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blue (EN)
прилагательное, существительное, глагол

прилагательное “blue”

blue, сравн. bluer, превосх. bluest
  1. голубой
    The artist painted a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
  2. грустный
    After the breakup, he was feeling really blue and didn't want to go out.
  3. демократический (в контексте политики США)
    The state has traditionally voted for Democrats, making it a blue state.
  4. непристойный (с сексуальным подтекстом)
    The comedian's jokes were so blue that half the audience walked out.

существительное “blue”

ед. blue, мн. blues или неисч.
  1. синий (цвет)
    The painter chose various shades of blue for the seascape.
  2. синий (предмет или человек)
    In the game, you must collect all the blues to win.
  3. голубой (спортивная награда, с пояснением: награда за спортивные достижения)
    After years of dedication to the swim team, she finally earned her blue.
  4. небо
    Birds disappeared into the blue.
  5. море
    The ship set sail, disappearing into the vast blue.
  6. пассивация (метод защиты металла от ржавчины)
    Before assembling the machinery, the workers applied blue to all the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
  7. оптический отбеливатель
    She used a blue in the wash to make her whites look whiter.

глагол “blue”

инфинитив blue; он blues; пр. вр. blued; пр. прич. blued; гер. bluing, blueing
  1. окрашивать в синий цвет
    As the cold evening set in, the frost started blueing the tips of the grass.
  2. пассивировать (обработка стали)
    The blacksmith blued the steel to finish the custom knife.
  3. отбеливать (использование вещества для придания белизны белью)
    She blued her grandmother's lace tablecloth to restore its original brightness.