Meaning of szín | Babel Free

Definitions

1. color (spectral quality of visible light)
2. a covered edifice with open sideways
3. stage, scene (structure on which a play is performed)
4. complexion (color or appearance of the skin on the face)
5. scene (a part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time; several of them constituting an act)
6. light (point of view or aspect from which something is regarded)
   figuratively
7. presence (the condition of being within sight or earshot)
8. water surface or the face of the Earth
9. right side, face (of a fabric, the side which is meant to face outwards due to its print, texture or sheen)
10. suit (set of cards distinguished by color and emblems)

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Examples

“A szivárványban azonban a következő színeket látjuk: piros, narancs, sárga, zöld, kék, viola.”

But in a rainbow, we see the following colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet.

“No, maga jó színben van, látszik, hogy vidéken töltött két hónapot.”

Well, you have a healthy complexion, one could tell you have spent two months in the country.

“Most, hogy nyugodt és boldog vagyok, egészen más színben látom a dolgokat.”

Now that I'm calm and happy, I see things in a completely different light.

“Mikor eljárásáért kérdőre vonták, a törvényszék színe előtt öngyilkossá lett.”

When he was questioned for his actions, he committed suicide in the presence of the court.

“Ha a széndarabok a víz színén fönnmaradnak – más bajod van.”

If the pieces of coal stay atop the water surface, something else is ailing you.

“A színe vagy kékre, vagy szürkére, vagy vegyes bágyadt kockákra festve, a visszája színtelen szürke bolyhosság.”

The right side is dyed either blue, gray or a mix of pale squares, the wrong side is a colorless gray fluff.

“A játék legfontosabb szabálya, hogy kötelező színre színt tenni.”

The most important rule of the game is that you must follow suit.

“1924, Gyula Juhász, Öreg színész (“The Old Player”, lit. “An Old Actor”), translated by Leslie A. Kery, stanza 1”

His step has spring in it when on the stage. / How old is he? No one can guess his age.

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