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colorir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  • coloring noun The act of adding color to something, such as a picture.
  • stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
  • tint noun A slight or pale shade of a color.

Senses

colorir is used for these senses in English:

  • coloring act or process
  • stain (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
  • tint (transitive, intransitive) To shade, to color.

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.

coloring — full definition

  1. noun The act of adding color to something, such as a picture.
  2. noun A substance added to food or products to give them color.

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