Translation
red
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Word origin
From Latin rubeus ('red, reddish'), related to ruber ('red').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rubeus
- English cognates
- ruby, rubric, rouge
Grammar
Examples
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She is wearing a red dress tonight.
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He goes all red when someone asks him a question.
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The light turned red and he stopped.
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Tomatoes are nice and red in summer.
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He chose a red tie for the wedding.
est un adjectif invariable en genre qui s'accorde en nombre (rouge / rouges). Comme nom masculin, le rouge désigne 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 figurée. Rouge à lèvres (lipstick) et rouge à joues (blusher) sont des termes de cosmétique. Passer au rouge (to go through a red light) est une infraction routière courante.
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Stories
(16)Avec Bastien
1 min read · Core 1000
Le rouge
1 min read · Core 1000
Cher Père Noël
1 min read · Core 1000
Au club de foot
2 min read · Core 5000
Le coup de téléphone
3 min read · Core 1000
Le premier jour de Clara
3 min read · Core 1000
Pour ou contre l'uniforme ?
3 min read · Core 5000
Elle commence à comprendre
5 min read · Core 5000
En rentrant chez elle
5 min read · Core 5000
Je ne conduis pas de train
5 min read · Core 5000
Le seul qui puisse
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas devant les clients
5 min read · Core 1000
Pas encore
5 min read · Core 5000
Qu'il vienne ou non
5 min read · Core 5000
Si j'avais su
5 min read · Core 5000
Une paire par maison
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(8)French Adjective Agreement: Rules, Chart and bel, nouvel
French Adjective Position: BAGS and Meaning Changes
Regular -ir Verbs in French: Present Tense Conjugation
French Demonstrative Adjectives: ce, cet, cette, ces
dont in French: How to Use the Relative Pronoun
French Nominalisation: le déjeuner, le vieux, le français
French Relative Pronouns: qui, que, dont, où with Examples
French Word Order and Sentence Structure: The Six Rules
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: More people, more words.