| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| baby blue n | (pale blue colour) | bleu layette, bleu ciel nm |
| She painted the nursery a gorgeous baby blue. |
baby blue,
baby-blue adj | (pale blue in colour) | bleu ciel adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Elle se maquille pour mettre en valeur ses yeux bleu ciel. |
| baby blues npl | informal, figurative (blue eyes) | yeux bleus nmpl |
| Sinatra was famous for his baby blues. |
| Sinatra était connu pour ses yeux bleus. |
| the baby blues npl | informal, UK (postnatal sadness) | le baby-blues nm |
| (Médecine) | la dépression post-natale, la dépression post-partum nf |
be in a funk,
be in a blue funk v expr | informal, UK (be afraid, panic) | paniquer⇒ vi |
| Katy was in a blue funk when she realised she didn't have her key. |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) | entre le marteau et l'enclume loc adv |
bice,
bice blue n | (mid-blue colour) (bleu foncé) | azur bis nm inv |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | couvert de bleus loc adj |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| blue belt n | (martial arts rank) | ceinture bleue nf |
| blue belt n | (person with this rank) (personne) | ceinture bleue nf |
| Don't threaten him; he's a blue belt in karate. |
| Ne le cherche pas : il est ceinture bleue de karaté ! |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) (figuré) | sang bleu nm |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic, royal person) | aristocrate nmf |
| Queen Elizabeth II is a blue blood. |
| blue book n | figurative (guide, almanac) | bottin mondain nm |
| argus nm |
| (Canada) | rapport des comptes de la nation nm |
| (Grande-Bretagne) | rapport de commission nm |
| blue book n | US (price list: esp. cars) | argus nm |
| Never buy a used car until you have checked its blue book value. |
| blue box | (electronics) | ancien boîtier électronique qui permettait de passer des appels longue distance gratuitement nm |
| blue catfish n | (river fish common in US) | poisson-chat bleu nm |
| The blue catfish is commonly found in the Mississippi River. |
blue cheese,
blue-veined cheese,
also US: bleu cheese n | (dairy product: veined) (fromage : lait de vache) | bleu nm |
| (lait de vache ou chèvre) | fromage à pâte persillée nf |
| Fourme d'Ambert is a blue cheese from the Auvergne region of France. |
| There are many types of blue cheese, Roquefort and Stilton being the most famous. |
| La Fourme d'Ambert est un bleu de la région d'Auvergne en France. // Il y a plusieurs types de bleus, le Roquefort et le Stilton en sont les plus célèbres. |
| blue chip n | (business: reliably profitable stock) (Bourse) | valeur sûre nf |
| The fund invests in blue chips. |
blue chip,
blue-chip adj | figurative (outstanding of its kind) | extraordinaire, remarquable adj |
| blue-chip company : grande société cotée stable, grande société stable, grande société cotée nf |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Many experts consider blue-chip companies to be the most stable stocks to invest in. |
| De nombreux experts considèrent que les grandes entreprises cotée constituent les valeurs le plus stables dans lesquelles investir. |
| blue chip stock n | (business: large company) | action de premier ordre nf |
| blue cohosh | (botany) (herbe) | actée à grappe bleue nf |
| blue corn n | (cereal crop) | maïs bleu nm |
| Blue corn tortillas don't really taste much different from regular corn tortillas, but they look distinctive. |
| blue crab n | (crustacean) | crabe bleu nm |
| blue devils npl | (low spirits, depression) | dépression nf |
| découragement nm |
| blue-eye n | (Australian bird) (oiseau) | méliphage à oreillons bleus nm |
| blue-eye n | (Australian fish) (poisson) | athérine papillon nf |
| blue-eye n | (defective eye in a horse) (cheval) | œil bleu nm |
| blue-eye n | (crop disease) (Agriculture) | moisissure bleue nf |
| blue eyes npl | (eyes with blue irises) | yeux bleus nmpl |
| Many Scandinavians have blond hair and blue eyes. |
| De nombreux Scandinaves ont les cheveux blonds et les yeux bleus. |
| blue film n | (adult film) | film porno nm |
| blue flu | (police: absenteeism) | manifestation policière, manifestation des forces de police (non autorisée) nf |
| s'absenter pour manifester en prétendant être malade loc v |
blue funk,
funk n | slang (depressed mood) (familier) | cafard nm |
| moral à zéro nm |
| déprime nf |
| (plus fort) | dépression nf |
| I can't seem to shake this blue funk. |
| Je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce cafard qui me tenaille. |
| blue giant | (astronomy) (Astronomie : grosse étoile) | géante bleue nf |
| blue gum | (botany) | eucalyptus nm |
blue heaven,
blue angel,
blue devil n | US, slang (drug: barbiturate) (drogue) | barbiturique nm |
| blue in the face adj | figurative, informal (exasperated) (enfantin) | fâché tout rouge loc adj |
| I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
blue jasmine,
curly clematis n | (flowering vine of southern US) (plante) | clematis crispa nf |
| blue jay n | (North American bird) (oiseau) | geai bleu nm |
| The blue jay at my feeder frightens off all the smaller birds, but he's certainly pretty. |
| Le geai bleu de ma mangeoire effraie tous les plus petits oiseaux, mais il est assurément joli. |
| blue jeans npl | (denim trousers) (anglicisme) | jean, jeans nm |
| (anglicisme) | blue-jean, blue-jeans nm |
| I don't wear dress clothes any more since I retired; I'm living in blue jeans. |
| J'ai arrêté de porter des costumes depuis que je suis en retraite. Je vis maintenant en jeans. |
| blue john n | (semi-precious stone) (pierre : type de fluorine) | blue john nm ou nf |
| blue joke n | informal, figurative (obscene joke) | blague obscène nf |
| blue law n | (legal prohibition of [sth] on Sunday) | loi puritaine nf |
| blue laws npl | US, figurative (Sunday trading restrictions) (USA, Canada : lois sociales) | lois bleues nfpl |
| Because of the blue laws, the many malls in the town are closed on Sundays. |
| À cause des lois bleues, beaucoup de centres commerciaux en ville sont fermés le dimanche. |
| blue line n | (hockey rink) (Hockey) | ligne bleue nf |
| blue lips npl | (mouth tinged blue) | lèvres bleues nfpl |
| (Médecine) | lèvres cyanosées nfpl |
| Blue lips can indicate anemia or cardiovascular problems. |
| Il avait les lèvres cyanosées et les extrémités froides. |
| blue lips n | (flower) | traduction non disponible |
| blue marlin n | (fish) (poisson) | marlin bleu, makaire bleu nm |
| blue moon n | figurative (long period) | un bail expr |
| Why, it's a blue moon since I saw you last. |
| Bah tiens, ça fait un bail que je ne t'ai plus vu. |
| blue movie n | figurative, informal (pornographic film) | film porno nm |
| blue note | (music) (Musique) | note bleue nf |
| blue peter n | (nautical: flag) (Nautique) | pavillon de départ, pavillon de partance nm |
| blue plate n | (plate with sections for food) | assiette à compartiments nf |
blue plate,
blue plate special n | (inexpensive meal at restaurant) | plat pas cher, plat bon marché nm |
| blue ribbon n | (award: distinction) | premier prix, prix d'excellence nm |
| blue-ribbon n as adj | (of the highest distinction) | de haute qualité, de qualité supérieure loc adj |
| blue runner n | (fish) (poisson) | carangue coubali nf |
| (Can) | carangue jaune nf |
blue screen,
green screen n | (visual effects: background) | fond bleu, fond vert nm |
blue screen,
green screen n | uncountable (visual effects: chroma keying) | fond bleu, fond vert nm |
blue shark,
great blue shark | (fish) | requin bleu nm |
| blue-sky n as adj | figurative (approach: creative) | irréaliste adj |
| d'un optimisme délirant loc adj |
| Leurs projections budgétaires sont d'un optimisme délirant. |
| blue-sky thinking n | figurative (creative thought) | pensée créative nf |
| pensée sans limite nf |
| blue spruce n | (tree) (arbre) | épicéa du Colorado nm |
| (Can, arbre) | épinette du Colorado nf |
| blue steak n | figurative (beef: almost raw) | steak bleu nm |
| Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? J'ai demandé un steak bleu, et vous m'apportez de la semelle ! |
| blue streak n | figurative (continuous flow of words) | flot continu nm |
| sans discontinuer, sans s'arrêter loc adv |
| to curse/swear a blue streak : jurer comme un charretier loc v |
| blue streak n | figurative ([sth] very fast) (figuré : chose très rapide) | éclair nm |
| blue tit n | (bird) | mésange bleue nf |
| A pair of blue tits come to my bird table for food every day. |
| blue water adj | (seagoing) | mer nf |
| océan nm |
| I only sail on inland rivers and lakes, never on blue waters. |
| blue whale n | (large sea mammal) | baleine bleue nf |
| blue with cold adj | (skin: discolored by cold) (peau...) | bleu de froid loc adj |
| blue-blooded adj | figurative (aristocratic, royal) | de sang royal, de sang bleu loc adj |
| Prince Charles is certainly blue-blooded. |
| Le Prince Charles est sans nul doute de sang royal. |
| blue-collar adj | (working class, labouring) | col bleu loc adj |
| ouvrier, ouvrière adj |
| My dad comes from a blue-collar family. |
| Mon père vient d'une famille col bleu. |
| Mon père vient d'une famille ouvrière. |
| blue-collar worker n | (manual laborer) | col bleu nm |
| Western Pennsylvania has many blue-collar workers such as steel workers and coal miners. |
| La Pennsylvanie Occidentale compte beaucoup de cols bleus tels que les métallurgistes et les mineurs. |
| blue-eyed adj | (having blue eyes) | aux yeux bleus loc adj |
| blue-green n | (color: turquoise) | bleu-vert nm |
| The sea around the island is a beautiful blue-green. |
| blue-green adj | (turquoise in color) | bleu-vert adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| It's so relaxing to watch the blue-green sea lapping at the shore. |
| blue-pencil [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (edit, censor) | corriger⇒ vtr |
| blue-ribbon jury n | (law: highly qualified) | éminent jury nm |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) (poisson) | tassergal nm |
bluing,
laundry blue,
washing blue,
dolly blue n | uncountable (substance: whitens clothes) (agent de blanchiment) | azurant nm |
| bolt from the blue n | figurative ([sth] unexpected) | faire l'effet d'une bombe loc v |
| The accusation of theft was a bolt from the blue. |
| L'accusation de vol a fait l'effet d'une bombe. |
| surprise nf |
| L'accusation de vol fut une vraie surprise. |
| cerulean blue n | (artist's sky-blue pigment) | bleu ciel, bleu azur nm inv |
| china blue n | (bright blue color) | bleu de Chine nm |
china blue,
china-blue adj | (bright blue) | bleu de Chine loc adj |
| cobalt blue n | (artist's pigment) | bleu de cobalt nm |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| cobalt blue n | (bright blue color) | bleu de cobalt nm |
cobalt blue,
cobalt-blue adj | (bright blue) | bleu cobalt adj inv |
| code blue n | (medical emergency) (Médecine, jargon) | code bleu nm |
| arrêt cardiaque nm |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) | saumon argenté nm |
copper sulfate (US),
copper sulphate (UK),
blue vitriol n | (chemistry: blue crystalline salt) | sulfate de cuivre nm |
cyanobacteria,
blue-green algae npl | (photosynthetic bacteria) (bactérie aquatique) | cyanobactérie nf |
| dark blue n | (navy, deep blue) | bleu foncé, bleu marine nm |
| People wearing dark blue are hard to see at night. |
| Les gens qui portent du bleu marine sont difficiles à voir la nuit. |
dark blue,
dark-blue adj | (navy, deep blue) | bleu foncé, bleu marine adj inv |
| People wearing dark blue clothing are hard to see at night. |
| Les gens qui portent des vêtements bleu foncé (or: bleu marine) sont difficiles à voir la nuit. |
| electric blue n | (color) | bleu électrique nm |
| feel blue vi + adj | informal, figurative (be sad) (familier) | déprimer⇒ vi |
| He has been feeling blue ever since Mary dumped him. |
| Il déprime depuis que Mary l'a plaqué. |
| ne pas avoir le moral loc v |
| Il n'a pas le moral depuis que Mary l'a plaqué. |
| (familier) | avoir le cafard loc v |
| Il a le cafard depuis que Mary l'a plaqué. |
| great blue heron n | (bird: large heron) | grand héron nm |
| green blue n | (color between green and blue) | bleu-vert nm |
