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blues

/bluːz/

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noun

Blau

Examples :

"The artist used shades of blues in her painting to depict the vast ocean. "

Der Künstler verwendete Blautöne in ihrem Gemälde, um den weiten Ozean darzustellen.

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noun

Blau, Blaufärbemittel

A blue dye or pigment.

Examples :

"The artist used a vibrant blues pigment in her painting. "

Der Künstler verwendete ein lebhaftes Blaupigment in ihrem Gemälde.

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noun

Bläuen, Anlassen

Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.

Examples :

"The car's metal parts needed a coat of blues to prevent rust. "

Die Metallteile des Autos benötigten eine Schicht Bläuen, um Rost zu verhindern.

process material chemistry industry

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noun

Blaue Kleidung

Examples :

"The boys in blue marched to the pipers."

Die Jungen in blauer Kleidung marschierten zu den Pfeifern.

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Blaue Uniformen

(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues.

Examples :

"The police officer wore his blues to work today. "

Der Polizist trug heute seine blaue Uniform zur Arbeit.

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Polizist, Polizistin

A member of law enforcement

Examples :

"The school principal called the blues to investigate the vandalism. "

Der Schulleiter rief die Polizei, um den Vandalismus zu untersuchen.

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Der Himmel, die Bläue

The sky, literally or figuratively.

Examples :

"His request for leave came out of the blue."

Seine Bitte um Urlaub kam aus heiterem Himmel.

weather space nature color

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Das Meer, die Tiefsee

The ocean; deep waters.

Examples :

"The fishing boat sailed out into the blues, hoping to catch some tuna. "

Das Fischerboot segelte in die Tiefsee hinaus, in der Hoffnung, Thunfisch zu fangen.

ocean nautical nature environment

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Ferne, Weite

The far distance; a remote or distant place.

Examples :

"The hiking trail showed the beautiful blues of the distant mountains. "

Der Wanderweg zeigte die wunderschöne Weite der fernen Berge.

space geography place

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noun

Blaues

Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.

Examples :

"The artist used shades of blues in her painting to represent the calming sky. "

Der Künstler verwendete Blautöne in ihrem Gemälde, um den beruhigenden Himmel darzustellen.

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noun

Blau

A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.

Examples :

"The old dog, a beautiful blues, was a favorite among the children at the park. "

Der alte Hund, ein wunderschöner Blauer, war ein Liebling der Kinder im Park.

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Blaue Kugel

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.

Examples :

"The snooker player pocketed the blue and scored five points. "

Der Snookerspieler lochte die blaue Kugel ein und erzielte fünf Punkte.

sport game color point

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noun

Bläulinge

Any of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.

Examples :

"The children spotted several blues flitting around the garden. "

Die Kinder entdeckten mehrere Bläulinge, die im Garten herumflatterten.

animal insect nature biology

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noun

Blaufisch

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a big blues and brought it home for dinner. "

Der Fischer fing einen großen Blaufisch und brachte ihn zum Abendessen nach Hause.

fish animal food

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Streit, Auseinandersetzung

Examples :

"The teacher had a blues with the students about their late homework. "

Der Lehrer hatte einen Streit mit den Schülern wegen ihrer verspäteten Hausaufgaben.

communication language

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noun

Wäscheblau

A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.

Examples :

"My mom added some blues to the laundry wash to keep her white shirts from turning yellow. "

Meine Mutter hat etwas Wäscheblau zum Waschgang hinzugefügt, um zu verhindern, dass ihre weißen Hemden gelb werden.

color substance

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Knallkörper

A type of firecracker.

Examples :

"The children were excited to light the blues during the Fourth of July celebration. "

Die Kinder waren aufgeregt, während der Feier am 4. Juli Knallkörper anzuzünden.

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noun

Blaustrumpf

A bluestocking.

Examples :

"My aunt is a known blues; she's very intelligent and enjoys discussing serious literature. "

Meine Tante ist ein bekannter Blaustrumpf; sie ist sehr intelligent und diskutiert gerne ernsthafte Literatur.

culture literature person

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noun

Blau

One of the three color charges for quarks.

Examples :

"The physicist's research focused on the different blues color charges of the quarks. "

Die Forschung des Physikers konzentrierte sich auf die verschiedenen blauen Farbladungen der Quarks.

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Traurigkeit, Schwermut

(usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression.

Examples :

"The heavy workload at work brought on a feeling of blues. "

Die hohe Arbeitsbelastung bei der Arbeit löste ein Gefühl der Traurigkeit aus.

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Blues

A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.

Examples :

"A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues."

Ein großer Teil der modernen Popmusik ist vom Blues beeinflusst.

music culture entertainment

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noun

Blaue Uniform

A uniform made principally of a blue fabric.

Examples :

"The marched in their dress blues."

Sie marschierten in ihren blauen Uniformen.

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Blau-Teams

Any of a number of sports teams which wear blue kit.

Examples :

"The school's basketball team, the Blue Devils, are known for their blues. "

Das Basketballteam der Schule, die Blue Devils, sind für ihre Blau-Teams bekannt.

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verb

Blau machen, sich blau färben

To make or become blue.

Examples :

"The artist was trying to blues her painting by adding more indigo. "

Der Künstler versuchte, sein Gemälde blau zu machen, indem er mehr Indigo hinzufügte.

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verb

Bläuen

To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.

Examples :

"The mechanic bluesed the steel parts of the car to prevent them from rusting. "

Der Mechaniker bläute die Stahlteile des Autos, um sie vor Rost zu schützen.

material chemistry technology industry

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verb

Blau färben

(laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)

Examples :

"Mom blued the whites before putting them in the laundry basket. "

Mama hat die weißen Sachen blau gefärbt, bevor sie sie in den Wäschekorb legte.

utility material

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verb

Verprassen, verschwenden

To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.

Examples :

"My brother blued his allowance on video games this week. "

Mein Bruder hat diese Woche sein Taschengeld für Videospiele verprasst.

economy finance