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stahlblau

steel blue

adjective SHTAAL-blow Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Colors

Also means

cool, dark blue-grey

Usage Note

stahlblau describes the blue-grey of polished steel — cool, neutral, and industrial-edged. Used in fashion, architecture, and poetic descriptions of eyes or sky: stahlfarbene Augen — steely grey-blue eyes. Popular in car colour descriptions.

Examples

"Der stahlblaue Abendhimmel kurz vor dem Gewitter war von einer bedrohlichen Schönheit."

Natural Translation

The steel-blue evening sky just before the storm was of a threatening beauty.

Literal Translation

The steel-blue evening-sky shortly before the thunderstorm was of a threatening beauty.

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