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French: Colour and Shape

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Colour & shape




Two key words for describing colours in French are:


clair


light


foncé


dark

 




black


noir


nwar


blue


bleu


bluh


navy blue


bleu marine


bluh mareen


turquoise


bleu turquoise


bluh toorkwaz


brown


marron


maroñ


crimson


pourpre


poorpr


gold


couleur or


koolur or


green


vert


vehr


grey


gris


gree


orange


orange


oroñzh


pink


rose


roz


shocking pink


rose vif


roz veef


purple


violet


vee-olay


red


rouge


roozh


bright red


vermeil


vermay


silver


couleur argent


koolur ar-zhoñ


white


blanc


bloñ


yellow


jaune


zhohn


 


* SHAPE



big


grand(e)


groñ(d)


fat


gros(se)


groh(s)


flat


plat(e)


pla(t)


long


long(ue)


loñ(g)


narrow


étroit(e)


ay-trwa(t)


round


rond(e)


roñ(d)


small


petit(e)


puhtee(t)


square


carré(e)


karay


tall


grand(e)


groñ(d)


thick


épais(se)


aypeh(s)


thin


mince


mañs


tiny


tout petit(e)


too puhtee(t)


wide


large


larzh


 


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