/ʁuʒ/
Translation
red
Word origin
From Latin rubeus ('red, reddish'), related to ruber ('red').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rubeus
- English cognates
- ruby, rubric, rouge
Examples
ceremonie .
She was wearing a red dress at the awards ceremony.
' .
The light turned red and he stopped.
.
He goes all red when someone asks him a question.
.
The light turned red right in front of me.
cravate .
He chose a red tie for the wedding.
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.
Used in
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French Relative Pronouns: qui, que, dont, où and How to Glue Clauses Together
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
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