rouge-gorge, n.m., (—s-—s) (orni.) redbreast, robin redbreast.
rougeole (-jol), n.f., (med.) measles, (bot.) cow-wheat.
rouge-queue, n.m., (—s-—s) red-start, red-tail.
rouget, n.m., (ich.) gurnet, red gurnet; red surmullet; (ent.) wheal-worm. adj., reddish.
rougette, n.f., (mam.) pteropus.
rougeur, n.f., redness, blush, glow, color. pl., (med.) rosy-drop, red-spot. La — lui est montée au visage; the color came into her cheeks.
rougir, v.n., to redden, to grow red; to color, to color up, to blush, to be ashamed. — de honte; to blush with shame. — de colère; to grow red with anger. — jusqu’au blanc des yeux; to blush up to the eyes, to color up to the eyes. Faire — quelqu’un; to put any one to the blush.
rougir, v.a., to redden; to tinge with red or blood; to mix red wine with water.
roui, n.m., steeping, soaking, maceration; retting; fustiness, rancidness. Sentir le —; to have a rancid taste.
*rouille, n.f., rust, rustiness (of metals); flaw (of mirrors); (bot.) mildew, blight, blast. La — mange le fer; rust corrodes iron. Ces froments sont chargés de —; this wheat is mildewed.