How is the word fauve translated from French to English

English translation
Tawny
adjective

D'une couleur brun-orangé clair.

Of a light brown-orange colour.

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  • Le hibou a un plumage fauve. — The owl has tawny feathers.

  • En automne, les collines deviennent fauves. — In autumn the hills turn tawny.

  • Était-ce un chien fauve près de la clôture ? — Was that a tawny dog by the fence?

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