Today in class we're going to learn colours in English.
Here you have the colours in English.
From : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGjBHL-DZg |
Grey is gray in American English.
Golden = dorado
Silver = plateado
Colour idioms (frases hechas con colores)
3. Out of the blue : Unexpectedly, without warning or preparation ('de la nada'.)
4. A blue joke / a blue story : A dirty joke, a joke involving sexual anecdotes or somehow inappropriate events to cause laughter. Do you see the differences with Spanish ? In Spanish that would be a green joke ('un chiste verde.'
6. Green shots : Prosperity, growth and thriving, signs of recovery and hope. 'We are in a deep economic crisis, but there are green shots.' ('brotes verdes').
7. Go green : Become environmentally friendly by recycling, saving energy,... Thanks to this expression, we have green energies, green initiatives...('pasarse al verde').
8. To be green with envy : To covet or envy someone, to desire someone's possessions ('verde de envidia').
9. Code red / red flag: An emergency situation or a serious threat ('codigo roho' / 'bandera roja').
10. To see red : To become really angry ('estar muy enfadado').
11. To be in the red : To have debts or owe money to different people. The opposite is to be in the black / to be out of the red. ('estar en números rojos').
13. To be the black sheep of the family / a black sheep stands out of the flock : To be the worst member of the family, the member who is always in trouble ('ser la oveja negra').
14. A black day : A day featured by a horrid or unfortunate event ('un mal día').
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