La Palabra Del Día "azafrán"
azafrán ( ah-sah-FRAHN )
(adjective) saffron
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Examples:
1:
Si vamos a preparar paella, hay que comprar azafrán.
If we're going to make paella, we need to buy saffron.
2:
El azafrán es muy caro, así que no lo desperdicies.
Saffron is very expensive, so don't waste it.
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El Amarillo Suave, una canción vieja de Donovan, contiene la frase, "sólo estoy loco por el azafrán"
Mellow Yellow, an old song by Donovan, contains the line, "I'm just wild about saffron."
¡Soy un tacaño! El azafrán me resulta demasiado caro. A menos que esté preparando una comida especial, normalmente lo sustituyo con cúrcuma.
I'm a tight-arse! I find saffron too expensive. Unless I am preparing a special meal, I usually replace it with turmeric.
El azafrán se supone que es muy bueno para la salud, pero al parecer, tan poco como 12 gramos puede matarte.
Saffron is supposed to be very good for your health, but apparently, as little as 12 grams can kill you.
El azafrán es un gran cultivo comercial para el sur de España.
Saffron is a great cash crop for southern Spain.
It is by no means clear exactly when saffron was first cultivated in Italy. ... Its use during the Middle Ages with many other spices seems wilful, adding at great expense to a wide spectrum of flavours, and its ... Saffron was cultivated by the Arabs in Spain and in southern Italy, though it appears to have been a cash crop long ago ..
The national flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolor of saffron, white and green. Also, at the center, a 24-four spoke wheel in navy blue. La bandera nacional de India es una bandera tricolor rectangular horizontal de color azafrán, blanco y verde. También, en el centro, una rueda de 24 radios en azul marino.
Si el azafrán es demasiado costoso, puedes usar colorante alimentario.
If saffron is too expensive, you can use food coloring.
El azafrán da color amarillo dorado a la comida. Lo es la especia más cara del mundo.
Hace siglos en nuestro país lo cultivaban y utilizaban, pero ahora no es a la moda.
The saffron gives golden yellow color to the food. It is the most expensive spice in the world. Centuries ago in our country they cultivated and used it, but now it is not in demand.
Tristemente, el azafrán viene del estigma de la flor de azafrán.
Sadly, saffron comes from the stigma of the crocus flower.
Thanks for correction, Heidita. 
Hace muchos siglos se crecía el azafrán en Inglaterra, en Essex ya hay un pueblo que ahora se llama 'Saffron Walden' y en Cornualles se come un pastel de azafrán. Hoy en día (se lo) crece (a) en diversas partes del país.
Many centuries ago, saffron was grown in England, in Essex there is a town now called Saffron Walden and in Cornwall they eat saffron cake. Nowadays they grow it in various parts of the country.
Se dice que Cleopatra a menudo usaba un cuarto de la taza del azafrán en su agua de baño.
It is said that Cleopatra often used a quarter-cup of saffron in her bath water.
El azafrán cuesta tanto como el oro en peso.
Saffron costs as much as gold by weight.
El hábito de un monje buddhista es de color azafrán.
The robe of a Buddhist Monk is saffron colored.
