Brown's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Brown's in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] N

1. brown (colour):

brown (of object)

marron m

brown (of hair, skin, eyes)

brun m

I don't like brown

je n'aime pas le marron

in brown

en marron

to be a deep brown

être d'un marron foncé

2. brown SPORTS (in snooker):

brown

bille f marron

II.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] ADJ

1. brown (in colour):

brown suit, shoes, leaves, paint, sofa, car, eyes

marron

brown inv hair

brun, châtain

to go or turn brown leaf, paint:

devenir marron

to paint/dye sth brown

peindre/teindre qc en marron

to turn the water brown

rendre l'eau marron

dark or deep brown

marron foncé

inv light or pale brown

marron clair

2. brown (tanned):

brown person, skin

bronzé, bruni

to be very brown

être très bronzé

to go brown

bronzer

to go brown easily

bronzer facilement

3. brown (as racial feature):

brown skin, face, person, race

basané

III.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB trans

1. brown FOOD (in cooking):

brown sauce, gravy

faire roussir

brown meat, onion, potato

faire dorer

to brown sth under the grill

faire dorer qc au gril

2. brown (tan):

brown skin, face, body

brunir

browned by the sun

bruni or bronzé par le soleil

IV.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB intr

brown meat, potatoes:

brown

dorer

leave to brown in the oven

faire dorer au four

brown-skinned ADJ

brown-skinned

basané, brun de peau

brown-out N Am

brown-out

black-out m partiel

red-brown ADJ

red-brown

brun rouge

golden-brown [Brit ˌɡəʊld(ə)nˈbraʊn] N ADJ

golden-brown

mordoré m

nut-brown [Brit, Am ˈnət ˌbraʊn] ADJ

nut-brown hair

châtain

nut-brown skin

mat

nut-brown eyes

noisette

I.brown-nose [Brit, Am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] Am inf N

brown-nose

lèche-cul mf inv sl

brown-nose

lèche-bottes mf inv inf

II.brown-nose [Brit, Am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] Am inf VB trans

brown-nose

lécher les bottes de inf

tobacco brown N ADJ

tobacco brown

tabac m inv

brown ale N Brit

brown ale

bière f brune

brown bear N

brown bear

ours m brun

Brown's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Brown's in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [braʊn] ADJ

brown

brun(e)

brown

marron inv

brown hair

châtain

II.brown [braʊn] VB intr

brown leaves

roussir

brown person

bronzer

Phrases:

to be browned off inf

en avoir ras le bol

III.brown [braʊn] VB trans

brown

brunir

brown meat

faire dorer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

brown rice N

brown rice

riz m complet

brown ale N

brown ale

bière f brune

brown sugar N

brown sugar

sucre m brun

brown bread N

brown bread

pain m bis

brown paper N

brown paper

papier m kraft

Translations for Brown's in the French»English Dictionary

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bis(e)

grey-brown Brit

bis(e)

gray-brown Am

pain bis

brown bread

brun

brown

brun-roux

reddish brown

gratiner

to brown

(faire) gratiner qc

to brown sth under the grill

Brown's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be brown-/green-eyed

avoir les yeux bruns/verts

brown sugar

sucre roux

will you show Mr Brown to the door?

vous voulez bien raccompagner M. Brown jusqu'à la porte?

to brown sth under the grill

(faire) gratiner qc