Rose in French

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The word for “rose” in French can refer to both the flower and the color, and is spelled the same:

rose

Pronounced: [ʁoz] (like rohz)


1. Rose – the Flower

  • Feminine noun

  • une rose – a rose

  • la rose – the rose

Example:
Elle a reçu une rose rouge.
She received a red rose.


2. Rose – the Color

  • Invariable adjective (same form for masculine and feminine)

  • Means “pink” in English

Examples:

  • une robe rose – a pink dress

  • des fleurs roses – pink flowers

  • un mur rose – a pink wall


Related Vocabulary

  • rosier – rose bush

  • pétale – petal

  • épine – thorn

  • bouquet de roses – bouquet of roses

  • rose pâle – pale pink

  • rose vif – bright pink

  • rose foncé – dark pink


Expressions with rose

  • voir la vie en rose – to see life through rose-colored glasses (to be overly optimistic)

  • tout n’est pas rose – everything isn’t perfect

  • une histoire à l’eau de rose – a sentimental or cheesy love story


10 usage examples with translations

  1. J’ai planté un rosier dans le jardin.
    I planted a rose bush in the garden.

  2. Cette robe rose est très jolie.
    This pink dress is very pretty.

  3. Elle adore les roses blanches.
    She loves white roses.

  4. Il m’a offert un bouquet de roses rouges.
    He gave me a bouquet of red roses.

  5. Les murs de la chambre sont peints en rose.
    The bedroom walls are painted pink.

  6. Attention aux épines de la rose !
    Watch out for the rose’s thorns!

  7. Je vois la vie en rose avec toi.
    I see life in pink with you. (I’m happy with you.)

  8. Le ciel est rose au coucher du soleil.
    The sky is pink at sunset.

  9. C’est une histoire à l’eau de rose.
    It’s a sappy love story.

  10. Elle a une préférence pour les teintes roses.
    She has a preference for pink shades.

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