Language/French/Vocabulary/Les-couleurs
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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.
Happy learning! đ
Primary and secondary colors
Les couleurs primaires et secondaires.
The main colors
Voici les principales couleurs en Français :
Color | French | English | Audio |
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Noir | Black |
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Blanc | White |
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Rouge | Red |
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Vert | Green |
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Bleu | Blue |
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Jaune | Yellow |
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Orange | Orange |
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Gris | Gray |
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Gris foncé | Dark gray |
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Gris clair | Light gray |
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Marron | Brown |
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Violet | Purple |
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Rose | Pink |
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French expressions or idioms using Colors
Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs:
Vert
Avoir la main verte
To be a good gardener
Ătre vert de jalousie
To be very jealous
En voir des vertes et des pas mûres
To see many unpleasant things
Se mettre au vert
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
Ătre vert de rage
ĂȘtre trĂšs en colĂšre.
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
Ătre fleur bleue
To be naive / To be sentimental
Ătre 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.
Ătre blanc comme un linge
To be a white as a ghost
Blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc
the same thing
Ătre blanc comme un linge
to be as white as a ghost
Ătre connu comme le loup blanc
To be famous
Passer une nuit blanche
to spend a sleepless night
Donner carte blanche Ă quelqu'un
to let someone do what they want
Ătre 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 ĂȘtre dĂ©clarĂ©
Broyer du noir
penser à des choses négatives.
Manger son pain noir
To be in a unhappy time
Ătre la bĂȘte noire
to be the person that no one likes
Avoir des idées noires
to be sad
Ătre 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
Tirer Ă boulets rouges
To criticize violently
Ătre la lanterne rouge
To be the last
Devenir rouge comme une tomate
Turn red as a tomato
Ătre dans le rouge
avoir des difficultés financiÚres.
Ătre 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
To be optimistic, to see the good side of things.
Jaune
Rire jaune
Laughing against yourself (e.g. you're being laugh at and you "join" them)
Multicolor
En voir de toutes les couleurs
Having difficulties of all kinds
Quiz
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
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Sources
https://www.reddit.com/r/French/comments/q19o4y/french_vocabulary_les_couleurs/