| Formas compostas |
| baby blue | n | (pale blue colour) | azul-bebê sm |
| She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue. |
| baby blue | adj | (pale blue in colour) | azul-bebê adj |
| baby blue | npl | informal (blue eyes) olhos azuis | azul-bebê sm |
| Sinatra was famous for his baby blues. |
| baby blue | npl | informal, UK (postnatal tearfulness) | tristeza pós-parto loc sf |
| Many first-time mothers suffer from the baby blues. |
| black and blue | adj | informal (badly bruised) machucado | todo roxo loc adj |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| blue belt | n | (martial arts rank) | faixa azul loc sf |
| blue belt | n | (sb with blue belt in martial arts) | faixa azul |
| Don't threaten him, he's a blue belt. |
| blue blood | n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) | sangue azul |
| Queen Elizabeth II is a blue blood. |
| blue book | n | figurative (guide, almanac) almanaque | livro azul |
| blue book | n | US (a price list, especially of cars) lista de preços | catálogo sm |
| Never buy a used car until you have checked its blue book value. |
| blue cheese | n | (soft veined cheese) com veios azulados | queijo azul loc sm |
| There are many types of blue cheese, Roquefort and Stilton are the most famous. |
| blue chip | | | empresa respeitada |
| | | ação de primeira linha |
| blue crab | n | (variety of crab) | siri-azul sm |
| blue in the face | adj | figurative (completely exasperated) completamente exasperado | roxo |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| blue jay | n | (a North American songbird) | gaio-azul sm |
| The blue jay at my feeder heckles all the smaller birds, but he's certainly pretty. |
| blue jeans | npl | (blue denim trousers) | jeans sm pl |
| blue jeans | n | US (blue denim pants ) | jeans sm pl |
| I don't wear dress clothes any more since I retired; I'm living in blue jeans. |
| blue laws | npl | US, figurative (laws restricting Sunday trading) proíbem comércio aos domingos | leis dominicais |
| Because of the blue laws, the many malls in the town are closed on Sundays. |
| blue lips | npl | (symptom: lips with bluish tinge) sintoma | lábios arroxeados loc sm pl |
| Blue lips can indicate anemia or cardiovascular problems. |
| blue lips | n | (purple flowering plant) planta | sálvia-azul sf |
| blue moon | n | figurative (long interval) grande intervalo | uma vez na vida expres |
| He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| blue water | adj | (seagoing) do mar | em águas profundas loc adj |
| I only sail on inland rivers and lakes, never on blue waters. |
| blue-blooded, blue blooded | adj | figurative (aristocratic, royal) aristocrático | de sangue azul loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| Prince Charles is certainly blue blooded. |
| blue-collar | | | operário |
| blue-collar worker | n | (manual labourer) trabalhador manual | operário sm |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| blue-green | adj | (bluish green in colour) | verde-azulado adj |
| Note: used before noun |
| It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea during the day. |
| bolt from the blue | n | (sth unexpected) surgir inesperadamente | do nada |
| The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| cobalt blue | n | (artist's pigment: bright blue) tinta de pintor | azul-cobalto sm |
| cobalt blue | adj | (bright blue in colour) de cor azul brilhante | azul-cobalto adj |
| cobalt blue | n | (bright blue colour) cor azul brilhante | azul-cobalto sm |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | n | (dark blue pigment) pigmento azul escuro | azul índigo, anil |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | n | (dark-blue colour) cor azul escuro | azul índigo, anil |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | adj | (dark blue in colour) | índigo, anil adj |
| navy blue | n | (dark-blue colour) cor azul escuro | azul-marinho sm |
| Navy blue is a darker blue than cobalt blue. |
| My favorite color is navy blue. |
| navy blue | adj | (dark blue in colour) de cor azul escuro | azul-marinho adj |
| My school uniform is navy blue. |
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