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1
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the color

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la couleur

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I love the blue of his eyes.

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J’aime le bleu de ses yeux.

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I love the color of his eyes.

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J’aime la couleur de ses yeux.

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red

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rouge

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yellow

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jaune

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blue

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bleu/bleue

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green

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vert/verte

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white

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blanc/blanche

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orange

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orange

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black

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noir/noire

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gray

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gris/grise

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brown

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marron

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pink

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rose

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purple

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violet/violette

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For her bachelorette party, Patricia is wearing a light green wig.

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Pour son enterrement de vie de jeune fille, Patricia porte une perruque vert clair.

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At the Vincennes Zoo, Charles spent a long time admiring the dark blue feathers of the hyacinth macaw.

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Au zoo de Vincennes, Charles a passé longtemps à admirer les plumes bleu foncé de l’ara hyacinthe.

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dark

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foncé

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light

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clair

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florescent

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fluo

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faded, washed-out.

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fade

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-ish

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-âtre

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bright

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vif

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a shade

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une nuance

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brown hair

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les cheveux bruns

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blonde hair

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les cheveux blonds

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red head

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les cheveux roux

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black hair

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les cheveux noirs

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gray hair

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les cheveux gris

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What color is…?

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De quelle couleur est…?

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colorful.

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haut(e) en couleur

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to change color

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changer de couleur

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32
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in trouble/lower than your bank account limit.

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dans le rouge

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the red carpet.

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le tapis rouge

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to be as red as a tomato (to be sunburnt or blushing).

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être rouge comme une tomate

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to blush/to turn red.

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rougir

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36
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a goldfish.

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un poisson rouge

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37
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lipstick

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le rouge à lèvres

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red (flushed) with anger

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être rouge de colère

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red (blushing) with shame

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être rouge de honte

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egg yolk.

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un jaune d’œuf

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a grudging, forced, or bitter laugh/to laugh grudgingly, in a forced way, or bitterly.

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un rire jaune/rire jaune

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a bruise

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un bleu

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43
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meat cooked very rare.

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bleu

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“How do you want your steak? Well done? Rare?” “Very rare,” the vampire replied.

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Vous le voulez comment, votre steak ? Bien cuit ? Saignant ? – Bleu, a répondit le vampire.

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grayness. This word is used to describe overcast, cloudy, gloomy weather and the general ambiance that creates.

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la grisaille

46
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To see life in a positive way, or see life through rose-tinted glasses.

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voir la vie en rose

47
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a sex hotline.

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le téléphone rose

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overly sentimental.

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à l’eau de rose

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We’re all the same when you turn out the light. Literally, “At night, every cat is gray.

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La nuit, tous les chats sont gris

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to be tipsy (slightly drunk).

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être gris/grise

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to work off the books/under the table (to be paid without your boss/employer declaring you).

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travail au noir

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a crime or detective novel.

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un roman noir

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to be crowded, packed.

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être noir de monde

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to feel down, depressed.

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broyer du noir

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to have a black eye.

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avoir un œil au beurre noir

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the fear of the dark.

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la peur du noir

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a blade (knife, etc.).

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une arme blanche

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to have the permission to do whatever you want.

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avoir carte blanche

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a sleepless night. This can mean that you just couldn’t fall asleep, or that you were awake studying/worrying/partying, etc.

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une nuit blanche

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It’s written there in black and white. (It’s clear, undeniable.).

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Noir sur blanc

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a mock/practice test.

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un examen blanc

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a toll-free number.

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un numéro vert

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to be furious

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être vert de rage

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to be green with envy.

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être vert de jalousie

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to give someone/something the go-ahead/to approve something

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donner le feu vert à quelqu’un/quelque chose

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not yet ripe. Example: Don’t cut these apples from the tree, they’re not ripe yet.

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vert(e) l’exemple: Ne cueillez pas ces pommes, elles sont toujours vertes.

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to be deathly afraid or something/someone.

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avoir une peur bleue de quelque chose/quelqu’un

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She has two dark gray jackets.

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Elle a deux blousons gris foncé.

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amber

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ambre (invariable)

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auburn

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auburn (invariable)

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beige

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beige(s)

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bright pink

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rose vif (invariable)

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burgundy

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bordeaux (invariable)

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canary yellow

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jaune canari (invariable)

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charcoal gray

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gris foncé (invariable)

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chestnut brown

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châtain(s)

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cobalt blue

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bleu cobalt (invariable)

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copper

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cuivré(e)(s)

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crimson

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pourpre(s)

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emerald green

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vert émeraude (invariable)

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forest green

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vert forêt (invariable)

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fuchsia

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fuchsia (invariable)

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gold

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doré(e)(s)

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hazel brown

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noisette (invariable)

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indigo

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indigo (invariable)

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ivory

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ivoire(s) / blanc cassé (invariable)

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jade

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jade (invariable)

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khaki

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kaki (invariable)

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lavender

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lavande (invariable)

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lilac

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lilas (invariable)

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magenta

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magenta (invariable)

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mauve

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mauve(s)

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mustard yellow

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moutarde (invariable)

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navy blue

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bleu marine (invariable)

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olive green

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olive (invariable)

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peach

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pêche (invariable)

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pistachio green

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pistache (invariable)

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plum

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aubergine (invariable)

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powder blue

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bleu pâle (invariable)

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raspberry pink

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framboise (invariable)

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royal blue

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bleu roi (invariable)

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ruby

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rubis (invariable)

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scarlet

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écarlate(s)

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silver

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gris argenté (invariable)

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sky blue

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bleu ciel (invariable)

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turquoise

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turquoise (invariable)

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