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The intensity of the reddish purple colour and the time that elapses before the change to yellow may give an indication of the nitrite content of the sample.L'intensité de la coloration violette ainsi que la durée du virage au jaune peut donner une indication de la teneur en nitrite de l'échantillon.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
His eyes were dilated like those of a somnambulist, his gestures were precise and stiff; he stooped every minute to take some colour on his brush, and then rose up, casting a large fantastic shadow on the wall.Il avait des yeux élargis de somnambule, des gestes précis et raides, se baissant à chaque instant, pour prendre de la couleur, se relevant, projetant contre le mur une grande ombre fantastique, aux mouvements cassés d’automate.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
He was now working at the velveteen jacket, laying on the colour with thick strokes.Il attaquait le veston de velours, à larges coups de brosse.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
And the colour of the hair, and the technique, the flow of the whole composition.Et ce ton de la chevelure, et ce faire, cet envolement de toute la composition...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
The functional class "colour stabilizer" was changed to "colour retention agent".La catégorie fonctionnelle "stabilisant de la couleur" a été modifiée en "agent de rétention de la couleur".© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 14.08.2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 14.08.2011
7,5 units of solution colour determined according to the ICUMSA Method.7,5 unités de coloration de la solution déterminée selon la méthode Icumsa.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The start number and sequence colour, worn by an athlete must be the number and colour assigned for that athlete for that competition by the competition start list.Le numéro et la couleur portés par un athlète doivent être le numéro et la couleur qui lui sont assignés pour cette épreuve sur la liste de départs.© FITAwww.archery.org 19.08.2011© FITAwww.archery.org 19.08.2011
They were all Indians, but of lighter and darker shades; differing in colour as in expression of face. Some were old, wrinkled, and coarse; but there were many of them young, noble-like, and altogether beautiful.Toutes étaient indiennes, mais avaient le teint plus ou moins foncé, et elles différaient autant par la couleur; quelques unes étaient vieilles, ridées, affreuses; la plupart étaient jeunes, d'un aspect noble, et vraiment belles.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
the type, quantity, colour and alcoholic strength by volume of the product to be distilled,la nature, la quantité, la couleur et le titre alcoométrique volumique du produit à distiller;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The washroom should have a call button that is colour contrasted from its surrounding area and identified by a tactile sign.La toilette devrait être munie d'un bouton d'appel. Ce bouton devrait être d'une couleur contrastante par rapport à son environnement et être indiqué par un panneau tactile.© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canadahttp://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/home 3/6/2012© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canadahttp://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/home 3/6/2012
A glance at the mirror told me that my colour was returning.Un coup d'œil dans la glace me prouva que je reprenais des couleurs.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A red or blue glass possesses its colour because it can only allow the radiations of the spectrum corresponding to the blue or red to pass and can keep back the others.Un verre rouge ou bleu possède cette couleur parce qu'il ne peut laisser passer que les radiations du spectre correspondant au bleu ou au rouge el retient les autres.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"I suppose a woman is a woman, let her colour be white, or red, and your chiefs know little of a woman's heart, Deerslayer, if they think it can ever forgive when wronged, or ever forget when it fairly loves."– Je crois qu’une femme est femme, n’importe que sa peau soit blanche ou rouge, et vos chefs connaissent peu le cœur d’une femme, Deerslayer, s’ils pensent qu’il puisse jamais pardonner l’injure qu’on lui a faite, ou oublier un amour véritable.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
This was, in fact, a turban, formed by binding the head with a scarf or kerchief of a brilliant colour, such as may be seen on the dark Creoles of Hayti.En effet, cette coiffure se composait d'un turban formé avec une écharpe ou avec un mouchoir de couleur éclatante, comme en portent les brunes créoles d'Haïti.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Without prejudice to other Community provisions, the presence of a colour in a foodstuff is permissible:Sans préjudice d'autres dispositions communautaires, la présence d'un colorant dans une denrée alimentaire est autorisée:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
colour blindness
achromatopsie
colour coding
repérage par la couleur
colour vision
perception chromatique
colour vision defects
anomalies du sens chromatique
disorders of colour vision
anomalies du sens chromatique
disorders of colour vision
asthénopie chromatique
disorders of colour vision
troubles de la perception des couleurs
colour monitor
moniteur couleur
single colour
monochrome
colour separation
séparation des couleurs
colour screen
écran couleur
colour scheme
combinaison de couleurs
coloured paper
papier de couleur
orange-coloured
orange
Word forms
colour
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | colour | colours |
Possessive case | colour's | colours' |
colour
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | coloured |
Imperative | colour |
Present Participle (Participle I) | colouring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | coloured |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I colour | we colour |
you colour | you colour |
he/she/it colours | they colour |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am colouring | we are colouring |
you are colouring | you are colouring |
he/she/it is colouring | they are colouring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have coloured | we have coloured |
you have coloured | you have coloured |
he/she/it has coloured | they have coloured |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been colouring | we have been colouring |
you have been colouring | you have been colouring |
he/she/it has been colouring | they have been colouring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I coloured | we coloured |
you coloured | you coloured |
he/she/it coloured | they coloured |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was colouring | we were colouring |
you were colouring | you were colouring |
he/she/it was colouring | they were colouring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had coloured | we had coloured |
you had coloured | you had coloured |
he/she/it had coloured | they had coloured |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been colouring | we had been colouring |
you had been colouring | you had been colouring |
he/she/it had been colouring | they had been colouring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will colour | we shall/will colour |
you will colour | you will colour |
he/she/it will colour | they will colour |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be colouring | we shall/will be colouring |
you will be colouring | you will be colouring |
he/she/it will be colouring | they will be colouring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have coloured | we shall/will have coloured |
you will have coloured | you will have coloured |
he/she/it will have coloured | they will have coloured |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been colouring | we shall/will have been colouring |
you will have been colouring | you will have been colouring |
he/she/it will have been colouring | they will have been colouring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would colour | we should/would colour |
you would colour | you would colour |
he/she/it would colour | they would colour |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be colouring | we should/would be colouring |
you would be colouring | you would be colouring |
he/she/it would be colouring | they would be colouring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have coloured | we should/would have coloured |
you would have coloured | you would have coloured |
he/she/it would have coloured | they would have coloured |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been colouring | we should/would have been colouring |
you would have been colouring | you would have been colouring |
he/she/it would have been colouring | they would have been colouring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am coloured | we are coloured |
you are coloured | you are coloured |
he/she/it is coloured | they are coloured |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being coloured | we are being coloured |
you are being coloured | you are being coloured |
he/she/it is being coloured | they are being coloured |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been coloured | we have been coloured |
you have been coloured | you have been coloured |
he/she/it has been coloured | they have been coloured |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was coloured | we were coloured |
you were coloured | you were coloured |
he/she/it was coloured | they were coloured |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being coloured | we were being coloured |
you were being coloured | you were being coloured |
he/she/it was being coloured | they were being coloured |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been coloured | we had been coloured |
you had been coloured | you had been coloured |
he/she/it had been coloured | they had been coloured |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be coloured | we shall/will be coloured |
you will be coloured | you will be coloured |
he/she/it will be coloured | they will be coloured |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been coloured | we shall/will have been coloured |
you will have been coloured | you will have been coloured |
he/she/it will have been coloured | they will have been coloured |