brown envelope in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown envelope in the English»French Dictionary

brown envelope N

brown envelope

enveloppe f kraft

Translations for brown envelope in the English»French Dictionary

envelope [Brit ˈɛnvələʊp, ˈɒnvələʊp, Am ˈɛnvəˌloʊp, ˈɑnvəˌloʊp] N

1. envelope (for letter):

envelope

enveloppe f

to put sth in an envelope

mettre qc sous enveloppe

in the same envelope

dans la même enveloppe, sous le même pli

in a sealed envelope

sous enveloppe cachetée, sous pli cacheté

2. envelope (membrane):

envelope AVIAT

enveloppe f

envelope ANAT

tunique f

envelope BIOL, BOT

enveloppe f

envelope BIOL, BOT

membrane f

3. envelope MATH:

envelope

enveloppe f

to push the envelope

faire œuvre nouvelle, innover

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 envelope in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown envelope in the English»French Dictionary

envelope [ˈenvələʊp, Am -loʊp] N

envelope

enveloppe f

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