Kilo Lingo

blue

/bluː/

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Translation

Having the colour of the sky on a clear day or of deep sea water.

Word origin

From Old French bleu, brought into English after the Norman conquest.

Origin
Old French
Root
bleu

Examples

today.

"Blue" tells us the colour of the sky.

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Here "blue" describes the colour of his eyes.

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Here "blue" is the colour she painted the door.

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This word is part of lesson 13.