ambre
amber
Quelle est la couleur de l'ambre?
What color is amber?
French vocabulary topic
Words on the topic: Colors
Enhance your descriptive skills by learning the names of colors in English. From red and blue to turquoise and beige, this topic helps you talk about clothing, design, emotions, and more. Each color term comes with a translation and an example sentence.
Words, translations and examples
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arc-en-ciel
rainbow
As-tu vu l'arc-en-ciel ?
Have you seen the rainbow?
argent
money
silver
Tu as de l'argent?
Do you have money?
aubergine
eggplant
J'adore cuisiner les aubergines grillées.
I love cooking grilled eggplant.
beige
beige
Aimes-tu les murs beige dans la chambre?
Do you like beige walls in the bedroom?
bleu
blue
Le ciel est bleu.
The sky is blue.
brun
brown
Ton cheval est brun ?
Is your horse brown?
clair
clear
light, bright
Le temps est clair.
The weather is clear.
couleur
color
hue
Quelle est ta couleur préférée?
What is your favorite color?
gris
gray
Le mur est gris.
The wall is grey.
jaune
yellow
Le citron est jaune.
The lemon is yellow.
orange
orange
Je veux une orange.
I want an orange.
sable
sand
As-tu du sable chez toi ?
Do you have sand at home?
sombre
dark
gloomy
Elle porte une robe sombre.
She is wearing a dark dress.
taupe
mole
Il porte toujours du taupe.
He always wears taupe.
vert
green
La pomme est verte.
The apple is green.
vif
lively
quick, vivid
Le feu est très vif.
The fire is very bright.
violet
purple
violet
Le ciel est violet ?
Is the sky purple?
écarlate
scarlet
La robe écarlate te va très bien?
Does the scarlet dress suit you very well?
émeraude
emerald
Est-ce que tu aimes les émeraudes?
Do you like emeralds?
éteint
to extinguish
to put out, to turn off
Le feu est éteint?
Is the fire out?
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