brown in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] N

1. brown (colour):

brown (of object)

marron m

brown (of hair, skin, eyes)

brun m

I don't like brown

je n'aime pas le marron

in brown

en marron

to be a deep brown

être d'un marron foncé

2. brown SPORTS (in snooker):

brown

bille f marron

II.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] ADJ

1. brown (in colour):

brown suit, shoes, leaves, paint, sofa, car, eyes

marron

brown inv hair

brun, châtain

to go or turn brown leaf, paint:

devenir marron

to paint/dye sth brown

peindre/teindre qc en marron

to turn the water brown

rendre l'eau marron

dark or deep brown

marron foncé

inv light or pale brown

marron clair

2. brown (tanned):

brown person, skin

bronzé, bruni

to be very brown

être très bronzé

to go brown

bronzer

to go brown easily

bronzer facilement

3. brown (as racial feature):

brown skin, face, person, race

basané

III.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB trans

1. brown FOOD (in cooking):

brown sauce, gravy

faire roussir

brown meat, onion, potato

faire dorer

to brown sth under the grill

faire dorer qc au gril

2. brown (tan):

brown skin, face, body

brunir

browned by the sun

bruni or bronzé par le soleil

IV.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB intr

brown meat, potatoes:

brown

dorer

leave to brown in the oven

faire dorer au four

tobacco brown N ADJ

tobacco brown

tabac m inv

brown ale N Brit

brown ale

bière f brune

brown bear N

brown bear

ours m brun

brown coal N

brown coal

lignite m

brown bread N

brown bread

pain m complet

brown owl N

brown owl

chat-huant m

brown-skinned ADJ

brown-skinned

basané, brun de peau

brown study N dated

to be in a brown study

être plongé dans ses pensées

brown sugar N FOOD

brown sugar

sucre m brun

brown sugar

cassonade f

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Translations for brown in the English»French Dictionary

I.brown [braʊn] ADJ

brown

brun(e)

brown

marron inv

brown hair

châtain

II.brown [braʊn] VB intr

brown leaves

roussir

brown person

bronzer

Phrases:

to be browned off inf

en avoir ras le bol

III.brown [braʊn] VB trans

brown

brunir

brown meat

faire dorer

See also blue

I.blue [blu] ADJ

1. blue (color):

blue

bleu(e)

light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

jupe f 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

brown sugar N

brown sugar

sucre m brun

brown rice N

brown rice

riz m complet

brown-bag <-gg-> [ˌbraʊn·ˈbæg] VB intr

to brown-bag one's lunch

apporter son repas

brown bear N

brown bear

ours m brun

Translations for brown in the French»English Dictionary

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brun

brown

bis(e)

gray-brown

châtain

chestnut brown

être châtain clair

to have light brown hair

gratiner

to brown

(faire) gratiner qc

to brown sth under the broiler

roux

reddish brown

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

More typical would be the plain gray/brown cap, with or without the branch of service trim.

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They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating.

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Its body is painted light blue with a brown band across the middle.

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This is a mottled brown duck with white and green flashes on its wings.

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The fruit body has a large brown cap which on occasion can reach 35cmin 0 in diameter and 3kglb 1 in weight.

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Brown subsequently released a statement dismissing these rumours, commenting that she had only fainted due to the temperature of the room.

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It has parallel diagonal lines of red and brown.

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The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female.

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Subordinate males, or any that have recently been frightened will have a dull brown color.

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The forewings are white, dusted with pale greyish brown scales.

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