Blau

Adj.

1. blue; blaues Auge black eye; blauer Fleck bruise; er hatte überall blaue Flecke he was black and blue (all over); du hast blaue Lippen bekommen your lips have gone (Am. turned) blue; im Gesicht blau anlaufen go (Am. turn) blue in the face; blaues Blut in seinen Adern haben fig. be blue-blooded; mit einem blauen Auge davonkommen fig. get off lightly; der blaue Planet (die Erde) Planet Earth; jemandem blauen Dunst vormachen fig. pull the wool over s.o.’s eyes; blauer Montag fig. Monday on which one skips work; blauer Brief a) (letter of) dismissal; von Vermieter: notice to quit; von Betrieb: one’s cards, marching orders umg., Am. pink slip umg.; b) PÄD. (letter of) warning (that a child may have to repeat a school-year); die blaue Blume Kunst., Lit. the Blue Flower; der Blaue Reiter KUNST the Blue Rider, the Blaue Reiter; Junge1, Wunder 1

2. umg. (betrunken) plastered, tight Sl.; total blau Sl. pissed, blotto; er war blau wie ein Veilchen he was (as) drunk as a lord

3. GASTR. au bleu; Forelle blau trout au bleu

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(betrunken) canned (ugs.);

(farbig) blue

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[blau]

nt -s, - or (inf) -s

blue

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1) (of the colour of a cloudless sky: blue paint; Her eyes are blue.) blue

2) (the colour of a cloudless sky: That is a beautiful blue.) blue

3) (a blue paint, material etc: We'll have to get some more blue.) blue

4) (the sky or the sea: The balloon floated off into the blue.) blue

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Blau

<-s, - o (fam) -s>

[blau]

nt blue

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das; Blaus, Blau od. (ugs.:) Blaus blue

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Blau n; -s, umg -s blue (colo[u]r);

in Blau gekleidet dressed in blue;

das Blau des Himmels the colo[u]r of the sky, sky-blue

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das; Blaus, Blau od. (ugs.:) Blaus blue

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adj.

blue adj.