blue (EN)
придев, именица, глагол

придев “blue”

blue, bluer, bluest
  1. plav
    The artist painted a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
  2. tužan
    After the breakup, he was feeling really blue and didn't want to go out.
  3. demokratski (u kontekstu američke politike)
    The state has traditionally voted for Democrats, making it a blue state.
  4. nepristojan (u kontekstu sadržaja)
    The comedian's jokes were so blue that half the audience walked out.

именица “blue”

sg. blue, pl. blues or uncountable
  1. plava boja
    The painter chose various shades of blue for the seascape.
  2. plavi predmet/osoba
    In the game, you must collect all the blues to win.
  3. plava značka (u kontekstu sportskih nagrada)
    After years of dedication to the swim team, she finally earned her blue.
  4. nebo
    Birds disappeared into the blue.
  5. more
    The ship set sail, disappearing into the vast blue.
  6. pasivacija (u kontekstu metalurgije)
    Before assembling the machinery, the workers applied blue to all the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
  7. optički pojačivač (u kontekstu pranja veša)
    She used a blue in the wash to make her whites look whiter.

глагол “blue”

blue; he blues; past blued, part. blued; ger. bluing, blueing
  1. plaviti
    As the cold evening set in, the frost started blueing the tips of the grass.
  2. pasivirati (u kontekstu metalurgije)
    The blacksmith blued the steel to finish the custom knife.
  3. optički pojačavati (u kontekstu pranja veša)
    She blued her grandmother's lace tablecloth to restore its original brightness.