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local color, local colour Brit N U

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I.color, colour Brit [Am ˈkələr, Brit ˈkʌlə] N

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1.1. color C or U (shade):

what color is the ball?

¿de qué color es la pelota?

do you have it in a different color?

¿lo tiene en otro color?

to change color

cambiar de color

the colors of the bird's plumage

los colores or el colorido del plumaje del pájaro

her hair is reddish-brown in color

tiene el pelo (de color) castaño-rojizo

let's see the color of your money

primero quiero ver el dinero

let's see the color of your money

primero quiero ver la lana inf

let's see the color of your money

primero quiero ver la plata AmS inf

let's see the color of your money

primero quiero ver la pasta Spain inf

1.2. color U (not monochrome):

a touch of color

un toque de color

in full color

in full color attr photograph

in full color attr photograph

en color Spain

in full color television

in full color television

en color Spain

in full color television

a color And Ven

color magazine

revista f a todo color

color reproduction

reproducción f en color

color supplement

suplemento m a todo color or en color

1.3. color U or C (tone quality) MUS:

1.4. color U (vividness):

local color

1.5. color U (semblance, impression) liter:

to give or lend color to sth

darle credibilidad a algo

that puts a different color on things

eso le da otro cariz a las cosas

2. color U (racial feature):

people of color

gente f de color

attr color prejudice

prejuicio m racial

3. color U (complexion):

to have a good/bad color

tener buen/mal color

to bring the color back to sb's cheeks

devolverle el color or los colores a alguien

to get one's color back

volverle el color or los colores a alguien

to have a high color (permanent characteristic)

to have a high color (be feverish)

estar muy colorado or rojo

4. color C (allegiance, type):

politicians of all colors

políticos de todos los colores

5.1. color <colors, pl > (flag):

the national colors

la bandera nacional

the national colors

la enseña de la patria

the colors of the regiment

el estandarte del regimiento

the ship was flying the colors of Greece

el barco llevaba bandera griega

he was called to the colors arch

fue llamado a filas

one's true colors, she showed her true colors

se mostró tal cual era en realidad

to nail one's colors to the mast

to nail one's colors to the mast

with flying colors

con gran éxito

he passed his exams with flying colors

le fue estupendamente en los exámenes

she passed the test with flying colors

pasó airosa la prueba

5.2. color <colors, pl > Brit SPORTS:

the team colors

los colores del equipo

5.3. color <colors, pl > ART:

a box of colors

una caja de (lápices de) colores

II.color, colour Brit [Am ˈkələr, Brit ˈkʌlə] VB trans

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2. color (dye):

to color sth blue/red

teñir algo de azul/rojo

III.color, colour Brit [Am ˈkələr, Brit ˈkʌlə] VB intr

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1. color (flush):

ponerse colorado

3. color ART:

color child:

See also off-color

off-color, off-colour Brit [Am ˌɔfˈkələr, Brit ˌɒfˈkʌlə] ADJ <pred off color>

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2. off-color (risqué):

off-color remarks/joke

I.local [Am ˈloʊk(ə)l, Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l] ADJ

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1. local:

local dialect/custom/newspaper

local council/election

local bus/train

I don't use the local shops

no compro en las tiendas del barrio (or de la zona etc.)

he's a local man

es de aquí (or de allí)

he's a local man

es un hombre del lugar

the local community

los vecinos or habitantes de la zona

the local priest

el cura de la parroquia (or del pueblo etc.)

a local specialty

una especialidad de la localidad (or de la región etc.)

the local wine

el vino del país

at three o'clock local time

a las tres, hora local

here is the local weather forecast

este es el pronóstico del tiempo para la región

a local call TELEC

una llamada local

2.1. local MED:

local anesthetic

local infection

2.2. local COMPUT:

local variable/maximum

II.local [Am ˈloʊk(ə)l, Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l] N

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1. local (inhabitant):

he's not a local

no es de aquí (or de allí)

the locals say it's true

los (vecinos) del lugar dicen que es verdad

2. local (pub) Brit:

local inf

bar de la zona donde se vive

el bar de nuestro barrio (or de nuestra zona etc.)

3. local (anesthetic):

local inf

anestesia f local

4. local (train):

tren que para en todas las estaciones

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I.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] ADJ

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II.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] N

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1. local (inhabitant):

lugareño(-a) m (f)

2. local Am:

local (bus)

coche m de línea

local (train)

tren m de cercanías

3. local Brit (pub):

taberna f (del barrio, pueblo, etc.)

I.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] N

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2. colour (vigour):

3. colour (dye):

4. colour pl SCHOOL, UNIV (sports honour):

colores m pl del equipo

5. colour pl POL, MIL (official flag):

to call to colours

6. colour (character):

to show one's true colours

mostrar su verdadero rostro

to see sb in their true colours

ver a alguien tal como es

II.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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3. colour (distort):

III.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

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color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] N ADJ VB intr, trans Am

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color → colour

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I.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] N

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2. colour (vigour):

3. colour (dye):

4. colour pl SCHOOL, UNIV (sports honour):

colores m pl del equipo

5. colour pl POL, MIL (official flag):

to call to colours

6. colour (character):

to show one's true colours

mostrar su verdadero rostro

to see sb in their true colours

ver a alguien tal como es

II.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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3. colour (distort):

III.colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

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Her painting style evolved in the direction to decorative and local color while maintaining interest to the object, for transfer of its texture and material tangibility. en.wikipedia.org

There is no sense of place, hardly a touch of local color. www.capitalnewyork.com

The natural speech of the masses necessarily added local color and flavor to his compositions. en.wikipedia.org

They instead tend to hover in the background or are served up as part of the local color, for example, the transsexuals known as kathoey. www.popmatters.com

Local color is best seen on a matte surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. en.wikipedia.org

In the dream the cosmopolitan is aloft, gazing down at local color, a consumer of nationalities enacting the privilege of appreciating the various arts, beauties and flavors. en.wikipedia.org

It is a festival full of folk cultural custom and local color. en.wikipedia.org

His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. en.wikipedia.org

The mass is referred to as a cold abscess, because there is no accompanying local color or warmth and the overlying skin acquires a violaceous (bluish-purple) color. en.wikipedia.org

This genre-defying book has elements of local color, short story, travel narrative, personal memoir, and cultural analysis. en.wikipedia.org

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