No. 1,435 in French
rouge
Red.
In a sentence
La pomme est rouge.
The apple is red.
Here, 'rouge' is used as an adjective to describe the color of the noun 'pomme' (apple).
Le rouge est ma couleur préférée.
Red is my favorite color.
In this sentence, 'rouge' is used as a noun to denote the color red.
Elle s'est maquillée avec un rouge à lèvres éclatant.
She put on a bright lipstick.
Here, 'rouge' is part of a compound noun 'rouge à lèvres', which translates to lipstick in English.
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