Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015)

Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by Thaxll on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:32AM (#12725920)

Red in French is "rouge" which is close enough :)

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Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by antarrah on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:01PM (#12726855)

Which doesn't necessarily mean the color red in French.

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Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by ardacinar on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @05:57AM (#12733168)

french rouge and english red correspond to mostly the same shades of red, though. if you did a detailed study, you might find a slight difference but that's it.

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Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by VeejayRampay on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:17PM (#12727011)

I'm French and I have no idea what you mean by that.

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Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by antarrah on Monday October 17, 2016 @04:05PM (#12729111)

It's often used to refer to cosmetic for coloring the lips.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=define+rouge+&oq=define+rouge http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rouge

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Re:Why Red Means Red in Almost Every Language (2015) by VeejayRampay on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @02:11AM (#12732479)

No one calls it "rouge" in France. It's always referred to as "rouge à lèvres" (lit. "red for lips").

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