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I . col·our [ˈkʌləʳ] N

1. colour:

colour
barva f
what colour is her hair?
kakšne barve so njeni lasje?
colour photos
barvne fotografije
to give colour to sth
poživiti kaj z barvo

2. colour of complexion:

colour
barva f polti
to have colour in one's cheeks
zardeti v lica

3. colour (skin colour):

colour
barva f kože

4. colour:

SCHOOL, UNIV colours pl
barve f pl (razločevalno znamenje pripadnosti)

II . col·our [ˈkʌləʳ] VB trans

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1. colour (change colour of):

colour
barvati [perf pobarvati]

2. colour (distort):

colour
olepševati [perf olepšati]

III . col·our [ˈkʌləʳ] VB intr

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colour face
zardevati [perf zardeti]
colour leaves
obarvati se

ˈcol·our bar N

ˈcol·our blind ADJ

ˈcol·our blind·ness N no pl

ˈcol·our-fast ADJ

ˈcol·our fil·ter N

colour filter
barvni filter m

ˈcol·our scheme N

colour scheme
izbor m barv

ˈcol·our slide N

col·our ˈtele·vi·sion N

ˈcolour-themed ADJ

colour-themed table-setting, window display:

colour-themed
barvno usklajen

off-ˈcol·our ADJ, off-ˈcol·or ADJ

1. off-colour (somewhat sick):

off-colour
bolehen

2. off-colour (somewhat obscene):

off-colour
opolzek

pri·ma·ry ˈcol·our N, pri·ma·ry ˈcol·or N

I . ˈwa·ter col·our, ˈwa·ter col·or N

1. water colour (paint):

water colour
akvarelna barva f

2. water colour (picture):

water colour
akvarel m

II . ˈwa·ter col·our, ˈwa·ter col·or ADJ usu attr

water colour
v akvarelu

Usage examples with colour

colour scheme
barvna shema
colour photos
barvne fotografije
colour monitor
barvni ekran m
colour television
barvni televizor
to troop the colour
opraviti slovesen pozdrav zastavi
blaze of colour [or color] fig
žarenje barv
the colour of her hair
barva njenih las
to give colour to sth
poživiti kaj z barvo
what colour is her hair?
kakšne barve so njeni lasje?
a show of colour/flowers
razkošje barv/cvetlic
colour/black-and-white photograph
barvna/črno-bela fotografija
without regard to race or colour
ne glede na raso ali barvo kože
to have colour in one's cheeks
zardeti v lica
the colour drained from her face
barva je izginila z njenega obraza
this colour is nearest [to] the original
ta barva je najbližja originalni
we should paint the bedroom all one colour
spalnico bi morali v celoti pobarvati v eni barvi
to add a dash of colour to a dish
jedi dodati kanček barve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Photographs of ripening grain, which changes colour rapidly at maturation, have revealed buried structures with great precision.
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To print these magazines, a new four colour press was bought in 1924.
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Most are probably colour morphs or at best subspecies.
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The foliage grows in dense sprays, dark green in colour.
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Often resembling those of currawongs and magpies (but not ravens), the eggs vary in colour and pattern, measuring 48 x 32 mm.
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Depending on the wealth and or rank of the owner, the colour and material differ.
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Another way to make it is with polysulfide dissolved in hexamethylphosphoramide where it gives a blue colour.
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And she wears that red lipstick so that when he faces her, he sees life in all its colour.
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The forewing ground colour is highly variable, as are the number of black scales.
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Related to their frequently nocturnal lifestyle, prosimians lack the colour vision of higher primates.
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