Blue in French 🇫🇷

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Tips to remember the French word “bleu” for “blue”:
– Associate “bleu” with the color of the French flag, which has blue stripes.
– Think of the famous French cheese “Bleu d’Auvergne,” which is called blue cheese in English.
– Link it to the common French phrase “avoir une peur bleue,” which means to be scared stiff, as a way to remember its color connection.

Explanations:
– “Bleu” is a direct translation of the color “blue” from English to French. As in English, it describes one of the primary colors.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– There are not many exact synonyms for “bleu” as a color in French because it is a base color term. However, there are variations to describe different shades, such as:
– “Marine” for navy blue.
– “Cyan” for a bright blue that leans toward green.
– “Azur” for a sky-blue color.
– “Outremer” for ultramarine blue.
– “Turquoise” for a greenish-blue color.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– “Bleu” can be used as a slang term in French to describe someone who is naive or new to something, similar to the English expression “green” or “wet behind the ears.” It’s often used for new recruits in the army or someone just starting out in a job/profession.

Examples of sentences that use it:
– “Le ciel est très bleu aujourd’hui.” which means “The sky is very blue today.”
– “Pouvez-vous me passer le crayon bleu?” which translates to “Can you pass me the blue pencil?”
– “Il est encore un peu bleu dans ce métier.” meaning “He is still a bit green in this profession.”
– “Cette robe bleue te va très bien!” which translates to “That blue dress suits you very well!”

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