Color Flashcards

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laiteux

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milky white

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2
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ivoirin

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ivory

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3
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noir comme du charbon

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black as coal

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4
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noir comme de la poix

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pitch black

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5
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noir comme l’ébène

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jet black

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6
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noir comme l’encre

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inky black

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7
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gris ardoise inv.

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slate grey

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8
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gris argenté inv.

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silvery grey

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9
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gris d’acier inv.

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steel grey

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10
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gris de perle inv.

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pearl grey

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11
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rouge comme une tomate

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red as a beetroot

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12
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bleu d’azur inv.

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sky blue

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13
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bleu ciel inv.

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sky blue

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14
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bleu roi inv.

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royal blue

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15
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bleu d’outremer inv.

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aquamarine

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16
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bleu pastel inv.

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pastel blue

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17
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bleu canard inv.

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duck blue

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18
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bleu ardoise inv.

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slate blue

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19
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citron inv.

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lemon

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20
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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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22
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vert pomme inv.

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apple green

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23
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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.
lime green
26
vert d'olive inv.
olive green
27
mauve
mauve
28
lilas inv.
lilac
29
violet
violet
30
prune inv.
plum
31
violâtre
purplish
32
brun
brown
33
chocolat
chocolate brown
34
jaunet
slightly yellow
35
rougir
to blush
36
rouiller
to turn rusty
37
rougeoyer
to take on a red hue
38
rosir
to turn pink
39
jaunir
to turn yellow
40
verdir
to turn green
41
blanchir
to turn white
42
une feuille blanche
blank piece of paper
43
blanc comme neige
white as the driven snow
44
la vente de blanc
white sale
45
Blanche-Neige
Snow White
46
blanc de colère
white with rage
47
blanc de peur
white with fear
48
être bleu de colère
to be purple with rage
49
bleu de froid
blue with cold
50
devenir rouge comme une cerise
to turn red as a beetroot
51
rouge de colère
flushed with anger
52
faire rougir quelqu'un
to make someone blush
53
rougir jusqu'aux racines des cheveux
to blush to the roots of one's hair
54
le numéro vert
freephone
55
vert de peur
green with fright
56
la fièvre jaune
yellow fever
57
blanchir à la chaux
to whitewash
58
blanc cassé inv.
off-white
59
blême
pale
60
blafard
pale
61
livide
pale
62
vert-de-gris inv.
greyish green
63
café au lait inv.
coffee-coloured
64
cerise inv.
cherry
65
cramoisi
crimson
66
écarlate
scarlet
67
bistre
blackish-brown, swarthy
68
fauve
fawn
69
marron inv.
brown, chestnut
70
brun roux inv.
auburn
71
roux
ginger, russet
72
jaune serin inv.
canary yellow
73
rose bonbon inv.
candy pink
74
rose saumon inv.
salmon pink
75
le ton
tone
76
la tonalité
tone
77
la teinte
shade, tint, tinge
78
la couleur éclatante
bright/dazzling colour
79
la couleur vive
bright colour
80
la couleur fraîche
fresh colour
81
la couleur criarde
garish/loud colour
82
la couleur voyante
garish colour
83
le blanc d'Espagne
whitening
84
la grande bleue
the Mediterranean
85
le sang bleu
blue blood
86
une peur bleue
blue funk
87
eau rose
rosewater
88
ce n'est pas tout rose
it's not roses all the way
89
voir la vie en rose
to see life through rose-tinted spectacles
90
avoir les doigts verts
to have green fingers
91
une plaisanterie un peu verte
a risqué joke
92
en avoir vu des vertes et des pas mûres
to have been through it
93
peindre les choses en noir
to paint a bleak picture
94
voir les choses en noir
to look on the black side
95
corail inv.
coral
96
abricot inv.
apricot
97
couleur d'ambre inv.
amber
98
mandarine inv.
tangerine
99
bleu-vert inv.
aquamarine
100
améthyste inv.
amethyst
101
bleu saphir inv.
sapphire
102
sépia inv.
sepia
103
paille inv.
straw-coloured
104
grège
oatmeal
105
beige rosé inv.
mushroom
106
gris brun inv.
dun
107
couleur chair inv.
flesh-coloured
108
moutarde inv.
mushroom
109
gris anthracite inv.
pewter
110
couleur (de) bordeaux inv.
claret, burgundy
111
noisette inv.
hazelnut
112
châtain terne inv.
mousy
113
amarante inv.
amaranthine
114
tabac inv.
buff
115
rouge-sang inv.
blood-red
116
rouge rubis inv.
ruby
117
lie de vin inv.
wine
118
lavande inv.
lavender
119
violine
dark purple
120
mordoré
bronze
121
bigarré
motley
122
bariolé
gaudy-coloured
123
diapré
mottled, variegated
124
moucheté
speckled, spotted
125
tacheté
speckled, spotted
126
pommelé
dappled, flecked
127
jaspé
mottled, marbled
128
cendré
ashy
129
irisé
iridescent
130
moiré
shimmering
131
automnal
autumnal
132
nauséeux
sickly
133
le daltonisme
colour-blindness
134
daltonien
colour-blind
135
passé
faded
136
fleur bleue
sentimental
137
une nuit bleue
night of terror
138
le bifteck bleu
rare steak
139
se mettre au vert
to take a rest in the country
140
faire noir comme dans un four
to be pitch black
141
acheter au noir
to buy on the black market
142
le travail au noir
moonlighting
143
noircir du papier
to write reams
144
broyer du noir
to be down in the dumps