green

vert

La couleur de la plupart des herbes et des feuilles.

En anglais simple : The color of most grass and leaves.

• Green is my favorite color.
• She painted the door a dark green.
• Mix blue and yellow to make green.

Expressions courantes : dark green, a bright green, shade of green, light green

écologiste, vert

Personne qui défend la protection de l’environnement, notamment membre d’un parti écologiste.

En anglais simple : A person who supports protecting the environment, especially a member of an environmental political party.

• She has always been a green.
• The Greens won three seats in the election.
• Local greens opposed the new airport.

Synonymes : environmentalist

Expressions courantes : a committed green, a local green

vert

Qui a la couleur de la plupart des herbes et des feuilles.

En anglais simple : Having the color of most grass and leaves.

• Her eyes are green.
• He wore a green shirt yesterday.
• The hills turn greener after the rain.

Expressions courantes : green grass, green eyes, a green shirt

écologique, vert

Qui protège l’environnement ou lui fait moins de mal.

En anglais simple : Helping to protect the environment or causing less damage to it.

• We buy green energy.
• The city introduced greener transport policies.
• Can green technology help reduce pollution?

Synonymes : environmentally friendly, eco-friendly

Expressions courantes : green energy, green policies, green technology

vert, pas mûr

Se dit d’un fruit ou d’un légume qui n’est pas encore prêt à être mangé.

En anglais simple : Not yet ready to eat because it has not finished growing or developing.

• These bananas are still green.
• Do not pick the apples while they are green.
• She fried slices of green tomato.

Synonymes : unripe

Contraires : ripe

Expressions courantes : green bananas, green tomatoes, still green

inexpérimenté, novice

Qui a peu d’expérience dans un travail ou une activité.

En anglais simple : Having little experience of an activity or job.

• I was very green when I started.
• The green recruits needed more training.
• She is a little green at dealing with customers.

Comment l'utiliser : green at something (I was still green at managing a team.)

Synonymes : inexperienced, new

Contraires : experienced

Expressions courantes : a green recruit, still green, green at something, a green trainee

envieux

Qui envie une personne ayant quelque chose qu’il désire, notamment dans «green with envy».

En anglais simple : Unhappy because someone else has something you want, especially in the phrase green with envy.

• She was green with envy.
• The prize made his rivals turn green.
• My friends went green with envy when I showed them the tickets.

Comment l'utiliser : green with envy (His friends were green with envy when they saw his new car.)

Synonymes : envious, jealous

Expressions courantes : green with envy, turn green

rendre écologique

Modifier quelque chose pour qu’il fasse moins de mal à l’environnement.

En anglais simple : To change something so that it causes less harm to the environment.

• We want to green our business.
• The city greened its transport system by buying electric buses.
• How can we green the building industry?

Synonymes : make environmentally friendly

Expressions courantes : green the economy, green a business, green our cities