Adj BrE off color AmE 1.) sexually offensive ▪ off color jokes 2.) BrE slightly ill ▪ She s been feeling a bit off colour lately … Dictionary of contemporary English
off colour - If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill … The small dictionary of idiomes
off-colour - (adj.) see OFF COLOR (Cf. off color) … Etymology dictionary
off-colour - ADJECTIVE 1) Brit. slightly unwell. 2) slightly indecent or obscene … English terms dictionary
off-colour - (in AM, use off color) 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that you are feeling off colour, you mean that you are slightly ill. For three weeks Maurice felt off colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms. Syn: out of sorts 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
off-colour - /ˈɒf kʌlə / (say of kuluh) (especially in predicative use) /ɒf ˈkʌlə / (say of kuluh) adjective 1. defective in colour, as a gem. 2. Also, off. Colloquial unwell: *we were told that the Songman was feeling off colour, due to having eaten too much … Australian English dictionary
off colour - If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are off colour, you look or feel ill. What s the matter with you Tom? You look a bit off colour today … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Off colour - If someone said you were off colour they would mean that you look paleand ill! Not quite the same as something being off colour in the US! … The American"s guide to speaking British
off-colour - British & Australian, American & Australian off colour jokes or remarks are about sex in a way that some people find offensive. Some of his jokes were a little off colour and I don t think my grandparents particularly appreciated them … New idioms dictionary
off-colour - BrE off color AmE adjective 1 sexually offensive: Lou followed that up with some fairly off color jokes. 2 (not before noun) especially BrE slightly ill: She s been feeling a bit off colour lately … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off-colour - 1. vulgar or offensive The colour is not necessarily blue2: I don t want any of your off colour stuff from the Drones smoking room. (Wodehouse, 1934) 2. ill It may describe a temporary affliction, which may make the victim paler… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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Перевод и значение OFF-COLOUR в английском и русском языках
transcription, транскрипция: [ ͵ɒfʹkʌlə ]
1. необычного, нестандартного цвета
2. нездоровый, болезненный
he is off-colour today - он плохо выглядит сегодня
he felt off-colour so he didn"t go to work - ему нездоровилось, и он не пошёл на работу
3. 1> амер. рискованный, сомнительный, непристойный
off-colour joke - сомнительная /непристойная/ шутка 2> небезупречный
off-colour reputation - сомнительная репутация
4. неисправный, дефектный
5. спец. 1> нечистой воды (о драгоценных камнях) 2> нечистой породы (о животных) 3> нестандартный (о размере, величине и т. п.)
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- OFF-COLOUR — ■ adjective 1》 Brit. slightly unwell. 2》 slightly indecent or obscene.
Concise Oxford English vocab - OFF COLOUR
- OFF-COLOUR — ˌoff-ˈcolour BrE AmE British English , off-color American English adjective 1 . sexually offensive: off-color jokes 2 . }