French word

rouge

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁuʒ/

Meaning

  • adjectivered

Example

La voiture est rouge.

The car is red.

Illustration for rouge (red)

More examples

Elle porte une robe rouge.

She is wearing a red dress.

Core concept

A noticeable red tone that can describe an object, a face, or a cosmetic product.

Common phrases

  • robe rouge

    red dress

  • pomme rouge

    red apple

  • vin rouge

    red wine

Definition in French

Signifie la couleur rouge; il peut aussi être employé comme nom pour désigner la teinte elle-même ou des produits cosmétiques.

Word origin

Old French roge and rouge gave modern French rouge, with an older origin in Latin ruber, the source of a wider group of Romance red-color terms.

Usage tips

  • The related verb rougir means to become or turn red, so il est rouge describes a state while il rougit describes a change.

Other meanings

  • blushnoun

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