colour
/ˈkʌlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कलर
रंग; रोचकता
Basic word
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[C, U]
the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light, for example red or green; interesting or exciting details; the colour of somebody's skin
रंग; रोचकता
- What colour is it?
- local colour
- The walls were painted a pale shade of yellow, a colour I love.
+ 3 more examples
- Marigolds add a lot of colour to the festival streets.
- Fruit that has not ripened yet is often green in colour.
- Does the sofa come in any other colour?
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[T, I]
to put colour on something using paint or coloured pencils; to affect something, especially in a negative way
रंगना; प्रभावित करना
- Anger coloured his judgement.
- The children coloured the pictures with crayons.
- Her own bad experience coloured the way she saw the offer.
+ 1 more example
- He coloured the drawing blue and then added a few yellow stars.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
colour (countable and uncountable noun)
Colour is countable when you mean a particular shade and uncountable when you mean the general quality of having colour.
किसी विशेष रंग के लिए 'colour' countable है और रंग के सामान्य गुण के लिए uncountable।
- Red is my favourite colour.
- The film was shot in black and white, with no colour at all.
of + colour / in + colour
Use of for the shade something is and in for the form or shade it appears or is made in.
वस्तु के रंग के लिए 'of' और उसके रंग-रूप या उपलब्ध रंग के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The curtains are of a deep blue colour.
- This shirt comes in three colours.
colour sth + adjective / colour sth in
As a verb, colour can mean to paint or dye something, to fill in a drawing, or to influence an opinion.
Verb के रूप में 'colour' का अर्थ रंगना, चित्र में रंग भरना या किसी की राय को प्रभावित करना हो सकता है।
- The children coloured the map in green and brown.
- His anger coloured his judgement.
colour (verb) + up / colour in
To colour up means the face becomes red from shyness or anger; to colour in means to fill a shape with colour.
'Colour up' का अर्थ शर्म या गुस्से से चेहरा लाल होना है; 'colour in' का अर्थ आकृति में रंग भरना है।
- She coloured up when the teacher praised her.
- Colour in the flag with a crayon.
+Collocations 4
adjective + colour
brightdullprimarywarmnaturalpale
- The primary colours are red, yellow and blue.
verb + colour
changemixchoosefadematch
- The curtains should match the colour of the walls.
colour + noun
schemecodechartphotographtelevision
- Each file has its own colour code.
noun + of colour
a splasha riota rangea shadea change
- The festival of Holi is a riot of colour.
“More examples 5
- The leaves change colour before they fall in autumn.
पतझड़ में पत्ते गिरने से पहले रंग बदलते हैं।
- A warm colour in the room made the guests feel at home.
कमरे के गर्म रंग ने मेहमानों को घर जैसा अनुभव कराया।
- Radhika coloured the diagram of the heart in red and blue.
राधिका ने हृदय के चित्र में लाल और नीले रंग भरे।
- Local colour makes the novel more interesting for the reader.
स्थानीय रंग उपन्यास को पाठक के लिए अधिक रोचक बना देता है।
- A bad experience can colour your view of a city.
एक बुरा अनुभव किसी शहर के बारे में आपके दृष्टिकोण को प्रभावित कर सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She has a colour of red dress.
✓ She has a red dress.
Colour is not used before an adjective in this way; the colour adjective itself describes the noun.
इस प्रकार रंग के adjective से पहले 'colour of' नहीं लगाया जाता; रंग का विशेषण स्वयं noun का वर्णन करता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Colour, shade and tint all describe how something looks, but they differ in how exact they are.
Colour, shade और tint तीनों दिखावट बताते हैं, पर उनकी सूक्ष्मता में अंतर है।
The general word for red, blue, green and so on.
लाल, नीला, हरा आदि के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Blue is the colour of the sky.
One variation of a colour, lighter or darker than another.
किसी रंग का एक रूप, जो दूसरे से हल्का या गहरा हो।
- She chose a darker shade of green.
A light touch of a colour mixed with another or with white.
किसी रंग की हल्की झलक, जो दूसरे रंग या सफ़ेद में मिली हो।
- The wall had a pink tint.
¶Idioms 2
with flying colours
very well; with a very high mark
शानदार ढंग से, बहुत अच्छे अंकों के साथ
- Radhika passed the typing test with flying colours.
- He came through the interview with flying colours.
off colour
ill
तबीयत ठीक न होना, अस्वस्थ
- She's been a bit off colour since yesterday.
- You look off colour; is anything wrong?
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Show your true colours (show your real character), with flying colours (with great success: 'She passed with flying colours'), off colour (slightly ill), change colour (become pale or red because of emotion), see the colour of sb's money (get proof that somebody can pay).
Idioms: show your true colours (असली चरित्र दिखाना, असलियत दिखाना), with flying colours (बड़ी सफलता से: 'She passed with flying colours'), off colour (थोड़ा बीमार), change colour (भावना से पीला या लाल पड़ना), see the colour of sb's money (प्रमाण पाना कि कोई भुगतान कर सकता है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the primary colours of light are red, green and blue (RGB); white light has seven colours (VIBGYOR); a colour-blind person cannot tell certain colours apart.
विज्ञान GK में प्रकाश के प्राथमिक रंग लाल, हरा और नीला (RGB) हैं; श्वेत प्रकाश में सात रंग (VIBGYOR) होते हैं; वर्णांध व्यक्ति कुछ रंगों में अंतर नहीं कर पाता।