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1 colour
1 noun∎ what colour is it? de quelle couleur est-ce?;∎ what colour are his eyes? de quelle couleur sont ses yeux?;∎ a dark grey colour une couleur gris foncé;∎ it's a sort of greenish colour c'est d'une couleur un peu verdâtre;∎ the bleach took the colour out of it l'eau de Javel l'a décoloré;∎ the movie is in colour le film est en couleur ou couleurs;∎ he painted the room in bright/dark colours il a peint la pièce de couleurs vives/sombres;∎ the paint comes in a wide range of colours cette peinture est disponible dans un grand choix de couleurs ou se décline dans de nombreuses couleurs;∎ familiar we've yet to see the colour of his money nous n'avons pas encore vu la couleur de son argent∎ the political colour of a newspaper la couleur politique d'un journal;∎ under the colour of patriotism sous prétexte ou couleur de patriotisme∎ box of colours boîte f de couleurs(e) (complexion) teint m, couleur f (du visage);∎ her colour isn't good elle a mauvaise mine;∎ he changed colour il a changé de couleur ou de visage;∎ to lose one's colour pâlir, perdre ses couleurs;∎ to get one's colour back reprendre des couleurs;∎ she had a lot of colour in her cheeks ses joues avaient de belles couleurs;∎ to have a high colour avoir le visage rouge;∎ British to be off colour ne pas être dans son assiette;∎ figurative the joke was a bit off colour la plaisanterie était d'un goût douteux∎ to discriminate against sb on grounds of colour établir une discrimination à l'encontre de qn à cause de la couleur de sa peau;∎ colour isn't an issue ce n'est pas une question de couleur (de peau);∎ person of colour personne f de couleur(g) (interest) couleur f;∎ to add colour to a story colorer un récit;∎ a play full of colour une pièce haute en couleur(photography, picture, slide, magazine) en couleur, en couleurs(a) (give colour to → with chemical, dye) colorer; (→ with paint) peindre; (→ with crayons, felt-tips) colorier;∎ he coloured it blue il l'a colorié en bleu;∎ to colour one's hair se faire une couleur∎ to get or to win one's colours être sélectionné pour faire partie d'une équipe;∎ figurative to show one's true colours se montrer sous son vrai jour;∎ to see sb in his/her true colours voir qn sous son vrai jour(b) (of school) couleurs fpl∎ to serve with the colours servir sous les drapeaux;∎ to be called to the colours être appelé sous les drapeaux;∎ salute the colours! saluez le drapeau ou les couleurs!;∎ to sail under false colours naviguer sous un faux pavillon(d) (clothes for washing) couleurs fpl►► Photography colour balance équilibre m des couleurs;British colour bar discrimination f raciale;colour bearer porte-drapeau m;colour blindness daltonisme m;colour chart nuancier m;colour code code m coloré;Computing colour display affichage m couleur;Photography colour filter filtre m coloré;Computing colour graphics graphisme m en couleur;Photography colour graphics adapter adaptateur m graphique couleur, CGA m;colour line discrimination f ou ségrégation f raciale;∎ to cross the colour line faire fi de la ségrégation raciale;Computing colour monitor moniteur m couleur;Military colour party garde f du drapeau;colour photocopying photocopie f en couleurs;Typography & Photography colour positive positif m (en) couleur;Typography colour print reproduction f en couleurs;Typography colour printer imprimante f couleur;Typography colour printing impression f couleur;colour scheme palette f ou combinaison f de couleurs;∎ to choose a colour scheme assortir les couleurs ou les tons;Typography colour separation séparation f des couleurs, séparation f quadrichromique;British Military colour sergeant ≃ sergent-chef m (de la garde du drapeau);colour television télévision f couleur;colour television set téléviseur m couleur;colour therapy chromothérapie f;Art colour value valeur f chromatiquecolorier;∎ colour it in in blue colorie-le en bleu(blush) rougir -
2 cast
cast, US [transcription][k_st]A n1 Cin, Theat, TV ( list of actors) distribution f ; ( actors) acteurs mpl ; the members of the cast les acteurs ; cast and credits générique m ; cast of characters (in play, novel) liste f des personnages ; Bogart and Bacall head a strong cast Bogart et Bacall apparaissent en tête d'une brillante distribution ; the film has an all-star cast il n'y a que des vedettes or des acteurs très connus dans ce film ; she was in the cast of ‘The Birds’ elle a joué dans ‘Les Oiseaux’ ;3 ( arrangement) cast of features traits mpl du visage, physionomie f ; cast of mind tournure f d'esprit ;7 Zool (skin of snake, insect) dépouille f ; ( owl pellet) boulette f (de déchets régurgités) ; ( of worm) déjections fpl ;1 ( throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line] ; jeter [dice] ; projeter [light, shadow] ; to be cast into prison être jeté en prison ; to cast doubt on émettre des doutes sur ; to cast light on éclairer ; to cast (a) new light on éclairer [qch] d'un jour nouveau ; to cast a spell on jeter un sort à ;2 ( direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur) ; her eyes were cast downwards elle avait les yeux baissés ; to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux ; to cast a glance over one's shoulder jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule ; to cast one's mind back over sth se remémorer qch ; if you cast your mind back to last week si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière ;3 Cin, Theat, TV distribuer les rôles de [play, film] ; she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche on lui a donn é le rôle de Blanche, elle a joué Blanche ;4 ( shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers] ; the snake casts its skin le serpent mue ; the horse cast a shoe le cheval a perdu un fer ;5 Art, Tech couler [plaster] ; couler, fondre [metal] ; statue cast in bronze statue coulée dans le bronze ;6 Pol to cast one's vote voter ;7 Astrol to cast sb's horoscope faire l'horoscope de qn.■ cast about GB, cast around:▶ cast about for chercher [excuse, remark].■ cast aside:▶ cast aside [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] aside rejeter [object] ; se défaire de [anxieties, doubts, inhibitions] ; répudier, rejeter [spouse, lover].■ cast away:▶ cast away [sth], cast [sth] away mettre [qch] au rebut [old clothes, objects] ; se débarrasser de [cares, inhibitions] ; to be cast away ( shipwrecked) être naufragé.■ cast down:▶ cast down [sth], cast [sth] down■ cast off:▶ cast off1 Naut larguer les amarres ;2 ( in knitting) rabattre les mailles restantes ;▶ cast off [sth], cast [sth] off1 ( discard) ôter, enlever [garment] ; se libérer de [chains] ; abandonner, rejeter [lover, friend] ;2 Naut larguer les amarres de ;3 ( in knitting) rabattre [stitches].■ cast on:▶ cast on ( in knitting) monter les mailles ;▶ cast on [sth] monter [stitch].■ cast out:■ cast up:▶ cast up [sth], cast [sth] up1 [tide, sea] rejeter [body, flotsam] ;2 ( in air) lancer [qch] en l'air [ball] ; to cast one's eyes up (to heaven) lever les yeux au ciel ; to cast sth up at sb ressortir qch à qn [accusation, misdeed].
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