brown

brun, marron

La couleur du chocolat, du café ou de nombreux troncs d'arbres.

En anglais simple : The color of chocolate, coffee, or many tree trunks.

• Brown is my favorite color.
• Mix red and green to make brown.
• The artist used several browns in the painting.

Expressions courantes : dark brown, light brown, shade of brown, rich brown

brun, marron

Qui a la couleur du chocolat, du café ou du bois.

En anglais simple : Having the color of chocolate, coffee, or wood.

• She has brown eyes.
• He wore a brown coat.
• The leaves turned brown in autumn.

Expressions courantes : brown hair, brown eyes, brown shoes, brown leaves

polluant, antiécologique

Qui abîme l'environnement ou s'oppose à sa protection.

En anglais simple : Harmful to the environment, or opposed to protecting it.

• The report compares green and brown industries.
• Investors are moving away from brown energy.
• Brown policies favor growth over environmental protection.

Synonymes : nongreen, anti-green

Contraires : green

Expressions courantes : brown energy, brown industries, brown policies

faire dorer, faire rissoler

Cuire un aliment jusqu'à ce que sa surface prenne la couleur du pain grillé.

En anglais simple : To cook food until its outside becomes the color of toast.

• Brown the onions in oil.
• The potatoes browned nicely in the oven.
• Let the meat brown before adding water.

Comment l'utiliser : brown something in something (Brown the chicken in a little butter.)

Expressions courantes : brown the onions, brown the meat, brown in butter

bronzer

Devenir plus foncé sous l'effet du soleil, ou rendre la peau plus foncée de cette façon.

En anglais simple : To become darker in color because of sunlight, or make skin darker this way.

• His skin browns quickly in sunlight.
• The summer sun browned her arms.
• My face had browned after a week outdoors.

Synonymes : tan

Expressions courantes : brown in sunlight, brown the skin, brown in summer