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color English-German

→ see colour

color2 English-Spanish

pintar, colorear

color in colour ( color) British & World English

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light

off-color English-Spanish

to feel off color

color guard British & World English

a uniformed group, especially of soldiers, police officers, or school representatives, who parade or present their institution’s flag (and sometimes their national flag) on ceremonial occasions

four-color British & World English

denoting a color printing process using red, cyan (greenish blue), yellow, and black inks on separate plates that are serially transferred to the same sheet to produce images in full color

full colour in full1 British & World English

the full range of colours

color-blind English-Spanish

daltónico, daltoniano

color-coded English-Spanish

codificado con colores

color scheme English-Spanish

(combinación

lend or give colour to in colour ( color) British & World English

make something seem true or probable

troop the colour in troop British & World English

perform the ceremony of parading a regiment’s flag along ranks of soldiers

see the colour of someone's money in money British & World English

receive some proof that someone has enough money to pay for something

bicolour British & World English

having two colours

colour bar British & World English

a social system in which black people are denied access to the same rights, opportunities, and facilities as white people

oil colour British & World English

another term for oil paint.

recolour ( recolor) British & World English

colour again or differently

tricolour ( tricolor) British & World English

a flag with three bands or blocks of different colours, especially the French national flag with equal upright bands of blue, white, and red

body colour British & World English

opaque pigment used in painting, especially gouache

colour code British & World English

a system of marking things with different colours as a means of identification

colour-code in colour code British & World English

mark (things) with different colours as a means of identification

colour fast British & World English

dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out

colour wash British & World English

coloured distemper

tone colour British & World English

another term for timbre.

broken colour British & World English

a colour mixed or juxtaposed closely with another

colour-blind British & World English

unable to distinguish certain colours, or (rarely in humans) any colours at all

colour filter British & World English

a photographic filter that absorbs light of certain colours

colour phase British & World English

a genetic or seasonal variation in the colour of the skin, pelt, or feathers of an animal

colour scheme British & World English

an arrangement or combination of colours, especially one used in interior decoration

colour wheel British & World English

a circle with different coloured sectors used to show the relationship between colours

cross-color in cross-colour ( cross-color) British & World English

coloured flashes of interference in a colour television receiver caused by the misinterpretation of high-frequency luminance detail as colour information

false colour British & World English

colour added during the processing of a photographic or computer image to aid interpretation of the subject

flesh colour British & World English

a light brownish pink

local colour British & World English

the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character

watercolour ( watercolor) British & World English

artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent colour

colour reversal British & World English

the process of producing a positive image directly from another positive