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| fashionable colorAE fashionable colourBE | die Modefarbe pl.: die Modefarben | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE | die Farbe pl.: die Farben | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE | die Färbung pl.: die Färbungen | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE | der Farbton pl.: die Farbtöne | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE | die Helle no plural | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE | die Nuance pl.: die Nuancen | ||||||
| printer's colorAE printer's colourBE | bunte Druckfarbe | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE [TECH.] | die Farbempfindung pl.: die Farbempfindungen [Light Engineering] | ||||||
| colorAE / colourBE [GEOL.] | das Goldteilchen pl.: die Goldteilchen - Prospektieren durch Trogwaschen | ||||||
| fashionable article | der Modeartikel pl.: die Modeartikel | ||||||
| fashionable complaint | die Modekrankheit pl.: die Modekrankheiten | ||||||
| colorsAE of the province pl. coloursBE of the province pl. | die Landesfarben pl., no sg. | ||||||
| autumn colorsAE autumn coloursBE | die Herbstfärbung pl.: die Herbstfärbungen | ||||||
| clashing colorsAE clashing coloursBE | sichacc. beißende Farben | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| colours | |||||||
| colour (Verb) | |||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| fashionable adj. | modisch | ||||||
| fashionable adj. | in Mode | ||||||
| fashionable adj. | elegant | ||||||
| less-than-fashionable adj. | alles andere als "in" | ||||||
| colorAE sensitive colourBE sensitive | farbempfindlich adj. | ||||||
| off-colour or: off colour (Brit.) adj. | unwohl | ||||||
| without colorAE without colourBE | farblos | ||||||
| marked with colorAE marked with colourBE | farbmarkiert adj. | ||||||
| of a different colorAE of a different colourBE | andersfarbig | ||||||
| pearl coloredAE adj. pearl colouredBE adj. | perlfarben | ||||||
| ruby coloredAE ruby colouredBE | weinrot | ||||||
| shot coloredAE shot colouredBE | schillernd | ||||||
| two coloredAE two colouredBE | zweifarbig | ||||||
| shot coloredAE [TEXTIL.] shot colouredBE [TEXTIL.] | changeant | ||||||
Definitions | |||||||
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| colorAE difference after colorAE reduction - pigment [TECH.] colourBE difference after colourBE reduction - pigment [TECH.] | der Restfarbenabstand [Paints and Varnishes] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The colorsAE do not match. The coloursBE do not match. | Die Farben passen nicht zusammen. | ||||||
| These colorsAE are fast. These coloursBE are fast. | Diese Farben sind beständig. | ||||||
| These colorsAE are fast. These coloursBE are fast. | Diese Farben sind lichtecht. | ||||||
| These colorsAE are fast. These coloursBE are fast. | Diese Farben sind waschecht. | ||||||
| The two colorsAE clash violently. The two coloursBE clash violently. | Die beiden Farben passen überhaupt nicht zusammen. | ||||||
| You have to show your colors.AE You have to show your colours.BE | Sie müssen Farbe bekennen. | ||||||
| of similar colorAE of similar colourBE | von ähnlicher Farbe | ||||||
| whatever their skin colorAE is whatever their skin colourBE is | egal welche Hautfarbe sie haben | ||||||
| in any shade of colorAE in any shade of colourBE | in allen Farben | ||||||
| What colorAE is it? What colourBE is it? | Welche Farbe hat es? | ||||||
| The person who painted this must be colour-blind. | Die Person, die das gemalt hat, muss farbenblind sein. | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to show one's true colorsAE to show one's true coloursBE | Farbe bekennen | ||||||
| to show one's true colorsAE to show one's true coloursBE | sein wahres Gesicht zeigen | ||||||
| to nail one's colorsAE to the mast [fig.] to nail one's coloursBE to the mast [fig.] | Farbe bekennen | ||||||
| That's a horse of another color.AE That's a horse of another colour.BE | Das ist etwas anderes. | ||||||
| of every shade and colorAE of every shade and colourBE | jeder Couleur | ||||||
| That's a horse of a different color.AE That's a horse of a different colour.BE | Das ist etwas anderes. | ||||||
| coloredAE by the dialect [LING.] colouredBE by the dialect [LING.] | gefärbt von der Mundart | ||||||
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