{"id":21506,"date":"2025-04-08T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fluencypass.com\/?p=21506"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:47:51","slug":"color-ou-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victorfarias.io\/fluency\/aprender-ingles\/color-ou-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Qual \u00e9 correto, \u201ccolor\u201d ou \u201ccolour\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voc\u00ea j\u00e1 se deparou com as <\/span><b>palavras &#8220;color or colour&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0e ficou em d\u00favida sobre qual delas \u00e9 a correta? Se sim, saiba que essa \u00e9 uma d\u00favida comum entre estudantes de ingl\u00eas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A resposta, por\u00e9m, n\u00e3o \u00e9 t\u00e3o simples quanto escolher uma ou outra, pois ambas est\u00e3o corretas, dependendo do contexto. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mas calma que logo voc\u00ea vai entender melhor essa quest\u00e3o. Vamos entender mais sobre essas duas grafias e entender suas diferen\u00e7as.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"O-que-significam-%E2%80%9Ccolor%E2%80%9D-e-%E2%80%9Ccolour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>O que significam &#8220;color&#8221; e &#8220;colour&#8221;?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanto &#8220;color&#8221; quanto &#8220;colour&#8221; se referem \u00e0 mesma coisa: a percep\u00e7\u00e3o visual resultante da maneira como os objetos refletem ou emitem luz. Em portugu\u00eas, traduzimos essas palavras como &#8220;cor&#8221;.\u00a0 Por exemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Ingl\u00eas americano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;The color of the sky is blue.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Ingl\u00eas brit\u00e2nico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;The colour of the sky is blue.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Portugu\u00eas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;A cor do c\u00e9u \u00e9 azul.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qual-e-a-diferenca-entre-%E2%80%9Ccolor%E2%80%9D-e-%E2%80%9Ccolour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>Qual \u00e9 a diferen\u00e7a entre &#8220;color&#8221; e &#8220;colour&#8221;?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A principal diferen\u00e7a entre &#8220;color&#8221; e &#8220;colour&#8221; est\u00e1 na varia\u00e7\u00e3o do ingl\u00eas utilizada:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>&#8220;Color&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u00e9 a grafia adotada no ingl\u00eas americano.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>&#8220;Colour&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u00e9 a grafia utilizada no ingl\u00eas brit\u00e2nico.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essa diferen\u00e7a n\u00e3o se limita apenas a essa palavra. Existem v\u00e1rias outras palavras que seguem esse padr\u00e3o de varia\u00e7\u00e3o entre o ingl\u00eas americano e brit\u00e2nico, como por exemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>&#8220;Favor&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (americano) e <\/span><b>&#8220;favour&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (brit\u00e2nico)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8220;Honor&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (americano) e <\/span><b>&#8220;honour&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (brit\u00e2nico)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>&#8220;Neighbor&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (americano) e <\/span><b>&#8220;neighbour&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (brit\u00e2nico)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se voc\u00ea quer aprender essas diferen\u00e7as de forma mais pr\u00e1tica, vale a pena investir em um curso de ingl\u00eas online.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fluencypass.com\/ingles-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confira o melhor aqui<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como-pronunciar-%E2%80%9Ccolor%E2%80%9D-e-%E2%80%9Ccolour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>Como pronunciar &#8220;color&#8221; e &#8220;colour&#8221;?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independentemente da grafia, a pron\u00fancia de &#8220;color&#8221; e &#8220;colour&#8221; \u00e9 a mesma. Em ambos os casos, pronuncia-se algo como &#8220;c\u00e2l\u00e2r&#8221;, com a s\u00edlaba t\u00f4nica na primeira s\u00edlaba. Assim, podemos dizer que a diferen\u00e7a est\u00e1 apenas na escrita, n\u00e3o na fala.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quando-usar-%E2%80%9Ccolor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>Quando usar &#8220;color&#8221;?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voc\u00ea deve usar &#8220;color&#8221; ao escrever em ingl\u00eas americano. Isso \u00e9 comum em pa\u00edses como os Estados Unidos e Canad\u00e1. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por exemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I love the color of your dress.&#8221; &#8211; Eu amo a cor do seu vestido.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quando-usar-%E2%80%9Ccolour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>Quando usar &#8220;colour&#8221;?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Colour&#8221; \u00e9 a grafia correta ao escrever em ingl\u00eas brit\u00e2nico, utilizado em pa\u00edses como o Reino Unido, Austr\u00e1lia e Nova Zel\u00e2ndia. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Por exemplo:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The colour of the sunset was breathtaking.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expressoes-usando-%E2%80%9Ccolor%E2%80%9D-ou-%E2%80%9Ccolour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>Express\u00f5es usando &#8220;color&#8221; ou &#8220;colour&#8221;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existem v\u00e1rias express\u00f5es idiom\u00e1ticas que utilizam a palavra &#8220;color\/colour&#8221;. Aqui est\u00e3o algumas delas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>To be in someone&#8217;s good\/bad colors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Estar em boa\/m\u00e1 considera\u00e7\u00e3o de algu\u00e9m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>To see the true colors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ver as verdadeiras inten\u00e7\u00f5es de algu\u00e9m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>To be off-color<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Estar indisposto ou doente.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outras-formas-da-palavra\"><\/span><b>Outras formas da palavra<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A palavra &#8220;color\/colour&#8221; pode ser transformada em outras formas, como substantivos, verbos e adjetivos. Veja a seguir algumas varia\u00e7\u00f5es:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingles-americano\"><\/span><b>Ingl\u00eas americano<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Colored<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;She wore a brightly colored dress.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Coloring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;Coloring books are popular among children.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Colorful<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;The parade was very colorful.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span> <b>Colorize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (verbo): &#8220;They used software to colorize the old black-and-white photos.&#8221; (Eles usaram um software para colorizar as fotos antigas em preto e branco.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span> <b>Discolor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (verbo): &#8220;The fabric started to discolor after being exposed to sunlight.&#8221; (O tecido come\u00e7ou a descolorir ap\u00f3s ser exposto ao sol.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Coloration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (substantivo): &#8220;The butterfly&#8217;s coloration helps it blend into its environment.&#8221; (A colora\u00e7\u00e3o da borboleta a ajuda a se camuflar no ambiente.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingles-britanico\"><\/span><b>Ingl\u00eas brit\u00e2nico<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Coloured<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;She wore a brightly coloured dress.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Colouring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;Colouring books are popular among children.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Colourful<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: &#8220;The parade was very colourful.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span> <b>Colourise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (verbo): &#8220;They decided to colourise the historical footage.&#8221; (Eles decidiram colorir as imagens hist\u00f3ricas.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span> <b>Discolour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (verbo): &#8220;The paint started to discolour over time.&#8221; (A tinta come\u00e7ou a descolorir com o tempo.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Colouration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (substantivo): &#8220;The fish\u2019s colouration helps it avoid predators.&#8221; (A colora\u00e7\u00e3o do peixe o ajuda a evitar predadores.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como-aprender-outras-palavras-em-ingles\"><\/span><b>Como aprender outras palavras em ingl\u00eas?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entender as diferen\u00e7as entre o ingl\u00eas americano e brit\u00e2nico \u00e9 essencial para uma comunica\u00e7\u00e3o eficaz. Mas aprender ingl\u00eas vai muito al\u00e9m disso! Se voc\u00ea quer expandir seu vocabul\u00e1rio de forma r\u00e1pida, baixe nosso<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> E-book gratuito<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> com 400 palavras essenciais em ingl\u00eas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[rock-convert-cta id=&#8221;11975&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al\u00e9m disso, se voc\u00ea quer se aprofundar no idioma, um curso de ingl\u00eas online pode ser a melhor escolha. Clique no banner abaixo, veja<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.fluencypass.com\/curso-de-ingles-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o ranking dos melhores cursos de ingl\u00eas online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e encontre a op\u00e7\u00e3o ideal para voc\u00ea!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lembre-se, dominar essas diferen\u00e7as e ampliar seu vocabul\u00e1rio s\u00e3o passos fundamentais para se tornar proficiente no ingl\u00eas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agora \u00e9 s\u00f3 come\u00e7ar a sua jornada. Bom aprendizado!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voc\u00ea j\u00e1 se deparou com as palavras &#8220;color or colour&#8221;\u00a0e ficou em d\u00favida sobre qual delas \u00e9 a correta? 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