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yellow

/jɛlə/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/

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noun

Jaune

The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

Examples :

"The sunflower's bright yellow petals attracted many bees. "

Les pétales jaune vif du tournesol ont attiré de nombreuses abeilles.

color appearance essential

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noun

Jaune

The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

Examples :

"The yellow light at the crossing meant we had to slow down. "

Le feu jaune au passage à niveau signifiait que nous devions ralentir.

traffic sign vehicle communication color utility essential

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noun

Jaune

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.

Examples :

"During the snooker game, the yellow was potted on the first turn. "

Pendant la partie de snooker, la jaune a été empochée au premier tour.

sport game color point essential

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noun

Jaune

(pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).

Examples :

"The yellow balls were scattered across the pool table, waiting for the next player's turn. "

Les boules jaunes étaient éparpillées sur la table de billard, attendant le tour du prochain joueur.

sport game essential

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noun

Carton jaune

A yellow card.

Examples :

"The referee showed the player a yellow card for pushing. "

L'arbitre a montré un carton jaune au joueur pour avoir poussé.

sport sign essential

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noun

Piéride

Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.

Examples :

"The children spotted a bright yellow fluttering in the garden. "

Les enfants ont aperçu une piéride jaune vif voltigeant dans le jardin.

animal insect biology nature essential

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verb

Jaunir

To become yellow or more yellow.

Examples :

"The old paper document slowly yellowed with age. "

Le vieux document en papier a lentement jauni avec l'âge.

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verb

Jaunir

To make (something) yellow or more yellow.

Examples :

"To brighten the room, she yellowed the walls with a new paint. "

Pour éclairer la pièce, elle a jauni les murs avec une nouvelle peinture.

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adjective

Jaune

Having yellow as its colour.

Examples :

"The school bus is a bright yellow. "

Le bus scolaire est d'un jaune vif.

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adjective

lâche

Lacking courage.

Examples :

"He was quite yellow about asking his teacher for help with the difficult math problem. "

Il était assez lâche pour demander de l'aide à son professeur pour le problème de maths difficile.

character attitude moral essential

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adjective

Sensationnel, racoleur

Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.

Examples :

"The tabloid newspaper's article about the school principal was yellow; it focused on scandalous rumors rather than facts. "

L'article du tabloïd sur le directeur de l'école était sensationnel ; il se concentrait sur des rumeurs scandaleuses plutôt que sur des faits.

media communication style essential

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adjective

Relatif à l'Asie de l'Est

Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).

Examples :

"My history teacher, a yellow woman, shared stories about her family's traditions. "

Mon professeur d'histoire, une femme d'Asie de l'Est, a partagé des histoires sur les traditions de sa famille.

race culture appearance essential

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adjective

Métis

Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.

Examples :

"My classmate, Sarah, is yellow; her mother is Aboriginal and her father is Caucasian. "

Ma camarade de classe, Sarah, est métisse ; sa mère est aborigène et son père est caucasien.

race person culture essential

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adjective

Jaune

High yellow.

Examples :

"The old house paint was a high yellow, almost blinding in the sunlight. "

La vieille peinture de la maison était d'un jaune vif, presque aveuglant au soleil.

appearance race color essential

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adjective

Jaune

Related to the Liberal Democrats.

Examples :

"My friend's political views are quite yellow; she strongly supports the Liberal Democrats. "

Les opinions politiques de mon ami sont assez jaunes ; elle soutient fermement les Libéraux Démocrates.

politics essential

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adjective

Jaune

Related to the Free Democratic Party of Germany.

Examples :

"the black-yellow coalition"

la coalition noir-jaune

politics government nation essential