noun
Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
ADJ.
all, artificial, black, blue, bright, brown, dark, different
The bright colours of the sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and pink.
VERB + COLOURS
darken, like, mix, program, thinking, total, wear
I like to mix colours when I'm painting to create new shades.
COLOURS + NOUN
clash, it's, landscape, preservatives, rainbow, saffron
The bright saffron colours of the sunset painted the sky beautifully that evening.
PREP.
in, in, into
The artist mixed the paints together and blended them into colours that matched the sunset perfectly.
ADV.
instead
She painted the bedroom walls in bright colours instead of the plain white that was there before.
noun — a flag that shows its nationality
noun — a distinguishing emblem
The real character, belief or intent of a person or group who present a dishonest picture of their nature to the world.
The organisation was officially concerned with economic development, but after the memo was leaked people began to see them in their true colours.
With the colour key program system, all colours are divided into two palettes, the "cool palette" and the "warm palette".
Tatoeba · #326927To the white glass, I added glass of various colours, producing a pretty feel.
Tatoeba · #327912No artificial colours, preservatives or flavours.
Tatoeba · #473840The Indian flag is called the tricolour because it has stripes of three colours – saffron, white and green.
Tatoeba · #480250There are three primary colours and nine secondary colours for a total of twelve colours.
Tatoeba · #1103049The master usually chose yellow and blue colours.
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