Translations for powder blue in the English»French Dictionary

powder blue N ADJ

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I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

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II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

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1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

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powdered egg, milk, coffee:

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

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I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

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1. blue (colour):

blue

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

II.blues N npl

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2. blues (depression) inf:

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

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1. blue (in colour):

blue

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

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to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

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to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

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I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

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1. murder LAW (crime):

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

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1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

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the murdered man/woman

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

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I.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] N ASTRON

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II.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun] VB intr

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1. moon (daydream):

moon

rêvasser (over sth/sb à qc/qn)

2. moon (display buttocks):

moon inf

montrer ses fesses

III.moon [Brit muːn, Am mun]

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Translations for powder blue in the English»French Dictionary

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I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] N

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2. powder (make-up):

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder (snow):

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I.blue [blu] ADJ

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2. blue fig:

to feel blue

II.blue [blu] N

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Mature males have a powder blue colour on the prothorax and on segments 1-2 and 9-10 of the abdomen. en.wikipedia.org

The road uniforms were royal blue with white and powder blue trim, while the home uniforms were white with royal and powder blue trim. en.wikipedia.org

In original exterior renderings, the hull was shown as all-white with powder blue funnels and blue glass upper decks. en.wikipedia.org

The junior prom dress was a conservative powder blue gown to wear with a nerdy date. en.wikipedia.org

Males have a powder blue thorax and abdomen pruinescent blue when mature. en.wikipedia.org

The powder blue was changed to royal blue in 1973, but returned in 1977 when navy became the predominant uniform color. en.wikipedia.org

Their home uniform is white with powder blue and gold trim, and features the team nickname. en.wikipedia.org

The pants also have a redesigned lightning bolt in gold, with powder blue trim on a navy stripe. en.wikipedia.org

The home uniforms use royal blue, while the road uniforms use powder blue. en.wikipedia.org

The blue uniform pattern changed over the years, starting with a powder blue pattern with criscross stripes. en.wikipedia.org

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