sky blue in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

sky blue N ADJ

sky blue

bleu m ciel

blue-sky ADJ

blue-sky project:

blue-sky

qui en est encore à ses balbutiements

sky-blue pink N ADJ inf, hum

sky-blue pink

bleu m cerise

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

out of a clear blue sky

de façon tout à fait inattendue

a patch of blue sky

une trouée de ciel bleu

Translations for sky blue in the French»English Dictionary

bleu ciel

sky blue

bleu horizon

sky blue

ciel d'un bleu uniforme

uniformly blue sky

un coin de ciel bleu

a patch of blue sky

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

I.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ] N

sky

ciel m

clear sky

ciel dégagé

morning sky

ciel du matin

night sky

ciel nocturne

open sky

ciel dégagé

to scud across the sky

filer dans le ciel

in(to) the sky

dans le ciel

the sky over Paris

le ciel de Paris

a patch of blue sky

une trouée de ciel bleu

there are blue skies ahead fig

il y a une éclaircie à l'horizon

to sleep under the open sky

dormir à la belle étoile

II.skies N

skies npl fig, liter:

skies METEO

ciel m

skies METEO

cieux mpl

skies ART

ciels mpl

summer skies

ciel d'été

a day of rain and cloudy skies

un jour pluvieux et couvert

the sunny skies of Italy

les cieux ensoleillés d'Italie

Turner's dramatic skies

les ciels dramatiques de Turner

to take to the skies plane:

décoller

III.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ] VB trans SPORTS

to sky a ball

faire une chandelle

IV.sky [Brit skʌɪ, Am skaɪ]

out of a clear blue sky

de façon tout à fait inattendue

the sky's the limit

tout est possible

reach for the sky inf!

haut les mains!

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu m

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

nordiste mf

II.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

le blues m

to sing/play the blues

chanter/jouer du blues

to sing/play the blues attr music, musician, fan, festival

de blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

le cafard inf

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

bleu

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

blue film

porno inf

blue joke

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

See also murder, moon

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

moon (satellite)

lune f

the moon (of the earth)

la Lune

the moons of Saturn

les lunes de Saturne

there will be a moon tonight

il y aura clair de lune cette nuit

there will be no moon tonight

ce soir, ce sera une nuit sans lune

by the light of the moon

au clair de lune

to put a man on the moon

envoyer un homme sur la Lune

II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

1. moon (daydream):

moon

rêvasser (over sth/sb à qc/qn)

2. moon (display buttocks):

moon inf

montrer ses fesses

III.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun]

to be over the moon about sth

être aux nues à propos de qc

many moons ago liter

il y a des lustres

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois inf

the man in the moon

le visage de la Lune

to shoot the moon Am

déménager à la cloche de bois inf

sky blue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

I.sky-blue ADJ

sky-blue

bleu ciel inv

II.sky-blue N no pl

sky-blue

bleu ciel m

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

sky blue

bleu ciel

a patch of blue sky

un morceau de ciel bleu

Translations for sky blue in the French»English Dictionary

bleu ciel

sky-blue

Translations for sky blue in the English»French Dictionary

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

sky <-ies> [skaɪ] N

1. sky (expanse overhead):

sky

ciel m

2. sky pl (the sky):

sky

les cieux mpl

Phrases:

the sky's the limit

sans limites

to praise sb/sth to the skies

porter qn/qc aux nues

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The central area contains two magpies on a brown branch in front of a sky blue background.

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It is a black kit, which has a sky blue collar outline.

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Knights and officers of the order wore a sky blue mantle and riband, a hat lined with blue, and a badge ringed with blue enamel.

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The colours were also changed from red and blue to white, blue and sky blue.

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Their current away kit is sky blue shirts, royal blue shorts and sky blue socks.

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The current ribbon is red with centre stripe of sky blue.

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The girls are dressed from hanbok-inspired clothes, with pants drawn to their knees, sky blue skirts, and a golden band around their waist.

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Claret and sky blue shorts/socks were worn in several away games in order to prevent kit mix-ups.

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The club's main colour is a distinctive sky blue.

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Adult males' gill plates are adorned with metallic scales that range from sky blue to gold, depending on the lighting.

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