Слово англійською: colour

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Переклад colour українською: ко́лір, ба́рва, фа́рба, колори́т, кольоро́вий телеві́зор

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colour

noun
/ˈkʌlər/
(US English color)

    red, green, etc.

  1. [countable, uncountable] the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light. Red, orange and green are colours.
    • What's your favourite colour?
    • bright/vibrant/bold colours
    • She always wears dark colours.
    • I'd like to paint this room in a lighter colour.
    • a warm colour palette (= the range of colours used for something)
    • available in 12 different colours
    • the colour of the sky
    • skin/hair colour
    • in colour red/green/blue, etc. in colour
    • Her hair is a reddish-brown colour.
    • The stage lights changed colour from red to blue.
    • Foods which go through a factory process lose much of their colour, flavour and texture.
    see also complementary colour, primary colour
    Synonyms colourcolourshade ▪ hue ▪ tint ▪ tingeThese words all describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.colour the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours:
    • What’s your favourite colour?
    • bright/​dark/​light colours
    shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue:
    • Her eyes were a delicate shade of green.
    hue (literary or technical) a colour or a particular shade of a colour:
    • His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.
    tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface:
    • leaves with red and gold autumn tints
    tinge a small amount of a colour:
    • There was a pink tinge to the sky.
     tint or tinge?You can say: a reddish tint/​tinge or: a tinge of red but not: a tint of red . Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular.Patterns
    • a warm/​rich colour/​shade/​hue/​tint
    • a bright/​vivid/​vibrant/​dark/​deep colour/​shade/​hue
    • a pale/​pastel/​soft/​subtle/​delicate colour/​shade/​hue
    • a light/​strong/​neutral/​natural colour/​shade
  2. [uncountable] (usually before another noun) the use of all the colours, not only black and white
    • the introduction of colour television in the UK in 1967
    • colour photographs
    • a colour printer
    • a full-colour brochure
    • in colour Do you dream in colour?
    see also full-colour, self-colour
    3.

    of skin

  3. [uncountable, countable] the colour of a person’s skin, seen as showing that they belong to a particular race
    • Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or colour was outlawed.
    • people of all ages, genders, creeds and colours
    • to discriminate on the basis of colour
    4.

    of face

  4. [uncountable] a red or pink colour in somebody’s face, especially when it shows that they look healthy or that they are embarrassed
    • The fresh air brought colour to their cheeks.
    • Colour flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.
    • His face was drained of colour (= he looked pale and ill).
    5.

    substance

  5. [countable, uncountable] a substance that is used to give colour to something
    • a semi-permanent hair colour that lasts six to eight washes
    • This colour runs, so wash the shirt separately.
    see also oil colour, watercolour

    6. interesting details

  6. [uncountable] interesting and exciting details or qualities
    • The old town is full of colour and attractions.
    • Her acting added warmth and colour to the production.
    • to add/give/lend colour to something (= make it brighter, more interesting, etc.)
    see also local colour
    7.

    of team/country, etc.

  7. colours
     [plural] the particular colours that are used on clothes, flags, etc. to represent a team, school, political party or country
    • Red and white are the team colours.
    • Spain’s national colours
    • (figurative) There are people of different political colours on the committee.
  8. colours
     [plural] (especially British English) a flag, badge, etc. that represents a team, country, ship, etc.
    • Most buildings had a flagpole with the national colours flying.
    • sailing under the French colours
    9. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French colour (noun), colourer (verb), from Latin color (noun), colorare (verb).
Idioms
lend colour to something
  1. (British English, formal) to make something seem true or likely
    • Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
nail your colours to the mast
  1. (especially British English) to say publicly and clearly what you believe or who you support
of colour
  1. (of a person) who is not white
    • people of colour
    • As a woman of colour, this concerns me.
    • a literary prize for writers of colour
    • students of colour
    Topics People in societyb1
see the colour of somebody’s money
  1. (informal) to make sure that somebody has enough money to pay for something
    • You need to see the colour of his money before you sell him the car.
your true colours
  1. (often disapproving) your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
    • It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colours.
with flying colours
  1. very well; with a very high mark
    • She passed the exam with flying colours.
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