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The color of black

French translation: noirs


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16:49 Aug 7, 2009
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: The color of black
Please, how can I translate this into French?? La couleur de mes yeux est noirs ou noire?? I am waiting for your answer...
gillyflower83
French translation:noirs
Explanation:
Mes yeux sont noirs
J'ai les yeux noirs
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the color of black
noirs


Explanation:
Mes yeux sont noirs
J'ai les yeux noirs

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 13:30
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agree  cchat: Yes. You're right. The grammatical translation is "la couleur de mes yeux est noire", because in that sentence "noire" agrees with "la couleur". In French you wouldn't say the color of my eyes is black, but I have black eyes.
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