Blue Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈbɫu/

bloo

UK

/blˈuː/

bloo

التعريف

A color between green and violet in the spectrum, like the sky on a clear day. 'Blue' can also mean feeling sad or depressed in an informal way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used both as a color and, informally, to describe feeling sad ('feel blue'). In some contexts, 'blue' can also refer to adult/explicit material (e.g., 'blue movie'). Collocations: 'sky blue', 'blue eyes', 'the blues' (music/feeling). Do not confuse with 'blues' (music style or sadness plural).

• Spanish: azul - triste (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): azul - triste (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): azul - triste (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 蓝色 - 忧郁 (口语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 藍色 - 憂鬱 (口語)
• Hindi: नीला - उदास (अप्रचलित/शैलीगत)
• Arabic: أزرق - حزين (عامية)
• Bengali: নীল - বিষণ্ণ (মনের অবস্থা)
• Russian: синий - грустный (эмоция)
• Japanese: 青い - 憂うつな (気分)
• Vietnamese: xanh - buồn (tâm trạng)
• Korean: 파란색 - 우울한 (감정)
• Turkish: mavi - üzgün (ruh hali)
• Urdu: نیلا - افسردہ (موڈ)
• Indonesian: biru - sedih (perasaan)

جمل نموذجية

The sky is blue today.

basic

She wears a blue dress.

basic

His eyes are blue.

basic

I'm feeling blue today.

natural

Out of the blue, he called me after five years.

natural

This song always gives me the blues.

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