noun🔗ShareBleuThe colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this."The artist used shades of blues in her painting to depict the vast ocean. "L'artiste a utilisé des nuances de bleu dans sa peinture pour représenter le vaste océan.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleu, pigment bleuA blue dye or pigment."The artist used a vibrant blues pigment in her painting. "L'artiste a utilisé un pigment bleu vibrant dans sa peinture.colormaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleuirAny of several processes to protect metal against rust."The car's metal parts needed a coat of blues to prevent rust. "Les pièces métalliques de la voiture avaient besoin d'une couche de bleuissage pour prévenir la rouille.processmaterialchemistryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVêtements bleusBlue clothing"The boys in blue marched to the pipers."Les garçons en vêtements bleus ont marché vers les joueurs de cornemuse.wearcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUniformes bleus(in the plural) A blue uniform. See blues."The police officer wore his blues to work today. "L'agent de police portait son uniforme bleu au travail aujourd'hui.wearmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlic, agent de policeA member of law enforcement"The school principal called the blues to investigate the vandalism. "Le directeur de l'école a appelé les flics pour enquêter sur le vandalisme.policeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe ciel, le bleuThe sky, literally or figuratively."His request for leave came out of the blue."Sa demande de congé est tombée du ciel.weatherspacenaturecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'océan, les eaux profondesThe ocean; deep waters."The fishing boat sailed out into the blues, hoping to catch some tuna. "Le bateau de pêche a navigué dans l'océan, espérant attraper du thon.oceannauticalnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLoin, l'éloignementThe far distance; a remote or distant place."The hiking trail showed the beautiful blues of the distant mountains. "Le sentier de randonnée montrait la beauté de l'éloignement des montagnes lointaines.spacegeographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleuAnything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color."The artist used shades of blues in her painting to represent the calming sky. "L'artiste a utilisé des nuances de bleu dans sa peinture pour représenter le ciel apaisant.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleuA dog or cat with a slaty gray coat."The old dog, a beautiful blues, was a favorite among the children at the park. "Le vieux chien, un magnifique bleu, était un favori des enfants au parc.animalcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoule bleueOne of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points."The snooker player pocketed the blue and scored five points. "Le joueur de snooker a empoché la boule bleue et a marqué cinq points.sportgamecolorpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleusAny of the butterflies of the subfamily Polyommatinae in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings."The children spotted several blues flitting around the garden. "Les enfants ont aperçu plusieurs bleus voltigeant dans le jardin.animalinsectnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoisson bleuA bluefish."The fisherman caught a big blues and brought it home for dinner. "Le pêcheur a attrapé un gros poisson bleu et l'a ramené à la maison pour le dîner.fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDispute, querelleAn argument."The teacher had a blues with the students about their late homework. "Le professeur a eu une dispute avec les élèves à propos de leurs devoirs en retard.communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleu de blanchisserieA liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes."My mom added some blues to the laundry wash to keep her white shirts from turning yellow. "Ma mère a ajouté du bleu de blanchisserie à la lessive pour empêcher ses chemises blanches de jaunir.colorsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePétardA type of firecracker."The children were excited to light the blues during the Fourth of July celebration. "Les enfants étaient excités à l'idée d'allumer les pétards pendant la célébration du 4 juillet.itemweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBas-bleuA bluestocking."My aunt is a known blues; she's very intelligent and enjoys discussing serious literature. "Ma tante est un bas-bleu connu ; elle est très intelligente et aime discuter de littérature sérieuse.cultureliteraturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleuOne of the three color charges for quarks."The physicist's research focused on the different blues color charges of the quarks. "Les recherches du physicien se sont concentrées sur les différentes charges de couleur bleues des quarks.physicscolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe cafard, le blues(usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression."The heavy workload at work brought on a feeling of blues. "La lourde charge de travail au bureau lui a donné le cafard.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBluesA musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale."A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues."Une grande partie de la musique populaire moderne est influencée par le blues.musiccultureentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUniforme bleueA uniform made principally of a blue fabric."The marched in their dress blues."Ils ont défilé en uniforme bleu.militarywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉquipes bleuesAny of a number of sports teams which wear blue kit."The school's basketball team, the Blue Devils, are known for their blues. "L'équipe de basket-ball de l'école, les Blue Devils, est connue pour ses équipes bleues.sportgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBleuir, devenir bleuTo make or become blue."The artist was trying to blues her painting by adding more indigo. "L'artiste essayait de bleuir sa peinture en ajoutant plus d'indigo.colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBleuirTo treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust."The mechanic bluesed the steel parts of the car to prevent them from rusting. "Le mécanicien a bleui les pièces en acier de la voiture pour les empêcher de rouiller.materialchemistrytechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBleuir(laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)"Mom blued the whites before putting them in the laundry basket. "Maman a bleu les blancs avant de les mettre dans le panier à linge.utilitymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépenser sans compter, claquerTo spend (money) extravagantly; to blow."My brother blued his allowance on video games this week. "Mon frère a claqué son argent de poche en jeux vidéo cette semaine.economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading