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blu·ish

also blue·ish (blo͞o′ĭsh)
adj.
Somewhat blue.
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bluish

(ˈbluːɪʃ) or

blueish

adj
somewhat blue
ˈbluishness, ˈblueishness n
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blu•ish

(ˈblu ɪʃ)

adj.
rather blue.
[1350–1400]
blu′ish•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. bluish - of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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Translations
مائِلٌ إلى الزُّرْقَه
modravýnamodralý
blå-blålig
bláleitur
modravý
mavimtrak

bluish

[ˈbluːɪʃ] ADJazulado, azulino
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bluish

blueish [ˈbluːɪʃ] adjtirant sur le bleu
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bluish

adjbläulich
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blue

(bluː) adjective
1. of the colour of a cloudless sky. blue paint; Her eyes are blue. blou أزْرَق син azul modrý blau blå μπλε, γαλάζιος azul sinine آبی sininen bleu כחל, כחול नीला plavo kék biru blár litur blu, azzurro 青い 파란색의 mėlynas zils biru blauw blå niebieski اوبیز azul al­bas­­tru голубой, синий modrý moder plav blå ฟ้า; น้ําเงิน mavi 天藍色的 синій; блакитний نیلا xanh 天蓝色的
2. sad or depressed. I'm feeling blue today. af, depressief حَزين، كَئيب унил deprimido sklíčený, smutný niedergeschlagen sein i dårligt humør; deprimeret μελαγχολικός triste, deprimido, melancólico kurvameelne محزون؛ دلگیر surullinen déprimé דכאון, דיכאון दुखी भावना potišten rosszkedvű sedih dapur depresso 憂うつな 우울한 liūdnas, prislėgtas drūms; nomākts sedih zwaarmoedig nedfor, «deppa», utafor przygnębiony نیولی خپه deprimido trist подавленный, в состоянии хандры sklesnutý potrt tužan nere, deppig เศร้าใจ efkârlı, hüzünlü, kederli 沮喪的 понурий, засмучений افسردہ ، اداس chán nản 沮丧的
noun
1. the colour of a cloudless sky. That is a beautiful blue. blou اللون الأزرق син, лазурен azul modř, modrá barva das Blau blå το γαλάζιο χρώμα azul sinine رنگ آبی sininen bleu כחל, כחול नीला रंग modrina (kék) ég warna langit cerah himinblámi blu, azzurro 青色 하늘색 mėlynumas, žydrumas zila krāsa langit biru blauw blå lazur نیلی رنګ azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba sinjina plavetnilo blå färg, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ําเงิน mavi 天藍色 синій колір آسمانی رنگ màu xanh 天蓝色
2. a blue paint, material etc. We'll have to get some more blue. blou دِهانٌ أزْرَق синьо azul modř, modrá barva das Blau blå(t) υλικό μπλε χρώματος (π.χ. μπογιά) azul sinine رنگدانۀ آبی sininen bleu צבע כחל, כחול एक नीला पेंट या सामग्री plava boja kék (szín) cat biru blá málning blu 青の絵具 청색 물감 mėlyni dažai materiāls zilā krāsā cat biru blauw blått błękit نیلی رنګدانه azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba modra barva plava farba blå, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ําเงิน mavi boya 藍顏料 синя фарба روغن کا رنگ phẩm xanh, sơn xanh 蓝颜料
3. the sky or the sea. The balloon floated off into the blue. bloute السَّماءُ أو البَحْر море, небе azul modro, modrojas das Blau ud i det blå ουρανός, θάλασσα cielo; mar taevas, meri آسمان؛ دریا meri tai taivas ciel הַיָם, הַשָׁמַים आसमान या समुद्र plavetnilo (kék) ég, (kék) tenger langit himin-/hafblámi cielo; mare 空, 海 하늘, 바다 mėlynė zilgme; jūra biru lucht, zee himmelen błękit اسمان ، سیند azul cer небо; море diaľka modrina plavetnilo det blå ท้องฟ้าหรือทะเล gökyüzü ya da deniz 藍天,碧海 небо; море آسمان یا سمندر bầu trời, biển cả 蓝天,碧海
ˈblueness noun
blouerigheid زُرْقَه син цвят azul modř die Bläue det at være blåfarvet; det at være i dårligt humør το μπλε χρώμα ως ιδιότητα azul, lo azul sina حزن؛ اندوه sinisyys bleu עצבות, דכדוך नीलापन plavetnilo, modrina kékség biru blámi; blár litur azzurro 青さ 푸름 mėlynumas zilums kebiruan blauwheid det å være blåfarget; nedtrykthet błękit غم ، اندیښنه azul albăstreală синева modrosť sinjina plavetnilo blåhet ความเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ําเงิน mavilik 藍色 синява, блакитність نیلاہٹ sự buồn chán 蓝色
ˈbluish adjective
quite blue; close to blue. a bluish green. blou مائِلٌ إلى الزُّرْقَه синкав azulado modravý, namodralý bläulich blålig; blå- γαλαζωπός azulado sinakas مایل به آبی sinertävä bleuâtre כחלחל नीलापन लिए plavo kékes kebiru-biruan bláleitur bluastro, azzurrognolo 青みがかった 푸르스름한 melsvas zilgans kebiru-biruan blauwachtig blålig niebieskawy نیلی ته ورته azulado albăstrui, albăstriu голубоватый, синеватый modravý modrikast plavkast blåaktig ซึ่งเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ําเงิน mavimtrak 帶藍色的 синюватий نیلاہٹ بھرا hơi xanh 带蓝色的
ˈbluebottle noun
a kind of large house-fly with a blue abdomen. brommer ذُبابَةٌ زَرْقاء вид голяма синя муха varejeira masařka der Brummer spyflue κρεατόμυγα moscón lihakärbes نوعی خرمگس lihakärpänen mouche bleue זְבוּב הַתּכֶלֶת मक्खी muha zujara húslégy lalat besar fiskifluga, maðkafluga, húsfluga moscone azzurro あおばえ 청파리 mėsinė musė zilā muša langau biru bromvlieg spyflue mucha mięsna یوډول خرمچ varejeira muscă albastră трупная муха mäsiarka mesarska muha vrsta muve spyfluga แมลงวันหัวเขียว mavi at sineği 青蠅 м'ясна муха نیلے رنگ کی مکھی nhặng xanh 蓝丽蝇,绿头大苍蝇
ˈbluecollar adjective
(of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc. Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff. blouboordjie أصْحابُ الياقَةِ الزَّرْقاء: العَمّال работнически operário dělnický blauer Arbeitsanzug industri-; fabriks-; special- εργάτης εργοστασίου obrero sinikrae- کارگران فنی و نیمه فنی sinikauluksinen col bleu צַווָארוֹן כָּחוֹל शारीरिक श्रम करने वाले श्रमिक fizički, industrijski fizikai munkás pekerja kasar verkamanna-, iðnverkamanna- operaio 筋肉労働者の 육체 노동의 fizinio darbo darbininkas fiziska darba [] pekerja kolar biru hand-, handen- arbeider- pracownik fizyczny مسلکی او نیمه مسلکی کارکوونکی operário salahor, care munceşte cu braţele производственный рабочий, синий воротничок robotnícky delovni pajac radnički arbetar- ซึ่งเป็นชนชั้นแรงงาน işçi sınıfından 藍領(勞工)階級 робітничої професії فیکٹری میں کام کرنے والے lao động chân tay 蓝领(工人)阶级的,体力劳动的
ˈblueprint noun
a detailed photographic plan of work to be carried out. the blueprints for a new aircraft. bloudruk مُخَطَّطٌ تَفْصيلي подробен план/проект/описание planta plán, nákres die Blaupause blåtryk προσχέδιο anteproyecto sinikoopia, plaan نقشۀ کلی pohjapiirros bleu תרשים अन्तिम रूप-रेखा nacrt tervrajz rancangan áætlun, uppdráttur progetto 青写真 청사진 brėžinys, planas plāns; projekts merangka tindak blauwdruk plan; blåkopi, lyskopi projekt بشپړه نقشه plano plan, schiţă светокопия (technicky) modrák načrt plan planritning, utkast พิมพ์เขียว ozalit kopya 藍圖 детальний проект, план کام کرنے کے لئے مفصل نقشہ bản kế hoạch 蓝图
once in a blue moon
very seldom. He visits his mother once in a blue moon. selde نادِرٌ، قَلَّمـا يَحْدُث много рядко raramente jednou za uherský rok alle Jubeljahre sjældent μια στο τόσο de higos a brevas haruharva به ندرت؛ تقریباً هرگز hyvin harvoin tous les trente-six du mois פָּעַם בְּיוֹבֵל कभी-कभार vrlo rijetko hébe-hóba jarang sekali mjög sjaldan di rado, ogni morte di papa ごくまれに 아주 드물게 labai retai ļoti reti sangat jarang een hoogstenkele keer en gang hvert jubelår bardzo rzadko, raz od wielkiego święta په ندرت سره، تقریباْ هیڅ raramente din an în Paşti очень редко raz za uhorský rok na vsake kvatre enkrat veoma retko sällan eller aldrig ไม่บ่อย kırk yılda bir, pek ender 千載難逢 дуже рідко کبھی کبھار hiếm khi 千载难逢
out of the blue
without warning. He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first. uit die bloute فَجْأه، على غَيْرِ انتِظار изведнъж de surpresa z čista jasna, znenadání aus heiterem Himmel uden varsel απροειδοποίητα, ξαφνικά como caído del cielo, de improviso nagu välk selgest taevast ناگهان؛ غیرمنتظره äkkiarvaamatta à l'improviste פתאום बिना कोई खोज-खबर दिए iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörum all'improvviso 出し抜けに 불시에 kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangaus pēkšņi; bez brīdinājuma tiba-tiba datang onverwacht uten varsel niespodziewanie, ni stąd ni zowąd نا څاپه ، غیرمتراقبه de surpresa pe neaşteptate внезапно, без предупреждения znenazdania kar na lepem iznenada utan förvarning, helt oväntat ไม่ได้บอกล่วงหน้า ansızın, beklenmedik bir zamanda, pat diye 突然地 несподівано; як грім з неба اچانک ، دفعۃً hoàn toàn bất ngờ 突然地
the blues
low spirits; depression. He's got the blues today but he's usually cheerful. depressiwiteit, terneergedruktheid كآبه отчаяние depressão smutná/mrzutá nálada die Schwermut melankoli; tungsind μελαγχολία, κατήφεια melancolía, depresión masendus افسرده؛ غمگین masentuneisuus cafard בְּלוּז अवसाद, मायूसी melankolija rossz hangulat tekanan jiwa þunglyndi depressione 気のふさぎ 우울함 bloga/prislėgta nuotaika, depresija grūtsirdība; depresija sugul zwaarmoedigheid melankoli, tungsinn chandra خپه، انديښمن depressão depri­mare, tristeţe хандра zlá nálada potrtost tuga deppighet, [vara] deppig ความเศร้าเสียใจ hüzün, iç sıkıntısı 憂鬱,垂頭喪氣 меланхолія, нудьга رنجیدہ ہونا، مایوس ہونا sự buồn chán 忧郁,垂头丧气
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bluish

adj azulado
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Another steely tentacle directed the powder from the basin along a ribbed channel towards some receiver that was hidden from me by the mound of bluish dust.
What is this?" shouted the regimental commander, thrusting forward his jaw and pointing at a soldier in the ranks of the third company in a greatcoat of bluish cloth, which contrasted with the others.
On the farther side I saw through a bluish haze a tangle of trees and creepers, and above these again the luminous blue of the sky.
Suddenly, half-concealed in the tumult of the foaming rollers I made out awash, something enormous, rising and falling - something spread out like a burst of foam, but with a more bluish, more solid look.
It had, however, broad maculations of bluish black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
The moon had risen and was shining in at the uncurtained window, illuminating the room with a soft, bluish light which seemed, somehow, a bit spooky, though I dare say it had no uncommon quality; all moonlight is that way if you will observe it.
Whenever I have heard the hymn since, it has made me remember that white waste and the little group of people; and the bluish air, full of fine, eddying snow, like long veils flying:
The nut burns with a fitful bluish flame, and the oil that it contains is exhausted in about ten minutes.
Instead of the white lily, which requires mud, or the common sweet flag, the blue flag (Iris versicolor) grows thinly in the pure water, rising from the stony bottom all around the shore, where it is visited by hummingbirds in June; and the color both of its bluish blades and its flowers and especially their reflections, is in singular harmony with the glaucous water.
Early in the day they came upon a stream running to the east, between low hills of bluish earth, strongly impregnated with copperas.
The children especially going to school, the bluish doves flying down from the roofs to the pavement, and the little loaves covered with flour, thrust out by an unseen hand, touched him.
Don't let Rachel see me." I noticed a bluish tinge in her face which alarmed me.

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