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Game: Things that are...green/Cosas son que...verdes

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Another of my colour-based games, since you guys seem to really like them. Now I had a vote for the next colour to be green, so here it is. The rules (for the benefit of any newcomers) are:

  • Post the name of something in both Spanish and English - it can be anything from a food to an emotion.
  • Pictures are very welcome, as always.
  • Don't forget to have fun!

Otro de mis juegos basados en el color, ya que los tipos parecen gustan realmente ellos. Ahora tenía un voto para el siguiente color a ser verde, así que aquí está. Las reglas (para el beneficio de cualquier recién llegados) son:

  • Publicar el nombre de algo en español y inglés - puede ser cualquier cosa desde una comida para una emoción.
  • Imágenes son muy bienvenidos, como siempre.
  • ¡No se olvide de divertise!

Here's the first picture to start things off:

La manzana/apple

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15436 views
updated Aug 21, 2013
edited by Scribe-Lady
posted by Scribe-Lady
:-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
I don{t know why, but I love this game. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
I see I had my Spanish keyboard on above. ha. { - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
Little green apples! I love this game too. - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013

49 Answers

6
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[Mushy] Peas [Puré de] Guisantes

Fish and chips with mushy peas is a typical meal in Great Britain.

Pescado y patatas fritas con puré de guisantes es una comida típica en Gran Bretaña

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updated Aug 21, 2013
posted by Mardle
Vote for mushy peas, Grandad's favourite :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
Do you have a recipe for mushy peas? I can make fish and chips, one of my favorites! - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013
Hi Pam, I'll ask my Mom...she makes them all the time. I don't think it can be difficult...like mashed potatoes only green? - 0095ca4c, Jul 2, 2013
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A US dollar is called a green back. I guess this guy is worth a fortune.

Un dolar EE.UU. se llama una espalda verde. Creo que este chico vale una fortuna.

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updated Jul 1, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Could you say that again? :-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
I screwed that up first time around didn't I ?:) - ian-hill, Jun 30, 2013
El verde es el color de los dólares. Literalmente. - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
yep :) - ian-hill, Jun 30, 2013
It was the thought of all that money :-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
Money, money - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013
8
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Viejito verde - sugar daddy.

El viejito verde le gusta las chicas jóvenes.

The sugar daddy likes the young women.

updated Jul 15, 2013
edited by 00551866
posted by 00551866
daddy - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
Thanks - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
Ah...now I get it, I think. Green because he has so much money? - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
8
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Broccoli/ Brócoli

Mi hijo le gusta el brócoli; él les llama los árboles.

My son likes broccoli; he calls them trees.

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updated Jul 3, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
I remember also thinking they looked like little trees when I was little! - RiCrow, Jul 1, 2013
I may not have matured much. I still think that. - rogspax, Jul 1, 2013
8
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Envy

He is green with envy.

Él está verde de la envidia.

updated Jul 3, 2013
edited by 00551866
posted by 00551866
why? - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
Claro que sí. Puedes decir: "Estoy verde de la envidia". - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
Ok, is that a saying in Spanish or a translation. Would it be interperated as hoping for envy if hope is green. - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
My reference is my wife and she has never heard of relating green to envy. Maybe in other countries. - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
It is a very common expression. Check out this link http://www.taringa.net/posts/humor/6945539/Estoy-verde-de-envidia.html - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
On my cell I can't c&p the link so I take your word for it. Thanks, I like learning new things. - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
Verde de la envidia I hear all the time. - RafaelNoiret, Jul 3, 2013
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fiddleheads - brotes de helechos

Para preparar brotes de helechos, hiérvalos con sal por 10 minutos, y servirlos con mantequilla, o freírlos en un sárten de aceite oliva por ambos lados.

To prepare fiddleheads, boil them in salted water for 10 minutes and serve with butter, or fry them on both sides in a frying pan with olive oil.

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updated Jul 1, 2013
edited by 0095ca4c
posted by 0095ca4c
To me it looks like you had better hit them with a mallet first, to make sure they are dead:) - ian-hill, Jun 30, 2013
brotes de helechos would be more accurate - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
Thank you franco...I tried for an hour to find the proper word...I must have been looking in the opposite direction. :-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
@Ian...yes, you are right. To me they need to be uncurled to 'check' for bugs before cooking, but everyone laughs at me. - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
Voto por Ian, los golpea antes de hacer algo más. Pienso que estos sean los huevos de los extraterrestres. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
I want to meet the first person that saw theses and thought, you know, those might be good to eat. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
New fern leaves, I want to try some, I am not worried about bugs. Anyone that eats processed foods eats bugs unknowingly as well as other things. - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
Bugs, bug eggs, rat hair, etc. Yum yum you are eating them. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/31/foods-with-scary-surprises.aspx - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
My first thought wasn't bugs, it was "fried green tomatos"! - bandit51jd, Jul 1, 2013
Hola Andre. Don't eat just any old fern heads. Some of them are poisonous! Thanks for the article (I think jaja). I'm not a processed food junkie so perhaps I don't have to worry. I've know pickle factories are the worst for added ingredients in the brine - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
Yummm, they look good. - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013
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Ginger Green Tea Ice Cream, recipe
el helado de té de jengibre verde

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updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
That looks like frozen green pea soup! - 0095ca4c, Jul 2, 2013
I'll pas - pmikan-pam, Jul 12, 2013
7
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Muchas personas tienen los ojos verdes.

Many people have green eyes.

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updated Jul 12, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
They would scare me on a dark night :) - ian-hill, Jun 30, 2013
Carry some fiddleheads with your to ward them off, Ian. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
tienen los ojos verdes - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
Thanks Franco. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
Do you mean those that are green with envy? - ray76, Jul 1, 2013
metallic green at that...maybe coloured contacts? I once saw a girl with white ones...now that was scary. - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
Mine are hazel - pmikan-pam, Jul 12, 2013
7
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Green shoots [of recovery] Brotes verdes [de la recuperación]

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updated Jul 3, 2013
posted by Mardle
de recuperación - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
gracias francobollo - Mardle, Jul 3, 2013
7
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El verde es el color de la esperanza.

Green is the color of hope.


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updated Jul 1, 2013
edited by francobollo
posted by francobollo
Being green with . . . is very different. - 00551866, Jun 30, 2013
I Hope so. - 0095ca4c, Jun 30, 2013
I didn't know that :-) - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013
7
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El Verde es el color de la primavera y la nueva vida

Green is the color of spring and new life.

updated Jul 1, 2013
posted by gohern
El verde es el color de todo lo nuevo que crece. - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
I love spring. - katydew, Jun 30, 2013
Fresh...love it. - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
7
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Weathered copper is often green.

Desgastado por el tiempo el cobre es a menudo verde.

old copper photo: Old Copper Culture Artifacts socoketedspuds.jpg

updated Jul 1, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Cuando el cobre se oxida se pone de color verde - francobollo, Jun 30, 2013
In its state as quartz also mate. - ray76, Jul 1, 2013
I love weathered copper...the patina is beautiful. - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
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Verde es el color primario de mi ciudad natal en el oeste de Pennsylvania. Green is the main color of my hometown in Western Pennsylvania.enter image description here

updated Jul 1, 2013
posted by RiCrow
Your mountains are lovely, too! - bandit51jd, Jul 1, 2013
At least until fall. - katydew, Jul 1, 2013
That ivy is wonderful. - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
7
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Estados Unidos las fuerzas especiales, boinas verdes.

United States Special Forces , Green Berets.

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updated Jul 1, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
You do not mess with these guys. - ray76, Jul 1, 2013
I once saw a documentary about them, they are tough as nails and I don't think they know how to smile. - 0095ca4c, Jul 1, 2013
Indeed, I wouldn't. - pmikan-pam, Jul 1, 2013
6
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Clover/ Trébol

Bésame, soy irlandés.

Kiss me, I'm Irish.

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updated Jul 3, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc