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red

 
 
/red/ adjective (redder, reddest)

Translation

COLOUR being the same colour as blood
kırmızı
a red shirt 1503
HAIR Red hair is an orange-brown colour.
kızıl
Rosie's got red hair and freckles.558
go red UK ( US turn red) If someone goes red, their face becomes red because they are embarrassed or angry.
kızarmak, mahcubiyetten yüzü kızarmak
He kissed her on the cheek and she went bright red.1017
WINE Red wine is made from black grapes (= small, round, purple fruits).
kırmızı
→ See also be like a red rag to a bull433
(Definition of red adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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