peacock blue in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for peacock blue in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.peacock blue [Brit, Am ˈˌpiˌkɑk ˈblu] ADJ

peacock blue

blu pavone

II.peacock blue [Brit, Am ˈˌpiˌkɑk ˈblu] N

peacock blue

blu m pavone

Translations for peacock blue in the Italian»English Dictionary

blu pavone

peacock blue

blu pavone

peacock blue

Translations for peacock blue in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.peacock [Brit ˈpiːkɒk, Am ˈpiˌkɑk] N

peacock

pavone m (maschio)

II.peacock [Brit ˈpiːkɒk, Am ˈpiˌkɑk] VB intr

peacock

pavoneggiarsi, fare il pavone

III.peacock [Brit ˈpiːkɒk, Am ˈpiˌkɑk]

to be as proud as a peacock

fare il pavone

I.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

blu

blue

azzurro

fig to be blue from or with the cold

essere livido dal freddo

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

sentirsi depresso, giù

to look blue

avere un'aria triste or malinconica

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

pornografico

blue joke

osceno, spinto

4. blue Brit POL:

blue inf

conservatore

blue inf

puritano

II.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

blu m

blue

azzurro m

to go or turn blue

diventare blu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

il cielo

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be, get an Oxford, Cambridge blue

essere, diventare un membro della squadra universitaria di Oxford, Cambridge

4. blue Brit POL inf:

a true blue

un autentico conservatore

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordista m

III.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

il blues

to sing, play the blues

cantare, suonare il blues

to sing, play the blues before n music, musician

blues

to sing, play the blues fan, festival

del blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

la malinconia

to have the blues

sentirsi depresso

IV.blue¹ [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc di punto in bianco

to appear, happen out of the blue

apparire, accadere improvvisamente

to go off into the blue

partire all'avventura

to vanish into the blue

svanire nel nulla

the air was blue!

volavano parole grosse!

black and blue

pieno di lividi

to beat sb black and blue inf

pestare qn or fare qn nero di botte

to throw a blue fit

avere una crisi di nervi

to tell sb sth, repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

dire qc a qn, ripetere qc (a qn) fino a sgolarsi or inutilmente

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

puoi gridare quanto ti pare, tanto vado comunque!

once in a blue moon

(a) ogni morte di papa

to scream or yell blue murder child:

gridare come un ossesso

to scream or yell blue murder public figure, press:

indignarsi

blue² [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans Brit inf (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

sperperare (tutti) i propri soldi in qc

peacock blue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peacock blue in the English»Italian Dictionary

peacock [ˈpi:·kɑ:k] N

1. peacock ZOOL:

peacock

pavone m

2. peacock (vain person):

peacock

vanitoso(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to strut like a peacock

pavoneggiarsi

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (color):

blue

blu

light blue

azzurro

dark blue

blu scuro

pale blue

azzurro pallido

deep blue

blu intenso

2. blue (sad):

blue

triste

to feel blue

sentirsi triste

II.blue [blu:] N

blue (light)

azzurro m

blue (dark)

blu m inv

sky blue

azzurro cielo

the door is painted blue

la porta è dipinta di blu

Phrases:

out of the blue

quando meno ce lo si aspetta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A thick band of peacock blue running round the room is another eye-catching alternative.

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Peacock blue works well in bedrooms and bathrooms -- both places to relax -- but also as a statement colour in living spaces.

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Flourishes of peacock blue on the walls and on the couches lift the atmosphere.

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Peacock blue, green, red and brown meld effortlessly in her creations.

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Bright hues of saffron, vermillion, indigo and peacock blue look amazing on us, so one needs to experiment more with such colours.

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To that quaint little sea town where the riviera is peacock blue and people drink wine instead of water.

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In a neutral environment, the peacock blue is beautiful with browns or greys, and naturals and taupes.

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It can also be ordered in one of four colours: pearl white, shale black, coral red, peacock blue, and navy blue.

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She sanctified this surrogate human body with thick, often pitted luster glaze -- a base of gold, silver or copper swarming with scarab-like highlights flickering in violet, peacock blue and aquamarine.

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The coffers are decorated with large plaster rosettes tipped with 22k gold leaf on alternating backgrounds of crimson and peacock blue, with smaller rosettes at the junctions of the coffers.

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