colour
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of colorCommonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
» What colour is the bird?
Welche Farbe hat der Vogel? — raggione
Какого цвета птица? — venticello
Якого кольору птах? — deniko
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- the timbre of a musical sound
- interest and variety and intensity
Examples
575 sentencesWhat colour is the bird?
Якого кольору птах? — deniko
ruКакого цвета птица? — venticello
deWelche Farbe hat der Vogel? — raggione
Red is not your colour.
Червоний не твій колір. — deniko
ruКрасный не твой цвет. — marafon
deRot ist nicht deine Farbe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you like this colour?
Тобі подобається цей колір? — Internecivus
ruТебе нравится этот цвет? — marafon
deMagst du diese Farbe? — Kerstin
What colour is your hair?
Якого кольору твоє волосся? — deniko
ruКакого цвета у тебя волосы? — marafon
deWas für eine Haarfarbe hast du? — Manfredo
What colour is your car?
Якого кольору твоя машина? — deniko
ruКакого цвета у тебя машина? — marafon
deWelche Farbe hat dein Auto? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: coloursSynonyms
10 synonyms- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation:color
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect:colorcoloringcolouring
- the timbre of a musical sound:colorcolorationcolouration
- interest and variety and intensity:colorvividness
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction:color
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading:semblanceglosscolor
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Clothes and colours — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable