bleu

blø

Definition

Definition of bleu - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

cooking

rarely cooked meat

He ordered his steak bleu, almost raw.

rare

undercooked

colors

Rare

having the color of the clear sky

Rare

The artist painted the sky in a beautiful bleu hue.

azure

cerulean

sky-blue

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Expressions with bleu

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cordon bleu

dish with veal, ham, and cheese

I ordered the cordon bleu for dinner.

bleu cheese

cheese with blue or green mold veins

I love adding bleu cheese to my salad.

bleu cheese dressing

creamy dressing with crumbled blue cheese

I love adding bleu cheese dressing to my salad.

chicken cordon bleu

chicken stuffed with cheese and ham, then breaded and cooked

I ordered chicken cordon bleu at the French restaurant.

cordon bleu cook

person highly skilled in cooking

She is a cordon bleu cook, known for her exquisite dishes.

veal cordon bleu

thin veal slices stuffed with cheese and ham

Veal cordon bleu is a favorite at French restaurants.

Origin of bleu

French, bleu (blue)

Examples of bleu in a sentence

She prefers her lamb chops cooked bleu.
She wore a bleu dress to the party.
The bleu ocean stretched to the horizon.

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French:bleu, azur, ...
German:blutig, blau, ...
Italian:al sangue, azzurro, ...
Spanish:poco hecho, azul, ...
Portuguese:quase cru, azul, ...
Chinese:半生不熟的, 天蓝色, ...
Japanese:レア, 青い, ...
Arabic:نِيء, أَزْرَق, ...
Hebrew:כִּמְעַט נָא, כָּחוֹל, ...
Russian:почти сырой, синий, ...
Ukrainian:з кров'ю, блакитний, ...
Hindi:अधपका, नीला, ...
Bengali:অল্প রান্না করা, নীল, ...
Catalan:poc fet, blau, ...
Czech:bleu, blankytný, ...
Danish:næsten rå, blå, ...
Dutch:rauw, blauw, ...
Greek:σχεδόν ωμό, μπλε, ...
Hungarian:bleu, kék, ...
Khmer:សាច់អាំងដែលឆ្អិនតិចបំផុត, ខៀវ, ...
Korean:레어, 파란, ...
Persian:نیم پز, آبی, ...
Polish:krwisty, niebieski, ...
Portuguese (BR):quase cru, azul, ...
Romanian:în sânge, azuriu, ...
Swedish:nästan rå, blå, ...
Thai:สุกน้อย, สีฟ้า, ...
Turkish:az pişmiş, mavi, ...
Vietnamese:tái, màu xanh da trời, ...

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