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