rouge

/ʁuʒ/

adjective #802 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

red

Examples

lors ceremonie .

She was wearing a red dress at the awards ceremony.

freine brusquement.

The light turned red and he braked sharply.

tomate gene.

He goes as red as a tomato when he is embarrassed.

Rouge est un adjectif invariable en genre qui s'accorde en nombre (rouge / rouges). Comme nom masculin, le rouge designe la couleur, le feu rouge ou le vin rouge. Vin rouge (red wine), feu rouge (red light) et croix rouge (Red Cross) sont des collocations indispensables.

Voir rouge (to see red, to be furious) est une expression figuree. Rouge a levres (lipstick) et rouge a joues (blusher) sont des termes de cosmetique. Passer au rouge (to go through a red light) est une infraction routiere courante.

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