colour
BrE /ˈkʌlə/ AmE /ˈkɑːlər/
noun / adjective en → es
the appearance of something as a result of the light reflected from it, or the quality of being coloured in this way
color, tonalidad
- a colour
Collocations red/green/blue/yellow colour · colour of something
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The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.
El cielo era un hermoso tono de azul.
the quality of being coloured in this way
color, tinte
- in colour
Collocations full colour · colour version
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The film is in full colour.
La película está en color completo.
a substance that you use to paint something, or the particular shade of a colour that it produces
pintura, tinta
- a tube/can of colour
Collocations paint colour · colour for painting
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He bought a can of white paint.
Compró una lata de pintura blanca.
to show or make something visible, especially by adding colour to it
mostrar, revelar
- take sth into colour
Collocations colour a picture · colour something in
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She coloured the map to show different areas.
Ella coloreó el mapa para mostrar diferentes áreas.
to become red in your face because of anger, embarrassment, etc.
sonrojarse, ponerse rojo de vergüenza/ira
- sb's face colours
Collocations colour with anger · colour from embarrassment
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Her cheeks coloured when she saw him.
Se sonrojó cuando lo vio.
to add colour to a black-and-white image or film, or to change the colour of something on a computer screen
colorar, añadir color
- colour sth
Collocations colour an image · colour a film
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The software can colour black-and-white photos.
El software puede añadir color a las fotos en blanco y negro.
to add or change the colour of something on a computer screen
colorar, cambiar el color
- colour sth
Collocations colour an icon · colour the background
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She coloured the icons to make them easier to find.
Ella cambió el color de los iconos para que fueran más fáciles de encontrar.
to support or oppose a political party, cause, etc.
apoyar, tomar partido por
- take sides in sth
Collocations colour for a political party · colour against something
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He refused to colour for either side.
Él se negó a tomar partido por ninguno de los dos bandos.