blue

∗ ≈

azul

∗ adjective

blue
[bluː]
sustantivo
1azul (m) (color)
  • out of the blue (sentido figurado) -> inesperadamente
también:
  • the blues -> el blues (music)
  • to have the blues (familiar) -> estar muy depre (be depressed)
adjetivo
2azul (color)
  • blue with cold -> amoratado(a) de frío
  • she can complain until she's blue in the face (familiar) -> puede quejarse todo lo que quiera
  • once in a blue moon -> de uvas a peras, cada muerte de obispo (RP)
  • to scream blue murder (familiar) -> poner el grito en el cielo
  • blue blood -> sangre (f) azul
  • blue cheese -> queso (m) azul
  • blue whale -> ballena (f) azul
3(familiar) (sad)
  • to feel blue -> estar depre or triste
4verde (familiar) (obscene) (joke)
  • to tell blue stories -> contar chistes verdes
  • a blue film -> una película porno

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blue [blú]
sustantivo
1Azul, uno de los siete colores originales.
2Materia colorante que se emplea para dar un color azul.
  • The blues -> esplín, melancolía, abatimiento de espíritu
adjetivo
3Azul, de color azul, (dress, sea, sky).
4Abatido, desalentado.
5Severo, estricto, puritánico.
6Fiel, leal, genuino.
7Lívido, amoratado, como por una contusión.
8Pedante; se dice de las mujeres.
9Que designa el polo sur de un imán: opuesto a rojo.
10Verde, porno, colorado (pornographic).
  • Blue with cold -> amoratado de frío
  • She went blue in the face -> se le amorató la cara
  • Sky blue -> azul celeste
  • To look blue -> quedarse confuso, chafado, aturullado o consternado
  • Blue devils, blues -> dolencia del bazo; hipocondría
  • Blue-gum -> eucalipto
  • True blue -> leal, constante, adicto; fiel; sin mezcla, sincero, recto
  • Blue grass -> hierba del género Poa, particulamente la de Kentucky
  • Blue light -> (a) Luz de señales
  • Blue-stone -> sulfato de cobre
; cerúleo. falto de buen humor; triste, melancólico, desconfiado. (b) Preparación pirotécnica que arde con llama azul resplandeciente.
1Azular, teñir de azul.
2Pavonar, dar color azulado oscuro al hierro o acero.
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blue [bluː]
adjective
bluer (comparative)bluest (superlative)
1 azul; [+body, bruise] amoratado
blue with cold amoratado de frío
once in a blue moon de Pascuas a Ramos
you can shout till you're blue in the face (informal) puedes gritar hasta hartarte
to go like a blue streak (US) (informal) ir como un rayo
to talk like a blue streak (US) (informal) hablar muy deprisa
2 (informal) (obscene) verde; colorado; (LAm)
blue film película porno; (f)
3 (informal) (sad) triste; deprimido
to feel blue estar deprimido; estar tristón; (informal) to look blue tener aspecto triste
4 (Pol) conservador
noun
1 (colour) azul; (m)
2 (Pol) conservadoraconservadora;a conservadora (m) (f)
true-blue
3 (Chem) añil; (m)
4
the blue (sky) el cielo; (sea) el mar
to come out of the blue [+money, good news] venir como cosa llovida del cielo; bajar del cielo; [+bad news] caer como una bomba
he said out of the blue dijo de repente; dijo inesperadamente
5 blues (Mús) blues; (m) (feeling) melancolía; (f) tristeza; (f)
he's got the blues está deprimido
6
Dark/Light Blue (Britain) (Univ) deportista representante de Oxford/Cambridge; (m)
verb:transitive
1 [+washing] añilar; dar azulete a
2 (Britain) (informal) (squander) despilfarrar
modifier
blue baby (n) niñoaniña azul;a niña (m) (f) niñoaniña cianóticoacianótica;a niña (m) (f)a cianótica
blue beret (n) casco azul; (m)
blue blood (n) sangre azul; (f)
blue book (n) (US) (Educ) cuaderno de exámenes; (m)
blue cheese (n) queso de pasta verde; (m)
blue chips (n)
blue-chip securities See culture box in entry blue-chip.
blue jeans (n) tejanos; (m) vaqueros; (m)
blue pencil (n) lápiz negro (en la censura); (m)
blue-pencil
Blue Peter (n) (Náut) bandera de salida; (f)
blue shark (n) tiburón azul; (m)
blue whale (n) ballena azul; (f)
blue whiting (n) bacaladilla; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "blue"

Imperative
  • blue
  • you blue
  • he/she blues
  • we blue
  • you blue
  • they blue
Preterite
  • I bluing
  • you bluing
  • he/she bluing
  • we bluing
  • you bluing
  • they bluing
Present Continuous
  • I am blueing
  • you are blueing
  • he/she is blueing
  • we are blueing
  • you are blueing
  • they are blueing
Present Perfect
  • I have blued
  • you have blued
  • he/she has blued
  • we have blued
  • you have blued
  • they have blued
Past Continuous
  • I was blueing
  • you were blueing
  • he/she was blueing
  • we were blueing
  • you were blueing
  • they were blueing
Past Perfect
  • I had blued
  • you had blued
  • he/she had blued
  • we had blued
  • you had blued
  • they had blued
Future
  • I will blue
  • you will blue
  • he/she will blue
  • we will blue
  • you will blue
  • they will blue
Future Perfect
  • I will have blued
  • you will have blued
  • he/she will have blued
  • we will have blued
  • you will have blued
  • they will have blued
Future Continuous
  • I will be blueing
  • you will be blueing
  • he/she will be blueing
  • we will be blueing
  • you will be blueing
  • they will be blueing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been blueing
  • you have been blueing
  • he/she has been blueing
  • we have been blueing
  • you have been blueing
  • they have been blueing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been blueing
  • you will have been blueing
  • he/she will have been blueing
  • we will have been blueing
  • you will have been blueing
  • they will have been blueing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been blueing
  • you had been blueing
  • he/she had been blueing
  • we had been blueing
  • you had been blueing
  • they had been blueing
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