Colours Flashcards by G James

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apricot

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abricot

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beige

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beige

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black

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noir/e

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blood-red

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rouge sang

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blue

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bleu/e

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blue-green

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bleu vert

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bronze

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bronze

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brown

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brun/brune

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brown

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marron

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brown/chestnut-brown (hair)

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châtain/châtaine

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buff

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chamois

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champagne

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champagne

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cherry-red

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rouge cerise

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chestnut

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châtaigne

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coffee-coloured

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café

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cream

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crème

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purple

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pourpre

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dark

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foncé, e

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gold

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or

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green

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vert/verte

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grey

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gris/grise

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hazel

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noisette

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indigo (blue)

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indigo

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jade

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jade

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light

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clair, e

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lilac

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lilas

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mauve/light purple

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mauve

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blue - navy blue

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bleu marine

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olive

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olive

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orange

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orange

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pale

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pâle

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pearl grey

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gris perle

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pink

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rose

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plain(UK)/solid(US)

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uni

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red

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rouge

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royal blue

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bleu roi

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Rule 1

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colours based on nouns are invariable (but often in practice take pl)

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Rule 2

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more than one color or modified are masc sing.

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saffron

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safran

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salmon-pink

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saumon

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scarlet

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écarlate

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sepia

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sépia

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silver

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argenté, e

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sky blue

A

bleu ciel

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slate grey

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gris ardoise

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straw-coloured

A

paille

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turquoise

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turquoise

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turquoise blue

A

bleu turquoise

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violet/purple

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violet/violette

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white

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blanc/blanche

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yellow

A

jaune

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tan

A

isabelle

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bright

A

vif, vive

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iridescent

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irisé, e

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fluorescent

A

fluo (flourescent, e)

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pastel

A

pastel

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black hair

A

les cheveux noirs

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blond

A

les cheveux blonds

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brassy blond

A

elle est blond décoloré, blondasse

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dark hair

A

les cheveux bruns

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honey blond

A

les cheveux châtain

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platinum blond

A

les cheveux blond platine

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redhead

A

roux, rousse

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blue saphire

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bleu saphir

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emerald green

A

vert émeraude

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rubis red

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rouge rubis

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topaz

A

jaune topaze

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turquoise blue

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bleu/vert turqoise

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brass & copper

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cuivré

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green - bright green

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vert pomme

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yellow - bright yellow

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jaune d’or

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red - cherry red

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rouge cerise

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coral pink

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vieux rose

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crimson

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cramoisy

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golden

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doré

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greenish-blue

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glauque

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maroon

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bordeaux

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black - pitch black

A

noir d’encre, d’ébène

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white - pure white

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blanc d’albâtre

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ish (eg greenish)

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âtre (verdâtre)