green in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for green in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] N

1. green (colour):

green

vert m

I've seen that dress in green

j'ai vu la même robe en vert

dressed in green

vêtu de vert or habillé en vert

a shade of green

une nuance de vert

several different greens

plusieurs verts différents

a cool/pretty green

un vert frais/délicat

2. green (in snooker):

the green

la bille verte

3. green:

green (grassy area)

espace m vert

green (vegetation)

verdure f

a strip of green

une bande de gazon

4. green:

green (in bowling)

boulingrin m (terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules)

green (in golf)

green m

5. green:

green ECOL, POL

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts

6. green Am (money):

green inf

fric m inf

green inf

argent m

II.greens N npl

1. greens Brit (vegetables):

greens

légumes mpl verts

eat up your greens!

mange tes légumes!

2. greens Am (greenery):

greens

verdure f

Christmas greens

verdure f (décorative) de Noël

III.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] ADJ

1. green (in colour):

green

vert

to go or turn green traffic lights:

passer au vert

to go or turn green walls:

verdir

to go or turn green fig person:

verdir, devenir vert

to paint/colour/dye sth green

peindre/colorier/teindre qc en vert

2. green (with vegetation):

green countryside, valley

verdoyant

3. green (not ready):

green fruit, wood, tobacco

vert

4. green FOOD:

green bacon

non fumé

5. green (naïve):

green

naïf/naïve

I'm not as green as you think I am

je ne suis pas aussi naïf que tu (le) crois

6. green (inexperienced):

green

novice

7. green:

green ECOL, POL policies, candidate, issues

écologiste

green (ecologically sound) marketing, washing-powder

écologique

8. green ECON (in EU):

green currency, pound, euro

vert

9. green (off-colour):

green inf

patraque inf

IV.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin]

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb Am

avoir la main verte

to give sb/sth the green light

donner le feu vert à qn/qc

blue-green N ADJ

blue-green

turquoise m inv

bottle green N ADJ

bottle green

vert m bouteille

green card N

1. green card (driving insurance):

green card

carte f verte (internationale)

2. green card Am:

green card

carte f de séjour (permettant de travailler aux États-Unis)

See also Green card

Green card Info

Green card

Document qui permet à un étranger de vivre et de travailler aux États-Unis, et qui lui donne les mêmes droits que ceux d'un citoyen américain, à l'exception du droit de vote. La demande est si forte que les services d'immigration américains distribuent tous les ans 50 000 green cards au moyen d'une loterie (Green Card Visa Lottery) à laquelle participent des millions de candidats.

green tea N

green tea

thé m vert

green salad N

green salad

salade f verte

green manure N U

green manure

engrais mpl verts

green onion N Am

green onion

ciboule f

green woodpecker N

green woodpecker

pic m vert

green woodpecker

pivert m

green audit [Brit, Am] N inf

green audit

audit m environnemental

green in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for green in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [gri:n] ADJ

1. green (color):

green

vert(e)

greyish-green eyes

des yeux gris-vert

2. green (ecological):

green product, policies, issues

écologique

green person, vote, party

écologiste

Phrases:

to have green fingers Brit, Aus

avoir la main verte

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

II.green [gri:n] N

1. green no pl (colour):

green

vert m

2. green pl (green vegetables):

green

légumes mpl verts

3. green (member of Green Party):

green

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts mpl

4. green (area of grass):

green

espace m vert

5. green SPORTS:

green

green m

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

bowling green N

bowling green

terrain de boules en gazon

green thumb N Am fig

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

bottle-green ADJ

bottle-green

vert bouteille inv

putting green N SPORTS

putting green

green m

green belt N

green belt

zone f verte

green pepper N

green pepper

poivron m vert

green card N

1. green card Brit (car insurance document):

green card

carte f verte

2. green card Am (residence and work permit):

green card

carte f de séjour

pea green N no pl

pea green

vert m pomme

village green N

village green

pré m communal

green Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be green about the gills

devenir vert

to have a green thumb

avoir la main verte

to have green fingers Brit, Aus

avoir la main verte

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

against a green background

sur un fond vert

to be green with envy

être vert de jalousie

I was thinking green for the kitchen

je pensais à du vert pour la cuisine

the lights are changing from green to amber Brit

le feu passe du vert à l'orange

the lights are changing from green to yellow Am

le feu passe du vert à l'orange

the traffic lights have gone green

le feu est passé au vert

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh.

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Above the fifth level are two large majolica medallions, containing green lions' heads, and trunk-like elements dribbled from these down the faade.

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It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves of 715 cm long, with a whitish underside.

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The character is depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green unitard with question mark prints.

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Stretching away below is a series of rigidly geometrical parterres, edged by towering cypresses, cloud-shaped crowns of umbrella pines and the blue-green of age-old cedars.

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After the armada is gone, the mothership begins spewing out groups of red aliens, and a new green ship that fires at you.

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The green coke briquettes are then calcined in a furnace yielding metallurgical quality coke.

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When the traffic signal turns green, these vehicles are served in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) order.

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The planet has a natural capability to recover which means pollution that does not go beyond that capability can still be termed green.

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There are current plans for a village green type area to be built including a shaded performance area and further pathways.

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