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col·oured, Am col·ored [ˈkʌləd, Am -ɚd] ADJ

1. coloured (having colour):

coloured: farbig

coloured: bunt

coloured drawing: Farbzeichnung f

coloured ink: farbige Tinte

coloured pencil [or crayon]: Buntstift m <-(e)s, -e>

coloured pencil [or crayon]: Farbstift m <-(e)s, -e>

2. coloured dated pej (dark-skinned):

coloured: farbig pej old

3. coloured SA (of mixed race):

to be coloured: Eltern/Vorfahren mit unterschiedlicher ethnischer Herkunft haben

Col·oured, Am Col·ored [ˈkʌləd, Am -ɚd] N

1. Coloured dated pej (person of dark-skinned race):

Coloured: Farbige(r) f(m) old pej

2. Coloured SA (person of mixed race):

Coloured: jd mit Eltern/Vorfahren von unterschiedlicher ethnischer Herkunft

-col·oured, Am -col·ored [ˈkʌləd, Am -ɚd] COMP

amber-coloured: bernsteinfarben

chocolate-coloured: schokoladenbraun

flesh-coloured: fleischfarben

gold-coloured: goldfarben

peach-coloured: pfirsichfarbig

brightly-coloured: leuchtend bunt

multi-coloured: bunt

multi-coloured: mehrfarbig

ˈcof·fee-col·oured, Am ˈcof·fee-col·ored ADJ

coffee-coloured: kaffeebraun

coffee-coloured: kaffeefarben

ˈcop·per-col·oured, Am ˈcop·per-col·ored ADJ

copper-coloured: kupferfarben

copper-coloured: kupferrot

ˈcor·al-col·oured, Am ˈcor·al-col·ored ADJ

coral-coloured: korallenrot

ˈcorn-col·oured, Am ˈcorn-col·ored ADJ inv

corn-coloured: maisfarben

corn-coloured: maisgelb

ˈcream-col·oured ADJ, Am ˈcream-col·ored ADJ

cream-coloured: cremefarben

ˈearth-col·our·ed, Am ˈearth-col·or·ed ADJ

earth-coloured: erdfarben

ˈflesh-col·oured, Am ˈflesh-col·ored ADJ

flesh-coloured: fleischfarben

ˈhigh·ly-col·oured, Am ˈhigh·ly-col·ored ADJ

1. highly-coloured (colourful):

highly-coloured: bunt

highly-coloured: vielfarbig CH

2. highly-coloured fig (one-sided):

highly-coloured: einseitig

ˈplain-col·oured, Am ˈplain-col·ored ADJ inv

plain-coloured: einfarbig

ˈplum-col·oured, Am ˈplum-col·ored ADJ inv

plum-coloured: pflaumenfarben

ˈrose-col·oured, Am ˈrose-col·ored ADJ attr, inv

rose-coloured: rosarot a. fig

to look at [or see][or view] sth through rose-colored glasses [or Brit, Aus also spectacles] fig: etw durch eine rosarote Brille sehen fig

ˈrust-col·oured, Am ˈrust-col·ored ADJ

rust-coloured: rostfarben

self-ˈcol·oured, Am self-ˈcol·ored ADJ inv

self-coloured: uni

self-coloured: einfarbig

self-coloured: einfärbig A

ˈslate-col·oured, Am ˈslate-col·ored ADJ inv

slate-coloured: schiefergrau

ˈstraw-col·oured, Am ˈstraw-col·ored [-ˈkʌləd, Am -ˈkʌlɚd] ADJ

straw-coloured: strohfarben

straw-coloured hair: strohblond

warning colour Brit, color Am N

warning colour: Warnfärbung

I. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. colour (red, blue etc):

colour: Farbe f

what colour is her hair?: was hat sie für eine Haarfarbe?

colour photos: Farbfotos pl

favourite colour: Lieblingsfarbe f

rich jewel colours: satte, leuchtende Farben

primary colour: Grundfarbe f

primary colour: Primärfarbe f spec

to be ablaze with [or be a riot of]colour: in allen Farben erstrahlen

to add [a splash of] colour to the garden: dem Garten ein wenig Farbe verleihen

to come [or be available] in a colour: in einer Farbe erhältlich sein

to give [or lend]colour to sth: etw dat [mehr] Farbe verleihen

to give [or lend]colour to sth food: etw dat Würze verleihen

2. colour (vigour):

colour: Farbe f

to add some [or a little]colour to sth: etw ein wenig auflockern [o. lebendig machen]

to give [or lend]colour to a story: eine Geschichte glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen

3. colour (dye):

colour: Färbemittel nt

colour: Farbstoff m

4. colour (ruddiness of complexion):

colour: Gesichtsfarbe f

she hasn't much colour: sie sieht so blass aus

to have colour in one's cheeks: gerötete Wangen haben

to have a high [or Am a lot of]colour (look healthy): eine gesunde Gesichtsfarbe haben

to have a high [or Am a lot of]colour (look feverish): [ganz] rot im Gesicht sein

5. colour (skin colour):

colour: Hautfarbe f

6. colour SCHOOL, UNIV:

colours pl: Sportabzeichen nt

to be awarded one's colours for a sport , to gain , [or get] one's colours for a sport: sein Sportabzeichen bekommen

7. colour (flag):

colours pl: Fahne f

colours pl: Flagge f

regimental colours: Regimentsfahne f

to display one's colours: Farbe bekennen

to salute the colours: die Fahne grüßen

Phrases:

to pass with flying colours: glänzend abschneiden

to see sb in their true colours: jdn näher kennenlernen

to show one's true colours: sein wahres Gesicht zeigen

II. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. colour (change colour of):

to colour sth: etw färben

to colour one's hair: sich dat die Haare färben

to colour a room blue: ein Zimmer blau streichen

2. colour:

to colour sth (distort): etw beeinflussen

to colour sth (misrepresent): etw beschönigen

to colour an attitude/a judgment: eine Haltung/ein Urteil beeinträchtigen

colour ed report: gefärbter Bericht

III. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

colour face: rot werden form

colour face: erröten

colour leaves: sich acc verfärben

to colour with embarrassment: vor Verlegenheit rot werden

Present
I	colour
you	colour
he/she/it	colours
we	colour
you	colour
they	colour

Past
I	coloured
you	coloured
he/she/it	coloured
we	coloured
you	coloured
they	coloured

Present Perfect
I	have	coloured
you	have	coloured
he/she/it	has	coloured
we	have	coloured
you	have	coloured
they	have	coloured

Past Perfect
I	had	coloured
you	had	coloured
he/she/it	had	coloured
we	had	coloured
you	had	coloured
they	had	coloured

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to look at [or see][or view] sth through rose-colored glasses [or Brit, Aus also spectacles] fig: etw durch eine rosarote Brille sehen fig

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