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What is noir et blanc?

What is noir et blanc?

Adjective. noir et blanc (invariable) black-and-white (displaying images in shades of grey/gray)

Do you say black in French?

Noir
How to say “Black” in French (Noir)

What color is noir in English?

Colours in French

English French
Red Le Rouge
Yellow Le Jaune
Blue Le Bleu (m), bleue (f)
Black Le Noir (m), noire (f)

What do La Vie en Noir mean?

life in black and white.

How do you ask someone their favorite color in French?

The French translation for “What is your favorite colour?” is Quelle est ta couleur préférée?.

What does La Vie en Blanc mean?

Life in White
“La Vie En Blanc, meaning “Life in White”, is a 6,000 sq. ft. space in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which consists of furniture, home decor as well as a private label clothing line designed and imported from Paris.

Is the word blanche masculine or feminine in French?

Gender: Masculine and Feminine For French Colors. For example, if you want to say a white house you would say, “Une maison blanche”. Blanche is the feminine singular form of white. If you want to say “white houses” you must say, “Des maisons blanches”. That is the feminine plural form of white.

What does black and white mean in English?

‘black and white’ in Other Languages. British English: black and white ADJECTIVE. In a black and white photograph or film, everything is shown in black, white, and grey. …a black and white photo of the two of us together. American English: black and white.

How do you describe a color in French?

Unlike in English, the words for colors appear after nouns in French. So if you were to say “pink shirt” in French the proper word order would be “shirt pink”. There are two useful words that will enable you to describe the shade of a color — clair for light and foncé for dark.

Do you use the word black to avoid saying NOIR?

Some people use the word “Black” to avoid saying “noir”. We don’t really use any word for Hispanic people, as they are basically whites (sometimes one can say “de type sud-américain”). Sometimes you can hear old people talking about Nègres and Négresses in a non-offensive way (until WWII it was the main word).