Today's
WOTD is: "amarillo" = yellow
In
Spanish, “amarillo” is a describing word/ adjective of
Latin origin which means yellow.
In
Spanish, the word “amarillo”
could also be a masculine noun which means the colour yellow.
Some
commonly used expressions containing the word "amarillo"
are:
- Amarillo claro (pale yellow);
- Amarillo fuerte (bright yellow);
- Amarillo intenso (deep yellow);
- Amarillo limón (lemon yellow);
- Fiebre amarilla (yellow fever);
- Prensa amarilla (sensationalist press/ gutter press/ tabloid press);
- Tarjeta amarilla (yellow card);
Some
examples of the use of the word "amarillo"
are:
- El semáforo estaba en amarillo (the light was yellow/ the lights were on amber);
- Ese vestido amarillo claro te queda muy bien (you really suit that pale yellow dress);
- Ese vestido amarillo fuerte te queda muy bien (you really suit that bright yellow dress);
- Ese vestido amarillo intenso te queda muy bien (you really suit that deep yellow dress);
- Ese vestido amarillo limón te queda muy bien (you really suit that lemon yellow dress);
- La fiebre amarilla es una enfermedad infecciosa (yellow fever is an infectious disease);
- La prensa amarilla cultiva el sensacionalismo (the tabloid press promotes sensationalism);
- El árbitro le mostró tarjeta amarilla (the referee showed him a yellow card);
For
more on the word "amarillo",
visit:
Wordreference.com/es/en/ Amarillo
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “amarillo”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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