blue (EN)
prídavné meno, podstatné meno, sloveso

prídavné meno “blue”

blue, bluer, bluest
  1. modrý
    The artist painted a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
  2. smutný
    After the breakup, he was feeling really blue and didn't want to go out.
  3. demokratický (v súvislosti s Demokratickou stranou v USA)
    The state has traditionally voted for Democrats, making it a blue state.
  4. pikantný (v zmysle obsahujúci sexuálne explicitný alebo urážlivý materiál)
    The comedian's jokes were so blue that half the audience walked out.

podstatné meno “blue”

sg. blue, pl. blues or uncountable
  1. modrá (farba)
    The painter chose various shades of blue for the seascape.
  2. modrý predmet/osoba (v závislosti od kontextu)
    In the game, you must collect all the blues to win.
  3. modrá stužka (v kontexte športových ocenení)
    After years of dedication to the swim team, she finally earned her blue.
  4. obloha
    Birds disappeared into the blue.
  5. more
    The ship set sail, disappearing into the vast blue.
  6. pasivácia (proces proti korózii kovov)
    Before assembling the machinery, the workers applied blue to all the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
  7. bielidlo (produkt na zosvetlenie bielych tkanín)
    She used a blue in the wash to make her whites look whiter.

sloveso “blue”

blue; he blues; past blued, part. blued; ger. bluing, blueing
  1. zmodrieť (zafarbiť na modro)
    As the cold evening set in, the frost started blueing the tips of the grass.
  2. pasivovať (ošetriť oceľ proti korózii)
    The blacksmith blued the steel to finish the custom knife.
  3. bieliť (použiť látku na zosvetlenie prádla)
    She blued her grandmother's lace tablecloth to restore its original brightness.