| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | countable (individual hue) (individuell) | Farbe Nf |
| | Is red your favourite colour? |
| | Ist Rot deine Lieblingsfarbe? |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | uncountable (hues collectively) (allgemein) | Farbe Nf |
| | When she added colour to her drawing, it came alive. |
| | Als sie Farbe zu ihrem Bild hinzufügte, wurde es lebendiger. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | uncountable (paint, etc.) (helle Farbtöne) | Farbe Nf |
| | You need to add a little colour to this painting to brighten it up. |
| | Du musst ein bisschen Farbe hinzufügen, um das Bild aufzuheitern. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | uncountable (cheeks: redness) (Röte im Gesicht) | Farbe Nf |
| | You could tell he'd been playing sport because of the colour in his cheeks. |
| | Du kannst an der Farbe in seinem Gesicht sehen, dass er Sport gemacht hat. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | uncountable (skin: pigmentation, tan) (sonnengebräunt) | Farbe Nf |
| | Have you been on the beach? Your skin's got some colour to it. |
| | Warst du am Strand? Du hast ein bisschen Farbe bekommen. |
color [sth] (US),
colour [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (apply color to [sth]) | etwas malen Vt |
| | | etwas ausmalen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas anmalen Vt, sepa |
| | The girl coloured a tree on her piece of paper. |
| | Das Mädchen malte einen Baum in ihrem Malbuch aus. |
color [sth] (US),
colour [sth] (UK) vtr | figurative (influence [sth]) | etwas beeinflussen Vt |
| | His experience in the war coloured his understanding of the world. |
| | Seine Erlebnisse in dem Krieg beeinflussten seine Weltsicht. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n as adj | (not black and white) | Farb- Präf |
| | Mike bought a colour TV. |
| | Mike kaufte sich einen Farbfernseher. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
of color (US),
of colour (UK) adj | US (person: not white) | farbig Adj |
| | Maya is in a book club for women of color. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | figurative (nature) | Charakter Nm |
| | After I got to know Johnny, I saw the colour of his soul. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | figurative (sound quality) (von Musik) | Farbe Nf |
| | | Klangfarbe Nf |
| | These speakers really reproduce the colour of the music very well. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | (member's ribbon) (Symbol: Mitgliedschaft) | Farbe Nf |
| | They arrived, all wearing the club's colour. |
color (US),
colour (UK) n | figurative (evocative language) | bildhaft Adj |
| | Mark writes with a lot of colour, and his stories always have vivid imagery. |
colors (US),
colours (UK) npl | (flag) (Symbol: Herkunft) | Farbe Nf |
| | The marchers in the parade proudly showed the colours of their region. |
colors (US),
colours (UK) npl | (jockey's uniform) (Anglizismus) | Shirt Nn |
| | | Trickot Nn |
| | The racehorse owner was able to pick out the jockey by his colours. |
color (US),
colour (UK) vi | (blush) | rot werden Adj + Vt |
| | You could see him colour when someone asked about his girlfriend. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
color | colour |
blaze of color (US),
blaze of colour (UK) n | ([sth] intensely colorful) (meist Blumen) | Farbenpracht Nf |
color blindness (US),
colour blindness (UK) n | (medical condition) | Farbenblindheit, Farbblindheit Nf |
color-coordinated (US),
colour-coordinated (UK) adj | (having colors that match) | farblich abgestimmt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | | farblich zusammenpassen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | Each dancer's outfit is a different style, but they are all color-coordinated. |
color film (US),
colour film (UK) n | (for photographing in color) | Farbfilm Nm |
| | Jane shot the photos using color film, scanned them into her computer and converted them to black and white. |
color movie (US),
colour film (UK) n | (cinema: movie in color) | Farbfilm Nm |
| | | Film in Farbe Rdw |
color guard (US),
colour guard (UK) n | (flag bearer) | Fahnenträger Nm |
| | | Fahnenträgerin Nf |
color line (US),
colour line (UK),
color bar (US),
colour bar (UK) n | (separation by skin color) | Rassengrenze Nf |
color photo (US),
colour photo (UK) n | informal (photograph in full color) | Farbfoto, Farbphoto Nn |
| | The book is full of beautiful colour photos. |
color photograph (US),
colour photograph (UK) n | (photo in full color) | Farbfoto, Farbbild Nn |
| | | Farbaufnahme Nf |
| | | Farbfotografie, Farbphotographie Nf |
color revolution (US),
colour revolution (UK) n | (social movement in Eastern Europe) | Farbrevolution Nf |
color scheme (US),
colour scheme (UK) n | (restricted range of hues) | Farbauswahl Nf |
| | | Farbvorlage Nf |
| | | Zusammenstellung an Farben Rdw |
| | Powerpoint offers users a choice of colour scheme for the presentation. |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | countable (TV set: shows images in colour) | Farbfernseher Nm |
| | We've got a color television in the living room. |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | uncountable (TV shows broadcast in color) | Farbfernsehen Nn |
| | Colour television first came to the UK in 1967. |
color temperature (US),
colour temperature (UK) n | (optics) | Farbtemperatur Nf |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | informal (television set: shows images in colour) | Farbbildfernseher Nm |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | uncountable, informal (television shows broadcast in color) | Farbbildfernseher Nm |
color vision (US),
colour vision (UK) n | (ability to see hues) | Farben sehen können Rdw |
| | Nocturnal animals tend not to have color vision; the night's light is not strong enough to make out more than gray shapes. |
color wheel (US),
colour wheel (UK) n | (chart showing color relationships) | Farbkreis Nm |
color-coded (US),
colour-coded (UK) adj | (classed and identified by color) | farblich gegliedert Adj + V Part Perf |
| | | farbkodiert, farbcodiert Adj |
| | | farblich kodiert, farblich codiert Adj + V Part Perf |
| | The files were colour-coded to make it easier to find the correct one. |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adj | (having a medical condition) | farbenblind Adj |
| | Alan is colorblind; he cannot distinguish red from green. |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adj | figurative (not racially prejudiced) (übertragen) | nicht rassistisch Adv + Adj |
colored pencil,
color pencil (US),
coloured pencil (UK) n | (colored drawing tool) | Buntstift Nm |
| | I used a coloured pencil to draw my teddy bear. |
cream colored,
cream-color,
cream color (US),
cream-coloured,
cream coloured,
cream (UK) n as adj | (cream-colored) | cremefarben Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Milwaukee was once known for its buildings of cream brick. |
eye color (US),
eye colour (UK) n | (color of the irises) | Augenfarbe Nf |
flesh color (US),
flesh colour (UK),
flesh tint n | dated, offensive (color of pale skin) | Hautfarbe Nf |
| | This paint manufacturer has replaced the name "flesh color" with "peach". |
flesh color,
flesh-color (US),
flesh colour,
flesh-colour (UK) adj | dated, offensive (color of pale skin) | hautfarben Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
full color (US),
full colour (UK) n | (printing process) | Farbe Nf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's rare to find such an old magazine printed in full colour. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (printed in color) | in Farbe Präp + Nf |
| | | Farb- Präf |
| | Almost all magazines these days are full-color. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (with full range of hues) | Vollfarben- Präf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Fullcolor- Präf |
hair color (US),
hair colour (UK) n | (shade) | Haarfarbe Nf |
| | Teenage girls often change their hair color experimentally. |
hair color (US),
hair colour (UK) n | (product: dye) | Haarfärbung Nf |
| | | Haarfärbemittel Nn |
honey color (US),
honey colour (UK) n | (golden hue) | Honigfarbe Nf |
honey-color,
honey-colored (US),
honey-colour,
honey-coloured (UK) adj | (golden) | honigfarben Adj |
| | | golden Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Her honey-color eyes sparkled in the sunlight. |
natural color (US),
natural colour (UK) n | (hair: real shade) | natürliche Haarfarbe Adj + Nf |
| | | Naturhaarfarbe Nf |
| | Her hair is blond, but I think it's not her natural color. Is that your hair's natural color, or do you dye your hair? |
off color,
off-color (US),
off colour,
off-colour (UK) adj | informal, figurative (joke, etc.: obscene, in bad taste) | unter der Gürtellinie Rdw |
| | | unangemessen Adj |
| | | hart an der Grenze Rdw |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The joke was a little off color. |
| | Jim is known for telling off-colour jokes. |
| | Der Witz war unter der Gürtellinie. |
| | Jim ist dafür bekannt, unangemessene Witze zu machen. |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | uncountable (paint: gouache) | Gouache Nf |
| | | Guasch Nf |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | (pigment: not transparent) | undurchsichtig Adj |
| | | nicht transparent Adv + Adj |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | (hue: not transparent) | dunkel Adj |
| | I couldn't see her eyes because her sunglasses were a very opaque color. |
pastel color (US),
pastel colour (UK) n | (pale hue) | Pastellfarbe Nf |
| | She chose a pastel colour for her dress; pastels are 'in' this Spring. |
| POC n | mainly US, initialism (person of color) (Abk, Anglizismus) | POC Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Person of Color Nf |
| | | Farbige Nm, Nf |
skin color (US),
skin colour (UK) n | (tone of complexion) | Hautfarbe Nf |
| | | Teint Nm |
| | White and black are the two common skin colours. |
| sorrel color n | US (light red-brown) | Fuchsbraun Nn |
sorrel color,
sorrel-color,
sorrel-colored adj | US (light red-brown) | fuchsbraun Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |