colourful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for colourful in the English»French Dictionary

colourful Brit, colorful Am [Brit ˈkʌləfʊl, ˈkʌləf(ə)l, Am ˈkələrfəl] ADJ

1. colourful lit:

colourful

aux couleurs vives

2. colourful fig:

colourful story, career, life

haut en couleur

colourful character, person

pittoresque

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brilliantly coloured, brilliantly colourful

aux couleurs éclatantes

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bigarré (bigarrée) foule

colourful Brit

bigarré (bigarrée) foule, société

colourful Brit

imagé (imagée)

colourful Brit

il s'exprime de façon très imagée

he speaks in a very colourful way

coloré (colorée) vie, foule

colourful Brit

pittoresque personnage

colourful Brit

pittoresque histoire, anecdote, scène

colourful Brit

plein de couleur fig récit, description

colourful Brit

haut en couleur personnage, tableau, texte

colourful Brit

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Translations for colourful in the English»French Dictionary

colo(u)rful ADJ

1. colo(u)rful (full of colour):

colo(u)rful

coloré(e)

2. colo(u)rful (lively):

colo(u)rful

gai(e)

colo(u)rful part of town

pittoresque

colo(u)rful description

intéressant(e)

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coloré(e)

colourful Brit

coloré(e)

colorful Am

imagé(e) langage

colourful Brit

imagé(e) langage

colorful Am

bigarré(e) langue

colourful Brit

bigarré(e) langue

colorful Am

c'est un personnage haut en couleur

he's a colourful character

mêler des détails pittoresques à un récit

to add in colourful details to a story Brit

mêler des détails pittoresques à un récit

to add in colorful details to a story Am

colourful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to add in colourful details to a story Brit

mêler des détails pittoresques à un récit

to add in colorful details to a story Am

mêler des détails pittoresques à un récit

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English

These festivals feature colourful decorations, lanterns, illuminations and pageants where traditional dancing, drumming, costumed dignitaries and elephants are paraded.

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As the dominoes fell, various colourful patterns and designs emerged.

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They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating.

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The intent of the colourful interior was for the colour to radiate through the large glass like a multicoloured lantern.

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Like many university newspapers, it has had a colourful, precarious existence.

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In late summer they bear colourful samaroid fruit, containing one seed each.

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The coats were made from sheepskins that were fully cured and tanned, colourful and finely embroidered with silk thread.

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All of these performances are embedded in colourful floats gigged with impressive icons.

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This week, the remaining contestants will travel back time to the colourful time in the 1970s.

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They are renowned for their colourful and humorous displays.

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