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colour1

UK: /ˈkʌl.ər/ US: /-ə`/ UK (US color)

Translation

n [c, u]
color
What colour is it?
¿De qué color es?
to {be/feel} off colour
no sentirse bien
with flying colours UK (US with flying colors)
con honores
He graduated with flying colours
Se graduó con honores
con éxito
airosamente
Véase tb: a riot of colour; a splash of colour; to troop the colour
(Definition of colour n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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