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/bɹaʊn/

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noun

Brun

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

Examples :

"The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel."

Les bruns et les verts de cette peinture lui donnent une agréable ambiance boisée.

color essential

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noun

Brun

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.

Examples :

"My brother potted the brown in his first snooker game at school. "

Mon frère a empoché le brun lors de sa première partie de snooker à l'école.

sport game color essential

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noun

Héroïne, héroïne brune

Black tar heroin.

Examples :

"He was arrested for selling brown. "

Il a été arrêté pour avoir vendu de l'héroïne.

substance medicine essential

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noun

Sou

Examples :

"My grandfather used to collect old browns, which were copper coins from the 19th century. "

Mon grand-père collectionnait autrefois de vieux sous, qui étaient des pièces de cuivre du XIXe siècle.

value finance asset essential

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noun

Un cheval brun

A brown horse or other animal.

Examples :

"The brown galloped quickly across the field. "

Le cheval brun galopait rapidement à travers le champ.

animal color essential

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noun

Personne d'origine moyen-orientale, latino-américaine ou sud-asiatique; une personne à la peau brune; quelqu'un d'apparence mulâtre ou biraciale

(sometimes capitalised) A person of Middle Eastern, Latino or South Asian descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto or biracial appearance.

Examples :

"Many students in the class were brown. "

De nombreux élèves de la classe étaient des personnes à la peau brune.

race person human group society culture appearance essential

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noun

Nymphe des bois

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae).

Examples :

"The brown butterfly fluttered around the garden. "

Le nymphale des bois voletait dans le jardin.

animal insect essential

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noun

Nymphe des bois

Any of certain species of nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae, such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.

Examples :

"The brown butterfly fluttered around the garden. "

Le nymphale des bois voletait dans le jardin.

animal insect nature biology essential

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noun

Truite de rivière

A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

Examples :

"My grandfather caught a brown during his fishing trip. "

Mon grand-père a attrapé une truite de rivière pendant sa partie de pêche.

fish animal essential

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verb

Brunir

To become brown.

Examples :

"Fry the onions until they brown."

Faites revenir les oignons jusqu'à ce qu'ils brunissent.

color appearance essential

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verb

Faire dorer, brunir

To cook something until it becomes brown.

Examples :

"Brown the onions in a large frying pan."

Faites dorer les oignons dans une grande poêle.

food process essential

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verb

Bronzer

Examples :

"Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun."

Les personnes à la peau claire ont tendance à bronzer lorsqu'elles sont exposées au soleil.

appearance color essential

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verb

Brunir

To make brown or dusky.

Examples :

"The campfire smoke browned the edges of the pizza dough. "

La fumée du feu de camp a bruni les bords de la pâte à pizza.

color appearance essential

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verb

Brunir

To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

Examples :

"The blacksmith browned the new axe heads to protect them from rust. "

Le forgeron brunissait les nouvelles têtes de hache pour les protéger de la rouille.

material color technical industry essential

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verb

Devenir progressivement plus du Moyen-Orient, hispanique ou latino-américain, dans le contexte de la population d'une région géographique

(usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.

Examples :

"the browning of America"

L'américanisation progressive.

race culture society language attitude human essential

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verb

Bronzer

To treat with deference, or respect.

Examples :

"My teacher always browns my suggestions, carefully considering them before deciding. "

Mon professeur prend toujours en compte mes suggestions, les examine attentivement avant de prendre une décision.

attitude value essential

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adjective

Brun

Having a brown colour.

Examples :

"My dog has brown fur. "

Mon chien a le poil brun.

color appearance essential

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adjective

Sombre, maussade

Examples :

"The weather forecast painted a brown picture of the day ahead, with heavy clouds and a persistent drizzle. "

Les prévisions météorologiques ont brossé un tableau sombre de la journée à venir, avec des nuages épais et une bruine persistante.

emotion character essential

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adjective

Brun, marron

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

Examples :

"Many students in the class were brown, representing diverse backgrounds. "

De nombreux élèves de la classe étaient bruns, représentant des origines diverses.

race group person human essential