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How to say "color" in Russian

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цвет
(noun) (nominative/accusative) (masc.) (sing.) color
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Я люблю этот цвет .
I love this color.
Какой это цвет ?
What color is this?
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Painting Eggs for Easter
Мне казалось , что это самый прекрасный цвет и самый прекрасный вкус .
To me it was the greatest color and the greatest taste in the world.
Painting Eggs for Easter
Это просто такая пряность , которая даёт яркий - яркий цвет .
It's simply a spice that provides a very, very bright color.
Painting Eggs for Easter
Я взяла исключительно белые яйца , потому что они всё-таки передают именно тот цвет , который отдаёт какой-то продукт .
I chose white eggs only because they will have the exact color provided by each pigment.
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цвета
(noun) (genitive) (masc.) (sing.) (of) color stress on first syllable
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Этот дом странного цвета .
This house is of strange color.
Какого цвета твоя машина ?
What color is your car?
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Painting Eggs for Easter
Для зелёного цвета я буду использовать шпинат .
For the color green I will be using spinach.
How to Make Borscht
Во время тушения наливаем сок , выжатый из двух лимонов , чтобы свекла не потеряла своего красивого цвета .
While the beetroots are cooking, add the juice of two lemons so that the beetroots don't lose their beautiful color.
Is This of the Same Color?
Синий шарик такого же цвета , как ты .
The blue balloon is the same color as you.
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раскрасить
(verb) (infinitive) to paint; to color Both раскрашивать and раскрасить mean "to color"; the former indicates a continuous, repeated or habitual action (the children were coloring a picture), whereas the latter indicates a specific, complete action (he had colored the picture).
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Мы хотим раскрасить наши лица .
We want to paint our faces.
Дети хотят раскрасить картинки .
The kids want to color the pictures.
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How to Draw the Moscow Kremlin
Конечно , нужно постараться , это , раскрасить её очень аккуратно .
Of course, we must do our best to color it in very carefully.
How to Draw the Moscow Kremlin
Вот такую зелёную крышу , и раскрасить всё это дело зелёным цветом .
A green roof like this, and (we should) color all this green.
How to Draw the Moscow Kremlin
Отлично , а теперь нужно раскрасить всё красным цветом , ровным , а после этого обвести ещё раз чёрным , чтобы
Perfect, and now we need to color all this an even red, and afterwards trace the outline again, in black, so that
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цветом
(noun) (instrumental) (masc.) (sing.) color
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Красный был его любимым цветом .
Red was his favorite color.
Зелёный считается цветом Ирландии .
Green is considered (to be) the color of Ireland.
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How to Draw the Moscow Kremlin
Вот такую зелёную крышу , и раскрасить всё это дело зелёным цветом .
A green roof like this, and (we should) color all this green.
How to Draw the Moscow Kremlin
Отлично , а теперь нужно раскрасить всё красным цветом , ровным , а после этого обвести ещё раз чёрным , чтобы
Perfect, and now we need to color all this an even red, and afterwards trace the outline again, in black, so that
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раскрасим
(verb) (pl.) (future) (мы) will color; will paint Both раскрашивать and раскрасить mean "to color"; the former indicates a continuous, repeated or habitual action (the children were coloring a picture), whereas the latter indicates a specific, complete action (he had colored the picture).
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Мы раскрасим картинку .
We will color the picture.
Мы раскрасим себе лица .
We will paint our faces.
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The Train Song
В ручки карандаш возьмём и раскрасим наш вагон .
Let's take a pencil in our hands, and paint our car.
The Train Song
В ручки карандаш возьмём и раскрасим наш вагон .
Let's take a pencil in our hands, and paint our car.
How to Draw a Russian Nesting Doll
Больше усложнять не будем , просто раскрасим .
We won't complicate it any more, and just color it.
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