colour - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

color^AE / colour^BE	el color
color^AE / colour^BE [TECH.]	la tinta
color^AE / colour^BE [TECH.]	la pintura   - color para pintar
color^AE / colour^BE	la coloración
color^AE / colour^BE	la tinción
color^AE / colour^BE	tinte
color^AE / colour^BE	el matiz
color^AE / colour^BE	la tonalidad
color^AE / colour^BE [TECH.]	sensación cromática   [Light Engineering]
base color^AE; base colour^BE	color básico
color^AE filter; colour^BE filter	filtro cromático
color^AE terminal; colour^BE terminal	pantalla de (or: en) color
color^AE gradient; colour^BE gradient	el degradado   - de color
color^AE decoder [TECH.]; colour^BE decoder [TECH.]	descodificador cromático   [Broadcasting]

Verbs

to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	abochornarse
to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	enrojecerse
to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	ponerse colorado
to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	sonrojarse
to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	enrojecer
to color^AE / colour^BE  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	ruborizarse
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	cohonestar algo
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	colorar algo
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	colorear algo
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	entintar algo
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	disimular algo
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	teñir algo   or    - cabello
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	pintar algo   - pared, etc.
to color^AE / colour^BE sth.  | colored, colored / coloured, coloured |	maquillar algo [fig.]   - cuentas, etc.

Adjectives / Adverbs

color^AE  adj.; colour^BE  adj.	cromático, cromática
color^AE  adj.; colour^BE  adj.	de colores
off-colour   or: off colour (Brit.)  adj.	ligeramente enfermo(-a)
without color^AE; without colour^BE	incoloro, incolora
off-colour   or: off colour (Brit.)  adj.	indispuesto, indispuesta   - un poco enfermo

Examples

A plant's leaves say a lot about its health. This yellow colour indicates that you have watered it too much.	Las hojas de una planta dicen mucho de su salud. Este color amarillo indica que la has regado demasiado.
He decided to change the colour of his hair.	Decidió cambiarse el tinte del cabello.
I don't know if it's common, but I've only ever met one person in my entire life who had one eye a different colour to the other.	No sé si es común, pero yo en toda mi vida sólo he conocido a una persona que tuviera un ojo de diferente color al otro.
I like the colour you have chosen, it's very nice.	Me gusta el color que has elegido, es muy bonito.
I like the colour you have chosen, it's very nice.	Me gusta el color que has elegido, es muy lindo.
My favourite color^AE / colour^BE is green.	Mi color favorito es el verde.
She loves the colour of the walls in the living room.	Le encanta la pintura de las paredes de la sala de estar.
What is your favourite colour?	¿Cuál es tu color favorito?
When it rains, I like to wear orange clothes, because it's a very cheerful colour.	Cuando llueve, me gusta ponerme ropa naranja, porque es un color muy alegre.
Because of the colours of nature, autumn is my favourite season of the year.	Por los colores de la naturaleza, el otoño es mi estación favorita del año.

Phrases / Collocations

with flying colors^AE; with flying colours^BE	con dignidad
with flying colors^AE; with flying colours^BE	con distinción
with flying colors^AE   - exam, degree, etc.; with flying colours^BE   - exam, degree, etc.	con nota   - examen, título, etc.
with flying colors^AE [EDUC.]; with flying colours^BE [EDUC.]	con buena nota
to pass with flying colors^AE [EDUC.]; to pass with flying colours^BE [EDUC.]	aprobar con buena nota

Orthographically similar words

color

color

Related search terms

dye, blush, pink, flush, paint, tinge, color, stain, hue