purple in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for purple in the English»French Dictionary

I.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] N

1. purple (colour):

purple

violet m

2. purple REL:

the purple (rank)

la pourpre

the purple (bishops) Brit

évêques mpl anglicans

II.purple [Brit ˈpəːp(ə)l, Am ˈpərpəl] ADJ

purple (bluish)

violet/-ette

purple (reddish)

pourpre

to turn purple (gen)

virer au violet

to turn purple person: (in anger)

devenir rouge de colère

purple passage, purple patch N LIT

purple passage pej

passage m ampoulé

purple heart N

1. purple heart:

Purple Heart or PH Am MIL

médaille accordée aux blessés ou morts à la guerre

2. purple heart (pill):

purple heart inf

comprimé m d'amphétamine

3. purple heart BOT:

purple heart

bois m d'amarante

purple martin N Am

purple martin

hirondelle f pourpre

purple prose N

purple prose

style m ampoulé

Translations for purple in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

violine

deep purple

salicaire

purple loosestrife

pourpre (colorant)

Tyrian purple

pourpre (étoffe, dignité)

purple

pourpre impériale HISTORY

imperial purple

pourpre rétinien ANAT

visual purple

quetsche

(sweet purple) plum

pourpre de Cassius CHEM

gold tin purple

purple in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purple in the English»French Dictionary

I.purple [ˈpɜ:pl, Am ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

1. purple (blue and red mixed):

purple

violet(te)

2. purple (red):

purple

pourpre

to become purple (in the face)

rougir

Phrases:

to be purple with rage

être cramoisi de colère

II.purple [ˈpɜ:pl, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N no pl

1. purple (blue and red mixed):

purple

violet m

2. purple (crimson):

purple

pourpre 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

Translations for purple in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pourpre

purple

violet(te)

purple

violet

purple

purple Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to become purple (in the face)

rougir

to be purple with rage

être cramoisi de colère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At home, white with teal and purple trim.

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Violet is inclined toward blue, while purple is inclined toward red.

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In deposit, the spores are purple-brown to brown.

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The ribbon is purple with a central gold stripe.

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The corolla is very large, 1.7to3cm in long, and usually blue, rarely purple.

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When red is mixed with blue it moves away from man to become purple, which is a cool red.

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Adults are dark brown with a purple sheen.

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The classical color is bright red, but they can also be brown, or even purple.

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The forewings are dark fuscous, suffused with deep purple.

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She would receive the purple heart and would later retire.

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