purple in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for purple in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] ADJ

purple (bluish)

viola, violaceo

purple (reddish)

(color) porpora, porporino, purpureo

to turn purple (bluish)

diventare violaceo

to turn purple (reddish)

diventare color porpora

to turn purple person (in anger)

diventare paonazzo (dalla rabbia)

II.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] N

1. purple:

purple (colour)

viola m

purple (red)

(color) porpora m

2. purple REL:

the purple (rank)

la porpora

the purple (bishops) (in GB)

i vescovi (anglicani)

III.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] VB trans

purple

tingere color porpora

IV.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] VB intr

purple

diventare color porpora

purple passage [ˌpɜːplˈpæsɪdʒ], purple patch [ˌpɜːplˈpætʃ] N LIT

purple passage pej

= passo elaborato, ornato, all'interno di un'opera letteraria

purple heart [Am ˈpərpəl hɑrt] N

1. purple heart (in US) MIL:

Purple Heart

= medaglia conferita per ferite riportate in guerra

2. purple heart BOT:

purple heart

mogano m della Caienna

3. purple heart (pill):

purple heart (in drug addicts' slang)

= compressa di colore purpureo e a forma di cuore a base di anfetamina

purple state N POL

purple state (in US)

stato che sostiene in egual misura il Partito Democratico e il Partito Repubblicano

See also red state, blue state

red state N POL

red state (in US)

stato che sostiene il Partito Repubblicano

blue state N POL

blue state (in US)

stato che sostiene il Partito Democratico

purple prose [Am ˈpərpəl proʊz] N

purple prose

stile m elaborato, ornato

purple martin [Am ˈpərpəl ˈmɑrtn] N Am

purple martin

rondine f porporina

Translations for purple in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ostro

purple

porpora

purple dye

porpora (tessuto)

purple (cloth)

porpora (veste)

purple (robe)

la porpora

the purple

porpora

purple

porpora

purple

rosso porpora

purple-red

porporino

purple

rondine -a

purple martin Am

paonazzo

purple

diventare paonazzo

to purple

purple in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purple in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.purple [ˈpɜ:r·pl] ADJ

purple reddish

paonazzo, -a

purple reddish

rosso violaceo

purple bluish

viola

purple bluish

violetto

to be purple with rage

essere paonazzo per la rabbia

II.purple [ˈpɜ:r·pl] N

purple reddish

rosso m violaceo

purple bluish

viola m

purple bluish

violetto m

Translations for purple in the Italian»English Dictionary

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paonazzo (-a)

purple

porporino (-a)

purple

porpora (colorante)

purple dye

porpora (colore)

purple

violaceo (-a)

purple

viola

purple

viola

purple

purple Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be purple with rage

essere paonazzo per la rabbia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The corolla is very large, 1.7to3cm in long, and usually blue, rarely purple.

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The forewings are dark fuscous, suffused with deep purple.

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The plants bear rotate flowers in shades of blue, purple, or white depending on species.

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The club colours are black, purple and old gold.

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They are generally purple-blue in color, often with white throats.

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She would receive the purple heart and would later retire.

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In some cases purple, white or red flowers also occur.

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The classical color is bright red, but they can also be brown, or even purple.

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The ribbon is purple with a central gold stripe.

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It was waist-length and it was deep purple.

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