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| Engleză | Română |
| baby blue n | (pale blue colour) | albastru deschis s.n. |
| She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue. |
baby blue,
baby-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | de culoarea albastru deschis loc.adj. |
| albastru deschis, bleu pal loc.adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | învinețit 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. |
| blue book n | figurative (guide, almanac) | ghid s.n. |
| blue book n | US (price list: esp. cars) | listă de prețuri s.f. |
| Never buy a used car until you have checked its blue book value. |
blue cheese,
also US: bleu cheese n | (dairy product: veined) | brânză cu mucegai s.f. |
| 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) (poker) | fisă albastră de mare valoare |
| acțiuni care se vând bine |
| The fund invests in blue chips. |
blue chip,
blue-chip adj | figurative (outstanding of its kind) | de mare valoare loc.adj. |
| profitabil adj. |
| cu valoare garantată loc.adj. |
| Notă: 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) (Callinectes sapidus) | crab albastru s.m. |
| blue eyes npl | (eyes with blue irises) | ochi albaștri s.m.pl. |
| Many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes. |
| blue film n | (adult film) | film pentru adulți s.n. |
| blue in the face adj | figurative, informal (exasperated) | exasperat adj. |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| blue jay n | (North American bird) | gaiță albastră s.f. |
| The blue jay at my feeder frightens off all the smaller birds, but he's certainly pretty. |
| blue jeans npl | (blue denim trousers) | blugi s.m.pl. |
| blue laws npl | US, figurative (Sunday trading restrictions) (lege socială) | închiderea magazinelor duminica expr. |
| Because of the blue laws, the many malls in the town are closed on Sundays. |
| blue lips npl | (mouth tinged blue) (simptom) | buze vineții s.f.pl. |
| Blue lips can indicate anemia or cardiovascular problems. |
| blue lips n | (flower) | plantă cu flori albastre s.f. |
| blue moon n | figurative (long period) (familiar) | o grămadă de timp expr. |
| mult timp expr. |
| Why, it's a blue moon since I saw you last. |
| blue-sky n as adj | figurative (approach: creative) | creativ adj. |
| blue water adj | (seagoing) | în larg loc.adv. |
| în ape deschise loc.adv. |
| I only sail on inland rivers and lakes, never on blue waters. |
| blue whale n | (large sea mammal) | balenă albastră s.f. |
| blue-blooded adj | figurative (aristocratic, royal) (nobil) | cu sânge albastru loc.adj. |
| aristocrat adj. |
| Prince Charles is certainly blue-blooded. |
| blue-collar adj | (working class, labouring) | simplu muncitor s.m. |
| My dad comes from a blue-collar family. |
| blue-collar worker n | (manual laborer) | muncitor s.m. |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| blue-eyed adj | (having blue eyes) | cu ochi albaștri loc.adj. |
| blue-green adj | (turquoise in color) | albastru-verzui adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea lapping at the shore. |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) (pește răpitor marin) | lufar s.m. |
| bolt from the blue n | figurative ([sth] unexpected) | lucru neașteptat s.n. |
| (figurat) | trăsnet s.n. |
| The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| china blue n | (bright blue color) (specific porțelanurilor chinezești) | albastru s.n. |
| cobalt s.n. |
china blue,
china-blue adj | (bright blue) (specific porțelanurilor chinezești) | albastru adj. |
| cobalt adj. |
| cobalt blue n | (artist's pigment) | albastru cobalt s.n. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| cobalt blue n | (bright blue color) | albastru cobalt s.n. |
cobalt blue,
cobalt-blue adj | (bright blue) | albastru cobalt adj. |
| code blue n | (medical emergency) | cod albastru s.n. |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) (varietate de somon argintiu) | coho s.m. |
| dark blue n | (navy, deep blue) | albastru închis s.n. |
| People wearing dark blue are hard to see at night. |
dark blue,
dark-blue adj | (navy, deep blue) | albastru închis loc.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. |
| indigo blue n | (artist's dark blue pigment) | albastru indigo s.n. |
| indigo blue n | (dark-blue colour) | albastru indigo s.n. |
indigo blue,
indigo-blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | albastru indigo adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| light blue n | (pale blue color) | albastru deschis s.n. |
| bleu s.n. |
| Do you have this shirt in light blue? |
light blue,
light-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | bleu adj. |
| albastru-deschis adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| 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,
navy-blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | bleumarin adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| My school uniform is navy blue. |
| once in a blue moon adv | figurative (very rarely) | la paștele cailor expr. |
| când își aduce aminte expr. |
| la sfântu' așteaptă expr. |
| He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| out of the blue adv | figurative (unexpectedly) | din senin, pe neașteptate loc.adv. |
| My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day. |
| pastel blue n | (pale blue colour) | albastru pastelat s.n. |
| Do you have this in pastel blue? |
| 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. |
royal blue,
royal-blue adj | (bright blue in colour) | albastru regal adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| 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,
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. |
