colour

couleur

Caractéristique qui fait paraître une chose rouge, bleue, verte ou d’une autre teinte.

En anglais simple : The quality that makes something look red, blue, green, or another shade.

• What colour is your bag?
• She painted the room a pale colour.
• The leaves change colour in autumn.

Synonymes : hue, shade

Expressions courantes : bright colour, favourite colour, colour of something

couleur de peau

Teinte de la peau d’une personne, notamment lorsqu’elle est liée à son origine ethnique ou raciale.

En anglais simple : The shade of someone’s skin, especially when connected with their race or ethnic background.

• They judged him by his colour.
• The law protects people regardless of colour.
• People of colour described their experiences of discrimination.

Synonymes : skin colour, complexion

Expressions courantes : skin colour, people of colour, regardless of colour

colorier, colorer

Donner une couleur à quelque chose avec de la peinture, des crayons ou des produits similaires.

En anglais simple : To make something red, blue, green, or another shade using paint, pencils, or a similar material.

• Colour the circle blue.
• She coloured her hair last week.
• The children are colouring pictures with crayons.

Comment l'utiliser : colour something + colour (She coloured the flowers yellow.); colour in something (The children coloured in the animals.)

Synonymes : paint, dye

Expressions courantes : colour a picture, colour something red, colour in something