discolour

[US]/dɪs'kʌlə/
[UK]/dɪs'kʌlɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi.vt. magbago ng kulay; magmantsa; kumupas
vt. upang maging sanhi ng pagkupas; pumuti; baguhin ang kulay; sirain ang kulay; upang maging madumi
vi. kumupas; pumuti; magbago ng kulay; maging mantsahan o marumi
Word Forms
Past Participlediscoloured
Past Tensediscoloured
Present Participlediscolouring
Third Person Singulardiscolours
Pluraldiscolours

Phrases & Collocations

become discoloured

maging kulay abong

Real-world Examples

The lining had been of red silk, but was a good deal discoloured.

Ang panloob ay gawa sa pulang seda, ngunit ito ay kulay na kulay.

Source: The Case of the Blue Sapphire by Sherlock Holmes

The blade of the dagger is slightly discoloured, that is all.

Ang talim ng dagger ay bahagyang kulay na kulay, iyon lang.

Source: Murder at the golf course

They were blurred, discoloured, inhuman, terrible.

Malabo sila, kulay na kulay, hindi makatao, kakilabot.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

The nails were broken and discoloured, and the skin was hard.

Basag at kulay na kulay ang mga kuko, at matigas ang balat.

Source: Murder at the golf course

And if you want to stop the avocados from discolouring squeeze, some citrus over the avocado.

At kung gusto mong pigilan ang pagkulay ng mga avocado, pigain ang kaunting citrus sa ibabaw ng avocado.

Source: One-Minute Cooking Tips

She was handsomely dressed in stout black silk, of which not a thread was worn or discoloured.

Maganda siyang nakadamit sa matibay na itim na seda, kung saan walang sinulid na naputol o kulay na kulay.

Source: The South and the North (Part 1)

They would survive and move off again across the world, discoloured, perhaps, but indestructible, as permanent as death.

Sila ay mabubuhay at muling lilipat sa buong mundo, kulay na kulay, marahil, ngunit hindi masisira, tulad ng permanente ng kamatayan.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

All but all men have to look back upon beginnings of life deformed and discoloured by necessity, accident, wantonness.

Halos lahat ng tao ay kailangang lingon sa mga simula ng buhay na naporma at kulay na kulay dahil sa pangangailangan, aksidente, at pagwawalang-bahala.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

The tears were running down his puffed and discoloured cheeks, and his face was drawn with pain. A savage expression flitted across it.

Umaagos ang mga luha sa kanyang namamaga at kulay na kulay na pisngi, at ang kanyang mukha ay nagpapakita ng sakit. Isang mabangis na ekspresyon ang sumilay dito.

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

Their biggest concerns were discoloured teeth, followed by bad breath, wrinkles, fine lines and yellowing nails, according to the poll by an electronic cigarette firm.

Ang kanilang pinakamalaking pag-aalala ay ang mga ngipin na kulay na kulay, na sinusundan ng masamang hininga, mga wrinkles, pinong linya, at dilaw na mga kuko, ayon sa poll ng isang electronic cigarette firm.

Source: Selected English short passages

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