local colour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for local colour in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for local colour in the English»French Dictionary

I.local [Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l, Am ˈloʊk(ə)l] N inf

II.local [Brit ˈləʊk(ə)l, Am ˈloʊk(ə)l] ADJ

color → colour

See also colour

I.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] N

III.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] VB trans

IV.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] VB intr

V.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr]

I.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] N

III.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] VB trans

IV.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr] VB intr

V.colour Brit, color Am [Brit ˈkʌlə, Am ˈkələr]

local colour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for local colour in the English»French Dictionary

I.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] ADJ

II.local [ˈləʊkəl, Am ˈloʊ-] N

I.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus N

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

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

colour → color

See also color

I.color [ˈkʌləʳ, Am -ɚ] Am, Aus N

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

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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During performances, females would often be in the latest fashion, where local colour was suggested by foreign attire or numerous ornaments.
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She spent a lot of time there entertaining, collecting and absorbing local colour.
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The fact that each art work was developed by local artists is relevant and granted the entire project a unique atmosphere filled with local colour.
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It gives local colour to socialism in the 21st century movements and links them to those our ancestors and national heroes were part of.
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It delivers an accessible account of the often complex modelling produced by scientific institutions, and gives powerful local colour to a global problem.
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In frames bursting with local colour, she captures hues in the tapestry of everyday life.
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And plot is definitely the driving force of this novel, plot and local colour.
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It was more local colour than hard intelligence, but the spooks grabbed at it gratefully.
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A lucid translation of a novella retains every bit of local colour and flavour.
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Some historians think their importance may have been exaggerated to add local colour to academic theological disputes.
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