yellow

jaune

Couleur du citron ou du soleil dans les dessins d’enfants.

En anglais simple : The colour of lemons or the sun in a child’s drawing.

• Yellow is my favourite colour.
• She painted the door a bright yellow.
• The picture has too much yellow in it.

Expressions courantes : bright yellow, pale yellow, in yellow

jaune

Couleur des citrons et des bananes mûres.

En anglais simple : The colour of lemons and ripe bananas.

• Yellow is my favourite colour.
• She painted the door a warm yellow.
• The artist mixed several shades of yellow.

Expressions courantes : bright yellow, pale yellow, in yellow

jaune

Qui a la couleur des citrons ou des bananes mûres.

En anglais simple : Having the colour of lemons or ripe bananas.

• She wore a yellow dress.
• The leaves turned yellow in autumn.
• Which yellow bag is yours?

Expressions courantes : yellow flower, yellow paint, pale yellow

lâche

Qui a trop peur pour faire quelque chose de difficile ou qui demande du courage.

En anglais simple : Too afraid to do something brave or difficult.

• He called me yellow.
• They said he was too yellow to fight.
• Are you yellow, or will you stand up to him?

Comment l'utiliser : too yellow to do something (He was too yellow to face the angry crowd.)

Synonymes : cowardly

Contraires : brave

Expressions courantes : yellow coward, too yellow

libéral-démocrate

Qui soutient le parti britannique des Libéraux-démocrates ou en fait partie.

En anglais simple : Supporting or belonging to the Liberal Democrats, a British political party.

• The yellow seats are mostly in the south.
• The map showed a few yellow constituencies.
• Several councils turned yellow after the election.

Expressions courantes : yellow constituency, yellow seats

du Parti libéral-démocrate

Qui soutient le Parti libéral-démocrate allemand ou en fait partie.

En anglais simple : Supporting or belonging to the Free Democratic Party in Germany.

• The yellow ministers supported the proposal.
• A yellow campaign poster appeared outside the station.
• The yellow party lost seats in the German election.

Expressions courantes : yellow coalition, yellow ministers

jaunir

Prendre peu à peu une couleur jaune, souvent en vieillissant.

En anglais simple : To gradually become the colour of lemons, often because of age.

• The paper began to yellow.
• Her teeth had yellowed over the years.
• The leaves are yellowing earlier this autumn.

Comment l'utiliser : yellow with age (The photographs yellowed with age.)

Expressions courantes : yellow with age, begin to yellow