The French word for brown is
brun
French Definition
brown | |
1. adj. Brun, marron. | |
2. n. Brun, marron. | |
3. v. Brunir. | |
4. v. Bronzer. |
Translations for brown and their definitions
Marron | ||
1. Proper noun. surname, French, eq=Marron | ||
2. n-m. horse-chestnut | ||
3. n-m. chestnut | ||
4. n-m. chestnut brown | ||
5. n-m. A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post | ||
6. n-m. (pyrotechnics) firecracker (on a rocket) | ||
7. n-m. (informal) punch (with the fist) | ||
8. n-m. (informal) head | ||
9. adj. (France) brown | ||
10. adj. that has become wild again (used of a slave or animal who has returned to a free or wild state) | ||
11. adj. illicit, crooked (of professions) | ||
magie marronne - hedge magic | ||
12. n-m. maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free) |
brunir | ||
1. v. to brown (to become brown) | ||
2. v. to burnish (to polish gold or silver etc) |
dorer | ||
1. v. to gild; to coat something in gold | ||
2. v. to brighten up, to brighten something to give it a golden colour | ||
3. v. (cooking) to brown, to give food a golden colour by adding an egg yolk |
brun | |||
1. adj. brown (the color) | |||
2. n-m. brown (the color) | |||
3. n-m. brown-haired person |
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