| Formy złożone: |
| Angielski | Polski |
| baby blue n | (pale blue colour) | błękitny przym. |
| She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue. |
| baby blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | błękitny przym. |
| black and blue adj | informal (badly bruised) | posiniaczony przym. |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| blue belt n | (martial arts rank) | niebieski pas przym. + m |
| blue belt n | ([sb] with blue belt in martial arts) | niebieski pas przym. + m |
| Don't threaten him, he's a blue belt. |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) | błękitna krew przym. + ż |
| blue book n | figurative (guide, almanac) | niebieska księga przym. + ż |
| blue book n | US (price list: esp. cars) | katalog m |
| Never buy a used car until you have checked its blue book value. |
blue cheese,
also US: bleu cheese n | (dairy product: veined) | niebieski ser pleśniowy wyr. |
| Fourme d'Ambert is a blue cheese from the Auvergne region of France. There are many types of blue cheese, Roquefort and Stilton being the most famous. |
| blue chip n | (business: reliably profitable stock) | bezpieczna akcja przym. + ż |
| The fund invests in blue chips. |
blue chip,
blue-chip adj | figurative (outstanding of its kind) | bezpieczna akcja przym. + ż |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Many experts consider blue-chip companies to be the most stable stocks to invest in. |
| blue crab n | (crustacean) | krab niebieski m + przym. |
| blue eyes npl | (eyes with blue irises) | niebieskie oczy przym. + n, l.mn. |
| Many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes. |
| blue film n | (adult film) | film erotyczny m + przym. |
| blue in the face adj | figurative, informal (exasperated) | siny przym. |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| blue jay n | (North American bird) | modrosójka błękitna ż + przym. |
| The blue jay at my feeder frightens off all the smaller birds, but he's certainly pretty. |
| blue jeans npl | (denim trousers) | dżinsy m, l.mn. |
| I don't wear dress clothes any more since I retired; I'm living in blue jeans. |
| blue laws npl | US, figurative (Sunday trading restrictions) | surowe prawa purytańskie wyr. |
| Because of the blue laws, the many malls in the town are closed on Sundays. |
| blue lips npl | (mouth tinged blue) | sine wargi przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| Blue lips can indicate anemia or cardiovascular problems. |
| blue lips n | (flower) | kolinsja ż |
| blue-sky n as adj | figurative (approach: creative) | z wyobraźnią przyim. + ż |
| blue water adj | (seagoing) | pełnomorski, dalekomorski przym. |
| I only sail on inland rivers and lakes, never on blue waters. |
| blue whale n | (large sea mammal) | płetwal błękitny m + przym. |
blue-blooded,
blue blooded adj | figurative (aristocratic, royal) | arystokratyczny przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is before noun |
| Prince Charles is certainly blue blooded. |
| blue-collar adj | (working class, labouring) | robotnik m |
| My dad comes from a blue-collar family. |
| blue-collar worker n | (manual laborer) | pracownik fizyczny m + przym. |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| blue-green adj | (bluish green in colour) | morski przym. |
| Uwaga: used before noun |
| It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea during the day. |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) | lufar m |
| bolt from the blue n | figurative ([sth] unexpected) | grom z jasnego nieba wyr. |
| The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| china blue n | (bright blue color) | błękitny przym. |
china blue,
china-blue adj | (bright blue) | błękitny przym. |
| cobalt blue n | (artist's pigment) | błękit kobaltowy m + przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| cobalt blue n | (bright blue color) | kobaltowy przym. |
cobalt blue,
cobalt-blue adj | (bright blue) | kobaltowy przym. |
| code blue n | (medical emergency) | tłumaczenie niedostępne |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) | łosoś srebrzysty m + przym. |
| kiżucz m |
| dark blue n | (navy, deep blue) | ciemny niebieski przym. + przym. |
| People wearing dark blue are hard to see at night. |
dark blue,
dark-blue adj | (navy, deep blue) | ciemnoniebieski przym. |
| granatowy przym. |
| People wearing dark blue clothing are hard to see at night. |
| feel blue vi | informal (be sad or depressed) | być smętnym posił. + przym. |
| He has been feeling blue every since Mary dumped him. |
| indigo blue n | (artist's dark blue pigment) | indygo m |
indigo blue,
indigo-blue n | (dark-blue colour) | indygo m |
indigo blue,
indigo-blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | indygo przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| light blue n | (pale blue in colour) | jasnoniebieski przym. |
| Do you have this shirt in light blue? |
light blue,
light-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | jasnoniebieski przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| navy blue n | (dark-blue colour) | granat m |
| Navy blue is a darker blue than cobalt blue. |
| My favorite color is navy blue. |
| navy blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | granatowy przym. |
| My school uniform is navy blue. |
| once in a blue moon adv | figurative (very rarely) | bardzo rzadko przys. + przys. |
| (potoczny) | raz na ruski rok wyr. |
| He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| out of the blue adv | figurative (unexpectedly) | nagle przys. |
| My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day. |
| pastel blue n | (pale blue colour) | pastelowy niebieski przym. + przym. |
| Do you have this in pastel blue? |
| pearl blue n | (shimmery blue colour) | perłowy błękit przym. + m |
| Pearl blue is a popular colour for cars. |
| powder blue n | (pale blue colour) | błękit m |
| The sky's such a pretty powder blue on sunny days. |
| royal blue n | (bright blue colour) | błękit królewski m + przym. |
| Chelsea Football Club play in royal blue. |
royal blue,
royal-blue adj | (bright blue in colour) | w kolorze błękitu królewskiego wyr. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| sky blue n | (bright blue colour) | błękitny przym. |
| true blue adj | figurative (loyal, faithful) | prawdziwy, najprawdziwszy przym. |
| A true blue fan remains loyal even when his team loses. |
| true blue adj | UK, figurative, informal (politics: Conservative) | patriotyczny przym. |
| turquoise blue n | (bluish-green colour) | turkusowy błękit przym. + m |
| The ocean was a beautiful turquoise blue in the mornings. |
