powder blue in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for powder blue in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.powder blue <attr powder-blue> [Am ˌpaʊdər ˈblu, Brit] ADJ

powder blue

azul pastel adj inv

II.powder blue [Am ˌpaʊdər ˈblu, Brit] N U

powder blue

azul m pastel

Translations for powder blue in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] N

1.1. powder U (dust):

powder

polvo m

in powder form

en polvo

1.2. powder U (snow):

powder

nieve f en polvo

2. powder U:

gun powder

pólvora f

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en gallinazos

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en salvas Spain

to keep one's powder dry inf

no gastar pólvora en chimangos RioPl

3.1. powder C PHARM:

powder

polvos mpl

to take a powder Am

poner pies en polvorosa

to take a powder lit (take medication)

tomar unos polvos

3.2. powder U or C:

face powder

polvo m (de tocador)

face powder

polvos mpl (de tocador)

powder compact

polvera f

3.3. powder U or C:

talcum powder

polvos mpl de talco

talcum powder

talco m LatAm

II.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB trans

1. powder (cover):

powder

empolvar

to powder one's face

empolvarse la cara

to powder one's nose

retocarse el maquillaje

she's gone to powder her nose euph

ha ido a lavarse las manos euph

flecks of gray powdered his hair

tenía el pelo salpicado de gris

2.1. powder (grind, pulverize):

powder

pulverizar

2.2. powder <powdered, pp >:

powdered milk/eggs

en polvo

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f glas or glasé

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f flor Chil

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f impalpable RioPl

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f en polvo Col

III.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB intr

powder

reducirse a un polvo

I.blue <bluer, bluest> [Am blu, Brit bluː] ADJ

1. blue dress/sea/sky:

blue

azul

blue with cold

amoratado de frío

she went blue in the face

se le amorató la cara

2.1. blue (pornographic):

blue inf

verde

blue inf

porno adj inv

blue inf

colorado Mex

2.2. blue (risqué):

blue

picante

blue

subido de color

blue

subido de tono

3. blue (unhappy):

blue esp Am

triste

blue esp Am

deprimido

4. blue POL Brit:

blue inf

conservador

II.blue [Am blu, Brit bluː] N

1. blue U (color):

blue

azul m

dark/light blue

azul oscuro/claro

out of the blue she phoned/the letter arrived quite out of the blue

llamó/la carta llegó cuando menos se (or me etc.) lo esperaba

to vanish or disappear into the blue

esfumarse

she/it vanished or disappeared into the blue

se esfumó

she/it vanished or disappeared into the blue

se la/lo tragó la tierra

2. blue C Brit:

blue

deportista representante de Oxford o Cambridge

III.blue [Am blu, Brit bluː] VB trans Brit inf

blue

despilfarrar

blue

pulirse Spain inf

blue

patinarse RioPl inf

blue

hacer sonar Chil inf

powder blue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder blue in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. powder no pl (dust):

powder

polvo m

baking powder

levadura f

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

reducir algo a polvo

2. powder no pl (make-up):

powder

polvos m pl

talcum powder

polvos de talco

3. powder no pl (snow):

powder

nieve f en polvo

4. powder Brit (washing powder):

powder

detergente m en polvo

II.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

1. powder (cover with powder):

powder

empolvar

to powder one's face

empolvarse

to powder one's nose fig

ir al servicio

2. powder (sprinkle):

powder

espolvorear

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

azul m

light/dark blue

azul claro/oscuro

pale/deep blue

azul pálido/intenso

2. blue (sad):

blue

triste

to feel blue

sentirse triste

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

azul m

sky blue

azul cielo

the door is painted blue

la puerta está pintada de azul

Phrases:

out of the blue

cuando menos se espera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The golf shirts come in white, royal blue and powder blue.

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Heads often less than 1.5 cm across, often crowded towards the tips of the stems, pale powder blue or whitish, hermaphrodite and zygomorphic.

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The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold, with powder blue trim on a navy stripe.

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Males of most species are usually pale to mid powder blue.

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Now sporting a white helmet (minus jersey number) full-time, the powder blue uniform was modernized and has served as the new alternate jersey since 2007.

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The junior prom dress was a conservative powder blue gown to wear with a nerdy date.

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The home uniforms use royal blue, while the road uniforms use powder blue.

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The team wore the powder blue uniforms as alternates in weekend home games.

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The powder blue was changed to royal blue in 1973, but returned in 1977 when navy became the predominant uniform color.

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He rode in a chauffeur-driven, $14,000 powder blue limousine, and wore expensive clothes, including a $1,200 raccoon coat.

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