morado
morado, -a
adjective
1purple (color)
- pasarlas moradas (informal figurative) -> to have a bad time of it (peninsular Spanish)
- las pasamos moradas para encontrar alojamiento (informal figurative) -> it was a nightmare finding somewhere to stay (peninsular Spanish)
- ponerse morado, -a (informal figurative) -> to stuff oneself (de comida) (peninsular Spanish)
- nos pusimos morados de cerveza -> we drank gallons of beer
- me puse morado, -a a bailar -> I did nothing but dance
masculine noun
2purple (color)
3bruise (moratón)
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morado [mo-rah’-do, dah]
adjective
1Violet, mulberry-colored.
- Ojo morado -> black eye
- Ponerse morado -> to do oneself well, to eat a lot
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