purple

[US]/'pɜːp(ə)l/
[UK]/'pɝpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a color between red and blue
n. a color intermediate between red and blue
Word Forms
Third Person Singularpurples
Pluralpurples
Present Participlepurpling
Past Participlepurpled
Past Tensepurpled

Phrases & Collocations

deep purple

dyb lilla

purple flowers

lilla blomster

dark purple

mørklilla

purple soil

lilla jord

purple flower

lilla blomst

purple red

lilla rød

light purple

lys lilla

pale purple

lys lilla

purple membrane

lilla membran

purple heart

lilla hjerte

red purple

rød lilla

purple light

lilla lys

Example Sentences

purple passage, purple patch

lilla passage, lilla plet

a spotty purple flower.

en plettet lilla blomst.

an exotic purple bird

en eksotisk lilla fugl

There is a purple airway in London Airport.

Der er en lilla luftvej på London Lufthavn.

a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas.

en sprudlende overflod af lilla og lyserøde sølværter.

a faded purple T-shirt.

en falmet lilla T-shirt.

a field splashed with purple clover.

en mark sprøjtet med lilla kløver.

He has a taste for purple prose.

Han har en forkærlighed for lilla prosa.

How beautiful the purple flower is!

Hvor smuk den lilla blomst er!

The priest wore a purple vestment to conduct the funeral services.

Præsten havde en lilla kappe på for at lede begravelsesceremonierne.

purple flowers are the most attractive to the apian mind.

lilla blomster er mest attraktive for biernes sind.

some bacterial structures take on a purple coloration.

nogle bakterielle strukturer antager en lilla farve.

dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins.

mørk frugt, der ville efterlade lilla pletter på servietterne.

the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island.

Skumringen lettede i lilla masser løvet på øen.

the Speaker vested him with a rich purple robe.

Speaker gav ham en rig, lilla kappe.

Hang it with vair and purple dyes;

Hæng det med vair og lilla farvestoffer;

Hang it with 4)vair and purple dyes;

Hæng det med 4)vair og lilla farvestoffer;

You look very fetching in that hat with the purple dress.

Du ser meget attraktiv ud i den hat med den lilla kjole.

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