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marron

English translation of marron

brown

In French, the word 'marron' is used to describe the color brown. It is used in the same way as in English, to describe the color of objects, people's hair or eyes, etc. For example, 'une chemise marron' means 'a brown shirt'.


Example sentences using: marron

J'ai des chaussures marron.

English translation of J'ai des chaussures marron.

I have brown shoes.

This sentence conveys a basic fact about the speaker's possessions in French. It uses the color adjective 'marron' to describe the color of the shoes, which comes after the noun it modifies, as per French grammar rules.

Le chat marron est sur le canapé.

English translation of Le chat marron est sur le canapé.

The brown cat is on the sofa.

This example demonstrates the use of 'marron' as an adjective to describe a cat. It is placed after the noun as per French grammar rules. It also uses a common preposition 'sur' which means 'on' in English

Elle porte un sac à main marron.

English translation of Elle porte un sac à main marron.

She carries a brown handbag.

This sentence uses the phrase 'sac à main marron' to indicate the color of the handbag a woman is carrying. Again, note how the color adjective follows the noun it modifies according to French syntax rules.

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