color

color

Característica visual por la que algo se ve rojo, azul, verde u otros tonos.

En inglés sencillo: The quality that makes things look red, blue, green, or other similar types.

• My favorite color is green.
• The walls have different colors.
• What color is your car?

Sinónimos: hue, shade

Expresiones frecuentes: favorite color, bright color, color of something, perceive color

color de piel

Tono de la piel de una persona, especialmente cuando se relaciona con su raza u origen.

En inglés sencillo: The shade of someone’s skin, especially when people connect it with race or background.

• People have many different skin colors.
• Nobody should face discrimination because of their color.
• The organization supports equal rights regardless of color.

Sinónimos: skin tone, complexion

Expresiones frecuentes: skin color, people of color, regardless of color

a color

Que muestra tonos como rojo, verde y azul, además de negro, blanco y gris.

En inglés sencillo: Showing a range of shades such as red, green, and blue rather than only black, white, and gray.

• We bought a color printer.
• The magazine includes several color photos.
• Their first color television was very expensive.

Sinónimos: full-color

Antónimos: black-and-white, monochrome

Expresiones frecuentes: color television, color photo, color printer

colorear, teñir

Dar un tono determinado a algo usando pintura, tinte u otra sustancia.

En inglés sencillo: To make something a particular shade by adding paint, dye, or another substance.

• They colored the cloth blue.
• She colors her hair every month.
• The juice colored my lips red.

Cómo se usa: color something + color (She colored the paper green.); color something with something (We colored the water with food dye.)

Sinónimos: dye, tint

Expresiones frecuentes: color your hair, color something blue, color with something

colorear

Rellenar las zonas vacías de un dibujo con lápices, ceras o rotuladores de colores.

En inglés sencillo: To fill the empty areas of a drawing with pencils, crayons, or pens in different shades.

• The children love to color.
• He colored the flowers with a red pencil.
• Can you color inside the lines?

Cómo se usa: color something with something (She colored the picture with crayons.)

Sinónimos: color in

Expresiones frecuentes: color a picture, color with crayons, color inside lines

sonrojarse, ruborizarse

Ponerse rojo de cara, normalmente por vergüenza o emociones intensas.

En inglés sencillo: To become red in the face, usually because of embarrassment or strong feelings.

• Her cheeks colored slightly.
• He colored when she mentioned his mistake.
• His face colored with anger as he read the letter.

Cómo se usa: color with something (His cheeks colored with embarrassment.)

Sinónimos: blush, flush, redden

Antónimos: pale

Expresiones frecuentes: color with embarrassment, color slightly, color at something