Translations for primary colour in the English»Italian Dictionary

primary colour [Brit, Am ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ˈpraɪm(ə)ri ˈkələr] N

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primary colour

colore m primario

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colore primario

colore primario, secondario

primary, secondary colour

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I.primary [Brit ˈprʌɪm(ə)ri, Am ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ˈpraɪm(ə)ri] Primaries ADJ

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2. primary SCHOOL (elementary):

primary education

primary teaching, post

nella scuola primaria

3. primary (initial):

primary stage

4. primary GEOL:

primary rock

5. primary ECON attrib.:

primary commodities, products

del settore primario

II.primary [Brit ˈprʌɪm(ə)ri, Am ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ˈpraɪm(ə)ri] Primaries N

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1. primary Am POL:

primary, also primary election

2. primary ZOOL:

primary, also primary feather

penna f primaria

3. primary SCHOOL → primary school

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primary school [Brit]

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color

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color → colour

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

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1. colour (hue):

what colour is it?

di che colore è?

do you have it in a different colour?

ce l'avete in un colore diverso?

the sky was the colour of lead

il cielo era color piombo or plumbeo

in colour CINE, TV

the artist's use of colour

l'uso del colore da parte dell'artista

the garden was a mass of colour

il giardino era un'esplosione di colori

to take the colour out of sth

privare del colore qc

to give or lend colour to sth

dare colore a qc

to paint sth in glowing colours fig

dipingere qc a tinte vivaci

“available in 12 colours”

“disponibile in 12 colori”

“available in 12 colours” before n PHOTO, TV picture, photo, photography, slide, copier, printer

2. colour (vividness):

colour (in writing, description)

a work full of colour

un'opera dai toni brillanti

4. colour (cosmetics):

cheek colour

5. colour (racial pigmentation):

colore m (della pelle)

people of all races and colours

persone di tutte le razze e di tutti i colori

people of all races and colours before n SOCIOL prejudice, problem

6. colour (complexion):

to change colour

cambiare colore

to lose (one's) colour

perdere il colorito or diventare pallido

to put colour into sb's cheeks

fare tornare il colorito a qn

that should put a bit of colour into her cheeks!

questo dovrebbe farle tornare un po' di colore sulle guance!

to have a high colour (naturally)

essere rubicondo

to have a high colour (from illness or embarrassment)

essere molto rosso

her face was drained of colour

il suo viso era pallidissimo

her colour rose

he's getting his colour back at last

sta riprendendo colore, finalmente

II.colours N

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colours npl:

colours SPORTS

colours MIL, NAUT

racing colours SPORTS

colori della squadra

the colours of the regiment

i colori del reggimento

he's playing in England's colours

gioca per i colori dell'Inghilterra

under false colours NAUT

sotto falsa bandiera

under false colours fig

sotto mentite spoglie

to get one's tennis, football colours Brit SPORTS

entrare in una squadra di tennis, di calcio

a scarf in the club colours

una sciarpa con i colori del club

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

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2. colour (prejudice) fig:

colour attitude

colour judgment, opinion

3. colour (enhance) fig:

colour account, story

colorire, falsare

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

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1. colour:

colour plant:

cambiare colore

colour fruit:

prendere colore

V.colour, color [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr]

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

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1. colour (hue):

what colour is it?

di che colore è?

do you have it in a different colour?

ce l'avete in un colore diverso?

the sky was the colour of lead

il cielo era color piombo or plumbeo

in colour CINE, TV

the artist's use of colour

l'uso del colore da parte dell'artista

the garden was a mass of colour

il giardino era un'esplosione di colori

to take the colour out of sth

privare del colore qc

to give or lend colour to sth

dare colore a qc

to paint sth in glowing colours fig

dipingere qc a tinte vivaci

“available in 12 colours”

“disponibile in 12 colori”

“available in 12 colours” before n PHOTO, TV picture, photo, photography, slide, copier, printer

2. colour (vividness):

colour (in writing, description)

a work full of colour

un'opera dai toni brillanti

4. colour (cosmetics):

cheek colour

5. colour (racial pigmentation):

colore m (della pelle)

people of all races and colours

persone di tutte le razze e di tutti i colori

people of all races and colours before n SOCIOL prejudice, problem

6. colour (complexion):

to change colour

cambiare colore

to lose (one's) colour

perdere il colorito or diventare pallido

to put colour into sb's cheeks

fare tornare il colorito a qn

that should put a bit of colour into her cheeks!

questo dovrebbe farle tornare un po' di colore sulle guance!

to have a high colour (naturally)

essere rubicondo

to have a high colour (from illness or embarrassment)

essere molto rosso

her face was drained of colour

il suo viso era pallidissimo

her colour rose

he's getting his colour back at last

sta riprendendo colore, finalmente

II.colours N

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colours npl:

colours SPORTS

colours MIL, NAUT

racing colours SPORTS

colori della squadra

the colours of the regiment

i colori del reggimento

he's playing in England's colours

gioca per i colori dell'Inghilterra

under false colours NAUT

sotto falsa bandiera

under false colours fig

sotto mentite spoglie

to get one's tennis, football colours Brit SPORTS

entrare in una squadra di tennis, di calcio

a scarf in the club colours

una sciarpa con i colori del club

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

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2. colour (prejudice) fig:

colour attitude

colour judgment, opinion

3. colour (enhance) fig:

colour account, story

colorire, falsare

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

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1. colour:

colour plant:

cambiare colore

colour fruit:

prendere colore

V.colour, color [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr]

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Translations for primary colour in the English»Italian Dictionary

primary color N

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primary color

colore m primario

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primary color

colore primario

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I.color [ˈkʌ·lɚ] N

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2. color pl POL, MIL (official flag):

3. color (character):

to show one's true colors

mostrare il proprio vero volto

II.color [ˈkʌ·lɚ] VB trans

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1. color (change color of):

to color a room blue

dipingere una stanza d'azzurro

2. color (dye):

3. color (distort):

III.color [ˈkʌ·lɚ] VB intr

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I.primary [ˈpraɪ·me·ri] ADJ

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II.primary <-ies> [ˈpraɪ·me·ri] N POL

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(elezioni) f pl primarie

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Bright, solid patches of primary colour edge into ambiguous shades. www.ft.com

These were drawn on a home white uniform and a road uniform that, for the first time in team history, bore black as its primary colour. en.wikipedia.org

Beginning with the longest and then shortest, green is the primary colour seen. traveller24.news24.com

You see, the keyboards are actually a complementary colour (silver on the white model, black on the green, etc.) with a removable rubber cover in the primary colour. www.trustedreviews.com

The projection of primary colour lights on a screen shows secondary colours where two overlap; the combination red, green, and blue each in full intensity makes white. en.wikipedia.org

Why not choose one as your primary colour and balance it with something a little less sweet so that your daughter doesn't tire of it too quickly? news.nationalpost.com

Its primary colour is black but it also comes in a red burst colour. en.wikipedia.org

The bat must be the same colour as the club's primary colour, or black. www.canindia.com

While you will certainly have a primary colour or colours, these days we think in terms of colour palettes. www.independent.co.uk

This new bike uses a bi-colour paint scheme, the ever popular black blending into the primary colour. www.thehindu.com

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