colour

colour
colour, color (US) [ˈkʌlər]
1. noun
   a. couleur f
• what colour is it? de quelle couleur est-ce ?
• to change colour changer de couleur
• to paint sth in bright/dark colours peindre qch de couleurs vives/sombres
• to see sth in its true colours voir qch sous son vrai jour
   b. ( = complexion) teint m, couleur f (du visage)
• to get one's colour back reprendre des couleurs
• he had gone a funny colour il avait pris une couleur bizarre
• to have a high colour être rougeaud
   c. [of race] couleur f
• it is not a question of colour ce n'est pas une question de race
2. plural noun
colours ( = symbol of allegiance) couleurs fpl (d'un club, d'un parti)
• to get one's colours être sélectionné pour faire partie de l'équipe
• he showed his true colours when he said ... il s'est révélé tel qu'il est vraiment quand il a dit ...
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = give colour to) colorer ; (with paint) peindre ; (with crayons) colorier ; ( = dye) teindre
• to colour sth red colorer (or colorier etc) qch en rouge
   b. [+ story, description] colorer ; [+ attitude, opinion] influencer
4. intransitive verb
( = blush) rougir
5. compounds
► colour-blind adjective daltonien ; ( = non-discriminatory) sans discrimination raciale
► colour blindness noun daltonisme m
► colour film noun (for camera) pellicule f couleur(s)
► colour photograph noun photo f en couleur(s)
► colour scheme noun combinaison f de(s) couleurs
► colour supplement noun (British) supplément m illustré
► colour television noun télévision f en couleur(s)
* * *
1.
GB, color US ['kʌlə(r)] noun
1) (hue) couleur f

what colour is it? — de quelle couleur est-il?

the sky was the colour of lead — le ciel était de la couleur du plomb

in colour — Cinema, Television en couleur

to give colour to something — colorer quelque chose

to paint something in glowing colours — fig brosser un tableau brillant de quelque chose

‘available in 12 colours’ — ‘existe en 12 coloris’

2) (in writing, description) couleur f
3) (dye) (for food) colorant m; (for hair) teinture f
4) (make-up)

eye colour — fard m à paupières

lip colour — rouge m à lèvres

5) (pigmentation) couleur f de peau

people of all races and colours — des gens de toutes races et de toutes couleurs

6) (complexion) couleur f

to lose (one's) colour — perdre ses couleurs

to put colour into somebody's cheeks — redonner des couleurs à quelqu'un

he's getting his colour back — il reprend des couleurs

2.
colours plural noun Military, Sport couleurs fpl; Nautical pavillon m

racing colours — couleurs de l'écurie

under false colours — fig sous un faux jour

to get one's football colours — GB être sélectionné pour l'équipe de football

3.
noun modifier
1) Photography, Television [photo, photography] (en) couleur; [copier, printer] couleur

colour film — (for camera) pellicule f couleur; Cinema film m en couleur

2) Sociology [prejudice, problem] racial
4.
transitive verb
1) lit (with paints, crayons) colorier; (with commercial paints) peindre; (with food dye) colorer; (with hair dye) teindre

to colour something blue — colorier or teindre quelque chose en bleu

2) fig (prejudice) fausser [judgment]
3) fig (enhance) enjoliver [account]
5.
intransitive verb [person] (also colour up) rougir
••

to be off colour — ne pas être en forme

to pass with flying colours — réussir haut la main

to show one's true colours — se montrer sous son vrai jour


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