coloured in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coloured in the English»French Dictionary

I.coloured Brit, colored Am [Brit ˈkʌləd, Am ˈkələrd] N

1. coloured (in GB, US):

coloured dated or offens

personne f de couleur

2. coloured (in South Africa):

coloured

métis/-isse m/f

II.coloureds N

coloureds npl (laundry):

coloureds

couleurs fpl

‘wash coloureds separately’

‘laver les couleurs séparément’

III.coloured Brit, colored Am [Brit ˈkʌləd, Am ˈkələrd] ADJ

1. coloured lit:

coloured pen, chalk, ink, paper, label, bead

de couleur

coloured picture, drawing, page

en couleur

coloured light, glass, icing

coloré

a brightly coloured shirt

une chemise aux couleurs vives

2. coloured SOCIOL (non-white):

coloured (in GB, US) dated or offens

de couleur

coloured (in South Africa)

métis/-isse

IV.-coloured COMP

a raspberry-coloured dress

une robe (couleur) framboise

copper-coloured hair

des cheveux couleur cuivre

a highly-coloured account fig

un récit très enjolivé

flesh-coloured Brit, flesh-colored Am ADJ

flesh-coloured

(couleur) chair

bronze-coloured Brit, bronze-colored Am [ˈbrɒnzkʌləd] ADJ

bronze-coloured object:

bronze-coloured

couleur de bronze

coffee-coloured Brit, coffee-colored Am ADJ

coffee-coloured

café-au-lait

copper-coloured Brit, copper-colored Am ADJ

copper-coloured hair

cuivré

copper-coloured leaf, lipstick, metal

couleur cuivre

buff-coloured Brit, buff-colored Am [ˈbʌfkələd] ADJ

buff-coloured

couleur f chamois

ruby-coloured Brit, ruby-colored Am ADJ

ruby-coloured

rouge rubis

flame-coloured Brit, flame-colored Am [ˈfleɪmkʌləd] ADJ

flame-coloured tree, hair

rouge feu

flame-coloured inv sky, fabric

couleur de feu

rose-coloured Brit, rose-colored Am [Brit ˈrəʊzˌkʌləd, Am ˈroʊzˌkələrd] ADJ

1. rose-coloured (red):

rose-coloured

vermeil/-eille

2. rose-coloured (optimistic):

rose-coloured idea, view

à l'eau de rose

to see the world through rose-coloured spectacles or glasses

voir la vie en rose

to see sb/sth through rose-coloured spectacles

ne voir que les bons côtés de qn/qc

rust-coloured Brit, rust-colored Am [ˈrʌstkʌləd] ADJ

rust-coloured

couleur rouille

coloured in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coloured in the English»French Dictionary

I.colo(u)red ADJ

colo(u)red

coloré(e)

colo(u)red pencil, people

de couleur

II.colo(u)red N

Colo(u)red

gens mpl de couleur

rust-coloured ADJ

rust-coloured

(de couleur) rouille inv

rust-coloured hair

roux

coffee-coloured ADJ

coffee-coloured

couleur café

flesh-coloured ADJ Aus, Brit

flesh-coloured

(de) couleur chair

straw-coloured ADJ

straw-coloured

jaune paille

self-colo(u)red ADJ

self-colo(u)red

uni(e)

cream-colo(u)red ADJ

cream-colo(u)red

crème

I.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus N

1. color (appearance):

color a. fig

couleur f

to give sth color, to give color to sth

colorer qc

2. color (dye):

color

colorant m

color for hair

coloration f

3. color (ruddiness):

color

teint m

to put some color in one's cheeks

se mettre du fond de teint

4. color pl POL, GAMES:

color

couleurs fpl

to display one's colors

montrer son pavillon

to be awarded one's colors for a sport

être récompensé pour sa sélection dans une équipe

to gain one's colors for a sport

être sélectionné pour faire partie d'une équipe

5. color (character):

to show one's true colors

se montrer tel que l'on est

Phrases:

to pass with flying colors

être reçu avec mention

II.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus VB trans

1. color (change colour):

color

colorer

to color one's hair

se teindre les cheveux

to color a room blue

peindre une pièce en bleu

2. color (distort):

color

déformer

III.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus VB intr

color

rougir

colour [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Brit, Aus

colour → color

See also color

I.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus N

1. color (appearance):

color a. fig

couleur f

to give sth color, to give color to sth

colorer qc

2. color (dye):

color

colorant m

color for hair

coloration f

3. color (ruddiness):

color

teint m

to put some color in one's cheeks

se mettre du fond de teint

4. color pl POL, GAMES:

color

couleurs fpl

to display one's colors

montrer son pavillon

to be awarded one's colors for a sport

être récompensé pour sa sélection dans une équipe

to gain one's colors for a sport

être sélectionné pour faire partie d'une équipe

5. color (character):

to show one's true colors

se montrer tel que l'on est

Phrases:

to pass with flying colors

être reçu avec mention

II.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus VB trans

1. color (change colour):

color

colorer

to color one's hair

se teindre les cheveux

to color a room blue

peindre une pièce en bleu

2. color (distort):

color

déformer

III.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus VB intr

color

rougir

Translations for coloured in the French»English Dictionary

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unicolore

self-coloured Brit

unicolore

self-colored Am

coloured Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Colo(u)red

gens mpl de couleur

to bring back the colour to sb's cheeks

redonner des couleurs à qn

copper-coloured

cuivré(e)

the garden is a riot of colour

le jardin est une symphonie de couleurs

this shirt is color fast (when washed)

les couleurs de cette chemise résistent au lavage

brightly coloured

aux couleurs vives

to give sth color, to give color to sth

colorer qc

to put some color in one's cheeks

se mettre du fond de teint

gaily coloured

aux couleurs gaies

coloured pencil

crayon m de couleur

coloured Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for coloured in the French»English Dictionary

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de couleur

coloured

couleur de peau

skin colour

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Glass coloured while in the clay pot in the furnace is known as pot metal glass, as opposed to flashed glass.

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The focus of the business is to add value to naturally coloured raw fleece which it buys from farmers, smallholders and rare sheep breeders.

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The chicks are protectively coloured and on alarm crouch and remain immobile making them extremely difficult to spot.

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The adults have coloured crowns, giving rise to their names.

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A vehicle may include a vehicle pictogram on the car's infotainment screen, with a representation of the nearby objects as coloured blocks.

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The massive marble slabs affixed to the interior walls were inlaid with coloured rubies, onyx, jasper, cornelian and jade.

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The species are black or dark red coloured with pale green legs.

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There is a creamy coloured cross-shape on the prothorax.

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Adults are brilliantly coloured black, blue and orange.

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The book appeared in both coloured and uncoloured versions.

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