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blau

blue

adjective BLAU Less Common
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Also means

drunk

Usage Note

blau is the colour blue, but colloquially blau sein means 'to be drunk'. It also appears in blaumachen ('to skip work or school') and einen blauen Brief ('a warning letter'). Add an ending when it precedes a noun: ein blaues Auto.

Examples

"Der Himmel ist heute ganz blau."

Natural Translation

The sky is completely blue today.

Literal Translation

The sky is today quite blue.

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