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colour (ˈkʌləʳ Pronunciation for colour )  (British) or color (US)

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noun

  1. [of thing] couleur feminine ⇒ What colour is it? C'est de quelle couleur?

    in colour [film, illustrations] en couleur

    to want to see the colour of sb's money vouloir voir la couleur de l'argent de qn

  2. [of person, skin] couleur feminine
  3. (= dye) teinture feminine
  4. (= liveliness) couleur feminine

Derived Forms

colours plural noun
  1.   [of party, club] couleurs feminine plural
  2. (= flag)  [of army] drapeau masculine: to pass with flying colours réussir haut la main, to nail one's colours to the mast annoncer la couleur, to nail one's colours to sb's mast porter les couleurs de qn
  3. : to see sb in their true colours percer qn à jour, to show one's true colours se montrer sous son vrai jour

transitive verb

  1. (gen) colorer
    1. [+ hair] teindre
    2. [+ nails] vernir
  2. [+ picture]
    1. (with paint) peindre
    2. (with crayons) colorier
  3. [+ judgement] fausser

intransitive verb

  1. [person] rougir

Similar Words

= hue, tone, shade, tint, tinge, tincture, colourway
= paint, stain, dye, tint, pigment, tincture, coloration, colourwash, colorant
= skin colour, race, complexion, ethnicity, pigmentation
= rosiness, glow, bloom, flush, blush, brilliance, redness, vividness, ruddiness
= liveliness, life, interest, excitement, animation, zest
= pretext, appearance, excuse, plea, disguise, guise, façade, pretence, semblance, false show
= flag, standard, banner, emblem, ensign
= kit, strip, uniform, regalia
= nature, quality, character, aspect, personality, stamp, traits, temperament
= tint, stain, dye
= blush, flush, crimson, redden, go crimson, burn, go as red as a beetroot
= influence, affect, prejudice, distort, pervert, taint, slant
= exaggerate, disguise, embroider, misrepresent, falsify, gloss over, airbrush

'colour' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: لَوْنPronunciation for لَوْن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: corPronunciation for cor
  • Chinese: 颜色Pronunciation for 颜色
  • Croatian: bojaPronunciation for boja
  • Czech: barvaPronunciation for barva
  • Danish: farvePronunciation for farve
  • Dutch: kleurPronunciation for kleur
  • European Spanish: colorPronunciation for color
  • Finnish: väriPronunciation for väri
  • French: couleurPronunciation for couleur
  • German: FarbePronunciation for Farbe
  • Greek: χρώμαPronunciation for χρώμα
  • Italian: colorePronunciation for colore
  • Japanese: 色Pronunciation for 色
  • Korean: 색Pronunciation for 색
  • Norwegian: fargePronunciation for farge
  • Polish: kolorPronunciation for kolor
  • Portuguese: corPronunciation for cor
  • Romanian: culoare culori
  • Russian: цветPronunciation for цвет
  • Spanish: colorPronunciation for color
  • Swedish: färgPronunciation for färg
  • Thai: สีPronunciation for สี
  • Turkish: renkPronunciation for renk
  • Ukrainian: колір
  • Vietnamese: màu sắcPronunciation for màu sắc

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