🇨🇦 French (Canada) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
jaune
A1 adjective Couleurs
🇬🇧 English: yellow
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Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)
adjective

jaune

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A bright colour like the sun or a lemon. Yellow is between green and orange on the colour spectrum.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a yellow banana', or after verbs: 'the sun is yellow'. Common collocations: yellow card (football warning), yellow pages (business directory).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Yellow is associated with sunshine, happiness, and energy. In football, a yellow card is a warning to a player. 'Yellow journalism' refers to sensational or dishonest reporting. Taxis in New York City are famously yellow.

Exemples

Le café est dans une tasse jaune.

"Le café est dans une tasse jaune."

🇬🇧 "The coffee is in a yellow cup."

Les œufs sont peints en jaune.

"Les œufs sont peints en jaune."

🇬🇧 "The eggs are painted yellow."

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