{"id":12816,"date":"2025-03-14T21:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2025-03-16T22:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:35:39","slug":"collocations-describing-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12816","title":{"rendered":"Collocations: describing colours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12817\" src=\"http:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Colours.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Colours.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Colours-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Colours-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Colours-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nbright colours<\/strong> (\u044f\u0440\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430)<br \/>\n<em>She loves wearing bright colours in summer. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u044f\u0440\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043b\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>bright <\/strong>(colour) \u00a0(\u044f\u0440\u043a\u043e-\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0442\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<em>He bought a bright yellow sports car. (\u041e\u043d \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b \u044f\u0440\u043a\u043e-\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u044c.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>goes with<\/strong> (\u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441)<br \/>\n<em>That shirt really goes with your blue jeans. (\u042d\u0442\u0430 \u0440\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441 \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0441\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0438.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>the colours clash<\/strong> (\u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f)<br \/>\n<em>I don\u2019t like this outfit\u2014the colours clash too much. (\u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0434 \u2013 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>to match<\/strong> (something) (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0442\u043e\u043d)<br \/>\n<em>He wore blue trousers to match the jacket. (\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043b \u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u0440\u044e\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u0442\u043e\u043d \u043f\u0438\u0434\u0436\u0430\u043a\u0443.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>pale<\/strong> (blue) (\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043d\u043e-\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0439, \u0431\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u043e-\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0439)<br \/>\n<em>She painted her room in a soft pale blue. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0443 \u0432 \u043d\u0435\u0436\u043d\u043e-\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0439 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442.)<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>the colour runs onto<\/strong> (\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c)<br \/>\n<em>I washed my red sweater, and the colour ran onto my white shirt. (\u042f \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440, \u0438 \u043e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044f\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u044e \u0431\u0435\u043b\u0443\u044e \u0440\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0443.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>the colour fades<\/strong> (\u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442 \u0431\u043b\u0435\u043a\u043d\u0435\u0442, \u0432\u044b\u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442)<br \/>\n<em>The colour of this fabric fades after several washes. (\u0426\u0432\u0435\u0442 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u0431\u043b\u0435\u043a\u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043a.)<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>subdued colours<\/strong> (\u0441\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430)<br \/>\n<em>The room was decorated in subdued colours to create a calm atmosphere. (\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u043e\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0445, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0430\u0442\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0443.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>dark<\/strong> (green) (\u0442\u0451\u043c\u043d\u043e-\u0437\u0435\u043b\u0451\u043d\u044b\u0439)<br \/>\n<em>He painted the door dark green. (\u041e\u043d \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c \u0432 \u0442\u0451\u043c\u043d\u043e-\u0437\u0435\u043b\u0451\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442.)<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>add a touch of colour<\/strong> (\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 )<br \/>\n<em>She wore a red scarf to add a touch of colour to her outfit. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0448\u0430\u0440\u0444, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0434.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bright colours (\u044f\u0440\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430) She loves wearing bright colours in summer. (\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u044f\u0440\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043b\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c.) bright (colour) \u00a0(\u044f\u0440\u043a\u043e-\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0442\u044b\u0439) He bought a bright yellow sports car. (\u041e\u043d \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b \u044f\u0440\u043a\u043e-\u0436\u0451\u043b\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u044c.) goes with (\u0441\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441) That shirt really goes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/12816\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1263],"tags":[1255,1296],"class_list":["post-12816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collocations","tag-b2","tag-colour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12819,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12816\/revisions\/12819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}