coloureds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coloureds 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

Cape Coloureds N npl (in South Africa)

Cape Coloureds

métis mpl sud-africains

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

coloureds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coloureds 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

Translations for coloureds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

unicolore

self-coloured Brit

unicolore

self-colored Am

lie-de-vin

wine-coloured Brit

lie-de-vin

wine-colored Am

coloré(e)

coloured Brit

coloré(e)

colored Am

coloureds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

copper-coloured

cuivré(e)

brightly coloured

aux couleurs vives

gaily coloured

aux couleurs gaies

coloured pencil

crayon m de couleur

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

Translations for coloureds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

de couleur

coloured