What does brun in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word brun in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brun in French.

The word brun in French means brown, dark, brown-haired, dark-haired, dark-haired man, dark-haired woman, brown, ash brown, brown creeper, brown bear, brown good, brown rat, brown rice, dark tobacco. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brun

brown

adjectif (de couleur marron)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les SA hitlériennes portaient des chemises brunes.
Hitler's SA wore brown shirts.

dark

adjectif (cheveux : marron) (hair)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans ma famille, nous avons tous les cheveux bruns tandis que dans la famille de mon mari, ils ont tous les cheveux blonds.
In my family, we all have dark hair, while my husband's family are all blonde.

brown-haired, dark-haired

adjectif (personne : avec les cheveux bruns) (person)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un petit garçon brun te cherchait tout à l'heure.
A little brown-haired (or: dark-haired) boy was looking for you just now.

dark-haired man, dark-haired woman

(personne aux cheveux marron)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paraît que les bruns aux yeux bleus ont du succès auprès des femmes.
It seems dark-haired men with blue eyes are successful with women.

brown

nom masculin (la couleur marron)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le brun ne te va pas bien.
Brown doesn't really suit you.

ash brown

nom masculin (teinte de cheveu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown creeper

nom masculin (type de grimpereau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown bear

nom masculin (ours de l’hémisphère nord) (mammal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown good

nom masculin (produit électroménager) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown rat

nom masculin (espèce de rat) (rodent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown rice

nom masculin (riz complet, non raffiné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dark tobacco

nom masculin (type de tabac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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