bleu

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /blø/
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[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *blewaz, from PIE *bhle-wo- (a suffixed form of *bhel-, 'to shine').

[edit] Adjective

bleu m (f bleue, m plural bleus, f plural bleues)

1. blue

   Le ciel est bleu. - The sky is blue

2. (of meat) very rare, underdone

[edit] Noun

bleu m (plural bleus)

1. The color blue
2. blue cheese

   Le bleu ressemble au roquefort - Blue cheese looks like Roquefort

3. rookie, new recruit, raw recruit

   Ce soldat est un vrai bleu - This soldier is a real rookie

4. bruise

   Il est tombé, et maintenant il a un bleu - He fell over and now he has a bruise

5. (Canadian) a supporter of the Conservative Party

[edit] Synonyms

• (bruise): ecchymose, contusion

[edit] Derived terms

• bleuâtre
• bleuet
• bleuir
• bleuissement
• bleu marin
• bleu roi
• bleuté
• bleu vert

[edit] See also

• turquoise
• outremer