bleu-gris - Translation from French into English (2024)

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What is the English of bleu Gris? ›

dusty blue N ADJ. Show synonyms for dusty blue.

[ɡʀi ] Word forms: gris, grise [ɡʀiz ] adjective. couleur) grey (Brit) ⧫ gray (USA) il fait gris it's a dull day ⧫ it's a grey day.

Bleu or BLEU may refer to: the French word for blue.

adjective, noun. sky-blue [adjective, noun] (of) the light blue colour/color of cloudless sky. She wore a sky-blue dress. (Translation of bleu ciel from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

noun. grey , gray [noun] (any shade of) a colour/color between black and white. Grey is rather a dull colour. grey , gray [noun] something grey in colour/color.

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Origin. The phrase originated from the words sacré Dieu. At varying points in history this was considered to be taking God's name in vain, which is forbidden in the Ten Commandments. It was then changed to bleu (blue) which rhymes with Dieu.

Bleu de France (Blue of France) is a colour traditionally used to represent France. Blue has been used in the heraldry of the French monarchy since at least the 12th century, with the golden fleurs-de-lis of the kings always set on a blue (heraldic "azure") background.

Idioms and Phrases. Be depressed or sad, as in I was really feeling blue after she told me she was leaving . The use of blue to mean “sad” dates from the late 1300s. See also blue funk , def. 2; have the blues .

Etymology. after earlier cordon bleu "exceptional cook," borrowed from French, literally, "blue ribbon," referring to the blue ribbon or sash worn by the Chevaliers du Saint-Esprit, the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon kings.

What does Fleur de bleu means? ›

Literally, “blue flower”, originally a symbol of the Romantic movement.

masculine noun. midnight blue. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.

azul gris, (gris pizarra) greyish blue, Mod. blue grey, Mod.

1. General. color gris [m] gray.

bleu foncé (dark blue)

peaco*ck blue = bleu canard.