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blue [bluː] n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) any of a group of colours, such as that of a clear unclouded sky, that have wavelengths in the range 490-445 nanometres. Blue is the complementary colour of yellow and with red and green forms a set of primary colours Related adjective cyanic 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a dye or pigment of any of these colours 3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) blue cloth or clothing dressed in blue 4. (Social Science / Education) a. a sportsman who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University and has the right to wear the university colour (dark blue for Oxford, light blue for Cambridge) an Oxford blue b. the honour of so representing one's university 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit an informal name for Tory 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous small blue-winged butterflies of the genera Lampides, Polyommatus, etc.: family Lycaenidae 7. Archaic short for bluestocking 8. Slang a policeman 9. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Archery a blue ring on a target, between the red and the black, scoring five points 10. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) a blue ball in snooker, etc 11. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) another name for blueing 12. Austral and NZ slang an argument or fight he had a blue with a taxi driver 13. (Law) Also bluey Austral and NZ slang a court summons, esp for a traffic offence 14. Austral and NZ informal a mistake; error out of the blue apparently from nowhere; unexpectedly the opportunity came out of the blue into the blue into the unknown or the far distance adj bluer, bluest 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour blue 2. (of the flesh) having a purple tinge, as from cold or contusion 3. depressed, moody, or unhappy 4. dismal or depressing a blue day 5. indecent, titillating, or pornographic blue films 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) bluish in colour or having parts or marks that are bluish a blue fox a blue whale 7. Rare aristocratic; noble; patrician a blue family See blue blood vb blues, blueing, bluing blued 1. to make, dye, or become blue 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (tr) to treat (laundry) with blueing 3. (tr) Slang to spend extravagantly or wastefully; squander See also blues [from Old French bleu, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blār, Old High German blāo, Middle Dutch blā; related to Latin flāvus yellow] bluely adv blueness n Blue [bluː], Bluey n
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blue adjective 1. depressed, low, sad, unhappy, fed up, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth, low-spirited, down-hearted There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. depressed happy, optimistic, sunny, cheerful, jolly, merry, cheery, genial, elated, chirpy (informal), blithe plural noun depression, gloom, melancholy, unhappiness, despondency, the hump (Brit. informal), dejection, moodiness, low spirits, the dumps (informal), doldrums, gloominess, glumness Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues. Related words adjective cyanic Shades of blueaqua, aquamarine, azure, Cambridge blue, cerulean, clear blue, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cyan, duck-egg blue, electric blue, gentian blue, heliotrope, indigo, lapis lazuli, midnight blue, navy blue, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, periwinkle, perse, petrol blue, pewter, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, sky blue, steel blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue Translations blue [bluː] A. ADJ (bluer (compar) (bluest (superl))) 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 → puedes gritar hasta hartarte to go like a blue streak (US) → ir como un rayo to talk like a blue streak (US) → hablar muy deprisa 3. (= sad) → triste, deprimido to feel blue → estar deprimido, estar tristón to look blue → tener aspecto triste 4. (Pol) → conservador B. N 1. (= colour) → azul m 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 6. Dark/Light Blue (Brit) (Univ) → deportista mf representante de Oxford/Cambridge C. VT 2. (Brit) (= squander) → despilfarrar D. CPD blue baby N → niño/a m/f azul, niño/a m/f cianótico/a blue beret N → casco m azul blue blood N → sangre f azul blue book N (US) (Scol) → cuaderno m de exámenes blue cheese N → queso m de pasta verde blue chips NPL = blue-chip securities see blue-chip blue jeans NPL → tejanos mpl, vaqueros mpl blue pencil N → lápiz m negro(en la censura) see also blue-pencil Blue Peter N (Naut) → bandera f de salida blue shark N → tiburón m azul blue whale N → ballena f azul blue whiting N → bacaladilla f blue [ˈbluː] blue adj (+er) → blau; blue with cold → blau vor Kälte; until you’re blue in the face (inf) → bis zum Gehtnichtmehr (inf), → bis zum Erbrechen (inf); once in a blue moon → alle Jubeljahre (einmal); like a blue streak (inf) → wie ein geölter Blitz (inf); into the wide or wild blue yonder → weit weit weg (inf: = miserable) → melancholisch, trübsinnig; to feel blue → den Moralischen haben (inf); to look blue → traurig aussehen (inf: = obscene) language → derb, nicht salonfähig; joke → schlüpfrig; film → Porno-, Sex-; the air was blue (with oaths) → da habe ich/hat er etc vielleicht geflucht (inf) (Pol) → konservativ n (Pol) → Konservative(r) mf (inf) the blues pl (= depression) → der Moralische (inf); to have the blues → den Moralischen haben (inf) (Univ Sport) Student von Oxford oder Cambridge, der bei Wettkämpfen seine Universität vertritt (oder vertreten hat); (= colours) blaue Mütze, Symbol dafür, dass man seine Universität in Wettkämpfen vertreten hat blue: blue baby n → Baby nt → mit angeborenem Herzfehler Bluebeard n → Ritter Blaubart m bluebell blue beret n → Blauhelm m blueberry n → Blau- or Heidelbeere f bluebird n → Rotkehlhüttensänger m blue-blooded adj → blaublütig bluebook bluebottle n → Schmeißfliege f blue cheese n → Blauschimmelkäse m blue-chip adj → erstklassig; shares also → Blue-Chip-; investment → sicher; blue company → Blue-Chip-Firma f, seriöses Unternehmen mit guter Finanzlage blue-collar blue helmet n → Blauhelm m blue jeans pl → Bluejeans pl blue line n (US: Typ) → Blaupause f blue: blue-pencil blueprint bluestocking n (fig) → Blaustrumpf m blue: bluetit n → Blaumeise f blue-water blue whale n → Blauwal m blue [bluː] 1. adj a. (light blue) → azzurro/a, celeste; (darker) → blu inv bright blue → bluette inv blue with cold → livido/a dal freddo once in a blue moon → a ogni morte di papa you can talk till you're blue in the face → puoi parlare fino a domani to be in a blue funk (old) → avere una fifa nera b. (obscene, film, book) → porno inv; (joke) → sporco/a, sconcio/a 2. n (colour) (see adj) → azzurro, celeste m, blu m inv the blue (sky) → l'azzurro out of the blue (fig) → all'improvviso blue [bluː] 1. adj a. (light blue) → azzurro/a, celeste; (darker) → blu inv bright blue → bluette inv blue with cold → livido/a dal freddo once in a blue moon → a ogni morte di papa you can talk till you're blue in the face → puoi parlare fino a domani to be in a blue funk (old) → avere una fifa nera b. (obscene, film, book) → porno inv; (joke) → sporco/a, sconcio/a 2. n (colour) (see adj) → azzurro, celeste m, blu m inv the blue (sky) → l'azzurro out of the blue (fig) → all'improvviso adj blue [bluː] 1 of the colour of a cloudless sky blue paint; Her eyes are blue. blou أزْرَق син modrý blå blau μπλε, γαλάζιος azul sinine آبی sininen bleu כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ नीला plavo kék biru blár litur blu, azzurro 青い 파란색의 mėlynas zils biru blauw blå(farget) niebieski azul albastru голубой, синий modrý moder plav blå ฟ้า; น้ำเงิน mavi 天藍色 синій; блакитний نیلا xanh 蓝色 2 sad or depressed I'm feeling blue today. af, depressief حَزين، كَئيب унил sklíčený, smutný i dårligt humør; deprimeret niedergeschlagen sein μελαγχολικός triste, deprimido, melancólico kurvameelne محزون؛ دلگیر surullinen déprimé דִכָּאוֹן @@@דִּיכָּאוֹן$$$ दुखी भावना potišten rosszkedvű sedih dapur depresso 憂うつな 우울한 liūdnas, prislėgtas drūms; nomākts sedih zwaarmoedig nedfor, «deppa», utafor przygnębiony deprimido trist подавленный, в состоянии хандры sklesnutý potrt tužan nere, deppig เศร้าใจ efkârlı, hüzünlü, kederli 沮喪的 понурий, засмучений افسردہ ، اداس chán nản 沮丧的 n 1 the colour of a cloudless sky That is a beautiful blue. blou اللون الأزرق син, лазурен modř, modrá barva blå das Blau το γαλάζιο χρώμα azul sinine رنگ آبی sininen bleu כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ नीला रंग modrina (kék) ég warna langit cerah himinblámi blu, azzurro 青色 하늘색 mėlynumas, žydrumas zila krāsa langit biru blauw (himmelens) blå lazur azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba sinjina plavetnilo blå färg, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ำเงิน mavi 天藍色 синій колір آسمانی رنگ màu xanh 天蓝色 2 a blue paint, material etc We'll have to get some more blue. blou دِهانٌ أزْرَق синьо modř, modrá barva blå(t) das Blau υλικό μπλε χρώματος (π.χ. μπογιά) azul sinine رنگدانۀ آبی sininen esine bleu צֶבָע כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ एक नीला पेंट या सामग्री plava boja kék (szín) cat biru blá málning blu 青の絵具 청색 물감 mėlyni dažai materiāls zilā krāsā cat biru blauw blått błękit azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba modra barva plava farba blå, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ำเงิน mavi boya 藍顏料 синя фарба روغن کا رنگ phẩm xanh, sơn xanh 蓝颜料 3 the sky or the sea The balloon floated off into the blue. bloute السَّماءُ أو البَحْر море, небе modro, modrojas ud i det blå das Blau ουρανός, θάλασσα cielo; mar taevas, meri آسمان؛ دریا meri tai taivas ciel הַיָם, הַשָׁמַים आसमान या समुद्र plavetnilo (kék) ég, (kék) tenger langit himin-/hafblámi cielo; mare 空, 海 하늘, 바다 mėlynė zilgme; jūra biru lucht, zee himmelen błękit azul cer небо; море diaľka modrina plavetnilo det blå ท้องฟ้าหรือทะเล gökyüzü ya da deniz 藍天;碧海 небо; море آسمان یا سمندر bầu trời, biển cả 蓝天;碧海 n blueness blouerigheid زُرْقَه син цвят modř det at være blåfarvet; det at være i dårligt humør die Bläue το μπλε χρώμα ως ιδιότητα azul, lo azul sina حزن؛ اندوه sinisyys bleu עַצבוּת, דִכדוּך नीलापन plavetnilo, modrina kékség biru blámi; blár litur azzurro 青さ 푸름 mėlynumas zilums kebiruan blauwheid det å være blåfarget; nedtrykthet błękit azul albăstreală синева modrosť sinjina plavetnilo blåhet ความเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ำเงิน mavilik 藍色 синява, блакитність نیلاہٹ sự buồn chán 蓝色 adj bluish quite blue; close to blue a bluish green. blou مائِلٌ إلى الزُّرْقَه синкав modravý, namodralý blålig; blå- bläulich γαλαζωπός azulado sinakas مایل به آبی sinertävä bleuâtre כְּחַלחַל नीलापन लिए plavo kékes kebiru-biruan bláleitur bluastro, azzurrognolo 青みがかった 푸르스름한 melsvas zilgans kebiru-biruan blauwachtig blålig niebieskawy azulado albăstrui, albăstriu голубоватый, синеватый modravý modrikast plavkast blåaktig ซึ่งเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ำเงิน mavimtrak 帶藍色的 синюватий نیلاہٹ بھرا hơi xanh 带蓝色的 n bluebottle a kind of large house-fly with a blue abdomen. brommer ذُبابَةٌ زَرْقاء вид голяма синя муха masařka spyflue der Brummer κρεατόμυγα moscón lihakärbes نوعی خرمگس lihakärpänen mouche bleue זְבוּב הַתּכֶלֶת मक्खी muha zujara húslégy lalat besar fiskifluga, maðkafluga, húsfluga moscone azzurro あおばえ 청파리 mėsinė musė zilā muša langau biru bromvlieg spyflue mucha mięsna varejeira muscă albastră трупная муха mäsiarka mesarska muha vrsta muve spyfluga แมลงวันหัวเขียว mavi at sineği 青蠅 м'ясна муха نیلے رنگ کی مکھی nhặng xanh 绿头大苍蝇 adj bluecollar (of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff. blouboordjie أصْحابُ الياقَةِ الزَّرْقاء: العَمّال работнически dělnický industri-; fabriks-; special- blauer Arbeitsanzug εργάτης εργοστασίου obrero sinikrae- کارگران فنی و نیمه فنی sinikauluksinen col bleu צַווָארוֹן כָּחוֹל शारीरिक श्रम करने वाले श्रमिक fizički, industrijski fizikai munkás pekerja kasar verkamanna-, iðnverkamanna- operaio 筋肉労働者の 육체 노동의 fizinio darbo darbininkas fiziska darba [] pekerja kolar biru hand-, handen- arbeider- pracownik fizyczny operário salahor, care munceşte cu braţele производственный рабочий, синий воротничок robotnícky delovni pajac radnički arbetar- ซึ่งเป็นชนชั้นแรงงาน işçi sınıfından 藍領(勞工)階級 робітничої професії فیکٹری میں کام کرنے والے lao động chân tay 蓝领工人 n blueprint a detailed photographic plan of work to be carried out the blueprints for a new aircraft. bloudruk مُخَطَّطٌ تَفْصيلي подробен план/проект/описание plán, nákres blåtryk die Blaupause προσχέδιο anteproyecto sinikoopia, plaan نقشۀ کلی pohjapiirros bleu תַרשִים अन्तिम रूप-रेखा nacrt tervrajz rancangan áætlun, uppdráttur progetto 青写真 청사진 brėžinys, planas plāns; projekts merangka tindak blauwdruk plan; blåkopi, lyskopi projekt plano plan, schiţă светокопия (technicky) modrák načrt plan planritning, utkast พิมพ์เขียว ozalit kopya 藍圖 детальний проект, план کام کرنے کے لئے مفصل نقشہ bản kế hoạch 蓝图 once in a blue moon very seldom He visits his mother once in a blue moon. selde نادِرٌ، قَلَّمـا يَحْدُث много рядко jednou za uherský rok sjældent alle Jubeljahre μια στο τόσο de higos a brevas haruharva به ندرت؛ تقریباً هرگز hyvin harvoin tous les trente-six du mois פָּעַם בְּיוֹבֵל कभी-कभार vrlo rijetko hébe-hóba jarang sekali mjög sjaldan di rado, ogni morte di papa ごくまれに 아주 드물게 labai retai ļoti reti sangat jarang een hoogstenkele keer en gang hvert jubelår bardzo rzadko, raz od wielkiego święta raramente din an în Paşti очень редко raz za uhorský rok na vsake kvatre enkrat veoma retko sällan eller aldrig ไม่บ่อย kırk yılda bir, pek ender 千載難逢 дуже рідко کبھی کبھار hiếm khi 千载难逢 out of the blue without warning He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first. uit die bloute فَجْأه، على غَيْرِ انتِظار изведнъж z čista jasna, znenadání uden varsel aus heiterem Himmel απροειδοποίητα, ξαφνικά como caído del cielo, de improviso nagu välk selgest taevast ناگهان؛ غیرمنتظره äkkiarvaamatta à l'improviste פִּתְאוֹם बिना कोई खोज-खबर दिए iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörum all'improvviso 出し抜けに 불시에 kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangaus pēkšņi; bez brīdinājuma tiba-tiba datang onverwacht uten varsel niespodziewanie, ni stąd ni zowąd de surpresa pe neaşteptate внезапно, без предупреждения znenazdania kar na lepem iznenada utan förvarning, helt oväntat ไม่ได้บอกล่วงหน้า ansızın, beklenmedik bir zamanda, pat diye 突然地 несподівано; як грім з неба اچانک ، دفعۃً hoàn toàn bất ngờ 突然地 the blues low spirits; depression He's got the blues today but he's usually cheerful. depressiwiteit, terneergedruktheid كآبه отчаяние smutná/mrzutá nálada melankoli; tungsind die Schwermut μελαγχολία, κατήφεια melancolía, depresión masendus افسرده؛ غمگین masentuneisuus cafard בְּלוּז अवसाद, मायूसी melankolija rossz hangulat tekanan jiwa þunglyndi depressione 気のふさぎ 우울함 bloga/prislėgta nuotaika, depresija grūtsirdība; depresija sugul zwaarmoedigheid melankoli, tungsinn chandra depressão deprimare, tristeţe хандра zlá nálada potrtost tuga deppighet, [] deppig ความเศร้าเสียใจ hüzün, iç sıkıntısı 憂鬱,垂頭喪氣 меланхолія, нудьга رنجیدہ ہونا، مایوس ہونا sự buồn chán 忧郁,垂头丧气 blue → أزرق modrý blå blau γαλάζιος azul sininen bleu plav blu 青い 파란 blauw blå niebieski azul голубой blå สีฟ้า mavi xanh da trời 蓝色的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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