Hello friends of Aprender Palavras, today we are going to learn some colors in French, and how they can help us improve our vocabulary through a few sentences.
French color list
| Portuguese | Francês |
| Rainbow | Arc-en-ciel |
| yellow | Jaune |
| plum | Prune |
| light blue | Bleu claire |
| dark blue | Bleu foncé |
| Navy blue | Bleu marine |
| oil blue | Bleu canard |
| turquoise | turquoise |
| sky-blue | Bleu Celeste |
| blue | Blue |
| beige | beige |
| White | Blanc |
| crimson/crimson | Cramoisi |
| light brown | Brun claire |
| dark brown | Brun foncé |
| brown | Brun |
| Grey | Gris |
| Gray | Gris |
| clear | Claire |
| Orange | Orange |
| pink | Rose |
| coral | Corail |
| Colors | Couleurs |
| dark | Foncé |
| orange | orange |
| magenta | Magenta ou Fuchsia |
| ivory | Ivoire |
| Brown | Brun |
| Golden gold | Or |
| silver | Argent |
| black | Noir |
| purple | Pourpre |
| light green | Vert claire |
| dark green | Vert foncé |
| Green-Lemon | Vert lime |
| green | Vert |
| bright red | rouge vif |
| red | Rouge |
| wine | Vin |
| Violet | violet |
Color idioms
To better understand colors in French, it is necessary to know that there are primary and secondary colors, and that black is the combination of all colors and white is the absence of colors, we do not address all colors, but knowing these colors will help in your vocabulary. The French language uses colors a lot to make expressions, let's see some:
Avoir une peur bleue - Being very afraid
Le grand bleu - expression to refer to the Ocean
Yeux bleus - Loving eyes (loving eyes)
Voir la vie en rose - Look at the bright side of life
Broyer du noir - Being depressed
Être vert de jalousie - Being very jealous (being green with jealousy)
Être noir de monde - It refers to a crowded place.
Avoir la main verte - People who find it easy to grow plants and vegetables (Have a green hand)
Être dans le rouge - Being in the red, having financial problems
Travailler au noir - Illegal work
Être vert (e) de rage - Be angry
Être rouge comme une tomato - Red as a tomato (embarrassed)
