{"id":76,"date":"2026-09-30T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leweb2ks.dev\/vitrine-vocadial\/fr\/ressources\/couleurs-en-anglais\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:21:40","slug":"couleurs-en-anglais","status":"publish","type":"vd_ressource","link":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/ressources\/couleurs-en-anglais\/","title":{"rendered":"Les couleurs en anglais : liste, prononciation et expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-liste-des-couleurs\">La liste des couleurs<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La prononciation est donn\u00e9e \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise, comme simple rep\u00e8re ; la syllabe accentu\u00e9e est en gras.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Fran\u00e7ais<\/th><th>Prononciation approch\u00e9e<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>red<\/td><td>rouge<\/td><td>r\u00e8d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>blue<\/td><td>bleu<\/td><td>blou<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yellow<\/td><td>jaune<\/td><td><strong>y\u00e8<\/strong>-lo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>green<\/td><td>vert<\/td><td>grinn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>orange<\/td><td>orange<\/td><td><strong>o<\/strong>-rinndj<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>purple<\/td><td>violet<\/td><td><strong>peu<\/strong>-peul<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>pink<\/td><td>rose<\/td><td>pinnk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>brown<\/td><td>marron, brun<\/td><td>braoun<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>black<\/td><td>noir<\/td><td>blak<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>white<\/td><td>blanc<\/td><td>oua\u00eft<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>grey<\/td><td>gris<\/td><td>gr\u00e9\u00ef<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>beige<\/td><td>beige<\/td><td>b\u00e9\u00efj<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>gold<\/td><td>dor\u00e9<\/td><td>gueould<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>silver<\/td><td>argent\u00e9<\/td><td><strong>sil<\/strong>-veu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>navy blue<\/td><td>bleu marine<\/td><td><strong>n\u00e9\u00ef<\/strong>-vi blou<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>turquoise<\/td><td>turquoise<\/td><td><strong>teu<\/strong>-kwo\u00efz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;orthographe varie : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">colour<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">grey<\/span> en anglais britannique, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">color<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">gray<\/span> en anglais am\u00e9ricain. M\u00eame chose pour <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">favourite<\/span> \/ <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">favorite<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-regles-a-connaitre\">Les r\u00e8gles \u00e0 conna\u00eetre<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list rules-list\"><li><strong>Aucun accord.<\/strong> L&rsquo;adjectif ne varie ni en genre ni en nombre : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a red car<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">two red cars<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Avant le nom.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a blue bike<\/span>, et non \u00ab a bike blue \u00bb. Apr\u00e8s le verbe <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">be<\/span>, la couleur est seule : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">My bike is blue.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Pas d&rsquo;article pour la couleur en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">My favourite colour is green.<\/span> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I like red.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Le pronom one pour \u00e9viter la r\u00e9p\u00e9tition.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t want the red pen, I want the blue one.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>L&rsquo;ordre des adjectifs.<\/strong> La couleur vient apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;opinion, la taille, l&rsquo;\u00e2ge et la forme, mais avant l&rsquo;origine et la mati\u00e8re : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a big old red wooden box<\/span>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demander-et-dire-une-couleur\">Demander et dire une couleur<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">What colour is your bag? \u2014 It&rsquo;s black.<\/span><small>De quelle couleur est ton sac ? \u2014 Il est noir.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">What&rsquo;s your favourite colour? \u2014 It&rsquo;s purple.<\/span><small>Quelle est ta couleur pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e ? \u2014 Le violet.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">She&rsquo;s wearing a green jumper.<\/span><small>Elle porte un pull vert. (jumper : Royaume-Uni ; sweater : \u00c9tats-Unis)<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">The Union Jack is red, white and blue.<\/span><small>Le drapeau britannique est rouge, blanc et bleu.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">Can I have the yellow one, please?<\/span><small>Je peux avoir le jaune, s&rsquo;il te pla\u00eet ?<\/small><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-nuances\">Les nuances<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Light, dark<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">light blue<\/span> (bleu clair), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">dark green<\/span> (vert fonc\u00e9).<\/li><li><strong>Pale, bright<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">pale pink<\/span> (rose p\u00e2le), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">bright red<\/span> (rouge vif).<\/li><li><strong>Le suffixe -ish<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">reddish<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">greenish<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">bluish<\/span>, pour \u00ab tirant sur le \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>Les couleurs compar\u00e9es<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sky blue<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">lime green<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">blood red<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">snow white<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cheveux et yeux<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">blond<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">fair<\/span> (blond ; au Royaume-Uni, on \u00e9crit souvent <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">blonde<\/span> pour une femme), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">brown<\/span> (ch\u00e2tain), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">dark<\/span> (brun), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">red<\/span> (roux), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">grey<\/span> (gris).<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">ginger<\/span> d\u00e9signe aussi les cheveux roux au Royaume-Uni, de fa\u00e7on famili\u00e8re.<\/li><li>Les yeux : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">blue<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">green<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">brown<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">grey<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hazel<\/span> (noisette).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">He&rsquo;s got short brown hair and blue eyes.<\/span><small>Il a les cheveux courts ch\u00e2tains et les yeux bleus.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notez l&rsquo;ordre : la longueur avant la couleur, et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hair<\/span> au singulier.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-expressions-de-couleur\">Les expressions de couleur<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Expression<\/th><th>Sens<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>to feel blue<\/td><td>avoir le cafard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>once in a blue moon<\/td><td>tous les trente-six du mois<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>out of the blue<\/td><td>\u00e0 l&rsquo;improviste, sans pr\u00e9venir<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>to see red<\/td><td>voir rouge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>green with envy<\/td><td>vert de jalousie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>to be in the red<\/td><td>\u00eatre \u00e0 d\u00e9couvert<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>red tape<\/td><td>la paperasserie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>caught red-handed<\/td><td>pris la main dans le sac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>a white lie<\/td><td>un pieux mensonge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>the black sheep<\/td><td>le mouton noir<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>a grey area<\/td><td>une zone grise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>to have green fingers<\/td><td>avoir la main verte (Royaume-Uni ; a green thumb aux \u00c9tats-Unis)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"en-classe-le-rituel-des-couleurs\">En classe : le rituel des couleurs<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list steps-list\"><li>Annoncez la couleur du jour : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Today&rsquo;s colour is green!<\/span><\/li><li>Demandez <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What&rsquo;s green in the classroom?<\/span> ; les \u00e9l\u00e8ves r\u00e9pondent <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">The board is green.<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">My pencil case is green.<\/span><\/li><li>Faites trier : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">light green<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">dark green<\/span> ?<\/li><li>Terminez par un <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I spy with my little eye something\u2026 green!<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I spy<\/span> se joue traditionnellement avec la premi\u00e8re lettre (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">something beginning with B<\/span>) ; la version avec les couleurs convient mieux aux d\u00e9butants.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au primaire (cycles 2 et 3)<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Simon says<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Simon says: touch something red!<\/span> Les \u00e9l\u00e8ves ne bougent que si la consigne commence par <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Simon says<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Les albums<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<\/span> (Bill Martin Jr., illustr\u00e9 par Eric Carle) r\u00e9p\u00e8te une structure simple, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I see a red bird looking at me<\/span>, que les \u00e9l\u00e8ves reprennent en ch\u0153ur.<\/li><li><strong>Le coloriage dict\u00e9<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Colour the apple red.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au coll\u00e8ge et au lyc\u00e9e<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Le portrait<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">She&rsquo;s got long dark hair and green eyes.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Les v\u00eatements<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">He&rsquo;s wearing a navy blue hoodie and white trainers.<\/span> (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sneakers<\/span> aux \u00c9tats-Unis.)<\/li><li><strong>Les expressions<\/strong> : une expression de couleur par semaine, \u00e0 placer dans une phrase.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list levels-list\"><li><b>A1<\/b>Les onze couleurs de base et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What colour is it?<\/span><\/li><li><b>A2<\/b>Les v\u00eatements, les cheveux et les yeux, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">light<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">dark<\/span><\/li><li><b>B1<\/b>L&rsquo;ordre des adjectifs, le suffixe -ish, d\u00e9crire une image<\/li><li><b>B2<\/b>Les expressions idiomatiques et leur emploi en contexte<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-erreurs-typiques-des-eleves-francophones\">Les erreurs typiques des \u00e9l\u00e8ves francophones<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>La couleur apr\u00e8s le nom<\/strong> : \u00ab a car red \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>Le s d&rsquo;accord<\/strong> : \u00ab reds cars \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Maroon \u00bb pour \u00ab marron \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">maroon<\/span> d\u00e9signe un rouge bordeaux ; \u00ab marron \u00bb se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">brown<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Violet \u00bb pour tous les violets<\/strong> : le mot courant est <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">purple<\/span> ; <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">violet<\/span> est plus rare et plus clair.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Clear blue \u00bb pour \u00ab bleu clair \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">clear<\/span> veut dire limpide, transparent ; on dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">light blue<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Rose \u00bb pour la couleur<\/strong> : c&rsquo;est la fleur ; la couleur se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">pink<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Orange \u00bb accentu\u00e9 \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> : l&rsquo;accent tombe sur la premi\u00e8re syllabe, \u00ab <strong>o<\/strong>-rinndj \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab The blue is my favourite colour \u00bb<\/strong> : sans article, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Blue is my favourite colour.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>\u00ab Hairs \u00bb<\/strong> au pluriel pour la chevelure : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hair<\/span> est ind\u00e9nombrable.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red, blue, yellow\u2026 la liste, la prononciation, la place de l&rsquo;adjectif, les nuances et les expressions, avec des rituels du CP au lyc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":16,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Les couleurs en anglais : liste et prononciation | VocaDial","_seopress_titles_desc":"Les couleurs en anglais avec leur prononciation, l'adjectif invariable plac\u00e9 avant le nom, light et dark, colour ou color, les expressions et des rituels.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_vd_topic":"couleurs","_vd_target":"en","_vd_module":"","_vd_level":"A1","_vd_minutes":"7","_vd_card_word":"red, blue\u2026","_vd_answer":"Les couleurs de base en anglais sont red (rouge), blue (bleu), yellow (jaune), green (vert), orange (orange), purple (violet), pink (rose), brown (marron), black (noir), white (blanc) et grey (gris, gray aux \u00c9tats-Unis). Elles sont invariables et se placent avant le nom : a red car, two red cars.","_vd_faq":"[{\"q\":\"Quelles sont les couleurs en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Red (rouge), blue (bleu), yellow (jaune), green (vert), orange (orange), purple (violet), pink (rose), brown (marron), black (noir), white (blanc), grey ou gray (gris) et beige.\"},{\"q\":\"Les couleurs s'accordent-elles en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Non. L'adjectif de couleur est invariable et se place avant le nom : a red car, two red cars.\"},{\"q\":\"Comment dit-on \u00ab marron \u00bb en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Brown. Attention au faux ami maroon, qui d\u00e9signe un rouge bordeaux.\"},{\"q\":\"Faut-il \u00e9crire grey ou gray, colour ou color ?\",\"a\":\"Grey et colour en anglais britannique, gray et color en anglais am\u00e9ricain. Les deux orthographes sont correctes.\"},{\"q\":\"Comment dire \u00ab bleu clair \u00bb et \u00ab bleu fonc\u00e9 \u00bb en anglais ?\",\"a\":\"Light blue et dark blue. Clear blue signifie \u00ab bleu limpide \u00bb, pour un ciel ou une eau.\"},{\"q\":\"Que veut dire \u00ab to feel blue \u00bb ?\",\"a\":\"Avoir le cafard, \u00eatre triste. Once in a blue moon, en revanche, veut dire \u00ab tr\u00e8s rarement \u00bb.\"}]","_vd_key":"couleurs-en","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","vd_ressource","type-vd_ressource","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vd_ressource"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/76\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}