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colorato

colourful

adjective koh-loh-RAH-toh Rare

Also means

coloured

Usage Note

Colorato is the past participle of colorare (to colour) used as an adjective. It means both 'coloured' in a neutral sense (carta colorata, 'coloured paper') and 'colourful' as a quality (un mercato colorato, 'a colourful market'). The intensified form multicolore or variopinto stresses multiple colours specifically. Regular agreement: colorata, colorati, colorate.

Examples

"I bambini indossano vestiti colorati."

Natural Translation

The children are wearing colourful clothes.

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