bleu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blue adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
- bruise noun A discoloured mark on the skin caused by a blow that damages blood vessels underneath without breaking the surface.
- fledgling noun A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly.
- freshman noun A student in their first year at a high school, college, or university.
- frosh noun A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.
- green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
- greenhorn noun A person who is new to a job, activity, or situation and lacks experience.
- mashed adj Crushed into a soft, pulpy state.
- nugget noun A small rounded lump, especially of gold or other precious metal found in its natural state.
- rookie noun Someone new to a job, sport, or team; a first-year professional or a novice.
Senses
bleu is used for these senses in English:
- blue (US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party. [late 20th c.]
- blue (particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.
- blue Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
- blue cheese A kind of cheese made with bluish mold in it.
- bruise A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
- freshman (US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
- frosh (colloquial) A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.
- green (figurative) Inexperienced.
blue — full definition
- adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
- adjective Sad or depressed.
- noun The colour itself, between green and violet on the spectrum.
- noun A member of a police force, sports team, or political party associated with the colour blue (informal, often plural as "blues").
bruise — full definition
- noun A discoloured mark on the skin caused by a blow that damages blood vessels underneath without breaking the surface.
- verb To cause this kind of mark by striking or knocking something.
- verb To hurt someone's feelings or pride.