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Bonjour ! 😎
Bonjour !


In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary about colors ("'''Les couleurs'''") in French.  
In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary about colors ("'''Les couleurs'''") in French.  


This is an essential part of learning any language, as colors are used in a variety of contexts, from describing objects to expressing emotions. By the end of this lesson, you will have a solid understanding of some of the most common colors in French.
Feel free to edit this page if you think you can improve it.


Happy learning! 😁
Good learning! :)


==Primary and secondary colors==
==Primary and secondary colors==
Les couleurs primaires et secondaires.
Les couleurs primaires et secondaires.


[[File:Les-couleurs-primaires-et-secondaires.jpg|500px]]
[[File:Les-couleurs-primaires-et-secondaires.jpg]]


==The main colors==
==The main colors==
 
Les principales couleurs  
 
Voici les principales couleurs en Français :


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!French
!French
!English
!English
!Audio
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#000000; width: 30%;'' " |  
| scope="col" style="background:#000000; width: 30%;'' " |  
| scope="col" style="width: 30%;'' " |Noir
| scope="col" style="width: 30%;'' " |Noir
| scope="col" style="width: 30%;'' " |Black  
| scope="col" style="width: 30%;'' " |Black  
|<player>fr_polyglot_noir.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#fff;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#fff;" |  
|Blanc
|Blanc
| White  
| White  
|<player>fr_polyglot_blanc.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#ff0000;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#ff0000;" |  
|Rouge  
|Rouge  
| Red
| Red
|<player>fr_polyglot_rouge.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#008000;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#008000;" |  
|Vert  
|Vert  
| Green
| Green
|<player>fr_polyglot_vert.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#0000ff;" |
| scope="col" style="background:#0000ff;" |
|Bleu
|Bleu
|Blue
|Blue
|<player>fr_polyglot_bleu.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#fc3;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#fc3;" |  
|Jaune
|Jaune
|Yellow  
|Yellow  
|<player>fr_polyglot_jaune.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#ff8c00;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#ff8c00;" |  
|Orange
|Orange
|Orange
|Orange
|<player>fr_polyglot_orange.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#808080;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#808080;" |  
|Gris
|Gris
|Gray
|Gray
|<player>fr_polyglot_gris.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#54595d;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#54595d;" |  
|Gris foncé
|Gris foncé
|Dark gray
|Dark gray
|<player>fr_polyglot_gris_fonce.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#eaecf0;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#eaecf0;" |  
|Gris clair
|Gris clair
|Light gray
|Light gray
|<player>fr_polyglot_gris_clair.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#a52a2a;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#a52a2a;" |  
|Marron
|Marron
|Brown
|Brown
|<player>fr_polyglot_marron.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#800080;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#800080;" |  
|Violet
|Violet
|Purple  
|Purple  
|<player>fr_polyglot_violet.mp3</player>
|-
|-
| scope="col" style="background:#ff1493;" |  
| scope="col" style="background:#ff1493;" |  
|Rose
|Rose
|Pink
|Pink
|<player>fr_polyglot_rose.mp3</player>
|}
|}


== French expressions or idioms using Colors ==
==French expressions with colors==
Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs:
Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs
===Vert===
===Arme blanche===
====Avoir la main verte====
A weapon made of steal (like a knife or a sword)
===Manger son pain blanc===
To be in a happy time
===Manger son pain noir===
To be in a unhappy time
===Montrer patte blanche===
To prove identity
===Avoir la main verte===
To be a good gardener
To be a good gardener
====Être vert de jalousie====
===Avoir une peur bleue===
To be very jealous
To be scared to death / To be scared stiff
====En voir des vertes et des pas mûres====
===En voir des vertes et des pas mûres===
To see many unpleasant things
To see many unpleasant things
====Se mettre au vert ====
===Être fleur bleue===
To rest in the countryside
====Donner le feu vert====
to give the green light to someone
 
====Se mettre au vert====
to rest in the countryside
 
====Être vert de rage====
être très en colère.
 
===Bleu===
====Avoir le blues====
To feel sad or down (literally, "to have the blues")
====Avoir du sang bleu dans les veines====
To be noble
 
====Avoir une peur bleue====
To be scared to death / To be scared stiff
 
====Être fleur bleue====
To be naive / To be sentimental
To be naive / To be sentimental
 
===Fil rouge===
====Être un cordon bleu====
to be a good cook
 
====Avoir une peur bleue====
to be scared stiff
 
===Blanc===
====Arme blanche====
Any blade weapon (like a knife or a sword)
 
====Manger son pain blanc====
To be in a happy time
 
====Montrer patte blanche====
It means to show you're harmless/acting in good faith/not a threat. It doesn't mean to show credentials.
 
==== Une arme blanche ====
It means any blade weapon. The material (steel or not) isn't important.
 
==== Être blanc comme un linge ====
To be a white as a ghost
 
====Blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc====
the same thing
 
====Être blanc comme un linge====
to be as white as a ghost
 
====Être connu comme le loup blanc====
To be famous
 
====Passer une nuit blanche====
to spend a sleepless night
 
====Donner carte blanche à quelqu'un====
to let someone do what they want
 
====Être blanc comme neige====
To be white as a sheet (to be very scared)
 
====Dire/faire quelque chose de but en blanc====
Dire/faire quelque chose sans préparation.
 
===Noir===
====L'or noir====
le pétrole
 
====Travailler au noir====
travailler sans payer de taxes, sans être déclaré
 
====Broyer du noir====
penser à des choses négatives.
 
====Manger son pain noir====
To be in a unhappy time
 
====Être la bête noire====
to be the person that no one likes
 
====Avoir des idées noires====
to be sad
 
====Être dans le noir====
To be in the dark (to not know something)
 
===Rouge===
====Devenir pourpre====
to get red with embarassment
 
====Fil rouge====
the main idea
the main idea
 
===Tirer à boulets rouges ===
====Tirer à boulets rouges ====
To criticize violently
To criticize violently
 
===Se mettre au vert ===
====Être la lanterne rouge ====
To rest in the countryside
===Voir des éléphants roses ===
To have hallucinations
===Voir la vie en rose ===
To be optimistic
===Être la lanterne rouge ===
To be the last
To be the last


==== Devenir rouge comme une tomate ====
=== Être blanc comme un linge ===
Turn red as a tomato
To be a white as a ghost
 
====Être dans le rouge====
avoir des difficultés financières.
 
====Être rouge de honte====
To feel shame
 
====Voir rouge====
To see red (to be angry)
 
===Rose===
====Voir des éléphants roses ====
To have hallucinations


====Voir la vie en rose ====
=== Donner carte blanche à quelqu'un ===
To be optimistic, to see the good side of things.
To let someone do what they want


===Jaune===
=== Être un cordon bleu ===
====Rire jaune====
 To be a good cook
Laughing against yourself (e.g. you're being laugh at and you "join" them)


===Multicolor===
=== En voir de toutes les couleurs  ===
==== En voir de toutes les couleurs  ====
Having difficulties of all kinds
Having difficulties of all kinds


 
=== Devenir rouge comme une tomate ===
==Quiz==
Turn red as a tomato
Test your knowledge with this quick quiz:
 
What color is "jaune"?
 
a. Red
 
b. Yellow
 
c. Blue
 
What color is "noir"?
 
a. White
 
b. Black
 
c. Green
 
What does the idiom "voir rouge" mean?
 
a. To feel sad
 
b. To be angry
 
c. To not know something
 


==Videos==
==Videos==
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==Sources==
https://www.reddit.com/r/French/comments/q19o4y/french_vocabulary_les_couleurs/


[[Category:Colors]]
[[Category:Colors]]
==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Math|Math]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Expressions-with-the-Word-Amour|Expressions with the Word Amour]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Airport|Airport]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/longest-word|longest word]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Distinguer|Distinguer]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Nationalities|Nationalities]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/When-use-"Mets",-"Met",-"Mes"-or-"Mais"-in-French|When use "Mets", "Met", "Mes" or "Mais" in French]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Food|Food]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Parts-of-the-Body|Parts of the Body]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]]

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