rouge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 Related terms 1.8 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Synonyms 2.5 Derived terms 2.6 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹuːʒ/
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  Rhymes: -uːʒ

[edit] Etymology

From French rouge.

[edit] Adjective

rouge (comparative more rouge, superlative most rouge)

1. (color) Of a reddish pink colour.

[edit] Noun

rouge (plural rouges)

1. Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.
2. (color) Any reddish pink colour.

[edit] Synonyms

• (makeup): blush

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to rouge (third-person singular simple present rouges, present participle rouging, simple past and past participle rouged)

1. To apply rouge (makeup.)

   She rouged her face before setting out for the party.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: laittaa poskipunaa
• Hungarian: rúzsoz
• Russian: румянить/нарумянить (rum'ánit'/narum'ánit'), румяниться/нарумяниться (rum'ánit's'a/narum'ánit's'a)

[edit] Derived terms

• jeweller’s rouge

[edit] Related terms

• Baton Rouge
• Khmer Rouge
• rouge et noir

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours
• rogue scoundrel

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin rubeus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁuʒ/

[edit] Adjective

rouge

1. red (blood colour, coquelicot colour, fraise colour, etc.)

   Le sang est rouge. - Blood is red.

2. From an ideology symbolised by a red flag (communism, extrem left).

   L'armée rouge

[edit] Noun

rouge m. (plural rouges)

1. red

[edit] Synonyms

• gueules (héraldique)

[edit] Derived terms

• rougeâtre
• rougeaud
• rougeoiement
• rougeole
• rougeoyer
• rouget
• rougeur
• rougir

[edit] See also

• bleu
• vert