Red in French

The word for “red” in French is:

rouge

Pronounced: [ʁuʒ]

It is an invariable adjective in spelling, meaning the word rouge stays the same whether used with masculine or feminine nouns, but it takes plural agreement when needed.

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Gender and Number Agreement

Gender/Number	French Example	Translation
Masculine singular	un chapeau rouge	a red hat
Feminine singular	une robe rouge	a red dress
Masculine plural	des ballons rouges	red balloons
Feminine plural	des fleurs rouges	red flowers

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Related Vocabulary

• la couleur rouge – the color red

• rougir – to blush / to turn red

• le vin rouge – red wine

• le feu rouge – red traffic light

• le sang – blood (red in color)

• rouge à lèvres – lipstick

• rougeoyant – glowing red

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Symbolic Meanings of “Rouge” in French

• Love / passion – une rose rouge (a red rose)

• Danger / warning – une alerte rouge (red alert)

• Anger / embarrassment – devenir tout rouge (to turn red)

• Politics – le drapeau rouge (red flag, often associated with socialism/communism)

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10 usage examples with translations

1. Elle porte une robe rouge.
   She’s wearing a red dress.

2. Le feu est rouge, arrête-toi !
   The light is red, stop!

3. Il m’a offert des roses rouges.
   He gave me red roses.

4. J’ai acheté un vin rouge pour ce soir.
   I bought a red wine for tonight.

5. Son visage est devenu rouge de honte.
   His face turned red with shame.

6. J’adore la couleur rouge.
   I love the color red.

7. Les tomates sont bien rouges maintenant.
   The tomatoes are nice and red now.

8. Elle a mis du rouge à lèvres.
   She put on lipstick.

9. Ce panneau rouge signifie danger.
   This red sign means danger.

10. Ils ont repeint la porte en rouge vif.
    They repainted the door bright red.