discolour (redirected from discolouring)

discolour US, discolor [dɪsˈkʌlə]

vb

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) to change or cause to change in colour; fade or stain

discoloration , discolouration n

discolourment  US, discolorment n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

discolour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" discolor, color, colour blush, crimson, flush, redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" blanch, blench, pale - turn pale, as if in fear bronze, tan - get a tan, from wind or sun sunburn, burn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" white, whiten - turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" black, blacken, nigrify, melanise, melanize - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" silver - turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively" dye - color with dye; "Please dye these shoes" redden - turn red or redder; "The sky reddened" purple - become purple gray, grey - turn grey; "Her hair began to grey" yellow - turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow" tone - change the color or tone of; "tone a negative" green - turn or become green; "The trees are greening" blue - turn blue

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discolour U.S. discolor

verb

1. mark, soil, mar, fade, stain, streak, tinge Test first as this cleaner may discolour the fabric.

2. stain, fade, streak, rust, tarnish A tooth which has been hit hard may discolour.

Translations

discolour discolor (US) [dɪsˈkʌləʳ]

A. VT (= fade) → de(s)colorar; (= stain) → manchar

B. VI (= lose colour) → de(s)colorarse; (= run) → desteñir

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discolour [dɪsˈkʌlə^r] (British) discolor (US)

vt [+ paint, wallpaper] → décolorer; [+ teeth] → jaunir

vi [paint, wallpaper] → se décolorer; [teeth] → jaunir

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discolour, (US) discolor

vt → verfärben

vi → sich verfärben

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discolour discolor (Am) [dɪsˈkʌləʳ]

1. vt → scolorire, sbiadire; (whites) → ingiallire

2. vi → scolorirsi, sbiadire; (whites) → ingiallire

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discolour discolor (Am) [dɪsˈkʌləʳ]

1. vt → scolorire, sbiadire; (whites) → ingiallire

2. vi → scolorirsi, sbiadire; (whites) → ingiallire

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discolour

v discolour [disˈkalə]

to (cause to) change colour or become stained The paintwork had discoloured with the damp. verkleur, verbleik يُغَيِّر اللوْن обезцветявам změnit barvu misfarve; skjolde verfärben αποχρωματίζω, ξεβάφω decolorar, descolorar värvi rikkuma, laiguliseks minema تغییر رنگ دادن؛ رنگ رفته شدن tahriintua (se) décolorer לִדהוֹת रंग उड़ा देना obezbojiti, promjeniti boju elszíntelenít, elhalványít; átfest berubah warna upplitast scolorare, scolorire 変色させる 변색시키다 išblukti, išblukinti, pakeisti spalvą mainīt krāsu; izbalēt; noplukt melunturkan (doen) verkleuren, vlekken misfarge, falme, skjolde, avfarge odbarwiać (się) desbotar a (se) decolora обесцвечивать(ся) zmeniť farbu, prefarbiť, pofŕkať barvo spremeniti promeniti boju missfärga[] ทำให้เปลี่ยนสี; ทำให้สีตก rengi(ni) boz(ul)mak,sol(dur)mak 使變色 змінювати колір; знебарвлювати(ся) بدرنگ کرنا یا ہونا làm phai màu 使变色

n disˌcolouˈration

verkleuring, verbleiking تَغْيير اللوْن обезцветяване odbarvení, ztráta barvy misfarvning die Verfärbung αποχρωματισμός decoloración värvikaotus, plekk تغییر رنگ؛ رنگ رفتگی tahra décoloration דְהִייָה विरंजन, धब्बा obezbojenje, promjena boje elszíntelenedés perubahan warna upplitun scoloramento, scolorimento 変色 변색 išblukimas, spalvos pakeitimas krāsas mainīšana; izbalēšana; noplukšana kelunturan verkleuring misfarging, falming odbarwienie descoloração decolorare обесцвечивание odfarbenie, vyblednutie sprememba barve gubljenje boje missfärgning สีตก bozma; değiştirme 變色 зміна кольору; знебарвлювання بدرنگی quá trình làm đổi màu 变色