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blues

UK
/bluːz/
US
/bluːz/

Translations

bluesnoun
blues
pl
le bluesGenre musical.
She loves listening to the blues because it resonates with her emotions.
Elle adore écouter le blues parce que cette musique résonne avec ses émotions.
le bluesPièce musicale de style blues.
The guitarist played a slow, soulful blues in G minor.
Le guitariste a joué un blues lent et plein d'âme en sol mineur.
Additional translations
le cafardFamilièrement, pour une sensation de tristesse ou de déprime.
Synonyms
sorrow
melancholy
sadness
depression
gloom
despair
heartache
misery
bluesadjective
UK
/bluːz/
US
/bluːz/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to blues music.
bluesInvariable, pour qualifier ce qui relève du blues musical.
She bought a collection of rare blues records.
Elle a acheté une collection de disques blues rares.
Synonyms
sad
melancholy
downcast
depressed
gloomy
morose
sorrowful
doleful
despondent
dispirited
downhearted
blue
low-spirited
bluenoun

blues

pl

blues
pl
UK
/bluː/
US
/bluː/
The sky was a clear, bright blue.
Le ciel était d'un bleu clair et lumineux.
She loves listening to the blues on a rainy day.
Elle aime écouter le blues les jours de pluie.
cafardAu pluriel en anglais, pour désigner un état de tristesse ou de déprime.
She’s got the blues this morning.
Elle a le cafard ce matin.
The artist mixed the blue with white to create a lighter shade.
L'artiste a mélangé le bleu avec du blanc pour créer une teinte plus claire.
Additional translations
bleuPar métonymie, pour un uniforme ou pour la police en uniforme bleu.
azuréPour les petits papillons bleus de la famille des Lycénidés.
Synonyms
azure
navy
cobalt
sapphire
teal
sky
indigo
cerulean
blueverb

blues

blued
Past Simple
blued
Past Participle
blueing
Gerund
UK
/bluː/
US
/bluː/
Used transitively and intransitively: ‘to make or become blue’; British slang ‘to spend (money) extravagantly’.
They blued the fabric to match the curtains.
Ils ont bleui le tissu pour l'assortir aux rideaux.
Additional translations
dilapiderSens familier britannique, pour de l'argent dépensé sans compter.

Definitions

bluesnoun
A genre of music characterized by its use of the twelve-bar blues chord progression and expressive lyrics, often dealing with themes of sorrow and hardship.
She loves listening to the blues because it resonates with her emotions.
A feeling of sadness or depression.
After the holidays, many people experience the blues as they return to their regular routines.
A single song or instrumental piece in the blues style.
The guitarist played a slow, soulful blues in G minor.
bluesadjective
Relating to or characteristic of blues music.
She bought a collection of rare blues records.
bluenoun
A color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
The sky was a clear, bright blue.
A blue uniform, or a person wearing a blue uniform, especially a police officer.
The blues were patrolling the streets during the parade.
A type of music characterized by its melancholic and soulful sound, originating from African American communities.
She loves listening to the blues on a rainy day.
A feeling of sadness or depression (usually used with the definite article and in the plural form).
She’s got the blues this morning.
A blue pigment or dye.
The artist mixed the blue with white to create a lighter shade.
Any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, typically having blue-coloured wings.
A small blue fluttered across the meadow.
blueverb
To make something blue in color; to dye or tint blue.
They blued the fabric to match the curtains.
(Britain, informal) To spend (money) recklessly or extravagantly; squander.
He blued his entire paycheck on a weekend trip.
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