Colors & Shapes
color/couleur(f)
red/rouge
orange/orange*
yellow/jaune
green/vert(e)
turquoise/turquoise
blue/bleu(e)
indigo/indigo
violet/violet(te)
purple/poupre
pink/rose*
white/blanc(he)
gray/gris(e)
black/noir(e)
brown/brun(e)
chestnut/marron*
beige/beige
silver/argent�(e)
gold/dor�(e)
*These adjectives are invariable, that is, they do not change to agree with gender or number. These adjectives are invariable because they are also the names of things.
reddish/rouge�tre
yellowish/jaun�tre
greenish/verd�tre
bluish/bleu�tre
pinkish/ros�tre, ros�
blackish/noir�tre
brownish/brun�tre
light/clair(e)
dark/fonc�
to turn red/rougir
to turn yellow/jaunir
to turn green/verdir
to bleach, to turn white/blanchir
to turn black/noircir
shape/forme(f)
circle/cercle(m)
cresent/croissant(m)
oval/ovale(m)
triangle/triangle(m)
quadrilateral/quadrilat�re(m)
trapezoid/trap�ze(m)
parallelogram/parall�logramme(m)
rectangle/rectangle(m)
square/carr�(m)
pentagon/pentagone(m)
hexagon/hexagone(m)
heptagon/heptagone(m)
octagon/octogone(m)
star/�toile(f)
heart/c�ur(m)
sphere/sph�re(f)
cone/c�ne(m)
cylinder/cylindre(m)
prism/prisme(m)
cube/cube(m)
pyramid/pyramide(f)
Vocabulary
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8.18.2001