Used, especially in South Africa, as an ethnic classification referring to a person of mixed European and African or Asian ancestry; often offensive outside South African official use.

Дополнительные переводы

métisTerme lié à la classification sud-africaine ; peut être daté ou offensant selon le contexte.

colourглагол

coloured

Прошедшее простое время

coloured

Прошедшее простое время

coloured

Причастие прошедшего времени

colouring

Герундий

/ˈkʌlə/

/ˈkʌlɚ/

colorer

The artist used pastels to colour the sketch.

L’artiste a utilisé des pastels pour colorer l’esquisse.

teindrePour les cheveux, les tissus ou toute coloration par immersion ou application de teinture.

She decided to colour her hair a vibrant shade of red.

Elle a décidé de teindre ses cheveux en rouge vif.

déformerAu sens de présenter de manière inexacte ou d’exagérer.

He tended to colour the truth when telling stories about his adventures.

Il avait tendance à déformer la vérité en racontant ses aventures.

rougirS’emploie pour le visage lorsqu’il devient rouge.

He coloured slightly when he realised his mistake.

Il a légèrement rougi lorsqu’il a réalisé son erreur.

Дополнительные переводы

colorerAu sens figuré : marquer, influencer ou déformer légèrement.

Синонимы

Определения

colouredприлагательное

Having a particular color or colors.

The artist used a variety of coloured pencils to create the vibrant landscape.

Influenced or biased by personal feelings or opinions.

His coloured view of the situation made it difficult for him to see the facts objectively.

(dated, offensive except in South African official usage) Belonging to a non-white racial group, especially of Black or mixed ancestry.

The phrase "coloured people" is now considered offensive in most contexts.

colouredсуществительное

(South African, sometimes offensive) A person of mixed European and African or Asian ancestry, especially within the official South African racial classification.

Many Coloureds live in the Western Cape province.

colourглагол

To apply color to something; to paint or dye.

She decided to colour her hair a vibrant shade of red.

To influence or affect, especially in a way that distorts.

His experiences during the war coloured his view of the world.

To change the appearance of something by adding color.

The artist used pastels to colour the sketch.

To misrepresent or exaggerate.

He tended to colour the truth when telling stories about his adventures.

To become red in the face; to blush.

He coloured slightly when he realised his mistake.