peacock blue = bleu canard

Virginia Y.B2Kwiziq community member

peacock blue = bleu canard

canard is duck in French. paon is peacock.

Why not bleu paon?

This question relates to:French lesson "Compound colour names and colour names derived from things are invariable (French Colour Adjectives)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

This is not a literal translation - French colour names and English colour names do not necessarily align perfectly in 'word meaning'. Bleu canard is a common name for this colour in French, but in English, colours in the same blue-green range are referred to by different names, including 'peacock blue' or 'duck-egg blue' etc. Colours, and their names, are always subjective, which is why there are accepted objective standards for colours - using numbers !

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Maybe corresponds to teal, a sort of duck?

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