1 (colour) (gen) (color de) rosa; rosado; (LAm) [+cheeks, face] sonrosado we painted the nursery pink pintamos el cuarto de los niños de rosa; their little faces were pink with excitement tenían las caritas encendidas de entusiasmo; his face was pink with rage estaba rojo de furia; his cheeks were flushed pink from the wine el vino le había sonrosado las mejillas
he looked pink and flustered she had on a bright pink track suit /the wine has a faint pink colour/ and a richly dry flavour the neon sign glowed pink in the night she was wearing a pink dress the plant has pale pink flowers veined with red the material is blue patterned with pink roses the tree was covered with beautiful pink blossom her toenails were painted palest pink I like my meat cooked so that it is still pink on the inside the sky was pink in the west the pink tip of her tongue showed between her teeth he was rather pink in the face her cheeks were pinker and her eyelids darker than they had been earlier in the day a stout man with white hair, a pink face and an engaging grin
to turn go pinkor [+person] (with embarrassment) ponerse colorado; sonrojarse; [+sky, liquid] ponerse rosa; she turned pink with pleasure se sonrojó de placer
he went bright pink with embarrassment she went pink again as she remembered her mistake the sky had turned a deep pink the water turned pink as he tipped the paint in spicy radish sprouts are ready to eat when they turn pink his socks had turned pink from the red leather of his shoes
2 (Pol) (informal) rojillo; (informal) all the research departments indicated that he was soft, a pink liberal, liable to let the Commies in
3 (informal) (gay) [+pound, vote] homosexual; gay Things are a bit slow in this country, but there's still the potential for a pink economy. `Gay men are a hidden niche market" Effective use has never been made of the economic power of the pink pound or the electoral power of the pink vote
