What does cores in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cores in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cores in Portuguese.

The word cores in Portuguese means colors, cores, cores sortidas, cores vivas, em cores, paleta de cores, contraste de cores, filme em cores, intensidade de cores, esquema de cores, televisão em cores, televisão em cores, TV a cores, TV a cores, visão cromática, visão em cores, identificado por cores, em cores, esquema de cores, cores complementares, cores permanentes, impressão em quatro cores, em cores, a cores, em todas as cores, cores da empresa, sapato bicolor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cores

colors

substantivo feminino plural (matizes) (US)

cores

plural noun (jockey's uniform)

The racehorse owner was able to pick out the jockey by his colours.

cores sortidas

plural noun (varied colour selection)

A caixa de giz de cera veio com cores sortidas.
The crayons came in assorted colors.

cores vivas

plural noun (vivid hues)

I like to dress in bright colors.

em cores

noun as adjective (not black and white)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Mike comprou uma TV em cores.
Mike bought a colour TV.

paleta de cores

noun (table illustrating a range of hues)

An artist uses a color chart to identify complementary colors.

contraste de cores

noun (strong lights, darks)

I had to adjust the colour contrast on his television.

filme em cores

noun (for photographing in color)

Jane shot the photos using color film, scanned them into her computer and converted them to black and white.

intensidade de cores

noun (saturation)

Early digital cameras did not match the color intensity of 35 mm film.

esquema de cores

noun (restricted range of hues)

Powerpoint offers users a choice of colour scheme for the presentation.

televisão em cores

noun (countable (TV set: shows images in colour)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
We've got a color television in the living room.

televisão em cores

noun (uncountable (TV shows broadcast in color)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Colour television first came to the UK in 1967.

TV a cores

(informal (television set: shows images in colour)

TV a cores

(uncountable, informal (television shows broadcast in color)

visão cromática, visão em cores

noun (ability to see hues)

Nocturnal animals tend not to have color vision; the night's light is not strong enough to make out more than gray shapes.

identificado por cores

adjective (classed and identified by color)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
The files were colour-coded to make it easier to find the correct one.

em cores

adverb (figurative (describe: vividly) (figurativo: descrito vividamente)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Grandpa spoke colorfully about his travels around Europe.

esquema de cores

noun (fashion, design: color scheme)

cores complementares

noun (contrasting hue)

Purple is the complementary color of yellow.

cores permanentes

plural noun (dyes: do not fade)

impressão em quatro cores

noun (four-hue printing method)

em cores

noun (printing process)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
It's rare to find such an old magazine printed in full colour.

a cores

adjective (printed in color)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Almost all magazines these days are full-color.

em todas as cores

adjective (with full range of hues)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

cores da empresa

noun (vehicle, company colors) (veículo)

The company cars are painted in blue and yellow livery.

sapato bicolor

plural noun (US (style of black-and-white footwear)

When I was a girl in the 1950s I wore saddle shoes and bobby sox to school every day.

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