colour
gb/kˈʌlɚ/ us/kˈʌlɚ/
A1
Engels
~ 700
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Zelfstandig naamwoord
A1
property
1
Appearance created by reflected light
How something looks because of the light it reflects, like red, blue, or green.
Gebruikspatroon:
the colour of [something]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'colour' with 'shade' or 'pattern'. 'Colour' refers to the general visual property, while 'shade' is a variation of a particular colour.
Synoniemen
hue (More technical or artistic term for a specific shade or tint.)
Antoniemen
colorlessness (The absence of any hue or visual property from reflected light.)
Woordcombinaties
bright colour
|favourite colour
|change colour
|colour scheme
|colour palette
Thema's
art
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- The walls were painted a soft blue colour.
- Autumn leaves change colour from green to red and yellow.
- She wore a dress the same colour as the ocean.
- The artist mixed several paints to get the right colour.
- This gemstone has a unique colour that shifts in the light.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- My favourite colour is green.
- The sky is blue in the morning.
- Her shirt is red.
- This flower has a yellow colour.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
A2
entity
2
Substance for producing a hue
A substance like paint or dye that makes things a certain colour.
Gebruikspatroon:
[something] in [a colour]
Synoniemen
pigment (More technical term often used in art and science for the substance that gives colour.)
Woordcombinaties
watercolour paint
|fabric colour
|hair colour
|food colouring
Thema's
art
|crafts
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- He bought some red colour to paint the fence.
- The printer is out of yellow colour.
- This fabric has been treated with natural colours.
- The chef added food colouring to the icing.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I need blue colour for my picture.
- She used red colour to paint the car.
- We put green colour on the wall.
Werkwoord
A2
action
3
To add hue to something
To put paint, dye, or another substance on something to change its colour.
Gebruikspatroon:
to colour [something] [adjective/noun]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse 'colour' (verb) with 'paint' — 'paint' often means covering a surface fully, while 'colour' can also mean filling in parts of an image.
Synoniemen
dye (Specifically refers to colouring fabrics or hair with a liquid substance.)
Antoniemen
bleach (To remove or lighten the colour of something.)
Woordcombinaties
colour in
|colour hair
|colour picture
Thema's
art
|daily life
|daily_life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- She coloured her hair dark brown.
- The children coloured in the pictures.
- He coloured the drawing with crayons.
- They coloured the eggs for Easter.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I will colour my hair black.
- The boy colours the picture.
- We colour the eggs for the party.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
property
4
Skin tone showing health or feelings
The look of someone's skin that shows their health or feelings.
Synoniemen
complexion (Refers more generally to the natural color and texture of skin.)
Woordcombinaties
lose colour
|face full of colour
Thema's
health
|emotions
|body
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- He lost all colour when he heard the bad news.
- Her cheeks were full of colour after the run.
- Illness had drained him of his usual healthy colour.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- Her face has no colour.
- He gets more colour after running.
- She lost her colour when she was afraid.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B2
property
5
Distinctive quality or character
A special quality that makes something interesting or different.
Synoniemen
flavour (Figurative sense meaning special quality; 'flavour' is often interchangeable in this context.)
Woordcombinaties
local colour
|political colour
Thema's
culture
|communication
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
Voorbeelden
- The writer's descriptions bring local colour to the story.
- His speech had a distinctly political colour.
- Travel adds cultural colour to one's life experiences.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The book has local colour about the city.
- Her words have political colour.
- The trip gives more colour to his life.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
colour
IPA
GB/kˈʌlɚ/
US/kˈʌlɚ/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
col - our (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (col)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- Plural: colour, colours
Verb
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- 3rd Person Singular: colours
- Present Participle: colouring
- Past: coloured
Woordfamilie
Core family
colourful
adjective A2
Related words
colourfully
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
colourless
adjective
Advanced or less common
discolour
verb
Highlights
- Spelling Variant: color Verb
- Spelling Variant: color Noun
Uitdrukkingen
add colour to [something]
1/ˈæd kˈʌlɚ tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Make more interesting or lively
To make something more interesting and exciting.
Voorbeelden
- Her stories always add colour to our meetings.
- Music can add colour to any celebration.
off-colour
1/ˈɔf kˈʌlɚ/
idiom
informal
Feeling slightly sick or not well
Feeling a little sick or not in good health.
Voorbeelden
- I'm feeling a bit off-colour today.
- He looked off-colour after eating too much.
show one's true colours
1/ʃˈoʊ wˈʌnz tɹˈu kˈʌlɚz/
idiom
Reveal real self or motives
To show what you are really like, especially your bad qualities.
Voorbeelden
- He seemed nice at first, but later he showed his true colours.
- She finally showed her true colours when she refused to help.
with flying colours
1/wˈɪθ flˈaɪɪŋ kˈʌlɚz/
idiom
Achieve great success easily
To succeed at something very well and easily.
Voorbeelden
- She passed the test with flying colours.
- They completed the project with flying colours.
in cold blood
1/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
deliberately and without emotion (esp. killing)
To do something bad on purpose and without feeling sorry, especially killing someone.
Voorbeelden
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He shot them in cold blood.
- He killed them in cold blood after planning it for weeks.
- He killed the animal in cold blood.
in cold blood
2/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
Deliberately and without mercy (often killing)
To do something on purpose without feeling sorry, usually something very bad like killing someone.
Voorbeelden
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He murdered them in cold blood.