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bleu

French → English

adj//blø//

(Color) Blue: having the specific hue of the clear sky or sapphire

Le ciel entre les nuages est d’un bleu trop pâle ce matin.

(English) The sky between the clouds is too pale a blue this morning.

Le gluon change un quark rouge en un quark bleu lors de l'interaction.

(English) The gluon changes a red quark into a blue quark during the interaction.

noun//blø//

(Mil/Informal) Rookie: a newly recruited soldier or employee without experience

Ce soldat était un vrai bleu qui n'avait jamais tenu un fusil auparavant.

(English) This soldier was a real rookie who had never held a rifle before.

Il était traité dédaigneusement comme un bleu par les anciens de la caserne.

(English) He was treated disdainfully as a rookie by the veterans of the barracks.

Entry ID: fr:en:bleu · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary