'Violette du Cap' is a French equivalent of 'Cape violet' or 'Violet of the Cape' [Saintpaulia spp]. The phrase actually is one of two common names in French for the 'African violet'.
The feminine noun 'violette' means 'violet'. Its singular definite article is 'la' ['the'], and its singular indefinite 'une' ['a, one']. The word 'du' combines the preposition 'de' and the masculine singular definite article 'le' to mean 'of, from the'. The masculine noun 'Cap' means 'Cape'. Its definite article is 'le', and its indefinite 'un'.
All together, they're pronounced 'vyoh-leht dyoo kah'.
Purple in French is: pourpre (The synonymous color violet is violet in French.)
VIolet .
une caméra ultra-violet
pourpre; but this is such an ugly word, most French people use VIOLET(TE).purpleadj (bluish) violet(te) , (reddish) pourpre
"The rocky cape" is an English equivalent of the French name Le Capeyrou. The masculine singular proper name of place represents the merger of the French words le cape ("the cape") with the Occitanian -- regional language of Aquitaine, in which the formation is found -- word peyrou ("rocky"). The pronunciation will be "luh ka-pey-roo" in French.
NOUNviolet violet, viola. ADJECTIVEpurple, violet, violaceous.
The French word for violet is "violet."
Violet is spelled the same for both French and English. Violet in French is pronounced like "veeoleh" (the 'le' should be like the 'le' in 'let').
The colour purple is called violet in French. Lilac translates to lilas.
'Violet of the Cape' or 'Cape violet' may be literal English equivalents of 'violette du Cap' [Saintpaulia spp]. 'African violet' is the actual common name in English.The feminine noun 'violette' means 'violet'. It takes 'la' ['the'] as its singular definite article, and 'une' ['a, one'] as its singular indefinite. The word 'du' combines the preposition 'de' and the masculine singular definite article 'le' to mean 'of, from the'. The masculine noun 'Cap' means 'Cape'.All together, they're pronounced 'vyoh-leht dyoo kah'.
'violet clair' is 'light violet' in English.
violet is spelled the same in French, or violette in the feminine.
the color violet is spelled the same in French. The flower is 'des violettes' (fem., usually plural).
it means violet
Purple in French is: pourpre (The synonymous color violet is violet in French.)
une cape is a cape (as in the item of clothing)
VIolet .