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I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning - organize.
Joe Hill

Meaning of "true-blue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUE-BLUE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUE-BLUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
True-Blue can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRUE-BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of true-blue in the English dictionary

The definition of true-blue in the dictionary is unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc. Other definition of true-blue is a staunch royalist or Conservative.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUE-BLUE

true
true anomaly
true bill
true blue
True Cross
true laurel
true level
true north
true rib
true time
true to life
true-born
true-bred
true-false test
true-hearted
true-heartedness
true-life
true-lovers´ knot
truelove
truelove knot

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUE-BLUE

a bolt from the blue
baby-blue
black-and-blue
blue
blue-on-blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
half-blue
lavender-blue
midnight blue
navy blue
navy-blue
out of the blue
peacock-blue
royal blue
royal-blue
sky blue
sky-blue
slate-blue
true blue

Synonyms and antonyms of true-blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRUE-BLUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «true-blue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of true-blue

Translation of «true-blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUE-BLUE

Find out the translation of true-blue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of true-blue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «true-blue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

真正的蓝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

true- blue
570 millions of speakers

English

true-blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सच्चे नीले रंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صحيح الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

истый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

true-blue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আসল নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loyalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Benar-biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

true- blau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真の青
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진정한 블루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bener-biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மை-நீல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरे-निळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gerçek mavi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

true- blue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

true- blue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

справжній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adevărat - albastru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλήθεια - μπλε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ware - blou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sant - blå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

true- blue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of true-blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUE-BLUE»

The term «true-blue» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUE-BLUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about true-blue

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2 QUOTES WITH «TRUE-BLUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word true-blue.
1
Priyanka Chopra
I live with romance in my brain. I'm a true-blue Cancerian like that.
2
Joe Hill
I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning - organize.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUE-BLUE»

Discover the use of true-blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to true-blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
True Blue
Mason “Mace” Perry was a maverick cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime.
David Baldacci, 2010
2
True Blue: Book Three of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch
" Filled with riding scenes and horse details, this newest middle-grade novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winner offers a mysterious and suspenseful almost-ghost story. From the Hardcover edition.
Jane Smiley, 2011
3
True Blue
When her best friend Casey is accused of murdering an eight-year-old girl at summer camp, Jess must find the courage to stand by her friend while the pressure from the case begins to grow.
Deborah Ellis, 2013
4
True Blue
The creators of the Emmy Award-winning television series recount the stories on which the realistic series has been based and others that were too controversial even for "NYPD Blue"
David Milch, 1997
5
True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them
In these stories, the heart and soul behind the badge shines through in unexpected ways. True Blue will change the way we think about the deeply human realm of police service.
Randy Sutton, Cassie Wells, 2005
6
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Meet Bingo and J’miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale and National Book Award Finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt.
Kathi Appelt, 2013
7
True Blue?: On Being Australian
This collection of some of the best Australian writing old and new, from across the continent, reminds us of our heritage and shows we have much to be proud of"--Provided by publisher.
Peter Goldsworthy, 2008
8
True Blue
Molly's life was turned upside down by the car accident that injured her and crippled her father, but at her new middle school she teams up with a weird misfit for a science competition and makes a true blue friend. Reprint.
Jeffrey Lee, 2005
9
True Blue
Oliver handcuffs Miley and Lilly together in the hopes of ending their fight, and then, on Miley's first day of high school, obnoxious Rico blackmails her into being nice to him by threatening to reveal her secret identity.
Laurie Mcelroy, 2008
10
True Blue
The story of two sisters and the boy next door.
Luanne Rice, 2009

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. True-Blue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/true-blue-1>. May 2024 ».
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