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colour
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col·our  (klr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of color.

colour or US color
Noun
1. a property of things that results from the particular wavelengths of light which they reflect or give out, producing a sensation in the eye
2. a colour, such as a red or green, that possesses hue, as opposed to black, white, or grey
3. a substance, such as a dye, that gives colour
4. the skin complexion of a person
5. the use of all the colours in painting, drawing, or photography
6. the distinctive tone of a musical sound
7. details which give vividness or authenticity: I walked the streets and absorbed the local colour
8. semblance or pretext: under colour of
Verb
1. to apply colour to (something)
2. to influence or distort: anger coloured her judgment
3. to become red in the face, esp. when embarrassed or annoyed
4. to give a convincing appearance to: he coloured his account of what had happened
See also colours [Latin color]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.colour - any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
indicator - (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
mordant - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
tincture - a substances that colors metals
hematochrome - a reddish coloring material found in some algae
pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
pigment - any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
stain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
2.colour - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
person of color, person of colour - (formal) any non-European non-white person
3.colour - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
4.colourcolour - interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
interestingness, interest - the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
5.colour - the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
timbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
6.colourcolour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
visual property - an attribute of vision
primary color, primary colour - any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
heather mixture, heather - interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
mottle - an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green"
tint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
achromatic color, achromatic colour - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
coloration, colouration - appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"
complexion, skin color, skin colour - the coloring of a person's face
dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour - a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
7.colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
color of law, colour of law - a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights"
simulacrum - an insubstantial or vague semblance
face value - the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
guise, pretence, pretext, pretense - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
camouflage, disguise - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
verisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
8.colour - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Verb1.colour - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"
act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
2.colour - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
miniate - paint with red lead or vermilion
3.colour - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"
apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
4.colour - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
5.colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
blackwash - color with blackwash
parti-color, motley - make motley; color with different colors
polychrome, polychromise, polychromize - color with many colors; make polychrome
azure - color azure; "Morning azured the village"
empurple, purpurate, purple - color purple
aurify - turn golden
verdigris - color verdigris
pinkify - make pink
incarnadine - make flesh-colored
brown, embrown - make brown in color; "the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard"
handcolor, handcolour - color by hand; "Some old photographs are handcolored"
tinct, tint, tinge, touch - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
pigment - color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"
hue, imbue - suffuse with color
retouch - give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
silver - make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
gray, grey - make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky"
tone - change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"
redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
blotch, mottle, streak - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
6.colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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
Adj.1.colour - having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"
photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

colour U.S. color
noun 1. hue, tone, shade, tint, tinge, tincture, colourway
noun 2. paint, stain, dye, tint, pigment, tincture, coloration, colourwash, colorant
plural noun 4. flag, standard, banner, emblem, ensign
verb 6. blush, flush, crimson, redden, go crimson, burn, go as red as a beetroot
Translations
colour, color (US) [ˈkʌləʳ] ncolor m
vtcolorear, pintar (= dye); teñir
vi (= blush) → sonrojarse;
colours npl [of party, club] → colores mpl

colour (US), color [ˈkʌləʳ] ncouleur f
vtcolorer (= dye); teindre (= paint); peindre;
(with crayons) → colorier [+ news]; fausser, exagérer
vi (= blush) → rougir
cpd [film, photograph, television] → en couleur;
colours npl [of party, club] → couleurs fpl;
I'd like a different colour → je le voudrais dans un autre coloris
colour in vtcolorier

colour (US) color [ˈkʌləʳ] nFarbe f;
(skin colour) → Hautfarbe f;
(of spectacle etc) → Atmosphäre f
vtbemalen;
(with crayons) → ausmalen;
(dye) → färben (fig); beeinflussen
vi (blush) → erröten, rot werden
cpdFarb-;
colours npl (of party, club etc) → Farben pl;
in colour (film) → in Farbe;
(illustrations) → bunt
colour in colour vtausmalen

colour (US), color [ˈkʌləʳ] ncolore m
vtcolorare (= tint, dye); tingere;
(fig) (= affect); influenzare
viarrossire
cpd [film, photograph, television] → a colori;
colours npl [of party, club] → emblemi mpl

colour
n colour [ˈkalə]
1 a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours. kleur لَوْن цвят barva farve die Farbe χρώμα color värv(us) رنگ väri couleur צֶבַע रंग boja szín warna litur colore spalva krāsa; nokrāsa warna primer kleur farge kolor cor culoare цвет farba barva boja färg, kulör สี renk 顏色 колір رنگ màu sắc
2 paint(s) That artist uses water-colours. verf دِهان، طِلاء боя barva farve die Farbe μπογιά color värv(id) رنگ نقاشی väri peinture צֶבַע पेंट boja, kolorit festék cat litur colore 絵の具 물감 dažai krāsa; krāsviela cat air verf -farge farba tinta vop­sea краска farba barva boje färg สี boya 顏料 фарба تصویریں بنانے والا پینٹ thuốc màu
3 (a) skin-colour varying with race people of all colours. gelaatskleur لَوْن البَشَرَه، عِرْق раса barva pleti hudfarve die Farbe χρώμα color nahavärv رنگ پوست؛ نژاد ihonväri couleur צֶבַע עוֹר रंगीन त्वचा boja szín warna kulit hörundslitur colore 皮膚の色 피부색 (odos) spalva sejas krāsa warna kulit huidskleur (hud)farge kolor (skóry) cor culoare цвет кожи farba pleti barva boja kože hudfärg สีผิว renk, ten 膚色 колір обличчя جلد کا رنگ màu da
4 vividness; interest There's plenty of colour in his stories. karakter لَوْن، وُضوح، اهْتِمام колорит barvitost liv die Stimmung χρώμα (μτφ.), ζωηρότητα, ενδιαφέρον color värvikus گیرایی؛ جذبه värikkyys couleur חֲיוּת विविधता boja életszerűség menarik líf og fjör colore 生彩 특색, 개성 koloritas kolorīts menarik kleur fargerikdom koloryt cor culoare живость kolorit barvitost atmosfera färg, liv ความชัดเจน renkli, renklilik 生動 колорит دلچسپی ، کشش nhiều màu sắc
adj
(of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white colour film; colour television. kleur مُلَوَّن цветен barevný farve- Farb-... έγχρωμος en color värvus-, värvi- رنگی väri- en couleur צִבְעוני रंगीन boja színes berwarna lita, lit- a colori カラーの spalvotas krāsu- berwarna kleuren- farge-, kulørt kolorowy a cores color цветной farebný barven u boji färg- ซึ่งมีสี renkli 彩色的 кольоровий رنگین có màu 彩色
v
to put colour on; to paint They coloured the walls yellow. verf يُلَوِّن боядисвам nabarvit; natřít farve; male färben χρωματίζω pintar, colorear värvima رنگ زدن؛ نقاشی کردن värjätä, maalata peindre לצְבּוֹע रंग करना, भरना obojiti (be)fest mengecat lita colorare, dipingere 色をつける (nu)dažyti, spalvinti krāsot mengecat kleuren farge(legge), male, legge/sette farge malować pintar a vopsi окрашивать nafarbiť barvati obojiti färga, färglägga ระบายสี boyamak 給...著色 фарбувати; забарвлювати رنگ کرنا tô màu ...
adj coloured
1 having colour She prefers white baths to coloured baths. gekleurde مُلَوَّن оцветен barevný farvet bunt χρωματιστός de colores värviline رنگی värillinen coloré צָבוּע रंगीन obojen (-)színű berwarna litaður colorato 色のついた 색채가 있는 spalvotas krāsains; krāsots berwarna gekleurd farget, kulørt, fargerik kolorowy de cor colorat цветной farebný barvast u boji färgad, kulört มีสีสัน renkli 有色的 кольоровий رنگین có màu sắc
2 belonging to a dark-skinned race There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured. Kleurlinge أسْمَر، زِنْجي чернокож barevný farvet farbig έγχρωμος, που ανήκει στη μαύρη φυλή de color värviline غیر سفید پوست värillinen de couleur “צִבְעוֹנִי” श्वेत की जगह दूसरे रंग की नस्ल के लोग obojen színesbőrű berkulit hitam litaður di colore 有色人種の 유색 인종의 tamsiaodis tumšādains kulit hitam niet-blank farget; mørkhudet kolorowy de cor de culoare цветной farebný temnopolt obojeni färgad ผิวดำ zenci 有色人種的 темношкірий جلد کا رنگ ہونا da màu
n
(sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin. Bruinmense الإنسان الملوّن: الأسود цветнокож barevný neger; farvet der/die Farbige έγχρωμος persona de color värviline سیاهپوست neekeri personne de couleur “כּוּשִׁי” काले crnac színesbőrű kulit hitam litaður, hörundsdökkur persona di colore 黒人 유색인 spalvotasis tumšādainais negro kleurling farget, neger kolorowy de cor pessoa persoană de culoare цветное население farebný črnec obojeni färgad คนผิวดำ zenci; siyah derili kimse 有色人種的人(尤指黑人) чорний, негр گہرے رنگ کا người da màu
adj colourful
1 full of colour a colourful pattern. kleurvol مُلَوَّن، كَثيرُ الألْوان наситен pestrý farverig; kulørt farbenfroh πολύχρωμος lleno de color, vistoso värvirikas رنگارنگ värikäs vif צִבעוֹנִי संगीन, सजीव obilno obojen, živobojan, slikovit, šaren színpompás warna-warni litríkur pieno di colori 色彩豊かな 울긋불긋한 spalvingas krāsains berwarna-warni kleurig fargerik kolorowy colorido viu colorat яркий farebný, pestrý pisan živopisan färgrik, färgstark ที่มีสีสันสดใส renkli, renk renk 色彩豐富的 барвистий رنگین نمونہ nhiều màu sắc
2 vivid and interesting a colourful account of his experiences. kleurigheid نابِض بالحَيَوِيَّه، مُمْتِع ярък barvitý farverig farbig γλαφυρός lleno de colorido värvikas زنده و با روح värikäs coloré סַסגוֹנִי मजेदार šaren, mnogobojan, uzbudljiv élénk menarik litríkur og lifandi pieno di colore いきいきとした 생생한 įdomus, gyvas spilgts menarik kleurrijk fargerik, strålende barwny vivo plin de culoare красочный pestrý slikovit živopisan färgstark, målande ที่ชัดเจน ilginç, renkli 豐富多彩的 яскравий دلچسپی سے بھر پورہونا sinh động
n colouring
1 something used to give colour She put pink colouring in the icing. kleurmiddel تَلْوين، مادَّةٌ مُلَوِّنَه оцветител barvivo farve; farvestof; kulør die Farbe κτ. που δίνει χρώμα colorante värv مادۀ رنگی؛ رنگدانه väri, väriaine colorant צֶבַע מַאֲכָל रंग boja, obojenje színezés pewarna litur colorante 着色料 착색제 dažomoji medžiaga, dažai krāsviela pewarna kleurstof fargestoff, kulør, koloritt barwnik corante colorant красящее вещество farbivo barvilo boja färg[]ning, färg[], färgmedel สีผสมอาหาร gıda boyası 著色 барвник رنگ کرنے کے لئے کوئی چیز sự tô màu
2 complexion She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion). kleurpigmente لَوْنُ البَشَرَه тен pleť ansigtsfarve; teint die Gesichtsfarbe απόχρωση (δέρματος) tez jume رنگ پوست ihonväri teint צֶבַע रंग kolorit szín(ezet) warna kulit litaraft, hörundslitur colorito 色つや 혈색 veido spalva sejas krāsa warna kulit gelaatskleur ansiktsfarge, teint cera coloração ten цвет лица pleť polt ten ansiktsfärg ลักษณะผิว cilt veya saç rengi 面色 колір (обличчя, волосся) گہرا رنگ ہونا nước da
adj colourless
1 without colour Water is colourless. achromaties لا لَوْنَ له безцветен bezbarvý farveløs farblos άχρωμος incoloro värvitu بی رنگ väritön incolore חֲסַר צֶבַע रंगहीन bez boja, bezbojan színtelen tanpa warna litlaus incolore 無色の 빛깔이 없는 bespalvis bezkrāsains tidak berwarna kleurloos fargeløs bezbarwny incolor incolor бесцветный bezfarebný brezbarven bezbojan färglös ที่ไม่มีสี renksiz 無色的 безбарвний, блідий بے رنگ nhợt nhạt
2 not lively or interesting a colourless young woman. kleurloos, bleek غَيْر حَيَوي، غَيْر مُمْتِع безинтересен nudný, nic neříkající farveløs farblos άχρωμος (μτφ.), μη ενδιαφέρων soso, sin gracia ilma särata ملال آور؛ خسته کننده väritön terne לֹא מְעַנייֵן अरूचिकर mrtav, bez života, suhoparan unalmas tidak menarik litlaus; leiðinlegur scialbo 生彩のない 특색이 없는 blankus neinteresants; garlaicīgs tidak menarik kleurloos fargeløs, grå og kjedelig, blass nijaki desenxabido tern, neinteresant неинтересный nudný suhoparen bezličan färglös ที่ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา donuk, ruhsuz 不生動的 нецікавий غیر دلچسپ tẻ nhạt
n pl colours
1 the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports He won his cricket colours last season. kleure إمْتِياز، فَوْز включен съм в спортен тим řazení do družstva komme med på holdet die Farben διάκριση, νίκη colores värvid جایگاه برتر در یک تیم ورزشی pelipaikka, paikka edustusjoukkueessa sélection (faire partie de pour l'équipe) סֶמֶל जीत stijeg, barjak válogatott seleksi komast í lið insegne レギュラーになる skiriamosios spalvos ženklas uzņemšana sporta komandā seleksi insigne komme med laget odznaka reprezentanta insígnias drapel форма лидера zaradenie do mužstva mesto v moštvu klupska oznaka klubbdräkt ตำแหน่งชนะ takıma girme, takıma seçilme 被選入運動隊 відмітний знак جیتنے کا امتیاز giải thưởng thể thao
2 a flag Army regiments salute the colours when on parade. vaandelparade عَلَم флаг prapor, vlajka flag; fane die Fahne σημαία bandera, enseña lipp پرچم lippu drapeau דֶגֶל झंडा zastava, barjak nemzeti zászló bendera flagg, fáni bandiera 기(旗), 군기 vėliava karogs bendera vaandel flagg, fane sztandar bandeira uniformă знамя; флаг zástava zastava zastava flagga, fana ธง bayrak, sancak, flâma 旗幟 прапор, знамено جھنڈا cờ hiệu
3 a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person. kleure مَلابِس مُلَوَّنَه مُمَيِّزَه цветна униформа на жокей, показваща националната му принадлежност barvy jockeydragt das Trikot διακριτικά χρώματα colores võistlusvärvid کت کوتاهی که سوارکاران به تن می کنند kilpavärit couleurs סֶמֶל यूनीफार्म stijag, barjak mez warna borði, merki colori 騎手の色服 (소속을 나타내는) 표지, 옷 (tam tikros spalvos) žokėjaus marškiniai (žokeja) tērpa krāsas warna gekleurd buis jockeydrakt bluza dżokejska insígnias uniformă цветная куртка farba barve tunika džokeja jacka, dräkt เสื้อคุลมนักแข่งม้า forma (職業賽馬師穿的)彩色緊身衣 “колір конюшні”; жакет жокея رنگین لباس phù hiệu trên người hoặc ngựa đua表示某人
adj colour-blind
unable to tell the difference between certain colours As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green. kleurblind مُصابٌ بِعَمى الألْوان далтонист barvoslepý farveblind farbenblind που πάσχει από αχρωματοψία daltónico värvipime کور رنگ värisokea daltonien עִווֵר צְבַעִים @@@עִיווֵר צְבַעִים$$$ वर्णान्धता slijep za boje színvak buta warna litblindur daltonico 色盲の 색맹의 neskiriantis spalvų, daltonikas krāsu akls buta warna kleurenblind fargeblind daltonista daltónico daltonist страдающий дальтонизмом farboslepý slep za barve daltonista färgblind ตาบอดสี renk körü 色盲 той, що не розрізняє кольорів, хворий на дальтонізм جو رنگون میں امتیاز نہ کر سکے mù màu
n colour scheme
an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc. kleurskema تَرْتيبُ الألْوان في البَيْت съчетание на цветове barevné uspořádání farvesammensætning; farvevalg die Farbgebung συνδυασμός χρωμάτων combinación de colores värviskaala, värvivalik شیوۀ گزینش رنگ ها برهی تزئینات داخلی خانه värisuunnitelma combinaison de couleurs מַעֲרַך הַצבָעִים रंगयोजना paleta boja színösszeállítás kombinasi warna litaval disposizione dei colori 色彩設計 색채 배합 spalvų derinys krāsu izkārtojums susunan warna kleurschakering fargesammensetning/-valg arranjo de cores îmbi­nare de culori цветовая гамма farebné usporiadanie barvna kombinacija paleta boja färgschema, färg[]sättning แผงสี renk uygunluğu (室內裝飾的)色彩設計 сполучення кольорів رنگوں کی ترتیب sự phối màu
adj off-ˈcolour
not feeling well He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party. kroeserig, sleg voel مُنْحَرِف الصِّحَّه أو المزاج неразположен špatně se cítící uvel; uoplagt elend αδιάθετος indispuesto haiglane, vormist väljas کسل؛ دمق huonovointinen souffrant לֹא לְהַרגִיש טוֹב अच्छा नहीं महसूस करना ne svjež nem érzi jól magát tidak sehat fölur giù di corda 身体の調子が悪い 건강이 좋지 않은 nekaip atrodantis justies neveselam tak sihat onwel uvel, uopplagt niedysponowany maldisposto indispus в форме не zle sa cítiť slabo se počutiti osećati se loše krasslig, ur form รู้สึกไม่ค่อยสบาย rahatsız 身體不適的 той, що нездужає طبیعت کا ناساز ہونا cảm thấy không khỏe
colour in
to put colour into (drawings etc) He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page. inkleur يُلَوِّن обагрям vybarvit farvelægge ausmalen χρωματίζω colorear ära värvima رنگ زدن värittää colorier לִצבּוֹע रंगना obojiti (ki)színez mewarnai lita colorare 色を塗る 색칠하다 nuspalvinti iekrāsot mewarna inkleuren fargelegge pokolorować colorir a colora раскрашивать vymaľovať pobarvati obojiti färga in เติมสีสันให้กับ boyamak 上色 розфарбовувати رنگ بھرنا tô màu
show oneself in one's true colours
to show or express one's real character, opinion etc He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity. kleur beken يَظْهَرُ عَلى حَقيقَتِهِ разкривам истинската си същност vybarvit se, ukázat se v pravém světle vise sit sande jeg sein wahres Gesicht zeigen δείχνω τον πραγματικό μου εαυτό mostrarse tal como se es oma õiget nägu näitama طینت واقعی خود را نشان دادن paljastaa oikea karvansa se révéler tel que l'on est vraiment לְהַראוֹת אֶת הַאוֹפּי הָאָמִיתִי अपनी असलियत उजागर करना pokazati se u pravome svjetlu kimutatja a foga fehérét memperlihatkan watak sÿna sitt rétta eðli mostrarsi come si è veramente 本性を現わす 본성을 드러내다 parodyti savo tikrąjį veidą parādīt savu īsto seju menunjukkan diri yang sebenar zich in zijn ware gedaante tonen vise sitt sanne jeg pokazać swoje prawdziwe oblicze tal qual mostrar-se é a-şi arăta adevărata faţă предстать в истинном свете vyfarbiť sa pokazati svoj pravi značaj pokazati pravo lice visa sitt rätta (verkliga) jag อุปนิสัย gerçek yüzünü göstermek, ne mal olduğunu göstermek 現出本性 показати справжнє обличчя اصلی رنگ مین آنا bản chất
with flying colours
with great success He passed his exam with flying colours. met vlieënde vaandels; triomfantelik يُحَثِّق نَجاحا كَبيرا отлично s triumfem overlegent mit fliegenden Fahnen, mit großem Erfolg με μεγάλη επιτυχία airosamente lippude lehvides بسیار موفقیت آمیز loistavasti haut la main לְהָשִיג הָצלָחָה גְדוֹלָה जबरदस्त जीत pobijediti, trijumfirati kitűnő eredménnyel dengan baik sekali með glæsibrag con tutti gli onori 大成功を収めて 의기 양양하게 labai sėkmingai, pergalingai uzvaroši; ar izcilām sekmēm berjaya dengan cemerlang met vlag en wimpel overlegent śpiewająco, z honorami triunfalmente cu feli­citări с блеском triumfálne zmagoslavno s odličnim uspehom med glans ความสำเร็จ büyük bir başarıyla 大為成功 успішно بڑی کامیابی حاصل کرنا thành công rực rỡ


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