colorful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for colorful 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

colorful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for colorful 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

colorful 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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They are quite colorful: tan overlaid with contrasting reddish-purple spots.

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Her drawing evolved into what she calls soft geometry, featuring pastels used in a colorful, light-hearted, and whimsical manner.

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All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

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The game's presentation was almost universally praised, especially its use of vibrant and colorful hand-drawn graphics were.

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This whole set is more colorful than the facade, although here the creamy tones are dominant.

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Colorful flowers and soft green grass have been overrun by ugly, rough weeds.

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The team is made up of a cast of colorful characters, each of them bonded by their passion for soccer.

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The roof is wood shingled and colorful flowers are planted around the outside of the gazebo.

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The sisters would always judge her scarf and her colorful fashion sense.

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Their unique faces and colorful costumes inspired some of his earliest works.

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