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beige

beige

adjective BEHZH Rare

Origin: from French

Usage Note

beige is a borrowed colour word kept close to French pronunciation. As an attributive adjective it is often left uninflected: eine beige Hose or eine beigefarbene Hose.

Examples

"Sie trug einen beigen Mantel."

Natural Translation

She wore a beige coat.

Literal Translation

She wore a beige coat.

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