Definizione monolingua

colour

colour (third-person singular simple present colours, present participle colouring, simple past and past participle coloured) (UK, Canada)

1. To give something colour.

   We could colour the walls red.

2. (intransitive) To apply colours to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using coloured markers or crayons.

   My son loves to colour.

3. Of a face: To become red through increased blood flow, implying due to strong emotion.

   Her face coloured as she realised her mistake.

4. To affect without completely changing.

   That interpretation certainly colours my perception of the book.

5. (informal) To attribute a quality to.

   Colour me confused.

colour (countable and uncountable; plural colours) (British)

1. (uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light

   Humans and birds can perceive colour

2. (countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class

   Most languages have names for the colours black, white, red and green.

3. (uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colours (black, white and greys).

   He referred to the white flag as one ""drained of all colour"".

4. (uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

   Colour has been a sensitive issue in many societies.

5. (figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area

   a bit of local colour

6. (heraldry): Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
7. (in the plural) A standard or banner.

   The loss of their colours destroyed the regiments morale.

8. The system of colour television.

   This film is broadcast in colour.

9. (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

   He was awarded colours for his football.

10. (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
11. (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
12. (snooker) Any of the coloured balls excluding the reds.

Definizione dizionario colour

	colore
	An attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths. (Source: CED)

colorare

colorire

tinta

apparenza

arrossire

chiara

chiaro

colorante

colorazione

colorito

coloure

dipingere

inchiostro

macchiare

pittura

pitturare

tingere

tintura

vernice

verniciare

Altri significati:

(snooker) Any of the coloured balls excluding the reds.

To affect without completely changing.

(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light

(uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Of a face: To become red through increased blood flow, implying due to strong emotion.

(in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

To give something colour.

The system of colour television.

(intransitive) To apply colours to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using coloured markers or crayons.

(physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

(heraldry): Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.

(informal) To attribute a quality to.

(countable) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class

(in the plural) A standard or banner.

(typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.

(uncountable) Hue as opposed to achromatic colours (black, white and greys).

(figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area