Why do the French say sacre bleu?

Sacrebleu or sacre bleu is a French profanity meant as a cry of surprise or happiness. It is a minced oath form of the profane sacré dieu translating to “holy God”. The holy God exclamation being profane is related to the second commandment: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

What is black feminine French?

The French translation for “black (feminine plural)” is noires.

Is Rose feminine in French?

Same thing for “rose.” As a color, it’s masculine, but as a flower, it’s feminine. Exception: Most shrubs are also masculine, but vines are feminine (la vigne).

Why is Orange feminine in French?

The word “orange”, however, goes back to the Old French word pume orenge (1200) > pomme d’orenge (1300) > orenge (1400) > orange (1500) [source]. So the word simply took on the gender of “pomme” (apple), which was feminine. Oranges are feminine because the word goes back to a “pomme from Oranje”.

Is Red feminine or masculine?

The use of pink for girls and blue for boys is a relatively new concept if we compare it with time ago framed in each historical context. In fact, traditionally, blue symbolized for many centuries, the feminine, linking water and the sea. The opposite of this element is fire, red being assigned to the masculine.

What are the French colors?

The most common colors in French

red – rouge.
yellow – jaune.
blue – bleu/bleue.
green – vert/verte.
orange – orange.
white – blanc/blanche.
black – noir/noire.
gray – gris/grise.

What is the feminine of Gris in French?

Blanche is the feminine singular form of white….Rules for gender agreement.

ENGLISH	grey
MASCULINE SINGULAR	gris
FEMININE SINGULAR	grise
MASCULINE PLURAL	gris
FEMININE PLURAL	grises