red (r d)n. 1. a. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues. b. A pigment or dye having a red hue. c. Something that has a red hue. 2. a. often Red A Communist. b. A revolutionary activist. adj. red·der, red·dest Idiom: 1. Having a color resembling that of blood. 2. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak. 3. a. Having a reddish or coppery skin color. b. often Red Offensive Of or being a Native American. 4. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment. 5. often Red Communist. in the red Operating at a loss; in debt. [Middle English, from Old English r  ad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]red  ly adv.red ness n. |
red
Adjective
[redder, reddest]
1. of a colour varying from crimson to orange; of the colour of blood
2. reddish in colour or having parts or marks that are reddish: red deer
3. flushed in the face from anger or shame
4. (of the eyes) bloodshot
5. (of wine) made from black grapes and coloured by their skins
Noun
1. the colour red; the colour of blood
2. anything red, such as red clothing or red paint: she had dressed in red
3. in the red Informal in debt
4. see red Informal to become very angry [Old English rēad]
redness n
reddish adj
reddish adj
Red Informal
Noun
a Communist or socialist
Adjective
Communist or socialist
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  red - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of bloodsanguine - a blood-red color chrome red - a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate alizarine red, Turkey red - a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye dark red - a red color that reflects little light purplish red, purplish-red - a red with a tinge of purple orange red, scarlet, vermilion - a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge |
| 2. |  Red - a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through LouisianaLouisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico | |
| 3. |  red - emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionariesradical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions | |
| 4. | red - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" paper loss - an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" | |
| Adj. | 1. | red - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
| 2. | red - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" | |
| 3. | red - (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" |
red
noun 1. crimson, scarlet, ruby, vermilion, rose, wine, pink, cherry, cardinal, coral, maroon, claret, carmine
adjective 2. crimson, scarlet, ruby, vermilion, rose, wine, pink, cherry, cardinal, coral, maroon, claret, carmine
adjective 4. (of hair) chestnut, flaming, reddish, flame-coloured, bay, sandy, foxy, Titian, carroty
adjective 6. rosy, healthy, glowing, blooming, ruddy, roseate in the red (Informal) in debt, bankrupt, on the rocks, insolvent, in arrears, overdrawn, owing money, in deficit, showing a loss, in debit see red (Informal) lose your temper, boil, lose it (informal) seethe, go mad (informal) crack up (informal) lose the plot (informal) go ballistic (slang), chiefly U.S. blow a fuse (slang), chiefly U.S. fly off the handle (informal) become enraged, go off the deep end (informal) wig out (slang) go up the wall (slang) blow your top, lose your rag (slang) be beside yourself with rage (informal) be or get very angry, go off your head (slang) >> adjectives rubicund, ruddy
Translations
red
n / adj red [red]
1 (of) the colour of blood a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying. rooi أحْمَر червен červený rød rot κόκκινος rojo punane قرمز punainen rouge אָדוֹם लाल crven, krvav piros merah rauður rosso 赤 빨강; 붉은 raudonas sarkana krāsa; sarkans warna darah rood rød czerwień, czerwony vermelho roşu красный (цвет) červený rdeč crven rött, röd สีแดง kırmızı 紅色的 червоний سرخ màu đỏ 红色的
2 (of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown. rooi وَرْدي рижав ryšavý rød; rød- rot κοκκινωπός rojo; pelirrojo punakas قرمز punertava roux גִ'ינגִ'י लाल-भूरे रंग का crvenokos, riđ vörös merah rauður rosso 赤色 붉은 색 계통(의) rusvas, rudas sarkanīgs; ruds warna rambut rood rød(håret) rudy ruivo roşcat рыжий ryšavý rdečkast crven röd สีผมที่ออกแดง kızıl 褐紅色的 рудий لال có màu đỏ 褐红色的
3 (a) communist Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds. kommunisties شُيوعي комунист komunistický, rudý rød rot κομουνιστής rojo, comunista kommunist کمونیست vasemmistolainen communiste קוֹמוּנִיסט कम्युनिस्ट komunist vörös komunis kommúnisti, rauðliði, róttæklingur comunista 共産主義者 공산주의자 raudonasis komunists komunis rode rød, kommunist czerwony comunista comunist красный komunistický, červený rdečkar komunista röd; vänsteranhängare, kommunist ฝ่ายซ้าย kızıl, komünist 共產党人 комуніст کمیونسٹ cộng sản 共产党人
the Red Army
the army of the former USSR. Rooi Leër الجَيْش الأحْمر Червената армия Rudá armáda Den røde Hær die Rote Armee ο Κόκκινος Στρατός (της πρώην ΕΣΣΔ) Ejército Rojo punaarmee وابسته به حزب کمونیست؛ ارتش سرخ puna-armeija l'armée rouge הָצָבָא הָאָדוֹם लाल सेना Crvena Armija Tentara Merah rauði herinn l'Armata rossa 赤軍 (구소련의) 적군 (赤軍) Raudonoji armija Sarkanā armija askar USSR het Rode Leger Den røde hær Armia Czerwona exército vermelho Armata Roşie Красная Армия Červená armáda Crvena armija Röda armén ชื่อเรียกกองทหารหน่วยหนึ่ง Kızıl Ordu 紅軍 Червона Армія روسی فوج hồng quân 红军
v redden
1 to make or become red or redder to redden the lips with lipstick. rooi maak يُحَمِّر почервенявам načervenit farve rød; male rød rot färben βάφω κτ. κόκκινο, γίνομαι κόκκινος enrojecer punaseks värvima قرمز کردن punata rougir לְהַאֲדִים लाल करना या होना pocrvenjeti, zarumeniti se bevörösít, -pirosít memerahkan rjóða; mála rauðan (fare diventare rosso) 赤くする 붉어지다; 붉게 하다 raudonai dažyti(s) nokrāsot sarkanu; sārtināt memerahkan rood maken gjøre/bli/male rød pomalować na czerwono, zaczerwienić (się) avermelhar a (se) înroşi окрашивать(ся) в красный цвет načerveniť pordečiti (se) pocrveniti göra (bli, måla) röd ทให้เป็นสีแดง kızar(t)mak 使...變紅 забарвлювати в червоний колір سرخ ہونا یا سرخ کر دینا làm đỏ 使...变红
2 to blush She reddened as she realized her mistake. bloos يَحْمَر изчервявам се začervenat se rødme erröten κοκκινίζω (π.χ. από ντροπή) ponerse rojo, ruborizarse, sonrojarse punastama شرمنده شدن؛ سرخ شدن punastua rougir לְהַסמִיק सुर्ख़ करना, लाल हो जाना zacrveniti se elvörösödik memerah roðna arrossire 赤くなる 얼굴을 붉히다 (pa)rausti []sarkt muka merah padam rood worden rødme zaczerwienić się corar a (se) înroşi краснеть začervenať sa zardeti pocrveneti rodna เขินอาย kızarmak, kıpkırmızı olmak 臉紅 червоніти شرمانا đỏ mặt 脸红
adj reddish
slightly red reddish hair. rooierig مائِل إلى الحُمْرَه червеникав narudlý rødlig rötlich κοκκινωπός rojizo punakas متمایل به قرمز؛ نسبتا قرمز punertava rougeâtre אֲדַמדַם कुछ रक्तवर्ण crvenokos vöröses kemerah-merahan rauðleitur rossiccio, rossastro 赤っぽい 불그스름한 rausvas sarkanīgs kemerah-merahan rossig rødlig, rødaktig czerwonawy avermelhado roşiatic красноватый; рыжеватый červenkastý rdečkast crvenkast rödaktig, rödlätt ค่อนข้างแดง kırmızımtrak 淡紅的 червонуватий سرخی ماءل hung hung đỏ 淡红的
n redness
rooiheid حُمْرَه червенина červeň, rusost rødhed die Röte κοκκινάδα, κοκκινίλα rojez, color rojo puna قرمزی نسبی puna rougeur; rousseur אֲדמוּמִיוּת लाली, लालिमा crvenilo, rumenilo vörösség warna kemerahan roði rossore 赤さ 붉음, 빨강 raudonumas sarkanums; sārtums kemerahan roodheid rødhet czerwień vermelhidão roşeaţă краснота červenosť; ryšavosť rdečina crvenilo rödhet, rodnad รอยแดง kırmızılık 紅色 почервоніння سرخی có màu đỏ 红色
n redcurrant
a type of garden bush grown for its small red fruit. rooiaalbessie كِشْمِش أحْمَر френско грозде červený rybíz ribsbusk Rote Johannisbeere die είδος θάμνου grosella punane sõstar نوعی گیاه بوته ای با میوه های قرمز رنگ punaherukka groseille (rouge) דוּמדֶמָנִית लाल रंग की झाड़ी grm ribiz ribizli buni merah rifsber ribes rosso 赤すぐり 붉은까치밥나무 raudonieji serbentai sarkanā jāņoga buah kismis merah rode bes rips(bær) czerwona porzeczka groselha coacăză красная смородина (červené) ríbezle (rdeči) ribez ribizla röda vinbär ผลไม้ชนิดหนึ่ง kırmızı frenk üzümü 紅茶子 червоні порічки سرخ بیری کی ایک قسم quả lý chua 红茶子
n redhead
a person with red hair. rooikop ذو شَعْرٍ أحْمَر червенокос човек zrzek, zrzka rødhåret person der Rotschopf κοκκινομάλλης, κοκκινομάλλα pelirrojo punapea مو قرمز punapää roux, rousse גִ'ינגִ'י लाल बालों वाला crvenokos vörös(hajú) berambut merah rauðhærður maður rosso, (uomo/donna dai capelli rossi) 赤毛の人 빨강 머리의 사람 rusvaplaukis, rudis sarkanmatis berambut merah roodharige rødhåret person rudzielec ruivo roşcat; roşcovan рыжеволосый человек ryšavec, -ka rdečelasec crvenokosa rödhårig [], rödtopp คนที่มีผมสีแดง kızıl saçlı kimse 紅發人 рудий سرخ بالوںوالا شخص người tóc hung 红发人
red herring
1 something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion. aandagafleier شَيءٌ يُرادُ به صَرْف الإنْتِباه нещо, което отвлича вниманието на хора в дискусия odvedení pozornosti afledningsmanøvre das Ablenkungsmanöver περισπασμός cosa que distrae/despista pettemanööver گمراه کردن harhautus diversion מְסִיח אֶת הַדַעָת चर्चा में मुख्य विषय से भटकाने वाली कोई चीज ono što skreće pažnju s glavne teme elterelő mozzanat penyimpangan e-ð sem dregur athyglina frá aðalefninu (pista falsa) まどわすもの 주제를 혼란시키는 것 apgaulingas manevras maldinošs gājiens lari dari tajuk afleidingsmanoeuvre avsporing coś odwracającego uwagę pista falsa (mijloc de) diversiune отвлекающий манёвр odvedenie pozornosti vržena kost odvraćanje pažnje ovidkommande sak สิ่งที่เบียงเบนความสนใจ saptırma 轉移注意力的話（或事） відволікаючий маневр اصل بحث سے دور کرنے والی شے sự việc nêu ra để đánh lạc hướng câu chuyện 转移注意力的话（或事）
2 a false clue or line of enquiry. aandagafleier دَليل كاذِب في التَّحْقيق зелен хайвер falešná stopa vildledende spor das Ablenkungsmanöver περισπασμός, παραπλανητικό στοιχείο pista falsa valejälg رد گم کردن harhautus diversion הַסָחָה एक गलत सुराग varka félretájékoztatás petunjuk palsu agn notað til að leiða á villigötur (pista falsa) 注意をそらすもの 잘못된 단서 klaidinantis pėdsakas maldināšana kenyataan yang salah vals spoor falskt spor fałszywy trop pista falsa diversiune ложный след falošná stopa napačna sled odvraćanje pažnje villospår ข้อมูลที่ทำให้เข้าใจผิด yanıltıcı ipucu 假線索 хибний слід تفتیش کا غلط راسطہ câu chuyện giả 假线索
adj red-ˈhot
(of metal etc) so hot that it is glowing red red-hot steel; This iron is red-hot. witwarm مُتَوَهِّج الحَرارَه нажежен до червено rozžhavený rødglødende rotglühend πυρωμένος candente tulikuum تفته؛ بسیار داغ tulikuuma chauffé au rouge לוֹהֵט अत्यधिक गरम užaren vörösen izzó sangat panas rauðglóandi rovente, infuocato 赤熱の 벌겋게 달아오른 įkaitęs iki raudonumo nokaitēts [] merah menyala roodgloeiend rødglødende rozgrzany do czerwoności em brasa înroşit în foc раскалённый докрасна rozžeravený razžarjen usijan rödglödgad, glödhet ร้อนแรง ateşten kıpkırmızı kesilmiş 赤熱的 розпечений до червоного کوءی دھات جو گرم ہونے کے بعد سرخ نظر آتی ہے nóng đỏ 赤热的
Red Indian
a North American Indian. rooihuid هِنْدي أحْمَر американски индианец severoamerický Indián rødhud der/die Indianer(in) piel roja سرخپوست intiaani peau-rouge אִינדִיאנִי उत्तर अमेरिका के मूल निवासी Crvenokožac Indian amerískur indíáni pellerossa 北米インディアン indėnas indiānis, sarkanādainais kaum Red Indian Indiaan Indianin pele-vermelha индеец severoamerický Indián crveni Indijanac ชนเผ่าอินเดียนแดง Kızılderili 北美印第安人 червоношкірий شمالی امریکی ہندستانی người da đỏ 北美印第安人
red-letter day
a day which will always be remembered because of something especially good that happened on it. gedenkdag يَومٌ مَيْمون знаменит ден památný den, svátek mærkedag der Freudentag ιστορική μέρα día señalado/especial mälestusväärne päev روز به یاد ماندنی ikimuistoinen päivä, suuri päivä jour mémorable יוֹם בַּעַל חָשִיבוּת מְיוחֶדֶת चिरस्मरणीय दिवस blagdan, važan (nezaboravan) dan piros betűs ünnep hari istimewa eftirminnilegur dagur (giorno memorabile) 記念日 기념일, 경축일 atmintina diena svinamā diena hari peringatan gedenkwaardige dag merkedag, festdag pamiętny dzień dia especial zi de neuitat памятный день pamätný deň z zlatimi črkami zapisan dan dan koji je ostao u lepom sećanju högtidsdag, stor dag วันที่ควรแก่การจดจำ mutlu bir gün, bayram günü 紀念日，節日 пам'ятний день в житті کسی خاص واقعے کی وجہ سے ہمیشہ یاد رکھا جانے والا دن ngày vui mừng 纪念日，节日
red tape
annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations. rompslomp إجْراءات رَسْمِيَّه عَقيمَه канцеларщина úřední šiml bureaukrati bürokratisch γραφειοκρατία papeleo burocrático bürokraatia تشریفات زائد؛ کاغذ بازی virkavaltaisuus paperasserie בִּירוֹקרַטיָה लाल फीता birokracija bürokrácia birokrasi skriffinnska burocrazia 形式主義 불필요한 관행들, (공무상의) 형식주의 biurokratizmas birokrātija; birokrātisms peraturan yang menyusahkan bureaucratie byråkrati, formalisme biurokracja burocracia birocraţie бюрократизм úradný šimeľ birokracija, formalnosti birokratija byråkratisk stelbenthet กฏเกณฑ์ที่ไม่สำคัญ kırtasiyecilik, bürokrasi 煩瑣的規章 бюрократизм, тяганина غیر ضروری قوانین و ضوابط thói quan liêu 烦琐的规章
be in the red
to be in debt. in die skuld wees مَدين задлъжнял съм mít dluhy i gæld; i underskud in den roten Zahlen sein είμαι χρεωμένος estar en números rojos miinustes olema بدهکار؛ مقروض olla veloissa être à découvert/en déficit בְּמִינוּס कर्ज में biti u minusu deficitje van berutang vera í skuld essere in rosso 赤字で 적자를 내고 있다 būti skolingam/nuostolingam būt parādā berhutang rood staan ha gjeld/overtrukket konto mieć deficyt, być na minusie estar endividado a fi dator/în deficit быть в долгу mať dlhy ne imeti kritja (na računu); biti v rdečih številkah biti u dugovima vara skuldsatt เป็นหนี้ borçlu olmak 負債 нести втрати مقروض ہونا nợ nần 负债
catch red-handed
to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong The police caught the thief red-handed. op heterdaad betrap يُضْبَطُ مُتَلَبِّسا بالجَريمَه хващат ме на местопрестъплението chytit při činu på fersk gerning auf frischer Tat ertappen πιάνω κπ. στα πράσα coger/in fraganti pillar, coger/en la pillar con las manos masa otse teolt tabama فردی را در حین ارتکاب جرم دستگیر کردن saada kiinni itse teosta en flagrant délit pris לִתפוֹס עַל חָם रंगे हाथ पकड़ना biti zatečen na djelu tetten ér tertangkap basah grípa glóðvolgan (cogliere in flagrante), (prendere con le mani nel sacco) 現行犯で捕える 범행 현장에서 잡다, 현행범으로 체포하다 sučiupti nusikaltimo vietoje pieķert nozieguma vietā ditangkap sewaktu melakukan kesalahan op heterdaad betrappen ta (noen) på fersk gjerning złapać na gorącym uczynku apanhar com a boca na botija a prinde în flagrant delict поймать с поличным chytiť pri čine zasačiti pri dejanju uhvatiti na delu ta (gripa) på bar gärning คนที่ทำผิด suçüstü yakalamak 當場捉住 спіймати на гарячому رنگے ہاتھوں پکڑنا bắt quả tang 当场捉住
see red
to become angry When he started criticizing my work, I really saw red. sien rooi, baie kwaad wees يَغْضَب ядосвам се vidět rudě se rødt rot sehen γίνομαι έξω φρενών sulfurarse, salirse de sus casillas raevuma خشمگین شدن یا بودن nähdä punaista voir rouge לְהִתרָגֵז गुस्सा होना razbjesniti se dühbe gurul marah sjá rautt, reiðast vedere rosso 怒る 격노하다, 화내다 įsiusti sadusmoties; pārskaisties menjadi marah woedend worden se rødt wściec się perder a cabeça a vedea roşu în faţa ochilor прийти в бешенство zúriť pobesneti razbesneti se se rött กำลังโกรธ öfkelenmek 發怒 почервонілий від злості غصہ ہونا giận dữ 发怒
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