purple martin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for purple martin in the English»French Dictionary

purple martin N Am

purple martin

hirondelle f pourpre

Translations for purple martin 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 martin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for purple martin in the English»French Dictionary

martin [ˈmɑ:tɪn, Am ˈmɑ:rtn] N ZOOL

martin

martinet m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The purple martin project is fairly simple and revolves around one thing: building a larger bird house.

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