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bleu

Who acts: Bleu, Cordon bleu, bleu cheese, est bleu, bag, French flag · What happens: mean, sound, round, not be, describe, cook · To what, where: blue, lips, English word, steak, English menus, class cooking · Speech: someone speaks here

«bleu» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bleu in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

«Bleu» means «blue»: «le ciel bleu» = the blue sky. It sounds roughly like «bluh» (lips rounded), and it is not an English word.

Sentence 1: «Bleu» means «blue»: «le ciel bleu» = the blue sky.

The tree, 10 words
punctnsubjpunctpunctobjpunctpunctpunctcompoundcompoundparataxispunctpunctdetamodconjpunctroot«PUNCTBleuNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTblueADJ»PUNCT:PUNCT«PUNCTleNOUNcielNOUNbleuNOUN»PUNCT=SYMtheDETblueADJskyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Bleupunct
2BleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing4 meansnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Bleupunct
4meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5««PUNCT_6 bluepunct
6blueblueADJDegree=Pos4 meansobj
7»»PUNCT_6 bluepunct
8::PUNCT_12 bleupunct
9««PUNCT_12 bleupunct
10leleNOUNNumber=Sing12 bleucompound
11cielcielNOUNNumber=Sing12 bleucompound
12bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing4 meansparataxis
13»»PUNCT_12 bleupunct
14==SYM_17 skypunct
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 skydet
16blueblueADJDegree=Pos17 skyamod
17skyskyNOUNNumber=Sing12 bleuconj
18..PUNCT_4 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentBleubluetree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Sentence 2: It sounds roughly like «bluh» (lips rounded), and it is not an English word.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjadvmodcasepunctdiscoursepunctpunctoblaclpunctpunctccnsubjcopadvmoddetamodconjpunctrootItPRONsoundsVERBroughlyADVlikeADP«PUNCTbluhINTJ»PUNCT(PUNCTlipsNOUNroundedVERB)PUNCT,PUNCTandCCONJitPRONisAUXnotPARTanDETEnglishADJwordNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 soundsnsubj
2soundssoundVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3roughlyroughlyADV_2 soundsadvmod
4likelikeADP_6 bluhcase
5««PUNCT_6 bluhpunct
6bluhbluhINTJ_2 soundsdiscourse
7»»PUNCT_6 bluhpunct
8((PUNCT_9 lipspunct
9lipslipNOUNNumber=Plur2 soundsobl
10roundedroundVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass9 lipsacl
11))PUNCT_10 roundedpunct
12,,PUNCT_19 wordpunct
13andandCCONJ_19 wordcc
14ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs19 wordnsubj
15isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin19 wordcop
16notnotPARTPolarity=Neg19 wordadvmod
17anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art19 worddet
18EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos19 wordamod
19wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing2 soundsconj
20..PUNCT_2 soundspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1soundpresentBleulipsroughly propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2roundparticiplelips not said herevn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3not is apresentBleua English wordtree rules

Meaning 2

Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.

In English menus, «bleu» or «blue» describes a steak cooked very rare, only seared outside.

The tree, 15 words
caseamodoblpunctpunctnsubjpunctccpunctconjpunctdetobjacladvmodxcomppunctadvmodconjadvmodpunctrootInADPEnglishADJmenusNOUN,PUNCT«PUNCTbleuNOUN»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTblueADJ»PUNCTdescribesVERBaDETsteakNOUNcookedVERBveryADVrareADJ,PUNCTonlyADVsearedVERBoutsideADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 menuscase
2EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos3 menusamod
3menusmenuNOUNNumber=Plur12 describesobl
4,,PUNCT_3 menuspunct
5««PUNCT_6 bleupunct
6bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing12 describesnsubj
7»»PUNCT_6 bleupunct
8ororCCONJ_10 bluecc
9««PUNCT_10 bluepunct
10blueblueADJDegree=Pos6 bleuconj
11»»PUNCT_10 bluepunct
12describesdescribeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 steakdet
14steaksteakNOUNNumber=Sing12 describesobj
15cookedcookVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass14 steakacl
16veryveryADV_17 rareadvmod
17rarerareADJDegree=Pos15 cookedxcomp
18,,PUNCT_20 searedpunct
19onlyonlyADV_20 searedadvmod
20searedsearVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass17 rareconj
21outsideoutsideADV_20 searedadvmod
22..PUNCT_12 describespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1describepresentbleua steakEnglish menusvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent steak=Theme
2cookparticiplea steak not said hererare propertyvn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3searparticipleoutside propertyvn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

«Cordon bleu» means top-class cooking, and «bleu cheese» is an American spelling of «blue cheese».

The tree, 16 words
punctcompoundnsubjpunctamodpunctcompoundobjpunctccpunctcompoundnsubjpunctcopdetamodconjcasepunctamodnmodpunctpunctroot«PUNCTCordonNOUNbleuNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBtopADJ-PUNCTclassNOUNcookingNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJ«PUNCTbleuNOUNcheeseNOUN»PUNCTisAUXanDETAmericanADJspellingNOUNofADP«PUNCTblueADJcheeseNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_3 bleupunct
2CordoncordonNOUNNumber=Sing3 bleucompound
3bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansnsubj
4»»PUNCT_3 bleupunct
5meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6toptopADJDegree=Pos8 classamod
7--PUNCT_6 toppunct
8classclassNOUNNumber=Sing9 cookingcompound
9cookingcookingNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansobj
10,,PUNCT_19 spellingpunct
11andandCCONJ_19 spellingcc
12««PUNCT_14 cheesepunct
13bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing14 cheesecompound
14cheesecheeseNOUNNumber=Sing19 spellingnsubj
15»»PUNCT_14 cheesepunct
16isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin19 spellingcop
17anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art19 spellingdet
18AmericanAmericanADJDegree=Pos19 spellingamod
19spellingspellingNOUNNumber=Sing5 meansconj
20ofofADP_23 cheesecase
21««PUNCT_23 cheesepunct
22blueblueADJDegree=Pos23 cheeseamod
23cheesecheeseNOUNNumber=Sing19 spellingnmod
24»»PUNCT_23 cheesepunct
25..PUNCT_5 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentCordon bleuclass cookingvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cooking=Topic
2is apresentbleu cheesea American spellingof blue cheesetree rules

Example 1

In French, «bleu» means blue.

caseoblpunctpunctnsubjpunctobjpunctrootInADPFrenchPROPN,PUNCT«PUNCTbleuNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBblueADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 Frenchcase
2FrenchFrenchPROPNNumber=Sing7 meansobl
3,,PUNCT_2 Frenchpunct
4««PUNCT_5 bleupunct
5bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing7 meansnsubj
6»»PUNCT_5 bleupunct
7meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8blueblueADJDegree=Pos7 meansobj
9..PUNCT_7 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentbleubluein Frenchvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot blue=Theme in french=Attribute

Example 2

«Mon sac est bleu» means «My bag is blue».

punctcompoundcompoundcompoundnsubjpunctpunctnmod:possnsubjcopccomppunctpunctroot«PUNCTMonNOUNsacNOUNestNOUNbleuNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTMyPRONbagNOUNisAUXblueADJ»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_5 bleupunct
2MonmonNOUNNumber=Sing3 saccompound
3sacsacNOUNNumber=Sing4 estcompound
4estestNOUNNumber=Sing5 bleucompound
5bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing7 meansnsubj
6»»PUNCT_5 bleupunct
7meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8««PUNCT_12 bluepunct
9MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs10 bagnmod:poss
10bagbagNOUNNumber=Sing12 bluensubj
11isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 bluecop
12blueblueADJDegree=Pos7 meansccomp
13»»PUNCT_12 bluepunct
14..PUNCT_7 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentest bleuvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2is in a quotepresentMy bagblue propertytree rules

Example 3

The French flag is «bleu, blanc, rouge».

detamodnsubjcoppunctpunctconjpunctappospunctpunctrootTheDETFrenchADJflagNOUNisAUX«PUNCTbleuNOUN,PUNCTblancNOUN,PUNCTrougeNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 flagdet
2FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos3 flagamod
3flagflagNOUNNumber=Sing6 bleunsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 bleucop
5««PUNCT_6 bleupunct
6bleubleuNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7,,PUNCT_8 blancpunct
8blancblancNOUNNumber=Sing6 bleuconj
9,,PUNCT_10 rougepunct
10rougerougeNOUNNumber=Sing6 bleuappos
11»»PUNCT_10 rougepunct
12..PUNCT_6 bleupunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentthe French flagbleu and blanctree rules

Example 4

«Une voiture bleue» has an extra e because «voiture» is feminine.

The tree, 11 words
punctcompoundcompoundnsubjpunctdetamodobjmarkpunctnsubjpunctcopadvclpunctroot«PUNCTUneXvoitureNOUNbleueNOUN»PUNCThasVERBanDETextraADJeNOUNbecauseSCONJ«PUNCTvoitureNOUN»PUNCTisAUXfeminineADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_4 bleuepunct
2UneUneX_4 bleuecompound
3voiturevoitureNOUNNumber=Sing4 bleuecompound
4bleuebleueNOUNNumber=Sing6 hasnsubj
5»»PUNCT_4 bleuepunct
6hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 edet
8extraextraADJDegree=Pos9 eamod
9eeNOUNNumber=Sing6 hasobj
10becausebecauseSCONJ_15 femininemark
11««PUNCT_12 voiturepunct
12voiturevoitureNOUNNumber=Sing15 femininensubj
13»»PUNCT_12 voiturepunct
14isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 femininecop
15femininefeminineADJDegree=Pos6 hasadvcl
16..PUNCT_6 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentUne voiture bleuea extra evn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent e=Patient
2ispresentvoiturefeminine propertytree rules

Example 5

Grandad likes his steak «bleu», almost raw.

nsubjnmod:possobjpunctappospunctpunctadvmodconjpunctrootGrandadPROPNlikesVERBhisPRONsteakNOUN«PUNCTbleuNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCTalmostADVrawADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing2 likesnsubj
2likeslikeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 steaknmod:poss
4steaksteakNOUNNumber=Sing2 likesobj
5««PUNCT_6 bleupunct
6bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing4 steakappos
7»»PUNCT_6 bleupunct
8,,PUNCT_10 rawpunct
9almostalmostADV_10 rawadvmod
10rawrawADJDegree=Pos2 likesconj
11..PUNCT_2 likespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1likepresentGrandadGrandad's steakvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot steak=Theme

Example 6

She trained as a cordon bleu chef.

nsubjcasedetcompoundcompoundoblpunctrootShePRONtrainedVERBasADPaDETcordonNOUNbleuNOUNchefNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 trainednsubj
2trainedtrainVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3asasADP_7 chefcase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 chefdet
5cordoncordonNOUNNumber=Sing6 bleucompound
6bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing7 chefcompound
7chefchefNOUNNumber=Sing2 trainedobl
8..PUNCT_2 trainedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1trainpastSheas a bleu chefvn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as chef=Attribute

Example 7

The menu said «bleu cheese dressing».

detnsubjpunctcompoundcompoundccomppunctpunctrootTheDETmenuNOUNsaidVERB«PUNCTbleuNOUNcheeseNOUNdressingNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 menudet
2menumenuNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidnsubj
3saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4««PUNCT_7 dressingpunct
5bleubleuNOUNNumber=Sing7 dressingcompound
6cheesecheeseNOUNNumber=Sing7 dressingcompound
7dressingdressingNOUNNumber=Sing3 saidccomp
8»»PUNCT_7 dressingpunct
9..PUNCT_3 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe menuvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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