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/ˈkʌlər/ /ˈkʌlə/

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noun

Couleur

The spectral composition of visible light

Examples :

"Humans and birds can perceive color."

Les humains et les oiseaux peuvent percevoir la couleur.

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noun

Couleur

A subset thereof:

Examples :

"The blue colour of the sky is a subset of all possible colours. "

La couleur bleue du ciel est un sous-ensemble de toutes les couleurs possibles.

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noun

Peinture

Examples :

"The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape."

L'artiste a sorti ses peintures et a commencé à travailler sur un paysage.

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noun

Couleur de peau

Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Examples :

"Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies."

La couleur de peau a été une question sensible dans de nombreuses sociétés.

human race appearance color

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noun

Couleur de la peau

Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

Examples :

"The nurse documented the patient's skin colour as pale and noted it could indicate anemia. "

L'infirmière a noté que la couleur de la peau du patient était pâle et a indiqué que cela pouvait indiquer une anémie.

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noun

Couleur, rougeur

A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.

Examples :

"After running up the stairs, a healthy colour returned to her cheeks. "

Après avoir monté les escaliers en courant, une couleur saine est revenue sur ses joues.

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noun

Expression, saveur, intérêt

Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.

Examples :

"Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?"

Pourriez-vous me donner plus de saveur concernant les produits qui ont constitué le chiffre d'affaires de ce trimestre ?

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noun

Drapeau, étendard

A standard, flag, or insignia:

Examples :

"The soldier pledged allegiance to the colour of his regiment. "

Le soldat a juré fidélité au drapeau de son régiment.

nation military heraldry

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noun

Distinctions, honneurs sportifs

(in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

Examples :

"He was awarded colors for his football."

Il a reçu des distinctions pour son football.

sport achievement education

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noun

Les couleurs

(in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.

Examples :

"Each morning at the army base, everyone gathers to witness the colours. "

Chaque matin, sur la base militaire, tout le monde se rassemble pour assister à la levée des couleurs.

ritual military

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noun

Couleur

A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

Examples :

"Scientists study the colour of quarks to understand how they interact and form larger particles like protons and neutrons. "

Les scientifiques étudient la couleur des quarks pour comprendre comment ils interagissent et forment des particules plus grandes comme les protons et les neutrons.

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noun

Couleur

A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

Examples :

"Understanding an option's "colour" helps traders manage risk as it shows how quickly their gamma (and charm) will change. "

Comprendre la « couleur » d'une option aide les traders à gérer les risques car cela montre à quelle vitesse leur gamma (et leur charme) va changer.

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noun

Degré de contraste du texte

The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color.)

Examples :

"The document lost its "colour" after being printed with low toner, making the text look faded and gray. "

Le document a perdu son degré de contraste après avoir été imprimé avec peu de toner, ce qui a rendu le texte pâle et gris.

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noun

Couleur

Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

Examples :

"In snooker, potting a colour after a red ball earns you extra points. "

Au snooker, empocher une couleur après une boule rouge vous rapporte des points supplémentaires.

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noun

Façade, prétexte

A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.

Examples :

"He offered to help, but his kindness was just a colour for his real intention: to get close to my research. "

Il a proposé son aide, mais sa gentillesse n'était qu'un prétexte pour sa véritable intention : se rapprocher de mes recherches.

appearance color

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Apparence, couleur du droit

An appearance of right or authority; color of law.

Examples :

"Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars."

Sous couvert de la loi, il a réussi à escroquer des millions de dollars aux contribuables.

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verb

Colorier, teinter

To give something color.

Examples :

"We could color the walls red."

Nous pourrions colorier les murs en rouge.

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verb

Colorier, colorer

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Examples :

"My kindergartener loves to color."

Mon enfant de maternelle adore colorier.

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verb

Rougir

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

Examples :

"Her face colored as she realized her mistake."

Son visage rougit lorsqu'elle réalisa son erreur.

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verb

Influencer, colorer

To affect without completely changing.

Examples :

"That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book."

Cette interprétation colore certainement ma perception du livre.

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verb

Colorier, peindre

To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

Examples :

"Color me confused."

Je suis perplexe.

quality art appearance

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verb

Colorier

To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

Examples :

"Can this graph be 2-colored?"

Ce graphe peut-il être colorié avec 2 couleurs ?

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adjective

Coloré

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

Examples :

"Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white."

La télévision et les films en couleur étaient considérés comme une grande amélioration par rapport au noir et blanc.

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