Color in english
pronunciation: kʌlɜr part of speech: noun
color = colour [color, -USA] ; hue.
Example: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.Example: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.more:
» a color = multi-colour [multi-color, -USA] .
Example: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.» a todo color = full-colour ; in full colour .
Example: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Example: But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.» barras de color = colour bar .
Example: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.» carta de barras de color = colour bar .
Example: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.» codificación mediante colores = colour coding .
Example: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't = Cada vez que hablo en público sobre catalogación de material no librario, alguien de la audiencia pregunta sobre codificación mediante colores y mi contestación es, y siempre ha sido, negativa.» color cálido = warm colour .
Example: Cold and warm colour creates a depth in a painting since cold colours are seen as further away and warm colours give the impression of being closer.» color caoba = bole colour ; auburn .
Example: Once dry the areas under repair were painted with gouache to imitate the original bole colour used on the frame. Example: For people unaware of colours, auburn is a reddish-brown colour (usually in reference to hair) whereas tawny is more of an orange-brown or yellow-brown colour.» color caqui = khaki .
Example: They are the kind of people who wear jodhpurs (possibly khaki in colour) to go to a gymkhana and afterwards sit on the veranda of their bungalow.» color ciruela = plum-coloured .
Example: Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.» colores distintivos = livery .
Example: A photo of Honda's radical new livery for 2007 confirms speculation that 'Google Earth' imagery will be used.» color frío = cold colour .
Example: Cold and warm colour creates a depth in a painting since cold colours are seen as further away and warm colours give the impression of being closer.» color fuego = flame-coloured .
Example: Famous for her flame-coloured locks, Cole recently dyed her hair jet black.» color fuerte = bold colour .
Example: Don't be scared! Inject a bit of fun and vitality into your live by choosing bold colours in your home.» color hueso = off-white .
Example: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.» color intenso = bold colour .
Example: Don't be scared! Inject a bit of fun and vitality into your live by choosing bold colours in your home.» color kaki = khaki .
Example: They are the kind of people who wear jodhpurs (possibly khaki in colour) to go to a gymkhana and afterwards sit on the veranda of their bungalow.» color neutro = neutral colour .
Example: The more of a neutral color is mixed with yellow the duller it becomes.» color ocre = ochre [ocher, -USA] .
Example: The use of ochre by early humans dates to at least 250,000 years ago in Europe and Africa.» color primario = primary colour ; true colour .
Example: A colour created by mixing two primary colours is called a secondary colour. Example: True colors are the outstanding feature of his work.» color puro = true colour .
Example: True colors are the outstanding feature of his work.» color que se corre = running colour .
Example: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.» color secundario = secondary colour .
Example: A colour created by mixing two primary colours is called a secondary colour.» color sólido = solid colour .
Example: A striped sofa can be a welcome change from basic solid colors.» color verde = green .
Example: Then the vibrant greens of summer are muted by a cloak of white and the refuge is wrapped in the severe beauty of northern winter.» color vivo = bold colour .
Example: Don't be scared! Inject a bit of fun and vitality into your live by choosing bold colours in your home.» color zanahoria = ginger .
Example: Prince Harry, known for taking swipes at his brother Prince William's receding hairline, is facing the bald truth that his ginger locks are also thinning.» combinación de colores = colour pattern ; colour scheme .
Example: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library. Example: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.» de color = coloured [colored, -USA] ; non-white [nonwhite] ; full-colour ; in colour .
Example: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber. Example: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections. Example: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Example: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.» de color apagado = drably .
Example: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.» de color azul acerado = steel blue .
Example: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.» de color azul acero = steel blue .
Example: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.» de color cambiante = colour-changing .
Example: A group of scientists have developed a color-changing biosensor inspired by a turkey's wattle.» de color castaño = chestnut brown .
Example: She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.» de color ceniza = ashy [ashier -comp., ashiest -sup.] .
Example: Vanash is a moisturizer and groundbreaking solution to dry, chafed or ashy skin for both men and women.» de color claro = light-coloured [light-colored, -USA] .
Example: In summer we prefer light-coloured clothes and in winter we usually wear dark-coloured clothes.» de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.] ; cream-coloured .
Example: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour. Example: Usually cream-coloured taxis are available when the light on the top of the vehicle is flashing.» de color de bronce = brassy .
Example: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.» de color (de) rosa = rose-coloured ; rose-tinted .
Example: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them. Example: We always knew it but now it's official -- pet owners have rose-tinted views of their animals.» de colores = full-colour ; multi-colour [multi-color, -USA] .
Example: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Example: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.» de colores chillones = jazzy [jazzier -comp., jazziest -sup.] .
Example: He smokes like a chimney and wears such jazzy shirts that his wardrobe hurts.» de colores extravagantes = crazy-coloured .
Example: If you spotted some crazy-coloured hair and shaved heads yesterday it was all for a good cause.» de colores llamativos = jazzy [jazzier -comp., jazziest -sup.] .
Example: It's such a jazzy dress that I decided not to use any accesories and instead I bought a new lipstick.» de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA] .
Example: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.» de color fuego = flame-coloured .
Example: Famous for her flame-coloured locks, Cole recently dyed her hair jet black.» de color grisáceo = drably .
Example: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.» de color herrumbre = rust-coloured .
Example: She wore a gorgeous rust-coloured dress to the launch party.» de color marroncillo = brownish tinged .
Example: This article discusses what the causes of brownish tinged cervical mucus are.» de color melocotón = peachy [peachier -comp., peachiest -sup.] .
Example: Adding a peachy taste to a salad was a new experience for me -- although I love adding other fruits to salads and it was definitely worth trying.» de color ocre = ochreous [ocherous, -USA] .
Example: Usually, the menstruation will resume after you have finished the ochreous tablets and while taking the brown tablets.» de color orín = rust-coloured .
Example: She wore a gorgeous rust-coloured dress to the launch party.» de color oscuro = dark-coloured [dark-colored, -USA] .
Example: In summer we prefer light-coloured clothes and in winter we usually wear dark-coloured clothes.» de color óxido = rust-coloured .
Example: She wore a gorgeous rust-coloured dress to the launch party.» de color pardo = dun-coloured .
Example: The tarpan is a small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail.» de color pardusco = drably .
Example: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.» de color pizarra = slaty [slatier -comp., slatiest -sup.] .
Example: This slaty dark bird, the size of a hen is called the Eurasian coot in England and common coot in India.» de color rojo = red-coloured .
Example: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.» de color tostado = tawny [tawnier -comp., tawniest -sup.] .
Example: For people unaware of colours, auburn is a reddish-brown colour (usually in reference to hair) whereas tawny is more of an orange-brown or yellow-brown colour.» de color verde botella = bottle green [Nombre y adjetivo] .
Example: But it is the bottle-green icebergs that provoke the most interest, for it is not certain why they are green.» de color verde oscuro = bottle green [Nombre y adjetivo] .
Example: But it is the bottle-green icebergs that provoke the most interest, for it is not certain why they are green.» de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous .
Example: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking.» de todos los colores = of all stripes ; a rainbow of ; of all hues .
Example: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes. Example: Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call. Example: With the booming food business in the country, restaurant consultants of all hues have their plates full.» de tres colores = tricoloured .
Example: Pintos can carry colors which include piebald, skewbald, and tricolored.» de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured] ; multi-colour [multi-color, -USA] ; pied ; motley ; parti-coloured [parti-colored, -USA] ; parti-colour [parti-color, -USA] ; piebald ; skewbald .
Example: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white. Example: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color. Example: West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears. Example: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be. Example: We could never have dreamt that she would produce what for me is the most beautiful parti-coloured cocker spaniels I have ever had the pleasure to own. Example: Most Australian sapphires are parti-colour stones. Example: He has some black and tan and some piebald and some silver dapple in his coloring. Example: His coloring is called skewbald, and it is caused by a genetic variation.» diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding .
Example: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't = Cada vez que hablo en público sobre catalogación de material no librario, alguien de la audiencia pregunta sobre codificación mediante colores y mi contestación es, y siempre ha sido, negativa.» diferenciado con colores = colour-coded .
Example: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.» discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war .
Example: I would greatly appreciate any feedback (no flame wars, please) on this issue.» en color = coloured [colored, -USA] ; full-colour .
Example: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber. Example: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print.» fijar un color = fix + a colour .
Example: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.» gama de colores = colour space [Distribución de los colores que diferentes cultural tienen] ; palette ; palette of colours .
Example: Kodak's new colour management system will handle colour space conversion and device calibration. Example: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Example: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.» gente de color = coloured people .
Example: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.» hacer que un color no se corra = fix + a colour .
Example: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.» hay gustos como colores = different strokes for different folks .
Example: 'Different strokes for different folks' is a good slogan, as long as we add that they need to also pursue mutual understanding = "Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito" es un buen eslogan, siempre y cuando le añadamos que debemos intentar entendernos mutuamente.» hombre de color = coloured man .
Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.» ilustración en color = coloured illustration [Ilustración ejecutada con más de un color] .
Example: A coloured illustration is an illustration in two or more colours.» imagen en color = colour image .
Example: This client-server technology can provide worldwide access to multimedia information including stereophonic sound, colour images and full motion video.» impresión a color = colour printing .
Example: Nineteenth-century colour printing was both more complex and more precise than the two-colour work of the hand-press period, frequently involving elaborate ornamentation in three or more colours.» indicado con colores = colour-coded .
Example: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.» juego de colores = colour scheme .
Example: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.» lápiz de color = colouring pencil .
Example: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.» manchas de color = dappple .
Example: He has some black and tan and some piebald and some silver dapple in his coloring.» marcado con colores = colour-coded .
Example: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.» menú de colores = palette menu ; palette ; palette of colours .
Example: By selecting control words from a palette menu we are already handling many of the problems that we have seen users of TEX experience. Example: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Example: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.» mujer de color = coloured woman .
Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.» multicolor = rainbow .
Example: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.» ojos color avellana = hazel eyes .
Example: The reason is that hazel eyes can change the color according to the person's mood!.» paleta de colores = palette ; palette of colours .
Example: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Example: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.» paleta de colores primarios = primary palette .
Example: Burnt orange and white are the official colors and the primary palette we use to represent The University of Texas at Austin.» paleta de colores secundarios = secondary palette .
Example: The university has developed a secondary palette designed to support and complement our official colours.» papel de colores = coloured paper .
Example: The indexes are easily identifiable because they are printed on coloured paper.» para gustos hay colores = different strokes for different folks ; one man's ceiling is another man's floor .
Example: 'Different strokes for different folks' is a good slogan, as long as we add that they need to also pursue mutual understanding = "Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito" es un buen eslogan, siempre y cuando le añadamos que debemos intentar entendernos mutuamente. Example: One man's ceiling is another man's floor, so there can be no one right way to evaluate the potential value of a Web page.» parcheado de colores = dappled .
Example: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.» película en color = colour film .
Example: During the 1950s, 156 colour films were produced and released, of which 58 were costume dramas (37 per cent).» perder el color = fade .
Example: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.» perder el color por el sol = bleach out in + the sun .
Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.» persona de color = non-white [nonwhite] ; coloured man ; coloured woman ; coloured [colored, -USA] .
Example: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections. Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle. Example: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle. Example: Barkly declared that the contention between coloureds and whites was so intense in some instances as to beggar description.» personas de color = coloured people .
Example: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.» pez de colores = goldfish [Generalmente usado con significado de plural] ; tropical fish .
Example: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros. Example: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.» piedra litográfica de color = colour stone .
Example: But for the most part chromolithographers combined the three-colour method with the superimposition of flat tones and used a larger number of colour stones than the basic three.» ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red ; go + bright pink .
Example: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model. Example: She jumped to her feet, went bright pink and embarked on an incoherent sequence of apology.» que cambia de color = colour-changing .
Example: A group of scientists have developed a color-changing biosensor inspired by a turkey's wattle.» ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA] .
Example: This washing powder is specially formulated to wash coloureds without bleaching them.» sacarle los colores a Alguien = make + Nombre + blush .
Example: The spectacle of two young women giving breast to their babies made her blush and turn away her face.» salpicado de colores = dappled .
Example: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.» según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder [Se utiliza para indicar que nuestra visión de la realidad está mediatizada por la subjetividad del individuo] .
Example: The article is entitled 'In the eyes of the beholder: perceptions of professional journals by library/information science educators'.» seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight .
Example: Highlighting this entry and pressing <Enter> will transfer it to our search statement.» sin color = bloodless .
Example: As I turned back, I saw my bloodless face in the hall mirror and realized with a start that I must have frightened the wits out of the man.» sistema de televisión en color = colour system .
Example: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.» subírsele los colores = go + bright red ; go + bright pink .
Example: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model. Example: She jumped to her feet, went bright pink and embarked on an incoherent sequence of apology.» tabla de colores = palette ; palette of colours .
Example: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Example: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.» toque de color = colour accent .
Example: Be sure not to overdo it when putting colour accents into your blonde hair.» variedad de colores = variegation .
Example: Many experts believe that variegation in plants is caused by a virus.» ver Algo de color (de) rosa = look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles ; view + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles .
Example: Elderly people are able to look at the world through rose-tinted spectacles because negative memories fade more quickly as we age. Example: The problem is, as with everything in the past, we do have a tendency to see things through rose tinted glasses. Example: This is not about looking at life through rose-tinted glasses -- we make sure our clients understand and work with their reality, warts and all!. Example: I have seen racial slurs, and quite frankly, anyone bugged by them do not get out much, or view life through rose-coloured glasses. Example: It's time to wake up and smell the coffee and stop viewing life through rose-tinted glasses. Example: They are emotional, dreamy people with strong creative instincts, and tend to view life through rose-tinted spectacles. Example: The world has no use for a religious faith that bids its adherents to view life through rose-coloured spectacles, oblivious to the evil in the universe. Example: They have created an album which features music so upbeat and beautiful it's hard not to see the world through rose-coloured spectacles. Example: This book is dedicated to all teenagers who see the world through rose-coloured glasses and are tempted to embark on an early marriage. Example: Having said that, I try not to look at things through rose coloured glasses to the point where I'm out of touch with reality. Example: I was young in those days, and perhaps apt to look at things through rose-coloured spectacles, especially where the fair sex was concerned. Example: I was smitten from the off and still am so perhaps my description of her is biased and I could be accused of seeing her through rose-tinted spectacles.