| Forme compuse: |
| baby blue | n | (pale blue colour) | albastru deschis s.n. |
| She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue. |
| baby blue | adj | (pale blue in colour) | de culoarea albastru deschis adj. |
| baby blue | npl | informal (blue eyes) | ochi albaştri s.m.pl. |
| Sinatra was famous for his baby blues. |
| baby blue | npl | informal, UK (postnatal tearfulness) | tristeţe postnatală s.f. |
| Many first-time mothers suffer from the baby blues. |
| black and blue | adj | informal (badly bruised) | învineţit adj. |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| blue belt | n | (martial arts rank) | centură albastră s.f. |
| blue belt | n | (sb with blue belt in martial arts) | centură albastră s.f. |
| Don't threaten him, he's a blue belt. |
| blue blood | n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) | sânge albastru s.n. |
| Queen Elizabeth II is a blue blood. |
| blue book | n | figurative (guide, almanac) | ghid s.n. |
| blue book | n | US (a price list, especially of cars) | listă de preţuri s.f. |
| Never buy a used car until you have checked its blue book value. |
| blue cheese | n | (soft veined cheese) | brânză cu mucegai s.f. |
| There are many types of blue cheese, Roquefort and Stilton are the most famous. |
| blue chip | | poker | fisă albastră de mare valoare |
| | | acţiuni care se vând bine |
| blue crab | n | (variety of crab) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| blue eyes | npl | (eyes with blue irises) | ochi albaştri s.m.pl. |
| Many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes. |
| blue in the face | adj | figurative (completely exasperated) | exasperat adj. |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| blue jay | n | (a North American songbird) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| The blue jay at my feeder heckles all the smaller birds, but he's certainly pretty. |
| blue jeans | npl | (blue denim trousers) | blugi s.m.pl. |
| blue jeans | n | US (blue denim pants ) | blugi s.m.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) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| Because of the blue laws, the many malls in the town are closed on Sundays. |
| blue lips | npl | (symptom: lips with bluish tinge) simptom | buze vineţii s.f.pl. |
| Blue lips can indicate anemia or cardiovascular problems. |
| blue lips | n | (purple flowering plant) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| blue moon | n | figurative (long interval) | paştele cailor s.n. |
| He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| blue water | adj | (seagoing) | traducere nedisponibilă |
| I only sail on inland rivers and lakes, never on blue waters. |
| blue-blooded, blue blooded | adj | figurative (aristocratic, royal) | cu sânge albastru adj. |
| | | aristocrat adj. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| Prince Charles is certainly blue blooded. |
| blue-collar | | | simplu muncitor |
| blue-collar worker | n | (manual labourer) | muncitor s.m. |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| blue-green | adj | (bluish green in colour) | albastru-verzui adj. |
| Note: used before noun |
| It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea during the day. |
| blue-sky | adj | (creative, imaginative) | creativ adj. |
| bolt from the blue | n | (sth unexpected) | lucru neaşteptat s.n. |
| The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| cobalt blue | n | (artist's pigment: bright blue) | albastru cobalt s.n. |
| cobalt blue | adj | (bright blue in colour) | albastru cobalt adj. |
| cobalt blue | n | (bright blue colour) | albastru cobalt s.n. |
| dark blue | n | (navy or deep-blue colour) | albastru închis s.n. |
| People wearing dark blue are hard to see at night. |
| dark blue | adj | (navy or deep blue in colour) | albastru închis adj. |
| People wearing dark blue clothing are hard to see at night. |
| feel blue | vi | informal (be sad or depressed) | a fi deprimat expr. |
| He has been feeling blue every since Mary dumped him. |
| This dismal weather makes me feel blue. |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | n | (dark blue pigment) | albastru indigo s.n. |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | n | (dark-blue colour) | albastru indigo s.n. |
| indigo blue, indigo-blue | adj | (dark blue in colour) | albastru indigo adj. |
| light blue | n | (pale blue colour) | albastru deschis s.n. |
| The sky is usually light blue during the day. |
| navy blue | n | (dark-blue colour) | bleumarin s.n. |
| | | albastru închis s.n. |
| Navy blue is a darker blue than cobalt blue. |
| My favorite color is navy blue. |
| navy blue | adj | (dark blue in colour) | bleumarin adj. |
| My school uniform is navy blue. |
| out of the blue | adv | figurative (unexpectedly) | din senin, pe neaşteptate loc.adv. |
| My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day. |
| pastel blue | n | (pale blue colour) | albastru pastelat s.n. |
| She had to send her pastel blue jumper to the dry cleaners when she got ketchup on it. |
| pearl blue | n | (shimmery blue colour) | albastru perlat s.n. |
| Pearl blue is a popular colour for cars. |
| powder blue | n | (pale blue colour) | albastru pal s.n. |
| The sky's such a pretty powder blue on sunny days. |
| royal blue | n | (bright blue colour) | albastru intens s.n. |
| Chelsea Football Club play in royal blue. |
| sky blue | n | (bright blue colour) | albastru deschis s.n. |
| true blue | adj | figurative (loyal, faithful) | credincios adj. |
| | | loial adj. |
| A true blue fan remains loyal even when his team loses. |
| true blue | adj | UK, figurative, informal (politics: Conservative) politică, figurat | conservator adj. |
| turquoise blue | n | (bluish-green colour) | albastru turcoaz s.n. |
| The ocean was a beautiful turquoise blue in the mornings. |
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