green
adj vert (e)
→ blonde hair and green eyes
→ green leaves
→ a green shirt
→ dark green trousers
→ pale green ink
a green car une voiture verte
to be green with envy être vert (e) de jalousie
→ I was green with envy as I watched him drive away in his new car.
(=ecological)
[issue, policy] écologique
→ green issues such as pollution
→ They are trying to persuade governments to adopt greener policies.
[activist] vert (e)
→ green activists
[product] écologique
(=inexperienced) (bien) jeune, inexpérimenté (e)
→ He was very green, straight out of college.
(=colour) vert m
→ The walls were a bright green.
→ the green of the trees against the background of blue sky
a dark green un vert foncé
(=stretch of grass) pelouse f
village green ~pré m communal
→ The villagers fought hard to save their green.
greens npl
(=vegetables) légumes mpl verts → you must eat your greens
bottle-green
adj vert bouteille inv
bottle green
n vert m bouteille inv
bowling green
n terrain m de boules (gazonné et carré)
Green (POLITICS)
adj
[candidate] des Verts
→ He does not regret voting for the Green candidate Noel Mamère
n
the Greens les Verts mpl
→ The Greens are putting up a record number of candidates.
green bean
n haricot m vert
green belt
n (British) ceinture f verte
Green Beret
n
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(=commando) béret m vert
green card
n
(in US)
(=work permit) permis m de travail
→ Once she has her green card, she can seek work.
(in Britain)
(=driving insurance) carte f verte
green channel
n (at customs)
couloir m "rien à déclarer", sortie f "rien à déclarer"
Green Cross Code
n (British) code de prévention routière destiné aux enfants code de prévention routière destiné aux enfants
green fingers
npl (British)
to have green fingers
(=be good with plants) avoir la main verte
green light
n
(=traffic light) feu m vert
(=go-ahead)
to give sb/sth the green light donner le feu vert à qn/qch
to be given the green light to do sth, to get the green light to do sth recevoir le feu vert pour faire qch
→ The food industry was given the green light to extend the use of these chemicals.
→ The clinic got the green light to reopen.
Green Paper
n ~livre m blanc
Green Party
n (British)
the Green Party les Verts mpl
green pepper
n poivron m vert
green pound
n livre f verte
green revolution , Green Revolution
n révolution f verte
green salad
n salade f verte
green thumb
n (US)
to have a green thumb
(=be good with plants) avoir la main verte
jade-green
n
(=colour) vert m inv jade
→ shades of jade green, blue and silver
lime green , lime-green
n citron m vert
Sophie looked chic in lime green and navy. Sophie était chic en citron vert et marine.
adj couleur citron vert inv
She wore a lime-green trouser suit. Elle portait un tailleur pantalon couleur citron vert.
olive-green
pea green
n vert m pomme inv
pea-green
adj vert pomme inv
putting green
n (GOLF) green m
sage green
n
adj vert m cendré inv
sea-green , sea green
adj bleu-vert inv
→ ... her sea-green eyes.
village green
n ~pré m communal