värittää — meaning in English

English meaning

• color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
• colorize verb To add color to.
• embroider verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.

Senses

värittää is used for these senses in English:

• color (intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
• embroider (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
• shade (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.

color — full definition

1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

colorize — full definition

1. verb To add color to.
2. verb To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).

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