Formes composées
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brown onion (UK),
yellow onion (US,
UK) n | (root vegetable) | oignon (jaune) nm |
| canary yellow n | (bright yellow colour) | jaune canari, jaune poussin nm |
| | | jaune vif, jaune criard nm |
| | Canary yellow is the theme color for the party. |
| | Le jaune canari est la couleur choisie comme thème pour la fête. |
| | Le thème de la fête est le jaune vif. |
canary yellow,
canary-yellow adj | (bright yellow in colour) | jaune canari, jaune poussin adj inv |
| | | jaune vif, jaune criard adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Mary is wearing a canary-yellow sweater. |
| | Mary porte un pull jaune vif. |
canary yellow,
canary-yellow adj | (warm yellow in color) | jaune canari adj inv |
golden-yellow,
golden yellow n | (shade of yellow) | jaune d'or nm |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
golden-yellow,
golden yellow adj | (golden-yellow in color) | jaune d'or adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| lemon yellow n | (pale greenish-yellow colour) | jaune citron nm |
| | I hate my office because the walls are painted a lemon yellow. |
| | J'ai horreur de la décoration de mon bureau, les murs sont jaune citron. |
| lemon yellow adj | (pale greenish-yellow in colour) | jaune citron adj inv |
| | She didn't know if it would be a boy or a girl so she bought green and lemon yellow baby clothes. |
| | Ne sachant pas si ce serait un garçon ou une fille, elle a acheté de la layette verte et jaune citron. |
ponderosa pine,
western yellow pine n | (tree: Pinus ponderosa) (arbre) | pin jaune de l'ouest, pin ponderosa nm |
potassium ferrocyanide,
yellow prussiate of potash n | (chemistry) | ferrocyanure de potassium nm |
quarantine flag,
yellow flag,
also UK: yellow jack n | (ship's disease signal) (Marine) | pavillon de quarantaine nm |
| slightly yellow adj | (a bit discoloured, off-white) | jaunâtre, légèrement jaune adj |
| | Drinking a lot of tea can stain your teeth slightly yellow. |
tulip tree,
tulip poplar,
yellow poplar n | (tree: Liriodendron tulipifera) (arbre) | tulipier de Virginie nm |
water flag,
yellow flag n | (plant: Iris pseudacorus) (plante) | iris des marais nm |
| yellow bile | (medieval physiology) (Histoire de la médecine) | bile jaune nf |
| yellow birch n | (North American tree) (arbre) | bouleau jaune nm |
| yellow birch n | (reddish-brown wood) | bouleau jaune, bois de bouleau jaune nm |
| Yellow Book n | (government report) (gouvernement) | livre jaune nm |
| the Yellow Book n | informal (rulebook for the London Stock Exchange) (anglicisme, bourse de Londres) | le Yellow Book nm |
| the Yellow Book n | (book giving CD specifications) (CD-ROM) | le livre jaune nm |
| Yellow Book n | (historical UK literary journal) (Histoire, revue littéraire anglaise) | Yellow Book nm |
| yellow card n | (soccer: official warning to player) (Foot) | carton jaune nm |
| yellow dock n | (flowering plant) (plante) | patience frisée nf |
yellow fever,
yellow jack n | (infectious febrile disease) (médecine) | fièvre jaune nf |
| | I caught yellow fever on a trip to Africa. |
| | J'ai attrapé la fièvre jaune durant un voyage en Afrique. |
| yellow hordes npl | pejorative, offensive! (Chinese or East Asian people) | hordes venues de l'Orient nfpl |
| yellow jack n | (carangoid fish) (poisson) | carangue grasse nf |
| yellow jacket n | (wasp) | guêpe nf |
| | The yellow jacket buzzed angrily around her head, threatening to sting at any moment. |
| | La guêpe bourdonnait rageusement autour de sa tête, menaçant de la piquer à tout moment |
| yellow journalism n | pejorative (sensational news writing) | journalisme à sensation nm |
| yellow light n | US (amber traffic signal) (feu de signalisation) | feu orange nm |
| | A yellow light indicates caution. When you see a yellow light ahead you should begin to apply the brakes. |
| | Le feu orange indique qu'il faut faire attention. Quand vous voyez un feu orange, il faut être prêt à freiner. |
yellow mombin,
hog plum n | (tree) (arbre) | prunier mombin nm |
yellow ocher (US),
yellow ochre (UK) n | (yellow-brown earth pigment) | ocre jaune nm |
yellow ocher (US),
yellow ochre (UK) adj | (yellowish-brown in color) | ocre jaune adj inv |
Yellow Pages,
yellow pages n | ® in UK, Canada, Aus and elsewhere. (business directory) (®) | Pages Jaunes nfpl propre |
| Note: Where Yellow Pages is trademarked, it should be capitalized, but it often not capitalized in informal communication. It is used with a singular verb |
| | I didn't know the company's number so I checked in the Yellow Pages. |
| | Je ne connaissais pas le numéro de l'entreprise alors j'ai consulté les Pages Jaunes. |
| yellow parilla n | (poisonous plant) (plante) | ménisperme du Canada nm |
| yellow perch n | (freshwater fish) (poisson) | perchaude nf |
| Yellow Sea n | (Pacific Ocean around China) | mer Jaune nf |
| yellow squash n | (marrow-like vegetable) | courge jaune nf |
| yellow streak n | informal, figurative (cowardly nature) | couardise nf |
| | | côté lâche nm |
| | | pleutrerie nf |
yellow warbler,
golden warbler n | (songbird) (oiseau) | paruline jaune nf |
| yellow-bellied adj | (animal: having a yellow underside) (Zoologie) | à ventre jaune loc adj |
| | | yellow-bellied sapsucker : pic maculé nm |
| yellow-bellied adj | figurative, pejorative (cowardly) (personne) | peureux, peureuse adj |
| | (familier) | trouillard, froussard adj |
| yellow-bellied sapsucker n | (bird: Sphyrapicus varius) (oiseau) | pic maculé nm |
| yellow-dog contract n | (law: between worker and employer) (Can) | contrat de jaune nm |
| | | contrat antisyndical nm |
yellow-fever mosquito,
yellow fever mosquito,
aedes aegypti n | (mosquito: transmits disease) (moustique) | aedes aegypti nm |
| Note: Frequently known by its scientific name: aedes aegypti. |
| yellow-green n | (color made of yellow and green) (couleur) | vert-jaune nm |
| yellow-green adj | (color made of yellow and green) | vert-jaune adj inv |