colour
(also UScolor
)noun
1 noun huedath masc3 what colour is it? cén dath atá air?it's blue in colour dath gorm atá air, tá dath gorm air, tá sé gormthey're all different colours tá dathanna difriúla orthu go léirit's the same colour as mine tá an dath céanna air agus atá ar mo cheannsathey change colour athraíonn an dath a bhíonn orthu, tagann dath eile orthuhair the colour of gold folt ar dhath an óirthey usually wear pale colours is gnách leo dathanna éadroma a chaitheamhautumn colours dathanna an fhómhairbright colours dathanna geala 2 noun not black and whitedath masc3 it adds colour to the room cuireann sé dath sa seomrait had lost all its colour bhí an dath go léir imithe as, bhí an dath ar fad a bhí air tréigtheit's illustrated in full colour tá léaráidí lándaite annTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun paintdath masc3 I mixed the colours mheasc mé na dathanna 4 noun of skindath masc3 dath craicinn regardless of your colour is cuma cén dath craicinn atá ortthey faced discrimination because of their colour bhí leithcheal á dhéanamh orthu mar gheall ar dhath a gcraicinnall colours and religions daoine de gach dath agus de gach creideamh 5 noun complexiondath masc3 luisne fem4 snua masc4 her colour was returning bhí an dath ag teacht ar ais ina grua, bhí an luisne ag teacht ar ais ina haghaidhhe's the colour of death tá dath an bháis air, tá lí an bháis air 6 noun hair dyedath masc3 ruaim fem2 she puts colour in her hair cuireann sí dath ina cuid gruaige 7 noun interest, excitementhe added colour to the story chuir sé craiceann ar an scéal 8 noun of team, country etcdath masc3 red and yellow are Spain's national colours is iad dearg agus buí dathanna náisiúnta na Spáinneclub colours dathanna an chlubDublin's colours dathanna Bhaile Átha Cliath 9 noun flagbratach fem2 they were flying French colours bhí bratach na Fraince ar foluain acu 10 noun badgesuaitheantas masc1
verb
11 verb dye, tint TRANSITIVEdath a chur i dath a chur ar they colour the wood beforehand cuireann siad dath san adhmad roimh réit colours the food cuireann sé dath sa bhiathe area is coloured green on the map tá dath glas ar an gceantar ar an léarscáil 12 verb ART use pens, crayons etc INTRANSITIVEdathaigh verb bheith ag dathadóireacht VPthe children spent the morning colouring chaith na leanaí an mhaidin ag dathú, chaith na leanaí an mhaidin i mbun dathadóireachta 13 verb add colours to picture TRANSITIVEdathaigh verb dath a chur ar they gave me a picture to colour thug siad pictiúr dom le dathú, thug siad pictiúr dom le dath a chur aircolour the squares pink cuir dath bándearg ar na cearnógadraw the shapes and then colour them in tarraing na cruthanna agus ansin dathaigh iad 14 verb redden face TRANSITIVElas verb dearg verb a blush coloured her cheeks las a grua, tháinig lasair ina gruaanger coloured his face las a aghaidh le fearg, dhearg sé le fearg 15 verb blush INTRANSITIVEdearg verb las verb he coloured with shame dhearg sé le náire, las sé le náireshe coloured at the mention of her name dhearg sí nuair a luadh a hainm, tháinig luisne ina haghaidh nuair a luadh a hainm 16 verb dye hair TRANSITIVEdath a chur i he colours his hair cuireann sé dath ina chuid gruaigeshe coloured her hair black chuir sí dath dubh ina cuid gruaige 17 verb affect perception TRANSITIVEit coloured my opinion of him chlaon sé mo thuairim faoi, d'athraigh sé an bharúil a bhí agam faoihis politics are colouring his judgement tá a chuid polaitíochta ag dul i gcion ar a bhreithiúnas 18 verb affect nature of sth TRANSITIVEtheir sadness colours their every waking moment tá a gcian ag dul i bhfeidhm orthu i rith an amaher hatred of them coloured her evidence d'fhág an ghráin a bhí aici orthu a cuid fianaise claontahis upbringing coloured his entire life bhí tionchar ag an tógáil a fuair sé ar a shaol ar fad 19 verb affect tone of voice TRANSITIVE'Who are you?' he asked, suspicion colouring his question. 'Cé thusa?' a d'fhiafraigh sé agus amhras le brath ar a cheist.an edge of tension coloured her voice bhí beagán teannais le brath ina guth, bhí rian an teannais ina guth