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1
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laiteux

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milky white

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ivoirin

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ivory

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noir comme du charbon

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black as coal

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noir comme de la poix

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pitch black

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noir comme l’ébène

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jet black

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noir comme l’encre

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inky black

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gris ardoise inv.

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slate grey

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gris argenté inv.

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silvery grey

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gris d’acier inv.

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steel grey

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gris de perle inv.

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pearl grey

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rouge comme une tomate

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red as a beetroot

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bleu d’azur inv.

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sky blue

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bleu ciel inv.

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sky blue

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bleu roi inv.

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royal blue

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bleu d’outremer inv.

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aquamarine

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bleu pastel inv.

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pastel blue

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bleu canard inv.

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duck blue

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bleu ardoise inv.

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slate blue

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citron inv.

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lemon

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safrané

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saffron

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21
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vert émeraude inv.

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emerald green

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vert pomme inv.

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apple green

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vert pistache inv.

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pistachio green

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24
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vert bouteille inv.

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bottle green

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vert tilleul inv.

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lime green

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vert d’olive inv.

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olive green

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mauve

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mauve

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lilas inv.

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lilac

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violet

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violet

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30
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prune inv.

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plum

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31
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violâtre

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purplish

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32
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brun

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brown

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chocolat

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chocolate brown

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34
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jaunet

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slightly yellow

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35
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rougir

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to blush

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36
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rouiller

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to turn rusty

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37
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rougeoyer

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to take on a red hue

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38
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rosir

A

to turn pink

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39
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jaunir

A

to turn yellow

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40
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verdir

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to turn green

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41
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blanchir

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to turn white

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42
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une feuille blanche

A

blank piece of paper

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43
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blanc comme neige

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white as the driven snow

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44
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la vente de blanc

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white sale

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45
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Blanche-Neige

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Snow White

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46
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blanc de colère

A

white with rage

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47
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blanc de peur

A

white with fear

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48
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être bleu de colère

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to be purple with rage

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49
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bleu de froid

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blue with cold

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50
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devenir rouge comme une cerise

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to turn red as a beetroot

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51
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rouge de colère

A

flushed with anger

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52
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faire rougir quelqu’un

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to make someone blush

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53
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rougir jusqu’aux racines des cheveux

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to blush to the roots of one’s hair

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54
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le numéro vert

A

freephone

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55
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vert de peur

A

green with fright

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56
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la fièvre jaune

A

yellow fever

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57
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blanchir à la chaux

A

to whitewash

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58
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blanc cassé inv.

A

off-white

59
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blême

A

pale

60
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blafard

A

pale

61
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livide

A

pale

62
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vert-de-gris inv.

A

greyish green

63
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café au lait inv.

A

coffee-coloured

64
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cerise inv.

A

cherry

65
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cramoisi

A

crimson

66
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écarlate

A

scarlet

67
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bistre

A

blackish-brown, swarthy

68
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fauve

A

fawn

69
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marron inv.

A

brown, chestnut

70
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brun roux inv.

A

auburn

71
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roux

A

ginger, russet

72
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jaune serin inv.

A

canary yellow

73
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rose bonbon inv.

A

candy pink

74
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rose saumon inv.

A

salmon pink

75
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le ton

A

tone

76
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la tonalité

A

tone

77
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la teinte

A

shade, tint, tinge

78
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la couleur éclatante

A

bright/dazzling colour

79
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la couleur vive

A

bright colour

80
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la couleur fraîche

A

fresh colour

81
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la couleur criarde

A

garish/loud colour

82
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la couleur voyante

A

garish colour

83
Q

le blanc d’Espagne

A

whitening

84
Q

la grande bleue

A

the Mediterranean

85
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le sang bleu

A

blue blood

86
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une peur bleue

A

blue funk

87
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eau rose

A

rosewater

88
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ce n’est pas tout rose

A

it’s not roses all the way

89
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voir la vie en rose

A

to see life through rose-tinted spectacles

90
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avoir les doigts verts

A

to have green fingers

91
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une plaisanterie un peu verte

A

a risqué joke

92
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en avoir vu des vertes et des pas mûres

A

to have been through it

93
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peindre les choses en noir

A

to paint a bleak picture

94
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voir les choses en noir

A

to look on the black side

95
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corail inv.

A

coral

96
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abricot inv.

A

apricot

97
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couleur d’ambre inv.

A

amber

98
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mandarine inv.

A

tangerine

99
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bleu-vert inv.

A

aquamarine

100
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améthyste inv.

A

amethyst

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bleu saphir inv.

A

sapphire

102
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sépia inv.

A

sepia

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paille inv.

A

straw-coloured

104
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grège

A

oatmeal

105
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beige rosé inv.

A

mushroom

106
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gris brun inv.

A

dun

107
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couleur chair inv.

A

flesh-coloured

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moutarde inv.

A

mushroom

109
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gris anthracite inv.

A

pewter

110
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couleur (de) bordeaux inv.

A

claret, burgundy

111
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noisette inv.

A

hazelnut

112
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châtain terne inv.

A

mousy

113
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amarante inv.

A

amaranthine

114
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tabac inv.

A

buff

115
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rouge-sang inv.

A

blood-red

116
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rouge rubis inv.

A

ruby

117
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lie de vin inv.

A

wine

118
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lavande inv.

A

lavender

119
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violine

A

dark purple

120
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mordoré

A

bronze

121
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bigarré

A

motley

122
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bariolé

A

gaudy-coloured

123
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diapré

A

mottled, variegated

124
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moucheté

A

speckled, spotted

125
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tacheté

A

speckled, spotted

126
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pommelé

A

dappled, flecked

127
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jaspé

A

mottled, marbled

128
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cendré

A

ashy

129
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irisé

A

iridescent

130
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moiré

A

shimmering

131
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automnal

A

autumnal

132
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nauséeux

A

sickly

133
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le daltonisme

A

colour-blindness

134
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daltonien

A

colour-blind

135
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passé

A

faded

136
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fleur bleue

A

sentimental

137
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une nuit bleue

A

night of terror

138
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le bifteck bleu

A

rare steak

139
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se mettre au vert

A

to take a rest in the country

140
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faire noir comme dans un four

A

to be pitch black

141
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acheter au noir

A

to buy on the black market

142
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le travail au noir

A

moonlighting

143
Q

noircir du papier

A

to write reams

144
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broyer du noir

A

to be down in the dumps