Translations for highly-coloured in the English»French Dictionary

highly-coloured Brit, highly-colored Am [Brit ˌhʌɪli ˈkʌləd] ADJ

1. highly-coloured lit:

highly-coloured

aux couleurs vives

2. highly-coloured (embellished):

highly-coloured version, description, story

enjolivé

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