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brown [braʊn]1 nounmarron m;∎ dressed in brown habillé en marron(a) (gen) marron (inv); (leather) marron (inv); (hair → light) châtain; (→ dark) brun; (eyes) marron;∎ light brown hair cheveux mpl châtain clair;∎ a light brown scarf une écharpe marron clair;∎ the leaves are turning brown les feuilles commencent à jaunir;∎ in a brown study plongé dans ses pensées, pensif∎ he's looking very brown after his holiday il est rentré de vacances très bronzé;∎ as brown as a berry tout bronzé►► brown ale bière f brune;Zoology brown bear ours m brun;Sport brown belt (in martial arts) ceinture f marron;Ornithology brown booby fou m brun;brown bread (UNCOUNT) pain m complet ou bis;Mineralogy brown coal lignite m;Commerce brown goods = biens de consommation de taille moyenne tels que téléviseur, radio ou magnétoscope;Ornithology brown owl chat-huant m, chouette f des bois, hulotte f;brown paper papier m d'emballage;brown paper bag sac m en papier kraft;Zoology brown rat surmulot m;brown rice riz m complet;Ichthyology brown trout truite f de rivière -
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brown [braʊn]1. adjective• to go brown [leaves] roussirb. ( = tanned) bronzé2. noun• her hair was a rich, deep brown ses cheveux étaient d'un châtain foncé[+ meat, potatoes, onions] faire dorer4. compounds* * *[braʊn] 1. 2.1) ( in colour) [shoes, leaves, paint, eyes] marron inv; [hair] châtain invto go ou turn brown — devenir marron
2) ( tanned) bronzé3) ( as racial feature) basané3.transitive verb1) ( in cooking) faire roussir [sauce]; faire dorer [meat, onions]2) ( tan) brunir4.intransitive verb [meat, potatoes] dorer -
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brown — 1 /braUn/ adjective 1 having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee: I d like a pair of dark brown shoes please. | brown bread 2 having skin that has been turned brown by the sun: You re very brown have you been on vacation? | brown as a berry… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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