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1 purple
purple ['pɜ:pəl]1 noun(b) (dye, cloth) pourpre f∎ the purple la pourpre∎ he turned or went purple (with rage) il est devenu cramoisi (de rage)►► Entomology purple emperor grand mars m (changeant);Ornithology purple gallinule poule f sultane;Military Purple Heart = médaille décernée aux blessés de guerre de l'armée américaine;familiar drugs slang purple heart pilule f d'amphétamine;American Ornithology purple heron héron m pourpre;Ornithology purple martin hirondelle f pourprée;∎ (period of success) he's been going through a purple patch recently: he's won five out of the last six tournaments he's entered il est dans une bonne période: il a gagné cinq des six tournois auxquels il a participé;Ornithology purple sandpiper bécasseau m maritime -
2 rage
A n1 ( anger) rage f, colère f ; tears of rage des larmes de rage ; purple with rage rouge de colère ; trembling with rage tremblant de rage ;2 ( fit of anger) colère f ; sudden rages des colères soudaines ; to be in/to fly into a rage être/entrer dans une colère noire ;3 ○ ( fashion) to be (all) the rage faire fureur ; it's all the rage in Paris ça fait fureur à Paris.B vi1 [storm, fire, battle] faire rage (across, through à travers) ; [controversy, debate] se déchaîner (over, about à propos de) ;2 [angry person] tempêter (at, against contre) ;3 ○ ( party) faire la fête.
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purple — pur|ple1 [ˈpə:pəl US ˈpə:r ] n [U] [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: purpura, from Greek porphyra type of shellfish from which purple coloring was obtained] a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue purple 2 purple2 adj 1.) having a dark… … Dictionary of contemporary English
purple — I adj. livid purple with (purple with rage) II n. dark; light purple * * * [ pɜːp(ə)l] light purple dark [ livid ] purple with (purple with rage) … Combinatory dictionary
rage — rage1 [reıdʒ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin rabies anger, wildness , from rabere to be wild with anger ] 1.) a strong feeling of uncontrollable anger ▪ Sobbing with rage, Carol was taken to the hospital. in a rage ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
purple — adj., noun ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ slightly ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, vivid ▪ dark, deep … Collocations dictionary
purple — noun (U) 1 a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue 2 purple with rage/purple in the face etc very red in the face as a result of being angry or embarrassed 3 purple passage/prose/patch a piece of writing that has a grander style 4 born to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fury, frenzy, wrath, violence; fashion, fad, craze. See desire. v. i. storm, rave, bluster. See excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Violent anger] Syn. fury, wrath, ferocity; see anger .… … English dictionary for students
Purple — Pur ple, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea), purple,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purple of Cassius — Purple Pur ple, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purple of mollusca — Purple Pur ple, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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