purple

violet, pourpre

Couleur obtenue en mélangeant du rouge et du bleu.

En anglais simple : A colour made by mixing red and blue.

• Purple is my favourite colour.
• She painted the door a deep purple.
• Does this shade of purple match the curtains?

Expressions courantes : dark purple, light purple, shade of purple

pourpre, manteau de pourpre

Étoffe ou vêtement pourpre, notamment un manteau qui indique le rang d’un roi ou d’un empereur.

En anglais simple : Cloth or clothing of a red-blue colour, especially robes worn to show royal rank.

• The emperor wore the purple.
• Rich purple covered the royal throne.
• The queen appeared in purple edged with gold.

Expressions courantes : imperial purple, wear the purple, clothed in purple

pouvoir impérial, dignité impériale

Position d’un empereur ou pouvoir associé à cette position.

En anglais simple : The power or position of an emperor.

• He hoped to inherit the purple.
• The general assumed the purple after the emperor's death.
• She was born in the purple but never ruled.

Comment l'utiliser : born in the purple (Born in the purple, the prince expected to rule.)

Synonymes : imperial power, emperorship

Expressions courantes : in the purple, assume the purple, inherit the purple

violet

Qui a une couleur obtenue en mélangeant du rouge et du bleu.

En anglais simple : Having a colour made by mixing red and blue.

• She wore a purple dress.
• The sky turned purple at sunset.
• Would you like the light purple curtains?

Synonymes : violet

Expressions courantes : purple flowers, dark purple, purple paint

politiquement partagé

Se dit d’un lieu aux États-Unis où démocrates et républicains ont tous deux un soutien important.

En anglais simple : Having strong support for both major American political parties.

• They live in a purple state.
• Both candidates campaigned heavily in the purple district.
• The county became purple after the last election.

Expressions courantes : purple state, purple district

ampoulé, fleuri

Se dit d’un langage qui emploie trop de mots recherchés et de descriptions compliquées.

En anglais simple : Using too many fancy words and descriptions.

• The novel is full of purple prose.
• Her purple descriptions made the simple scene sound grand.
• The editor removed several purple passages.

Synonymes : flowery, overwritten, overwrought

Contraires : plain

Expressions courantes : purple prose, purple passage