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sand·y

(săn′dē)

adj. sand·i·er, sand·i·est

1. Covered with, full of, or consisting of sand.

2. Having characteristics similar to sand.

3. Of the color of sand; light yellowish brown.

sand′i·ness n.

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sandy

(ˈsændɪ)

adj, sandier or sandiest

1. consisting of, containing, or covered with sand

2. (Colours) (esp of hair) reddish-yellow

3. resembling sand in texture

ˈsandiness n

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sand•y

(ˈsæn di)

adj. sand•i•er, sand•i•est.

1. of the nature of or consisting of sand.

2. containing or covered with sand.

3. of a yellowish red color: sandy hair.

[before 1000]

San•dy

(ˈsæn di)

n.

a town in central Utah, S of Salt Lake City. 75,058.

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Adj.	1.	sandy - of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" flaxen blond, blonde, light-haired - being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children"
	2.	sandy - resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" arenaceous, sandlike

Translations

أصْفَر كَلَون الرَّمْل، رَمْليرَمْلي

písečnýpískové barvy

sandfarvet

sandig strohblond rotblondsandfarben

arenoso de arena rubio oscuro

blond roux sableux sablonneux

homokosvörösesszõke

ljósrauîursendinn

sabbioso arenoso biondo

sand-sandet sandholdig

piesková farbapiesočný

peščen

kum rengikumlu

含沙的沙的沙色的

sandy

[ˈsændɪ] ADJ (sandier (compar) (sandiest (superl)))

1. [beach] → arenoso

2. (in colour) [hair] → rubio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sandy

[ˈsændi] adj

[soil, path] → sablonneux/euse; [beach] → de sable

[colour] → sable inv, blond roux invsand yacht n → char m à voilesand-yachting [ˈsændjɒtɪŋ] n
to go sand-yachting → faire du char à voile

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sandy

adj (+er)

→ sandig; sandy beach → Sandstrand m

(colour) → rötlich; hair → rotblond

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sandy

[ˈsændɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → sabbioso/a; (colour) → color sabbia inv; (hair) → biondo rossiccio inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sand

(sӕnd) noun

1. a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc.

2. an area of sand, especially on a beach. We lay on the sand.

verb

to smooth with eg sand-paper. The floor should be sanded before you varnish it.

ˈsandy adjective

1. filled or covered with sand. a sandy beach.

2. (of hair) yellowish-red in colour. She has fair skin and sandy hair.

sandbank (ˈsӕnbӕŋk) noun

a bank of sand formed by tides and currents.

sandcastle (ˈsӕnkaːsl) noun

a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches.

sandpaper (ˈsӕnpeipə) noun

a type of paper with sand glued to it, used for smoothing and polishing.

verb

to make smooth with sandpaper.

sandshoes (ˈsӕnʃuːz) noun plural

soft light shoes, often with rubber soles.

sandstone (ˈsӕnstəun) noun

a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.

sand-storm (ˈsӕnstoːm) noun

a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand. We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.

sandy

a. arenoso-a.

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