off-colour

ˌɒfˈkʌl.ər
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Translation of off-colour into German

Adjective

1.

medical

UK
feeling slightly unwell or sick
UK
  • She felt off-colour and decided to stay home.Sie fühlte sich unwohl und beschloss, zu Hause zu bleiben.
2.

performance

UK
not performing as well as usual
UK
  • The team was off-colour during the match.Das Team war während des Spiels außer Form.
3.

content

UK
slightly indecent or risqué
UK
  • His jokes were a bit off-colour for the formal dinner..Seine Witze waren ein bisschen zu anstößig für das formelle Abendessen
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Synonyms and analogies of off-colour in English

Examples of off-colour in a sentence

  • Feeling off-colour, he skipped the meeting.
  • His performance was off-colour at the concert.
  • The singer seemed off-colour during the rehearsal.
  • The comedian's off-colour remarks shocked the audience.
  • Some of the movie's scenes were considered off-colour.

Translations of "off-colour" in Context ordered by category and frequency

anzüglichen

I found the off-colour remarks in the book distracting from the main story.

Ich fand die anzüglichen Bemerkungen in dem Buch ablenkend von der Hauptgeschichte.

Despite his off-colour sense of humor, many people still consider him a good friend.

Trotz seines anzüglichen Humors halten ihn viele Menschen immer noch für einen guten Freund.

His off-colour remarks were uncharacteristic, surprising everyone in the otherwise serious meeting.

Seine anzüglichen Bemerkungen waren untypisch und überraschten alle in der ansonsten ernsten Besprechung.

He quickly regretted his off-colour comment, realizing it had crossed an important line.

Er bereute seinen anzüglichen Kommentar schnell, als er erkannte, dass er eine wichtige Grenze überschritten hatte.

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Other translations for off-colour:

  • schlüpfrigadj.
  • angeschlagenadj.
  • unwohladj.
  • außer Formadj.
  • unterdurchschnittlichadj.
  • schwachadj.
  • anzüglicher

off-colour: Examples and translations in context

I prefer comedies that are clever rather than relying on off-colour humor for laughs.

Ich bevorzuge Komödien, die clever sind, anstatt sich auf anzüglichen Humor für Lacher zu verlassen.

At the gathering, her off-colour stories made some guests uncomfortable and others amused.

Bei der Versammlung sorgten ihre anzüglichen Geschichten dafür, dass sich einige Gäste unwohl fühlten, während andere amüsiert waren.

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