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color(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (hue)
a. color
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Cambié el color de las paredes a azul marino.I changed the color of the walls to navy blue.
b. colour (United Kingdom)
Mis colores favoritos son el verde y el borgoña.My favorite colours are green and burgundy.
2. (paint)
a. color
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Puse mis colores en la paleta y empecé a pintar.I added my colors to the palette and started to paint.
b. colour (United Kingdom)
Todos los críticos de arte en la galería elogiaron a María por su uso del color.The art critics at the gallery all praised Maria for her use of colour.
3. (look)
a. color
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
El pollo no tiene buen color. Creo que no debemos comerlo.The chicken doesn't have a good color. I don't think we should eat it.
b. colour (United Kingdom)
El salmón a la parrilla tiene muy buen color y sabe delicioso.The grilled salmon has a great colour and tastes delicious.
4. (race)
a. color
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
En la metrópoli conviven personas de todas las razas y colores.People of every race and color live in the metropolis.
b. colour (United Kingdom)
El empleador me discriminó por mi sexo y mi color.The employer discriminated against me for my gender and colour.
5.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(embellishment)
a. color
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Luis siempre le añade detalles y color a sus historias para hacerlas más interesantes.Luis always adds details and color to his stories to make them more interesting.
b. colour
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(United Kingdom)
Carlos estaba maravillado por el sonido y el color del carnaval.Carlos was amazed at the sound and colour of the carnival.
6. (card games)
a. suit
Gana el jugador que junte todas las cartas del mismo color.The player who collects all the cards from the same suit wins.
7. (magnitude)
Regionalism used in Venezuela
(Venezuela)
a. size
En la selva, encontramos unas huellas con el mismo color que las de un elefante.We found footprints in the jungle that were the same size as an elephant's.
8. (spice)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Venezuela
(Venezuela)
a. turmeric
Añádeles un poco de color y agua a las lentejas y déjalas hervir a fuego lento.Add some turmeric and water to the lentils and let them simmer.
colores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
9. (coloring instrument)
a. colored pencils
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Nicolás tomó unos colores de su estuche y comenzó a dibujar un águila.Nicolas took some colored pencils from his pencil case and started drawing an eagle.
b. coloured pencils (United Kingdom)
A mi hija le encanta dibujar con colores.My daughter loves drawing with coloured pencils.
c. crayons
Hice el bosquejo con lápiz y lo pinté con colores.I drew the sketch with a pencil and colored it with crayons.
10. (insignia)
a. colors
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Mostramos nuestro apoyo vistiendo los colores de la bandera de Francia.We showed our support wearing the colors of the French flag.
b. colours (United Kingdom)
Los colores nacionales de Argentina son el celeste y el blanco.The national colours of Argentina are light blue and white.
11. (sports)
a. colors
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Los futbolistas están orgullosos de representar los colores de su equipo.The footballers are proud of representing the colors of their team.
b. colours (United Kingdom)
Todos los fanáticos en el estadio vestían los colores de sus equipos.All the fans in the stadium were wearing the colours of their teams.
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color
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (que se ve)
a. color
¿de qué color?what color?
es de color azulit's blue
a todo colorin full color
de colorescolorful
televisión en colorcolor television
colores complementarioscomplementary colors
color primarioprimary color
2. (aspecto)
a. tone
no tienes muy buen coloryou look a bit off-color
3. (para pintar)
a. paint
colorescolored pencils
4. (en los naipes)
a. suit
5. (raza)
a. color
sin distinción de credo ni colorregardless of creed or color
de colorcolored
6. (bandera, camiseta)
a.
los colores nacionalesthe national colors
defender los colores del Académicoto play for Académico
7. (expresiones)
a.
dar color a algoto color something in
8. (colloquial)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a.
no hay colorit's no contest
sacarle o salirle a alguien los colores (a la cara)to make somebody blush
ver las cosas de color de rosato see things through rose-colored o rose-tinted spectacles
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color
a_veces
1 (coloración) colour; color; (EEUU)
los colores del arco iris the colours of the rainbow; el color azul blue; ¿de qué color es? what colour is it?; ¿de qué color tiene los ojos? what colour are her eyes?; what colour eyes does she have?; es de color verde it's green; una falda (de) color rojo a red skirt; un traje (de) color canela a cinnamon-coloured suit; lo quisiera en color verde I'd like it in green
el camaleón cambia de color
a color colour; color; (EEUU)
fotocopias a color colour photocopying; a todo color full-colour
dar color a algo to colour sth in
le dio color al dibujo he coloured in the drawing
de color
ropa de color coloured o colored clothes; (EEUU) viste de color she wears coloured clothes
en color colour
película en color colour film; televisión en color colour television
tomar o coger color
esa tela no ha tomado o cogido bien el color that material has not dyed at all well; cuando la cebolla haya tomado color when the onion has gone o turned golden brown; el proyecto empieza a tomar o coger color the project is starting to take shape
color apagado subdued colour
color pastel pastel colour
color primario primary colour
2 [de la cara] colour; color; (EEUU)
ha cogido buen color en la playa
tener buen color to have good colour; tener mal color to look off colour
ponerse de mil colores to go bright red
sacar los colores a algn to make sb blush
le salieron los colores she blushed; she flushed red
en un momento le subieron los colores
3 (raza) colour; color; (EEUU)
sin distinción de sexo o color regardless of sex or colour; persona de color coloured person
4 (tipismo)
la feria ha perdido el color de antaño the festival has lost the flavour o flavor o feel it used to have; (EEUU)
color local local colour
5
de color de rosa
lo describió todo de color de rosa she described it all in very rosy terms; verlo todo de color de rosa to see everything through rose-tinted o rose-coloured spectacles
su vida es de color de rosa
la vida no es de color de rosa life isn't all roses
no hay color there's no comparison
subido de color [+chiste] risqué; [+discusión] heated
6 colores(also lápices de colores) coloured pencils; crayons
una caja de colores a box of coloured pencils o crayons
7 colores (Dep) colours
una bufanda con los colores del Barcelona a scarf with the Barcelona colours; los colores nacionales the national colours
8 (cosmético) blusher; rouge
ponerse color to put on blusher o rouge
se puso un poco de color en las mejillas para aparentar mejor salud
9 (interés) colour
el partido no tuvo color the game lacked colour
10
so color de under pretext of
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Phrases with "color"
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de qué color es
what color is
¿De qué color es?
What color is it?
de solo un color
in just one color
¿Cuál es tu color favorito?
What's your favorite color?
cuál es tu color favorito
what your favorite color is
de qué color son las palabras de esta frase
what color the words in this sentence are
¿De qué color son las palabras de esta frase?
What color are the words in this sentence?
¿De qué color son muchos aviones?
What color are many airplanes painted?
de qué color son muchos aviones
what color are many airplanes painted
de color café
coffee-colored
color café
coffee-colored, brown
color claro
light color
mi color favorito es
my favorite color is
color oscuro
dark color
de un solo color
of a single color, of only one color
de qué color
what color
algo de color blanco que pongo en el café es el
something white that I put in my coffee is
de color marrón
brown
redonda y de color blanco o amarillo
round and white or yellow
mi color favorito es el azul
my favorite color is blue
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