off-colour

ˌɒfˈkʌl.ər
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Translation of off-colour into Russian

Adjective

1.

medical

UK
feeling slightly unwell or sick
UK
нездоровый слабый slabyiплохо себя чувствующий
  • She felt off-colour and decided to stay home.Она почувствовала себя нездоровой и решила остаться дома.
2.

performance

UK
not performing as well as usual
UK
не в форме не в ударе
  • The team was off-colour during the match.Команда была не в форме во время матча.
3.

content

UK
slightly indecent or risqué
UK
  • His jokes were a bit off-colour for the formal dinner..Его шутки были немного непристойными для формального ужина
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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

пошловатый - poshlovaty

His off-colour humor often left the audience laughing and questioning their own morals.

Его пошловатый юмор часто заставлял аудиторию смеяться и сомневаться в своей морали.

In today's world, off-colour humor often raises debates regarding social sensitivity.

В современном мире пошловатый юмор нередко вызывает дебаты на тему социальной чувствительности.

пошловатые - poshlovatye

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

На встрече её пошловатые истории вызвали у некоторых гостей дискомфорт, а других рассмешили.

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

Его пошловатые замечания были нехарактерны, удивив всех на этой серьёзной встрече.

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Other translations for off-colour:

  • слабыйadj.
  • плохо себя чувствующийadj.
  • непристойныйadj.

off-colour: Examples and translations in context

During the conference, an off-colour joke slipped out, causing an awkward silence.

Во время конференции случайно прозвучал пошловатый анекдот, вызвав неловкую тишину.

Her off-colour taste in fashion sometimes attracted attention, both good and bad.

Её пошловатый вкус в моде иногда привлекал внимание, как хорошее, так и плохое.

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

Я предпочитаю комедии, которые более остроумные, чем те, которые полагаются на пошловатый юмор для смеха.

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

Меня отвлекали пошловатые замечания в книге от основной истории.

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