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blond
Describes a light, yellowish hair color.
example
Als Kind hatte sie lockige, blonde Haare.
As a child, she had curly, blond hair.
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Word family
The word family of 'blond' includes the verb 'blondieren' (to dye hair blond) and the noun 'die Blondine' (a woman with blond hair).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat sich die Haare für den Sommer blondieren lassen.
She had her hair dyed blond for the summer.
Typical collocations
As a hair color, 'blond' is often used with verbs such as 'sein' (to be), 'haben' (to have), or 'färben' (to dye). Typical combinations are 'blonde Haare haben' (to have blond hair) or 'sich die Haare blond färben' (to dye one's hair blond).
EXAMPLE
Viele Kinder in Nordeuropa haben von Natur aus blonde Haare.
Many children in Northern Europe have naturally blond hair.
Nominalized form
To order a pale beer, the adjective is often nominalized: 'ein Blondes' (a pale beer). This form is neuter and is used in colloquial language.
EXAMPLE
Zwei Radler und ein Blondes, bitte!
Two shandies and one pale beer, please!
Compare with
blond vs dunkel
dark
'dunkel' and 'blond' can form an opposite pair when talking about hair. 'Blond' describes a light, yellowish hair color. With colors, 'dunkel' describes the opposite of light and can therefore also be used for hair, for example 'dunkle Haare' (dark hair). Important: 'dunkel' is much more general and can also describe light, colors, voices, or unclear things. 'Blond' is normally used only for hair, or in a special meaning for beer. When it comes to hair color, 'blond' is more precise than simply 'hell' (light), and 'dunkel' is then its opposite.
blond
Nach dem Sommer sind die Haare des Kindes noch blonder geworden.
After the summer, the child's hair became even blonder.
dunkel
Sie hat dunkle Haare und trägt heute eine blaue Jacke.
She has dark hair and is wearing a blue jacket today.
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