noun🔗ShareAzulThe colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this."The artist used shades of blues in her painting to depict the vast ocean. "El artista usó tonos de azul en su pintura para representar el vasto océano.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzul, tinte azulA blue dye or pigment."The artist used a vibrant blues pigment in her painting. "El artista usó un pigmento azul vibrante en su pintura.colormaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePavonadoAny of several processes to protect metal against rust."The car's metal parts needed a coat of blues to prevent rust. "Las piezas metálicas del coche necesitaban una capa de pavonado para evitar la oxidación.processmaterialchemistryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRopa azulBlue clothing"The boys in blue marched to the pipers."Los chicos con ropa azul marcharon hacia los gaiteros.wearcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUniformes azules(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues."The police officer wore his blues to work today. "El oficial de policía usó sus uniformes azules para trabajar hoy.wearmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolicía, agente de la leyA member of law enforcement"The school principal called the blues to investigate the vandalism. "El director de la escuela llamó a la policía para investigar el vandalismo.policeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl cielo, el azulThe sky, literally or figuratively."His request for leave came out of the blue."Su solicitud de permiso surgió de la nada.weatherspacenaturecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl océano, las aguas profundasThe ocean; deep waters."The fishing boat sailed out into the blues, hoping to catch some tuna. "El barco pesquero zarpó hacia las aguas profundas, con la esperanza de pescar atún.oceannauticalnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLejanía, distanciaThe far distance; a remote or distant place."The hiking trail showed the beautiful blues of the distant mountains. "El sendero de senderismo mostraba la hermosa lejanía de las montañas distantes.spacegeographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzulAnything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color."The artist used shades of blues in her painting to represent the calming sky. "El artista usó tonos de azul en su pintura para representar el cielo tranquilo.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzulA dog or cat with a slaty gray coat."The old dog, a beautiful blues, was a favorite among the children at the park. "El viejo perro, un hermoso azul, era el favorito de los niños en el parque.animalcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBola azulOne of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points."The snooker player pocketed the blue and scored five points. "El jugador de snooker embocó la bola azul y anotó cinco puntos.sportgamecolorpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzulesAny of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings."The children spotted several blues flitting around the garden. "Los niños divisaron varios azules revoloteando por el jardín.animalinsectnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePez azulA bluefish."The fisherman caught a big blues and brought it home for dinner. "El pescador pescó un pez azul grande y lo llevó a casa para la cena.fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiscusión, peleaAn argument."The teacher had a blues with the students about their late homework. "El profesor tuvo una discusión con los estudiantes sobre sus tareas tardías.communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzul para la ropaA liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes."My mom added some blues to the laundry wash to keep her white shirts from turning yellow. "Mi madre añadió azul para la ropa al lavado para evitar que sus camisas blancas se pusieran amarillas.colorsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetardoA type of firecracker."The children were excited to light the blues during the Fourth of July celebration. "Los niños estaban emocionados de encender los petardos durante la celebración del 4 de julio.itemweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMujer intelectualA bluestocking."My aunt is a known blues; she's very intelligent and enjoys discussing serious literature. "Mi tía es una mujer intelectual conocida; es muy inteligente y disfruta discutiendo literatura seria.cultureliteraturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAzulOne of the three color charges for quarks."The physicist's research focused on the different blues color charges of the quarks. "La investigación del físico se centró en las diferentes cargas de color azul de los quarks.physicscolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTristeza, melancolía(usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression."The heavy workload at work brought on a feeling of blues. "La pesada carga de trabajo en el trabajo le produjo una sensación de melancolía.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBluesA musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale."A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues."Una gran parte de la música popular moderna está influenciada por el blues.musiccultureentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUniforme azulA uniform made principally of a blue fabric."The marched in their dress blues."Marcharon con su uniforme azul.militarywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEquipos que usan uniforme azulAny of a number of sports teams which wear blue kit."The school's basketball team, the Blue Devils, are known for their blues. "El equipo de baloncesto de la escuela, los Blue Devils, son conocidos por sus equipos que usan uniforme azul.sportgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAzular, ponerse azulTo make or become blue."The artist was trying to blues her painting by adding more indigo. "El artista estaba tratando de azular su pintura agregando más añil.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAzularTo treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust."The mechanic bluesed the steel parts of the car to prevent them from rusting. "El mecánico azuló las piezas de acero del coche para evitar que se oxidaran.materialchemistrytechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAzular(laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)"Mom blued the whites before putting them in the laundry basket. "Mamá azuló las prendas blancas antes de meterlas en la cesta de la colada.utilitymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDerrochar, gastarTo spend (money) extravagantly; to blow."My brother blued his allowance on video games this week. "Mi hermano derrochó su asignación en videojuegos esta semana.economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading