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jaune — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • strikebreaker noun A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
  • yellow noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
  • yolk noun The yellow, round part of an egg, surrounded by the egg white, that provides nutrients to a developing embryo.

Senses

jaune is used for these senses in English:

  • strikebreaker A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
  • yellow The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
  • yolk The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

yellow — full definition

  1. noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
  2. adj Having the color yellow.
  3. adj Informal: cowardly, lacking courage.
  4. verb To turn yellow, or to cause something to turn yellow, often through age.

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