphere to a plot or theme.
▪ Their function is to supply realism or local colour, and for these purposes their use is perfectly legitimate.
pale
▪ The woodwork is painted a pale stone colour throughout to complement the finely patterned wallcovering.
▪ The front section of the vast Rathaus has been restored to its original pale sand colour.
▪ The pale colour is usually white or yellow or orange and shows up vividly against the dark areas.
▪ Her skin was a pale coffee colour.
▪ One in particular, about a metre high, pale lemon in colour, was ornamented with neo-classical bandings in blue and gold.
▪ Space was alive with ghostly curtains of light. Pale violet in colour, they waved gently in some invisible wind.
▪ Her skin was a pale olive colour but absolutely clear and her magnificent eyes gave her face all the definition it needed.
▪ Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting, and where colours need to be paler.
red
▪ Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour.
▪ It was red in colour and had much bigger wheels than the ordinary farm cart.
▪ The sensitivity can be improved and interference from other ions diminished by extracting the red colour with a solvent.
▪ And that is why the virginia creeper plant turns a lovely red colour in the autumn.
▪ This one’s a funky deep red metallic colour — an extremely capable-looking instrument.
▪ A lovely rich rust red colour, it retails at around £4.75 a kilo.
▪ She was Altun, and so her hair was red — a colour like a brightly burning fire.
▪ A good tasting apple with a good red colour.
rich
▪ She was ready for Stephen promptly at eleven, wearing a summer dress of wild silk in a rich pink-peach colour.
▪ Make caramel sauce by cooking butter and sugar in a pan until it turns a rich brown colour.
▪ The result was a beautifully rich, uniform colour.
▪ The rich colour came to her cheeks at the daring thoughts and she caught her breath sharply.
▪ Inside, there are frescoes in rich colour typical of the best of late Byzantine work.
▪ River Island’s creative combinations of design, rich colour and new fabrics build a versatile wardrobe for autumn/winter.
▪ They are also pressure impregnated with wood preservative to give rich colour and guaranteed life of 15 years without rotting.
▪ A lovely rich rust red colour, it retails at around £4.75 a kilo.
white
▪ Alternatively, reverse colours, using dark green in feeder 1 and white or pastel colour in feeder 2, as illustrated.
▪ Black and white and colour photos.
▪ This allows real-life 3-D objects to be digitised in both black and white and colour.
▪ Titanium white alkyd colour, Winsor &038; Newton.
▪ Titanium white colour from Brera, Maimeri; no8 Bristlewhite brushes.
▪ The format is A4 on newsprint, and is mainly black and white, with colour covers, keeping costs low.
▪ It is not uncommon to find old goldfish that are pale lemon or even white in colour.
■ NOUN
change
▪ The colour change can be obscured by dirt in the solution.
▪ In well ventilated theatres it is unlikely that any colour change will occur unless accidental spillage should take place.
▪ Arrange the colour changes so that each identical pair of rows is knitted with the same colour.
▪ Again, a simple colour change in the test will tell you whether or not you are soon to be a mum.
▪ He suggested that the colour changes observed by Moore were probably due to the trauma of transplantation rather than the change in diet.
▪ Types of colour change Colour in fish is controlled by special skin cells called Chromatophores, which contain pigments.
▪ The rotation of the colour changer can be adjusted to give slow or rapid colour change.
▪ Dealing with this problem, many species have evolved various forms of colour change.
hair
▪ You simply press the touch-pad which corresponds to your hair colour and the one which corresponds to your skin tone.
▪ That’s the promise of Contrasts High and Low lighting kits — the easy way to enhance your natural hair colour.
▪ It can be brushed, combed or scrunched into your hair to enhance natural hair colour.
▪ My hair colour doesn’t affect me and I’ve never felt that people treat me as having lower than average intelligence.
▪ The only roots Cilla has lost touch with are those of her natural hair colour.
▪ The gene affects hair colour, and codes either for orange or for black.
▪ The same thing is true in a different campaign for hair colour.
▪ A woman peeks down her bikini bottom to remind herself of her true hair colour.
monitor
▪ Obviously, the best visualisation will be achieved with a colour monitor but one is not essential.
▪ For a colour monitor, more than one bit is needed to describe each pixel, and there are two approaches to this.
photograph
▪ Paperback. 122 pages with colour photographs and illustrations.
▪ It has an enticing colour photograph of palm trees and white sand.
▪ It’s full of great colour photographs and is all about endangered animals.
▪ Correct colour photographs are difficult to achieve.
▪ The exhibition is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and features a moss garden composed entirely of local Ulster mosses.
▪ He carried a colour photograph of his mill in the same way that others carry their wives and children.
▪ From her handbag Blanche took out a colour photograph of Patricia Hoskin.
▪ And, to whet your appetite, there are many delightful colour photographs.
scheme
▪ I sewed curtains and quilts and the boys were allowed to choose their own colour schemes and furnishings.
▪ Inside, a subtle colour scheme of white or light pastel shades is complemented by cool tiled floors and modern facilities.
▪ The much-loved dresser was the inspiration for the colour scheme that links all five storeys.
▪ As you know, I decided to keep the same colour scheme as we have in Paris.
▪ I planned to amplify this change of mood by having different colour schemes.
▪ And with so much wood in the room, a natural colour scheme has been chosen to complement it.
▪ You may like to experiment with colour schemes designed to display particular fish species to best advantage.
skin
▪ The gene involved makes the dark pigment-melanin-that is responsible for skin colour.
▪ Her grandmother never used the words white and black to describe skin colour.
▪ I like to use cosmetics as close to my natural skin colour as possible.
▪ It’s merely a question of altering your foundation to match your skin colour.
▪ Their skin colour, sexuality or hair hue is irrelevant.
▪ These experiments show that at least one-third of landlords discriminate against ethnic minorities on grounds of skin colour.
▪ For example, skin colour assigns individuals to racial statuses such as black and white but this merely reflects the conventions of particular societies.
▪ Prescriptives now has a foundation to suit just about every skin colour.
supplement
▪ Another advertisement appears in the colour supplements aimed at recruiting people to mental health nursing.
▪ A colour supplement had published one of her stories in a series by new authors.
▪ Nobody could ever have thought that joining a cricket club was like opening a Sunday paper colour supplement.
▪ Monday On this particular Monday morning, Adrian had the feeling that he had woken up in a colour supplement.
▪ Without you the Sunday Times colour supplement would come out black-and-white.
▪ Torn Sunday colour supplements made eyes at her from the railings.
television
▪ The arrival of the Mendip mast and colour television brought an added breadth to viewing in the West.
▪ The rooms were actually quite luxurious with a shower, colour television and duvet covered bunk beds.
▪ All bedrooms are of a high standard offering private facilities, satellite colour television, in-house movies and hospitality tray.
▪ All have colour televisions, direct dial telephones and tea and coffee making facilities.
▪ All rooms have central heating, colour television, tea/coffee making facilities, en suite or private shower.
▪ Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption.
■ VERB
add
▪ They are mainly seen in pub gardens and street cafes on the continent to offer shade and add colour.
▪ Several additional features can now be added like colour or photographs and the product starts to take on a more professional look.
▪ Christmas ribbon and wax fruit can be added for colour.
▪ However, weaving can also be used to add colour and interest to small area of garments.
▪ One area where this has worked particularly well is the Chromascan department, which adds colour tints to the basic paint.
▪ Too many evergreens can look boring, so plant just a few choice ones to add colour to dull areas.
▪ They have added some colour and flair to our underground surroundings.
▪ A little finely chopped fresh coriander may also be added for colour.
bring
▪ It is without doubt the reddest of all the naked-eye stars, though binoculars are needed to bring out its colour properly.
▪ Colour foods contain additives, such as carotene, which brings out the colour pigments in fish.
▪ Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?
▪ Caltha palustris, the marsh marigold her in its single and double-flowered forms, brings sunny colour to the bog garden.
▪ Confused, she lifted her face to his, a new kind of awareness bringing the colour to her cheeks.
▪ You seem to have brought a bit of colour to our Jimmy’s cheeks.
illustrate
▪ The Red Sea guide is illustrated with full colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested underwater routes.
▪ The exhibition is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and features a moss garden composed entirely of local Ulster mosses.
▪ Each coat of arms touched on is illustrated in full colour, and the augmentation is blazoned.
▪ It is fully illustrated with colour photographs.
produce
▪ The addition of iron oxide produced a darker brown colour in the glaze under reducing conditions.
▪ One must produce an equivalent in colour.
▪ Dye transfer a photographic colour print using special coated papers to produce a full colour image.
▪ Metal is easily corroded, but the skill lies in producing an attractive colour which is even in tone and texture.
▪ The resultant data is then merged by the software to produce the digitised colour images displayed on your screen.
▪ This method produces the following colour differentiation in carbonate minerals: Calcite Varying through very pale pink to red.
▪ Varying quantities of these colours can be blended to produce very high quality colour output.
▪ Alternatively, manufacturers have recently produced a colour changer.
use
▪ Some places use colour coding to tell people where different things are.
▪ Most Creation 6 users know how easy it is to use colour and colour variations when designing on the screen.
▪ It is good practice in any event to use a colour that is specific to manual detergents.
▪ If you use too much colour you can end up with something that looks like a fruit salad.
▪ These cells will convey information about wavelength boundaries that could be used to compute true colour.
▪ However, weaving can also be used to add colour and interest to small area of garments.
▪ As I’ve said, the YC6 can be used for changing colour when knitting single bed Fair Isle.
▪ An exception might be if your local paper is one of those that sometimes use colour on their pages.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lick of paint/colour etc
▪ Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.
▪ Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.
a riot of colour
▪ A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.
▪ Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.
▪ In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.
▪ It was a riot of colour and pattern.
▪ Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.
▪ Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.
brightly/highly/richly etc coloured
gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc
▪ Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.
▪ It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.
▪ The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.
high complexion/colouring
▪ Tone down high colouring by using a green moisturiser or under-make-up base before applying foundation.
nail your colours to the mast
richly coloured
splash of colour
▪ A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.
▪ Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?
▪ Go on, create your own splash of colour!
▪ It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.
▪ This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.
the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks
the exact colour/moment/type etc
▪ But prosecutors in the Anwar Ibrahim indecency trial knew the exact moment of the chauffeur’s trauma.
▪ He looked up at the screen at the exact moment Rocky gave himself the name he would henceforth carry.
▪ I can tell you the exact moment he fell in love with her.
▪ I was then sure that the brush was holding the exact colour the painting required.
▪ It is difficult to trace the exact moment at which he decided that the military situation was hopeless.
▪ The user has to judge the exact moment to stop.
with flying colours
▪ And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours.
▪ Fortunately, like the other tests, the 31-year-old convent-educated beauty passed with flying colours.
▪ He passed his exams with flying colours.
▪ He would have passed it with flying colours.
▪ Now he’s gone back to driving school in an effort to pass with flying colours.
▪ So far James has never given a scrap of trouble and has passed his MoT test with flying colours.
▪ The Honey Thieves are a band who would graduate with flying colours from such a straight-forward system of appraisal.
▪ Trinity High School has just been inspected by Ofsted and come out with flying colours.
your true colours
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I like nice bright colours like yellow and pink
▪ Look carefully at the rear door. It’s not quite the same colour as the rest of the car.
▪ The chameleon is able to change colour to protect itself.
▪ What’s your favourite colour?
▪ What colour is his hair?
▪ You can’t judge people by the colour of their skin.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Also its high resolution colour display means that the reader can use computer graphics to enhance articles or illustrations within the publication.
▪ I was thinking of the colour of her hair: Daniel, you may remember, alluded to her as a redhead.
▪ Keep drinking until it pales in colour.
▪ One of the most popular has been carnelian, which owes its reddish colour to the presence of iron oxide.
▪ Print quality was very good, with crisp, sharp text and well balanced colour graphics.
▪ River Island’s creative combinations of design, rich colour and new fabrics build a versatile wardrobe for autumn/winter.
▪ The yellow tomatoes have a standard tomato flavour and provide an excellent colour contrast in salads.
II.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
hair
▪ I notice his increased joviality and the way he’s started colouring his hair.
▪ Used in the right concentrations, they colour hair for up to six washes and add a protective film.
▪ I know that, aesthetically, the results of colouring my hair might be an improvement.
judgement
▪ He allows no prejudice to colour his Judgement, welcoming positive suggestions and ideas put to him.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lick of paint/colour etc
▪ Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.
▪ Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.
a riot of colour
▪ A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.
▪ Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.
▪ In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.
▪ It was a riot of colour and pattern.
▪ Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.
▪ Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.
brightly/highly/richly etc coloured
gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc
▪ Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.
▪ It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.
▪ The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.
high complexion/colouring
▪ Tone down high colouring by using a green moisturiser or under-make-up base before applying foundation.
richly coloured
splash of colour
▪ A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.
▪ Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?
▪ Go on, create your own splash of colour!
▪ It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.
▪ This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.
the exact colour/moment/type etc
▪ But prosecutors in the Anwar Ibrahim indecency trial knew the exact moment of the chauffeur’s trauma.
▪ He looked up at the screen at the exact moment Rocky gave himself the name he would henceforth carry.
▪ I can tell you the exact moment he fell in love with her.
▪ I was then sure that the brush was holding the exact colour the painting required.
▪ It is difficult to trace the exact moment at which he decided that the military situation was hopeless.
▪ The user has to judge the exact moment to stop.
with flying colours
▪ And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours.
▪ Fortunately, like the other tests, the 31-year-old convent-educated beauty passed with flying colours.
▪ He passed his exams with flying colours.
▪ He would have passed it with flying colours.
▪ Now he’s gone back to driving school in an effort to pass with flying colours.
▪ So far James has never given a scrap of trouble and has passed his MoT test with flying colours.
▪ The Honey Thieves are a band who would graduate with flying colours from such a straight-forward system of appraisal.
▪ Trinity High School has just been inspected by Ofsted and come out with flying colours.
your true colours
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ How can he make fair and impartial decisions when political loyalties colour his judgement?
▪ Last time I tried to colour my hair it turned red!
▪ Marigold petals were once used for colouring butter and cheese.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Both are easy to colour and mould into decorations.
▪ It was a beautiful afternoon and Nature was colouring the Moor with breathtaking tints.
▪ The dyes will colour the flower.
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PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lick of paint/colour etc
▪ Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.
▪ Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.
a riot of colour
▪ A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.
▪ Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.
▪ In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.
▪ It was a riot of colour and pattern.
▪ Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.
▪ Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.
gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc
▪ Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.
▪ It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.
▪ The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.
nail your colours to the mast
richly coloured
splash of colour
▪ A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.
▪ Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?
▪ Go on, create your own splash of colour!
▪ It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.
▪ This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.
the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Does your new computer have a colour monitor?
▪ You need a colour television to fully appreciate nature programmes.