| Traductions supplémentaires |
| green adj | (unripe) (pas mûr) | vert adj |
| | The bananas were still green. Maybe they will be ripe enough to eat in a couple of days. |
| | Les bananes sont toujours vertes. Elles seront peut-être assez mûres dans quelques jours. |
| green adj | (sickly in complexion) (teint) | pâle adj |
| | You should lie down. You're looking a little green. |
| | Tu devrais aller te coucher. Tu as l'air pâle. |
| green adj | figurative (immature, naïve) | jeune adj |
| | The basketball player is still green, but will definitely get better as he matures. |
| | Le joueur de basket-ball est encore jeune, mais s'améliorera avec l'âge. |
| green adj | figurative (fresh, youthful) | innocent, naïf adj |
| | She is still green at the moment, but the pressures of motherhood may change her. |
| | Elle est encore innocente (or: naïve), mais la maternité risque de la changer. |
| green adj | (wood: unseasoned) (bois) | vert adj |
| | Green wood is softer than seasoned timber. |
| | Le bois vert est plus mou que le bois sec. |
| green n | (golf: putting area) (Golf, anglicisme) | green nm |
| | The golfer got to the green in just two strokes, then putted the ball in. |
| | Le joueur de golf atteignit le green en seulement deux coups, puis putta la balle dans le trou. |
| green n | (grassy area for other sports) | gazon nm |
| | The students are playing croquet on the green. |
| | Les étudiants jouent au croquet sur le gazon. |
| green n | (village square) | place nf |
| | There is a festival today on the village green. |
| | Il y a une fête sur la place du village aujourd'hui. |
| green n | (traffic light) | vert nm |
| | You must not drive until the green shows. |
| | Tu ne dois pas avancer avant que ça passe au vert. |
| green n | US, uncountable, slang (money) (familier : argent) | fric nm |
| | Do you have any green on you? I don't have a cent to pay for this. |
| | T'as du fric sur toi ? J'ai pas un rond pour payer ça. |
| green n | uncountable, slang (marijuana) (familier : marijuana) | herbe, beuh nf |
| | This green is cheap, but I like it! |
| | Cette beuh est pas chère, mais c'est de la bonne ! |
| green⇒ vi | (become green) | reverdir⇒ vi |
| | The grass greened a couple of days after the rain. |
| | La pelouse reverdit quelques jours après la pluie. |
| green [sth]⇒ vtr | (make green) | verdir⇒ vtr |
| | Years of rain had greened the church roof. |
| | Des années de pluie ont verdi le toit de l'église. |
| green [sth] vtr | (plant vegetation, trees, etc.) | verdir⇒ vtr |
| | The council is having trees planted as part of a plan to green the local area. |
Formes composées
green | greening |
bice,
bice green n | (yellowish-green colour) (vert foncé) | vert bis nm inv |
blue screen,
green screen n | (visual effects: background) | fond bleu, fond vert nm |
blue screen,
green screen n | uncountable (visual effects: chroma keying) | fond bleu, fond vert nm |
| blue-green n | (color: turquoise) | bleu-vert nm |
| | The sea around the island is a beautiful blue-green. |
| blue-green adj | (turquoise in color) | bleu-vert adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea lapping at the shore. |
| bottle green n | (dark green color) | vert bouteille nm |
bottle green,
bottle-green adj | (dark green in color) | vert bouteille adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| bowling green n | (lawn where bowls is played) | terrain de boules nm |
| cover crop n | (crop grown to protect soil) (Agriculture) | culture de couverture, plante de couverture nf |
| | | engrais vert nm |
cyanobacteria,
blue-green algae npl | (photosynthetic bacteria) (bactérie aquatique) | cyanobactérie nf |
| dark green n | (deep green color) | vert foncé nm |
dark green,
dark-green adj | (deep green in color) | vert foncé adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| emerald green n | (brilliant green color) | vert émeraude nm |
| emerald green adj | (brilliant green in color) | vert émeraude adj inv |
| | Elle portait une sublime robe dos nu vert émeraude qui mettait en valeur ses yeux verts et sa silhouette parfaite. |
| forest green n | (olive-green color) | vert forêt nm |
| forest green adj | (olive green in color) | vert forêt loc adj |
| go green vi | figurative (protect the environment) | devenir écolo vi |
| | If you really want to go green you have to start by giving up meat and gasoline. |
| grass green n | (shade of bright green) | vert herbe nm |
grass green,
grass-green adj | (bright green in color) | vert herbe loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| gray green n | (green color tinged with gray) | vert-gris, vert de gris nm |
gray green,
gray-green adj | (grayish green in color) | vert-gris, vert de gris loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| green algae npl | (type of seaweed) | algues vertes nfpl |
| | Green algae tend to grow close to the low-tide mark. |
| green apple n | (variety of apple with green skin) | pomme verte nf |
| | A green apple is crisp and has a tart flavor. |
| green around the gills expr | figurative (looking sick) | avoir mauvaise mine loc v |
| green beans npl | (legume: French bean) | haricots verts nmpl |
| | The African nation of Burkina Faso produces green beans for export to Europe. |
| | Le Burkina Faso produit des haricots verts qu'il exporte en Europe. |
green belt,
greenbelt n | (land: conservation area) (figuré : zone autour d'une ville) | ceinture verte nf |
| | The need for housing puts the biggest strain on planners to build in the green belt. |
| | Le besoin en logement force les urbanistes à construire dans la ceinture verte. |
| green belt n | (karate rank) (Karaté : grade) | ceinture verte nf |
| | Gavin recently earned his green belt in karate. |
| | Gavin a eu sa ceinture verte il y a peu. |
| green belt n | (karate: person of green belt rank) (Karaté : personne) | ceinture verte nf |
| green blue n | (color between green and blue) | bleu-vert nm |
green blue,
green-blue adj | (greenish blue in color) | bleu-vert adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| green card n | US (residence permit) (États-Unis) | carte verte nf |
| | (autre pays, équivalent) | carte de séjour, carte de résident nf |
| | | titre de séjour nm |
| | I wanted to live and work in the States but couldn't get hold of the necessary green card. |
| | Je voulais vivre et travailler aux États-Unis mais je n'ai pas réussi à obtenir l'indispensable carte verte. |
| green cullet n | (crushed green-coloured glass) | calcin nm |
| green energy n | figurative (renewable power) | énergie verte nf |
| green fairy n | figurative, literary (absinthe) (figuré : absinthe) | fée verte nf |
green fee,
greens fee n | (golf course charge) (Golf, anglicisme) | green fee, green-fee nm |
| green fingers npl | figurative, mainly UK (fondness for or skill at gardening) (figuré) | main verte nf |
| | (figuré, Can) | pouce vert nm |
| | My grandmother kept a beautiful garden and was known for her green fingers. |
| green flag | (car racing) (Course automobile) | drapeau vert nm |
| green flash | (rising or setting sun: color) (lumière à l'aube ou au couchant) | rayon vert, flash vert, éclair vert nm |
green gentian,
deer's tongue,
deer's-tongue n | (flowering plant: western US) (nom scientifique) | frasera speciosa nf |
| green gland n | (crustaceans: excretory gland) (crustacés) | glande antennaire, glande verte nf |
| green gold n | (gold alloy) | or vert nm |
| green gram | (vegetable) | haricot mungo nm |
| green light n | (traffic signal: go) (signalisation) | feu vert nm |
| | We'll never make it to the green light in time. |
| | On n'aura jamais le feu vert. |
| green light n | figurative (authorization to begin) (figuré : autorisation) | feu vert nm |
| | Today we got a green light from the director to begin the new project. The committee gave my project the green light. |
| | Aujourd'hui, nous avons obtenu le feu vert du directeur pour démarrer le projet. Le conseil m'a donné le feu vert pour mon projet. |
| green-light [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (authorize) (figuré) | donner le feu vert à loc v + prép |
| | | approuver⇒, autoriser⇒ vtr |
| | The Federal Aviation Administration has green-lighted a request to extend the airport runway. |
| | La Federal Aviation Administration a donné le feu vert à une demande d'agrandissement de la piste de l'aéroport. |
| the green man n | UK (pedestrian crossing symbol) (feu de signalisation) | bonhomme vert, petit bonhomme vert nm |
green man,
Green Man n | historical (man dressed to symbolize fertility) (Histoire) | homme vert, homme feuillu nm |
green man,
Green Man n | (carving, image of fertility symbol) (symbole) | homme vert, homme feuillu nm |
| green manure n | (agriculture: cover crop) | engrais vert nm |
green monkey,
sabaeus monkey,
callithrix monkey n | (species of monkey) | vervet vert, singe vert nm |
| green onion n | (scallion) | ciboule nf |
| green paper n | UK (government: policy proposal report) | livre vert nm |
| green pea n | (vegetable) | petit pois nm |
green peach aphid,
spinach aphid,
tobacco aphid n | (plant pest) | puceron vert du pêcher nm |
| green pepper n | (green capsicum, green bell pepper) | poivron vert nm |
| | Green peppers can be unpleasantly bitter when eaten raw. |
| green revolution | (agriculture) | révolution verte nf |
| green salad n | (salad consisting of lettuce, etc.) | salade verte nf |
| | This restaurant makes a fabulous green salad. |
| | Ce restaurant fait une salade verte fantastique. |
| green snake n | (non-venomous North American snake) | couleuvre verte nf |
| | During his trip to the mountains Mark was startled by a green snake. |
| green tea n | (type of unoxidized tea) | thé vert nm |
| | My sister loves green tea with a slice of lemon. |
| green thumb n | figurative, mainly US (skill at gardening) (figuré) | main verte nf |
| | (figuré, Can) | pouce vert nm |
| | The garden is looking beautiful, thanks to Jill's green thumb. |
| green turtle n | (animal: sea reptile) | tortue verte nf |
| green vegetable n | (type of vegetable) | légume vert nm |
| green vegetables npl | (green edible plants) | légumes verts nmpl |
| | The young boy didn't like eating green vegetables. |
| | Le petit garçon n'aimait pas manger des légumes verts. |
| green with envy adj | figurative (envious) | vert de jalousie loc adj |
| green woodpecker n | (yaffle: green songbird) | pic-vert, pivert nm |
| green-eyed adj | (having green eyes) | aux yeux verts loc adj |
| the green-eyed monster n | figurative (jealousy) (figuré : jalousie) | monstre aux yeux verts nm |
| | In the play Othello, Iago calls jealousy a "green-eyed monster". |
| | Dans la pièce Othello, Iago dit que la jalousie est un monstre aux yeux verts. |
| green-winged teal n | (freshwater duck) (canard) | sarcelle à ailes vertes nf |
greenfield,
green-field n as adj | UK (land, site: undeveloped) (terrain) | jamais construit loc adj |
| | (terrain) | vierge de construction loc adj |
| | More and more development is taking place on greenfield land. |
greenfield,
green-field n as adj | (investment, project: on undeveloped land) (projet...) | sur du terrain jamais construit loc adj |
| | (projet...) | sur du terrain vierge de construction loc adj |
have a green thumb,
have green thumbs (mainly US),
have green fingers (mainly UK) v expr | (be skilled at gardening) (figuré) | avoir la main verte loc v |
| | (Can) | avoir les pouces verts, avoir le pouce vert loc v |
| | My mother has a green thumb: everything she touches grows well. |
| | All my cuttings took this year, so perhaps I do have green fingers after all. |
| | Ma mère a la main verte : elle fait pousser tout ce qu'elle touche. // Toutes mes boutures ont pris cette année, alors j'ai peut-être la main verte finalement. |
| hunter green | (color) | vert militaire, vert armée nm |
jade green,
jade-green n | (turquoise-green colour) | vert jade nm |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun |
jade green,
jade-green adj | (turquoise green in colour) | jade, vert jade adj inv |
| kelly green | (color) (couleur) | vert irlandais adj inv |
| light green n | (pale green colour) | vert clair nm inv |
| lime n as adj | (acid green) (couleur) | vert citron adj inv |
| | Lisa had her car spray-painted a garish lime color. |
| | Lisa s'est fait repeindre sa voiture à la bombe dans un vert citron criard. |
| lime green n | (bright yellowish-green colour) | vert citron nm |
| | I'm going to be bold and paint my kitchen in lime green. |
| | J'ai envie d'oser, je vais peindre ma cuisine en vert citron. |
| lime green adj | (bright yellowish green in colour) | vert citron adj |
| | Her lime green pants were far too bright for such a solemn occasion. |
| | Son pantalon vert citron était beaucoup trop voyant pour une telle occasion. |
| make [sb] green with envy v expr | (cause to feel envious) | rendre [qqn] vert de jalousie loc v |
| | | faire pâlir d'envie [qqn] loc v |
| | When I wore my new Prada shoes, I knew I could make Sally green with envy. |
| | J'ai mis mes nouvelles chaussures Prada juste pour rendre Sally verte de jalousie. |
| | J'ai mis mes nouvelles chaussures Prada juste pour faire pâlir d'envie Sally. |
| mint green n | (pale green colour) | vert menthe nm |
| | Ray painted the baby's room in mint green. |
| | Ray a peint la chambre du bébé en vert menthe. |
mint green,
mint-green n as adj | (pale green in colour) | vert menthe adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Sharon wore a mint-green dress and open-toed sandals. |
| | Sharon portait une robe vert menthe et des sandales à bout ouvert. |
olive green,
olive-green n | (dull yellowish-green colour) | vert olive nm |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Although olive green used to be popular decades ago, I wouldn't advise wearing a dress this color nowadays. |
olive green,
olive-green adj | (dull yellowish green in colour) | (vert) olive adj inv |
| | Il portait un T-shirt vert olive. |
pea green,
pea-green adj | (bright green in color) | vert pomme adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| pea green n | (bright green color) | vert pomme nm |
pistachio green,
pistachio n | (color: pale green) | vert pistache nm |
| | Kent painted the walls pistachio. |
putting green,
gold green,
green n | (area around a golf hole) (Golf) | green nm |
| | Le green est au bout du fairway. C'est là qu'on putte ! |
| read the green v expr | (golf: analyze slope, etc., of the green) (Golf) | analyser le terrain loc v |
| | (Golf, jargon) | lire les pentes d'un green, lire un green loc v |
sage,
sage-green adj | (grayish-green) | vert sauge, vert cendré adj inv |
| | I prefer the sage curtains; the lime-green ones are too bright. |
sage,
sage green n | (color: grayish-green) | vert sauge, vert cendré nm |
| | Sage is a calming colour, perfect for bathroom walls. |
| salad green n | (vegetable) | légume-feuille nm |
| | Tania went out to the garden to pick some salad greens to go with the meal. |
sea green,
sea-green adj | (light blue-green in color) | bleu-vert adj inv |
| | | vert d'eau, vert de mer, vert marin adj inv |
| | (plus littéraire) | vert glauque adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| sea green n | (light blue-green color) | bleu-vert nm inv |
| | | vert d'eau, vert de mer, vert marin nm inv |
| | (plus littéraire) | vert glauque nm inv |
| turquoise green n | (greenish-blue colour) | vert turquoise nm |
| | Elle dit que sa robe est d'un vert turquoise, je dis qu'elle est d'un bleu canard. |
| village green n | (park or common in a village) | parc communal nm |
| | In the early 1950s, a fun fair was an annual event on the village green. |
| | Au début des années 1950, la fête foraine était un événement annuel du parc communal. |
| yellow-green n | (color made of yellow and green) (couleur) | vert-jaune nm |