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1) (a kind of small bluish-purple flower.) violette2) (( also adjective) (of) a bluish-purple colour.) violet -
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Not all English colour terms have a single exact equivalent in French: for instance, in some circumstances brown is marron, in others brun. If in doubt, look the word up in the dictionary.Colour termswhat colour is it?= c’est de quelle couleur? or (more formally) de quelle couleur est-il?it’s green= il est vert or elle est verteto paint sth green= peindre qch en vertto dye sth green= teindre qch en vertto wear green= porter du vertdressed in green= habillé de vertColour nouns are all masculine in French:I like green= j’aime le vertI prefer blue= je préfère le bleured suits her= le rouge lui va bienit’s a pretty yellow!= c’est un joli jaune!have you got it in white?= est-ce que vous l’avez en blanc?a pretty shade of blue= un joli ton de bleuit was a dreadful green= c’était un vert affreuxa range of greens= une gamme de vertsMost adjectives of colour agree with the noun they modify:a blue coat= un manteau bleua blue dress= une robe bleueblue clothes= des vêtements bleusSome that don’t agree are explained below.Words that are not true adjectivesSome words that translate English adjectives are really nouns in French, and so don’t show agreement:a brown shoe= une chaussure marronorange tablecloths= des nappes fpl orangehazel eyes= des yeux mpl noisetteOther French words like this include: cerise ( cherry-red), chocolat ( chocolate-brown) and émeraude ( emerald-green).Shades of colourExpressions like pale blue, dark green or light yellow are also invariable in French and show no agreement:a pale blue shirt= une chemise bleu pâledark green blankets= des couvertures fpl vert foncéa light yellow tie= une cravate jaune clairbright yellow socks= des chaussettes fpl jaune vifFrench can also use the colour nouns here: instead of une chemise bleu pâle you could say une chemise d’un bleu pâle ; and similarly des couvertures d’un vert foncé (etc). The nouns in French are normally used to translate English adjectives of this type ending in -er and -est:a darker blue= un bleu plus foncéthe dress was a darker blue= la robe était d’un bleu plus foncéSimilarly:a lighter blue= un bleu plus clair (etc.)In the following examples, blue stands for most basic colour terms:pale blue= bleu pâlelight blue= bleu clairbright blue= bleu vifdark blue= bleu foncédeep blue= bleu profondstrong blue= bleu soutenuOther types of compound in French are also invariable, and do not agree with their nouns:a navy-blue jacket= une veste bleu marineThese compounds include: bleu ciel ( sky-blue), vert pomme ( apple-green), bleu nuit ( midnight-blue), rouge sang ( blood-red) etc. However, all English compounds do not translate directly into French. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.French compounds consisting of two colour terms linked with a hyphen are also invariable:a blue-black material= une étoffe bleu-noira greenish-blue cup= une tasse bleu-verta greeny-yellow dress= une robe vert-jauneEnglish uses the ending -ish, or sometimes -y, to show that something is approximately a certain colour, e.g. a reddish hat or a greenish paint. The French equivalent is -âtre:blue-ish= bleuâtregreenish or greeny= verdâtregreyish= grisâtrereddish= rougeâtreyellowish or yellowy= jaunâtreetc.Other similar French words are rosâtre, noirâtre and blanchâtre. Note however that these words are often rather negative in French. It is better not to use them if you want to be complimentary about something. Use instead tirant sur le rouge/jaune etc.To describe a special colour, English can add -coloured to a noun such as raspberry (framboise) or flesh (chair). Note how this is said in French, where the two-word compound with couleur is invariable, and, unlike English, never has a hyphen:a chocolate-coloured skirt= une jupe couleur chocolatraspberry-coloured fabric= du tissu couleur framboiseflesh-coloured tights= un collant couleur chairColour verbsEnglish makes some colour verbs by adding -en (e.g. blacken). Similarly French has some verbs in -ir made from colour terms:to blacken= noircirto redden= rougirto whiten= blanchirThe other French colour terms that behave like this are: bleu (bleuir), jaune (jaunir), rose (rosir) and vert (verdir). It is always safe, however, to use devenir, thus:to turn purple= devenir violetDescribing peopleNote the use of the definite article in the following:to have black hair= avoir les cheveux noirsto have blue eyes= avoir les yeux bleusNote the use of à in the following:a girl with blue eyes= une jeune fille aux yeux bleusthe man with black hair= l’homme aux cheveux noirsNot all colours have direct equivalents in French. The following words are used for describing the colour of someone’s hair (note that les cheveux is plural in French):fair= blonddark= brunblonde or blond= blondbrown= châtain invred= rouxblack= noirgrey= griswhite= blancCheck other terms such as yellow, ginger, auburn, mousey etc. in the dictionary.Note these nouns in French:a fair-haired man= un blonda fair-haired woman= une blondea dark-haired man= un bruna dark-haired woman= une bruneThe following words are useful for describing the colour of someone’s eyes:blue= bleulight blue= bleu clair invlight brown= marron clair invbrown= marron invhazel= noisette invgreen= vertgrey= grisgreyish-green= gris-vert invdark= noir -
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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 -
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shade [ʃeɪd]1 noun∎ to sit in the shade s'asseoir à l'ombre;∎ 45 degrees in the shade 45 degrés à l'ombre;∎ in the shade of a tree à l'ombre d'un arbre;∎ these trees give plenty of shade ces arbres font beaucoup d'ombre;∎ the use of light and shade in the painting l'utilisation f des ombres et des lumières ou du clair-obscur dans le tableau;∎ figurative to put sb in the shade éclipser qn;∎ his achievements really put mine in the shade ses réalisations éclipsent vraiment les miennes∎ a different shade of green un ton de vert différent, une autre nuance de vert;∎ an attractive shade of blue un joli bleu;∎ all shades of political opinion were represented toutes les nuances politiques étaient représentées, tous les courants politiques étaient représentés;∎ Computing shades of grey niveaux mpl ou tons mpl de gris∎ to pull the shades (down) baisser les stores∎ Mythology the Shades les Enfers mpl, le royaume des ombres(a) (screen → eyes, face) abriter; (→ place) ombrager, donner de l'ombre à; (of hat → face) obscurcir;∎ to shade one's eyes with one's hand s'abriter les yeux de la main;∎ to shade sth from the sun protéger qch du soleil(b) (cover → light, lightbulb) masquer, voiler∎ I've shaded the background green j'ai coloré l'arrière-plan en vert∎ to shade prices établir des prix dégressifs;∎ prices shaded for quantities tarif m dégressif pour le gros(merge) se dégrader, se fondre;∎ the blue shades into purple le bleu se fond en violet;∎ these categories shade into one another ces catégories se confondent;∎ questions of right and wrong tend to shade into each other les questions du bien et du mal ont tendance à se rejoindre∎ she's a shade better today elle va un tout petit peu mieux aujourd'hui;∎ his books are just a shade too sentimental for me ses livres sont un peu trop sentimentaux pour moi∎ the shades of evening les ombres fpl du soir(c) (reminder, echo) échos mpl;∎ shades of Proust des échos mpl proustiens;∎ there are shades of 1968 ça rappelle 1968(background) hachurer, tramer; (with colour) colorer(change by degrees → colours) dégrader∎ red shading off into pink du rouge qui se fond en rose -
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['pə:pl]noun, adjective((of) a dark colour made by mixing blue and red.) violet -
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