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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.  


Feel free to edit this page if you think you can improve it.
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.


Good learning! :)
Happy 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]]
[[File:Les-couleurs-primaires-et-secondaires.jpg|500px]]


==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 with colors==
== French expressions or idioms using Colors ==
Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs
Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs:
===Arme blanche===
===Vert===
A weapon made of steal (like a knife or a sword)
====Avoir la main verte====
===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
===Avoir une peur bleue===
====Être vert de jalousie====
To be scared to death / To be scared stiff
To be very jealous
===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
===Être fleur bleue===
====Se mettre au vert ====
To be naive / To be sentimental
===Fil rouge===
the main idea
===Tirer à boulets rouges ===
To criticize violently
===Se mettre au vert ===
To rest in the countryside
To rest in the countryside
===Voir des éléphants roses ===
====Donner le feu vert====
To have hallucinations
to give the green light to someone
===Voir la vie en rose ===
 
To be optimistic
====Se mettre au vert====
===Être la lanterne rouge ===
to rest in the countryside
To be the last
 
====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 blanc comme un linge ===
====Être fleur bleue====
To be a white as a ghost
To be naive / To be sentimental


=== Donner carte blanche à quelqu'un ===
====Être un cordon bleu====
To let someone do what they want
to be a good cook


=== Être un cordon bleu ===
====Avoir une peur bleue====
 To be a good cook
to be scared stiff


=== En voir de toutes les couleurs  ===
===Blanc===
Having difficulties of all kinds
====Arme blanche====
Any blade weapon (like a knife or a sword)


=== Devenir rouge comme une tomate ===
====Manger son pain blanc====
Turn red as a tomato
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.


==blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc==
==== Être blanc comme un linge ====
To be a white as a ghost


====Blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc====
the same thing
the same thing
==être blanc comme un linge==


====Être blanc comme un linge====
to be as white as a ghost
to be as white as a ghost
==passer une nuit blanche==


====Être connu comme le loup blanc====
To be famous
====Passer une nuit blanche====
to spend a sleepless night
to spend a sleepless night
==donner carte blanche à quelqu'un==


====Donner carte blanche à quelqu'un====
to let someone do what they want
to let someone do what they want
==être un cordon bleu==


to be a good cook
====Être blanc comme neige====
==être fleur bleu==
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


to be sentimental
====Broyer du noir====
==avoir une peur bleue==
penser à des choses négatives.


to be scared stiff
====Manger son pain noir====
==être la bete noire==
To be in a unhappy time


====Être la bête noire====
to be the person that no one likes
to be the person that no one likes
==avoir des idées noires==


====Avoir des idées noires====
to be sad
to be sad
==voir la vie en rose==


to see the good side of things, to be optimistic
====Être dans le noir====
==donner le feu vert==
To be in the dark (to not know something)
 
===Rouge===
====Devenir pourpre====
to get red with embarassment


to give the green light to someone
====Fil rouge====
==se mettre au vert==
the main idea
 
====Tirer à boulets rouges ====
To criticize violently
 
====Être la lanterne rouge ====
To be the last
 
==== Devenir rouge comme une tomate ====
Turn red as a tomato
 
====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 ====
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


to rest in the countryside
c. To not know something
==devenir pourpre==


to get red with embarassment


==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]]

Latest revision as of 17:21, 26 February 2023

Les couleurs.jpg

Bonjour ! 😎

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! 😁

Primary and secondary colors[edit | edit source]

Les couleurs primaires et secondaires.

Les-couleurs-primaires-et-secondaires.jpg

The main colors[edit | edit source]

Voici les principales couleurs en Français :

Color French English Audio
Noir Black


Blanc White


Rouge Red


Vert Green


Bleu Blue


Jaune Yellow


Orange Orange


Gris Gray


Gris foncé Dark gray


Gris clair Light gray


Marron Brown


Violet Purple


Rose Pink


French expressions or idioms using Colors[edit | edit source]

Expressions françaises utilisant les couleurs:

Vert[edit | edit source]

Avoir la main verte[edit | edit source]

To be a good gardener

Être vert de jalousie[edit | edit source]

To be very jealous

En voir des vertes et des pas mûres[edit | edit source]

To see many unpleasant things

Se mettre au vert[edit | edit source]

To rest in the countryside

Donner le feu vert[edit | edit source]

to give the green light to someone

Se mettre au vert[edit | edit source]

to rest in the countryside

Être vert de rage[edit | edit source]

être très en colère.

Bleu[edit | edit source]

Avoir le blues[edit | edit source]

To feel sad or down (literally, "to have the blues")

Avoir du sang bleu dans les veines[edit | edit source]

To be noble

Avoir une peur bleue[edit | edit source]

To be scared to death / To be scared stiff

Être fleur bleue[edit | edit source]

To be naive / To be sentimental

Être un cordon bleu[edit | edit source]

to be a good cook

Avoir une peur bleue[edit | edit source]

to be scared stiff

Blanc[edit | edit source]

Arme blanche[edit | edit source]

Any blade weapon (like a knife or a sword)

Manger son pain blanc[edit | edit source]

To be in a happy time

Montrer patte blanche[edit | edit source]

It means to show you're harmless/acting in good faith/not a threat. It doesn't mean to show credentials.

Une arme blanche[edit | edit source]

It means any blade weapon. The material (steel or not) isn't important.

Être blanc comme un linge[edit | edit source]

To be a white as a ghost

Blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc[edit | edit source]

the same thing

Être blanc comme un linge[edit | edit source]

to be as white as a ghost

Être connu comme le loup blanc[edit | edit source]

To be famous

Passer une nuit blanche[edit | edit source]

to spend a sleepless night

Donner carte blanche à quelqu'un[edit | edit source]

to let someone do what they want

Être blanc comme neige[edit | edit source]

To be white as a sheet (to be very scared)

Dire/faire quelque chose de but en blanc[edit | edit source]

Dire/faire quelque chose sans préparation.

Noir[edit | edit source]

L'or noir[edit | edit source]

le pétrole

Travailler au noir[edit | edit source]

travailler sans payer de taxes, sans être déclaré

Broyer du noir[edit | edit source]

penser à des choses négatives.

Manger son pain noir[edit | edit source]

To be in a unhappy time

Être la bête noire[edit | edit source]

to be the person that no one likes

Avoir des idées noires[edit | edit source]

to be sad

Être dans le noir[edit | edit source]

To be in the dark (to not know something)

Rouge[edit | edit source]

Devenir pourpre[edit | edit source]

to get red with embarassment

Fil rouge[edit | edit source]

the main idea

Tirer à boulets rouges[edit | edit source]

To criticize violently

Être la lanterne rouge[edit | edit source]

To be the last

Devenir rouge comme une tomate[edit | edit source]

Turn red as a tomato

Être dans le rouge[edit | edit source]

avoir des difficultés financières.

Être rouge de honte[edit | edit source]

To feel shame

Voir rouge[edit | edit source]

To see red (to be angry)

Rose[edit | edit source]

Voir des éléphants roses[edit | edit source]

To have hallucinations

Voir la vie en rose[edit | edit source]

To be optimistic, to see the good side of things.

Jaune[edit | edit source]

Rire jaune[edit | edit source]

Laughing against yourself (e.g. you're being laugh at and you "join" them)

Multicolor[edit | edit source]

En voir de toutes les couleurs[edit | edit source]

Having difficulties of all kinds


Quiz[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Add more videos if you want :)

Sources[edit | edit source]

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

Related Lessons[edit | edit source]

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