colour
gb/kˈʌlɚ/ us/kˈʌlɚ/
A1
Angielski
~ 700
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
A1
property
1
Appearance created by reflected light
How something looks because of the light it reflects, like red, blue, or green.
Schemat użycia:
the colour of [something]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'colour' with 'shade' or 'pattern'. 'Colour' refers to the general visual property, while 'shade' is a variation of a particular colour.
Synonimy
hue (More technical or artistic term for a specific shade or tint.)
Antonimy
colorlessness (The absence of any hue or visual property from reflected light.)
Kolokacje
bright colour
|favourite colour
|change colour
|colour scheme
|colour palette
Tematy
art
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- My favourite colour is green.
- The sky is blue in the morning.
- Her shirt is red.
- This flower has a yellow colour.
Rzeczownik
A2
entity
2
Substance for producing a hue
A substance like paint or dye that makes things a certain colour.
Schemat użycia:
[something] in [a colour]
Synonimy
pigment (More technical term often used in art and science for the substance that gives colour.)
Kolokacje
watercolour paint
|fabric colour
|hair colour
|food colouring
Tematy
art
|crafts
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I need blue colour for my picture.
- She used red colour to paint the car.
- We put green colour on the wall.
Czasownik
A2
action
3
To add hue to something
To put paint, dye, or another substance on something to change its colour.
Schemat użycia:
to colour [something] [adjective/noun]
Częsty błąd:
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.
Synonimy
dye (Specifically refers to colouring fabrics or hair with a liquid substance.)
Antonimy
bleach (To remove or lighten the colour of something.)
Kolokacje
colour in
|colour hair
|colour picture
Tematy
art
|daily life
|daily_life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- She coloured her hair dark brown.
- The children coloured in the pictures.
- He coloured the drawing with crayons.
- They coloured the eggs for Easter.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I will colour my hair black.
- The boy colours the picture.
- We colour the eggs for the party.
Rzeczownik
B1
property
4
Skin tone showing health or feelings
The look of someone's skin that shows their health or feelings.
Synonimy
complexion (Refers more generally to the natural color and texture of skin.)
Kolokacje
lose colour
|face full of colour
Tematy
health
|emotions
|body
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- Her face has no colour.
- He gets more colour after running.
- She lost her colour when she was afraid.
Rzeczownik
B2
property
5
Distinctive quality or character
A special quality that makes something interesting or different.
Synonimy
flavour (Figurative sense meaning special quality; 'flavour' is often interchangeable in this context.)
Kolokacje
local colour
|political colour
Tematy
culture
|communication
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The book has local colour about the city.
- Her words have political colour.
- The trip gives more colour to his life.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
colour
IPA
GB/kˈʌlɚ/
US/kˈʌlɚ/
Sylaby i akcent
col - our (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (col)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- Plural: colour, colours
Verb
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- 3rd Person Singular: colours
- Present Participle: colouring
- Past: coloured
Rodzina wyrazów
Core family
colourful
adjective A2
Related words
colourfully
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
colourless
adjective
Advanced or less common
discolour
verb
Najważniejsze informacje
- Spelling Variant: color Verb
- Spelling Variant: color Noun
Wyrażenia
add colour to [something]
1/ˈæd kˈʌlɚ tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Make more interesting or lively
To make something more interesting and exciting.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He murdered them in cold blood.