color

colore

Caratteristica visiva per cui qualcosa appare rosso, blu, verde o di un’altra tinta.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: hue, shade

Espressioni comuni: favorite color, bright color, color of something, perceive color

colore della pelle

Tonalità della pelle di una persona, soprattutto quando viene collegata alla sua razza o origine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: skin tone, complexion

Espressioni comuni: skin color, people of color, regardless of color

a colori

Che mostra vari colori, come rosso, verde e blu, anziché solo nero, bianco e grigio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: full-color

Contrari: black-and-white, monochrome

Espressioni comuni: color television, color photo, color printer

colorare, tingere

Dare una certa tinta a qualcosa usando vernice, colorante o un’altra sostanza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: dye, tint

Espressioni comuni: color your hair, color something blue, color with something

colorare

Riempire gli spazi vuoti di un disegno con matite colorate, pastelli o pennarelli.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: color something with something (She colored the picture with crayons.)

Sinonimi: color in

Espressioni comuni: color a picture, color with crayons, color inside lines

arrossire

Diventare rosso in viso, di solito per imbarazzo o emozioni intense.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: color with something (His cheeks colored with embarrassment.)

Sinonimi: blush, flush, redden

Contrari: pale

Espressioni comuni: color with embarrassment, color slightly, color at something