Formes composées
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green blue,
green-blue adj | (greenish blue in color) | bleu-vert adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| greenish-blue n | (color: blue with a tinge of green) | bleu-vert nm |
| greenish-blue adj | (blue tinged with green) | bleu-vert adj inv |
| ice blue n | (light blue color) | bleu métallique nm |
ice blue,
ice-blue adj | (very light blue) | bleu métallique adj inv |
| Note: A hyphens is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
in a blue funk,
in a funk adj | slang (depressed) (familier) | avoir le cafard, avoir le moral à zéro, avoir un coup de blues loc v |
| | | ne pas avoir le moral loc v |
| | | être abattu, être démoralisé, être découragé vi + adj |
| | | être au plus bas, être au trente-sixième dessous loc v |
| | John was in a blue funk after seeing his poor grades on the report card. |
| indigo blue n | (artist's dark blue pigment) (colorant) | indigo nm |
| indigo blue n | (dark-blue colour) (couleur) | indigo nm |
indigo blue,
indigo-blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | indigo adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| light blue n | (pale blue color) | bleu clair, bleu ciel nm inv |
| | Do you have this shirt in light blue? |
| | Est-ce que vous avez cette chemise en bleu clair ? |
light blue,
light-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | bleu clair, bleu ciel adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| marine blue n | (dark blue color) | bleu marine nm |
marine blue,
marine-blue adj | (marine blue in color) | bleu marine adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
methylene blue,
methylthionine chloride n | (chemistry) | bleu de méthylène nm |
| midnight blue n | (deep blue color) | bleu nuit nm |
midnight blue,
midnight-blue adj | (deep blue in color) | bleu nuit adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| navy blue n | (dark-blue colour) | bleu marine nm |
| | Navy blue is a darker blue than cobalt blue. My favorite color is navy blue. |
| | Le bleu marine est plus foncé que le bleu de cobalt. Ma couleur préférée est le bleu marine |
navy blue,
navy-blue adj | (dark blue in colour) | bleu marine adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| | My school uniform is navy blue. |
| | Mon uniforme scolaire est bleu marine. |
| neon blue n | (bright electric or fluorescent blue) | bleu néon nm |
| | | bleu électrique nm |
neon blue,
neon-blue adj | (bright electric or fluorescent blue in colour) | bleu néon adj |
| | | bleu électrique adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| once in a blue moon adv | figurative (very rarely) (familier) | tous les trente-six du mois expr |
| | He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| | Il appelle seulement une fois tous les 36 du mois. |
out of a clear sky,
out of the clear sky,
out of a clear blue sky,
out of the clear blue sky expr | figurative (suddenly, without warning) | sans crier gare loc adv |
| | | sans raison loc adv |
| | (venir) | de nulle part loc adv |
| out of the blue adv | figurative (unexpectedly) | sans crier gare loc adv |
| | (venir) | de nulle part loc adv |
| | (arriver) | à l'improviste |
| | My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day. |
| | À Noël, mes cousins ont débarqué chez moi à l'improviste. |
| pale blue n | (light blue) | bleu pâle nm inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
pale blue,
pale-blue adj | (light blue) | bleu pâle adj inv |
| pastel blue n | (pale blue colour) | bleu pastel nm |
| | | bleu pâle nm |
| | | bleu tendre nm |
| | Do you have this in pastel blue? |
pastel blue,
pastel-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | bleu pastel adj inv |
| | | bleu pâle adj inv |
| | | bleu tendre adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| | She had to send her pastel-blue jumper to the dry cleaners when she got ketchup on it. |
peacock blue,
peacock-blue adj | (greenish-blue in color) | bleu canard adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| peacock blue n | (greenish-blue color) | bleu canard nm |
| pearl blue n | (shimmery blue colour) | bleu nacré, bleu nacre nm inv |
| | | bleu perle, bleu perlé nm inv |
| | Pearl blue is a popular colour for cars. |
| | Bleu nacré est une couleur populaire pour les voitures. |
pearl blue,
pearl-blue adj | (shimmery blue in colour) | bleu nacré, bleu nacre adj inv |
| | | bleu perle, bleu perlé adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| powder blue n | (pale blue colour) | bleu pastel nm |
| | The sky's such a pretty powder blue on sunny days. |
| | Le ciel est d'un joli bleu pastel quand il fait soleil. |
| | (Can) | bleu poudre nm |
| | Le ciel est d'un joli bleu poudre quand il fait soleil. |
powder blue,
powder-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | bleu pastel adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| robin's-egg blue n | (turquoise colour) | (bleu) turquoise nm inv |
| Note: Two hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| | Le turquoise est ma couleur préférée. |
| robin's-egg-blue adj | (turquoise in colour) | turquoise adj inv |
| | The mother of the bride usually wears a robin's-egg-blue dress. |
| | La mère de la mariée porte généralement une robe turquoise. |
| | (littéraire) | de turquoise loc adj |
| royal blue n | (bright blue colour) | bleu roi nm |
| | Chelsea Football Club play in royal blue. |
| | Le club de football de Chelsea joue en bleu roi. |
royal blue,
royal-blue adj | (bright blue in colour) | bleu roi adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| Russian Blue n | (type of cat) (race de chat) | bleu russe nm |
scream bloody murder,
scream blue murder,
yell bloody murder,
yell blue murder v expr | informal (shriek, yell loudly) (familier) | crier comme un putois loc v |
| | | hurler comme un forcené loc v |
| | | crier comme un cochon qu'on égorge loc v |
| | (soutenu) | pousser des cris d'orfraie loc v |
| sky blue n | (bright blue colour) | bleu ciel nm |
| | (plus intense) | bleu azur nm |
| | Son teint hâlé mettait en valeur le bleu azur de ses yeux. |
sky blue,
sky-blue adj | (bright blue in colour) | bleu ciel adj inv |
| | (plus intense) | bleu azur adj inv |
| slate blue n | (dark bluish-grey) | bleu ardoise nm |
slate blue,
slate-blue adj | (dark bluish-grey) | bleu ardoise loc adj |
solitary vireo,
blue-headed vireo n | (bird: North and Central America) (oiseau) | viréo à tête bleue nm |
| steel blue n | (color) | bleu acier nm |
steel blue,
steel-blue n as adj | (in color) | bleu acier adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| talk a blue streak v expr | figurative, informal (speak rapidly and incessantly) | ne pas arrêter de parler loc v |
| | (familier) | ne pas arrêter de jacasser loc v |
| teal blue n | (color: bluer shade of teal) | bleu sarcelle nm |
| teal blue n as adj | (colored bluish teal) | bleu sarcelle adj inv |
| the Thin Blue Line n | figurative (police force) (figuré : corps policier) | première ligne de défense nf |
true blue,
true-blue adj | figurative (loyal, faithful) | fidèle adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | A true-blue fan remains loyal even when his team loses. |
true blue,
true-blue adj | UK, figurative, informal (politics: Conservative) (Politique) | conservateur, conservatrice adj |
| turquoise blue n | (bluish-green colour) | bleu turquoise nm |
| | The ocean was a beautiful turquoise blue in the mornings. |
| | | turquoise nm |
turquoise blue,
turquoise-blue adj | (bluish-green in colour) | turquoise adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| until you are blue in the face expr | figurative, informal (to the point of exasperation) | jusqu'à l'épuisement, jusqu'à épuisement expr |
| | | jusqu'à n'en plus pouvoir expr |