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Komplementärfarbe

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com·ple·men·tary ˈcol·our N

complementary colour
Komplementärfarbe f <-, -n>
in the PONS Dictionary
Komplementärfarbe
complementary colour [or Am -or]
in the PONS Dictionary

com·ple·men·tary [ˌkɒmplɪˈmentəri, Am ˌkɑ:mpləˈment̬ɚi] ADJ

1. complementary (complementing each other):

complementary
einander ergänzend attr
complementary needs
sich acc ergänzende Bedürfnisse
complementary products
ergänzende Produkte pl
complementary products
Kuppelprodukte spec
complementary services
Zusatzleistungen

2. complementary (making complete):

complementary
ergänzend

I. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. colour (red, blue etc):

colour
Farbe f
what colour is her hair?
was hat sie für eine Haarfarbe?
colour photos
Farbfotos pl
favourite colour
Lieblingsfarbe f
rich jewel colours
satte, leuchtende Farben
primary colour
Grundfarbe f
primary colour
Primärfarbe f spec
to be ablaze with [or be a riot of]colour
in allen Farben erstrahlen
to add [a splash of] colour to the garden
dem Garten ein wenig Farbe verleihen
to come [or be available] in a colour
in einer Farbe erhältlich sein
to give [or lend]colour to sth
etw dat [mehr] Farbe verleihen
to give [or lend]colour to sth food
etw dat Würze verleihen

2. colour (vigour):

colour
Farbe f
to add some [or a little]colour to sth
etw ein wenig auflockern [o. lebendig machen]
to give [or lend]colour to a story
eine Geschichte glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen

3. colour (dye):

colour
Färbemittel nt
colour
Farbstoff m

4. colour (ruddiness of complexion):

colour
Gesichtsfarbe f
she hasn't much colour
sie sieht so blass aus
to have colour in one's cheeks
gerötete Wangen haben
to have a high [or Am a lot of]colour (look healthy)
eine gesunde Gesichtsfarbe haben
to have a high [or Am a lot of]colour (look feverish)
[ganz] rot im Gesicht sein

5. colour (skin colour):

colour
Hautfarbe f

6. colour SCHOOL, UNIV:

colours pl
Sportabzeichen nt
to be awarded one's colours for a sport , to gain , [or get] one's colours for a sport
sein Sportabzeichen bekommen

7. colour (flag):

colours pl
Fahne f
colours pl
Flagge f
regimental colours
Regimentsfahne f
to display one's colours
Farbe bekennen
to salute the colours
die Fahne grüßen

Phrases:

to pass with flying colours
glänzend abschneiden
to see sb in their true colours
jdn näher kennenlernen
to show one's true colours
sein wahres Gesicht zeigen

II. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. colour (change colour of):

to colour sth
etw färben
to colour one's hair
sich dat die Haare färben
to colour a room blue
ein Zimmer blau streichen

2. colour:

to colour sth (distort)
etw beeinflussen
to colour sth (misrepresent)
etw beschönigen
to colour an attitude/a judgment
eine Haltung/ein Urteil beeinträchtigen
colour ed report
gefärbter Bericht

III. col·our, Am col·or [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

colour face
rot werden form
colour face
erröten
colour leaves
sich acc verfärben
to colour with embarrassment
vor Verlegenheit rot werden
OpenDict entry

colour N

a person of colour
jd, der keine weiße Hautfarbe hat

Klett Biology Glossary

complementary ADJ

complementary
komplementär
Present
Icolour
youcolour
he/she/itcolours
wecolour
youcolour
theycolour
Past
Icoloured
youcoloured
he/she/itcoloured
wecoloured
youcoloured
theycoloured
Present Perfect
Ihavecoloured
youhavecoloured
he/she/ithascoloured
wehavecoloured
youhavecoloured
theyhavecoloured
Past Perfect
Ihadcoloured
youhadcoloured
he/she/ithadcoloured
wehadcoloured
youhadcoloured
theyhadcoloured
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The forewing ground colour is highly variable, as are the number of black scales.
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He published numerous scientific papers on various subjects, notably epicanthus, colour vision and albinism.
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Selenium compounds can be used both as decolourising agents and to add a red colour to glass.
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To print these magazines, a new four colour press was bought in 1924.
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Related to their frequently nocturnal lifestyle, prosimians lack the colour vision of higher primates.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He prefers intensive, radiant colours and loves to place complementary colours next to one another to emphasize the double movement of the spiral, for instance.
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www.museumhundertwasser.net
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Er bevorzugt intensive, leuchtende Farben und liebt es, Komplementärfarben unmittelbar nebeneinander zu setzen – etwa zur Pointierung der Doppelbewegung der Spirale.
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www.museumhundertwasser.net
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Tone in tone with neighbouring colours and complementary colours.
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www.unland.de
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Ton in Ton mit Nachbarfarben und Komplementärfarben.
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www.unland.de

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