Bleu Canard

Helen S.C1Kwiziq community member

Bleu Canard

I see above that bleu canard ´ is translated as ´peacock blue’ Should this not be duck blué´Paon is peacock I thought. Am I wrong?

This question relates to:French lesson "Compound colour names and colour names derived from things are invariable (French Colour Adjectives)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Helen,

this is not a direct word for word translation - the colour commonly referred to as ‘ peacock blue ‘ in English is commonly called ‘ bleu canard ‘ in French, or vice versa, if you wish.

Colour names are not standardised though.

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Helen S. asked:

Bleu Canard

I see above that bleu canard ´ is translated as ´peacock blue’ Should this not be duck blué´Paon is peacock I thought. Am I wrong?

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