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My vocabulary revision sheet for A* A level French "les nuances des couleurs"

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Les nuances des couleurs



synonyms and associated words and phrases: couleur, ton, des tons chauds
(warm tones/ shades), ton sur ton (in matching tones/ in matching shades), teinte, nuance,
pâle, une gamme de couleurs a range of colours), symphonie de couleurs, clair,
vif/vive, délavé (washed), soutenu (intense), une couleur fade, une couleur tendre,
une couleur douce, une couleur aggressive, des couleur riantes (cheerful colours),
multicolore, les couleurs fondamentales (the primary colours), sans couleur
(colourless), sous couleur de faire (an idiomatic phrase meaning – while pretending to),
couleur chair (flesh coloured)




Les noms de couleurs les plus simples sont ceux des sept couleurs du
spectre solaire. Mais pour préciser les innombrables nuances de ces
couleurs simples, on emploie des terms emprunté aux vocabulaires
les plus divers


Agreement in number and gender:


The general rule is that colours (being adjectives) agree in number and
gender with the noun. However if they are qualified by an adverb
then they do not:


Elle porte une jupe verte
Elle porte une jupe vert clair

, Il porte une chemise bleue
Il porte une chemise bleu clair
Elle a les yeux bleus
Elle a les yeux bleu pâle



les nuances du blanc: blanc d’Espagne (Spanish white – slightly cream), blanc cassé
(off white)’, blanchâtre (whitish, off-white), ivoire (ivory-coloured)



blanc comme neige – white as snow
blancs-mangers- blancmange
blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc - the same thing
être blanc comme un linge - to be as white as a ghost
passer une nuit blanche - to spend a sleepless night (insomnia or an all-
night party!)
donner carte blanche à quelqu'un - to let someone do what they want
un marriage blanc – a sham marriage/ a marriage of convenience/ an
arranged marriage
être connu comme le loup blanc – to be well known
col blanc – a white collar worker (an office worker)
de but en blanc – suddenly
magasin de blanc – linen shop
peur blanche – an intense fear
l’un dit blanc, l’autre noir – the one says one thing, the other says the
contrary
un exam blanc – a mock exam
montrer patte blanche – to identify yourself


Le blanc représente principalement des valeurs positives comme la pureté,

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