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marrón
adjective
1. brown
- marrón claro -> light brown, tan
masculine noun
2. brown (color)
3. (informal) (situación desagradable)
- ¡qué marrón! -> what a pain! (peninsular Spanish)
- me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta -> I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party
- pillar a alguien de marrón -> to catch somebody in the act
also:
- marrón glacé -> marron glacé
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marrón [mar-rone’]
noun
1. Quoit, pitcher. (m)
2. (Cuba) A runaway slave. (m)
3. Chestnut (color); brown. (m)
4. Marron glacé. (Culinary) (m)
5. Curipaper. (Andes) (m)
6. Coffee with milk. (Caribbean) (m)
7. (Jur.) Charge (acusación); sentence (condena). (m)
- Comerse un marrón -> to cough up
- Le pillaron de marrón -> they gave him 5 years' bird
adjective
8. Chestnut, brown; brown (zapatos).
"marrón" in the Answers forum
| Q: | When referring to hair color, is saying pelo marrón incorrect? |
| A: | Tengo el pelo marrón. Tienes el pelo marrón. Tiene el pelo marrón. |
| Q: | lleva puesta una chaqueta marrón |
| A: | I encountered this formulation when reading *El refugio secreto.* (The setting is WW II, and the idea was that the Jews they were hiding should make sure… |
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