brown
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huge

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"Brown" is a noun which is often translated as "el marrón", and "huge" is an adjective which is often translated as "enorme". Learn more about the difference between "brown" and "huge" below.

brown(

braun

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (color)

a. el marrón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I like brown.Me gusta el marrón.

b. el café

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(color)

Regionalism used in Ecuador

(Ecuador)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Brown is my favorite color.Mi color preferido es el café.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (color)

a. marrón

The leaves are turning brown.Las hojas se están poniendo marrones.

b. café

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Ecuador

(Ecuador)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

My husband has brown eyes.Mi esposo tiene los ojos café.

c. castaño

Her brown hair is so beautiful.Su cabello castaño es tan hermoso.

d. pardo

The brown bear was searching for berries.El oso pardo estaba buscando moras.

e. moreno (skin, hair)

He has brown hair, but his sister is blonde.Él es moreno pero su hermana es rubia.

f. bronceado (skin)

My skin is brown because I spent all summer at the beach.Tengo la piel bronceada porque estuve en la playa todo el verano.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (culinary)

a. dorar

They browned the turkey in the oven.Doraron el pavo en el horno.

b. saltear

They browned the vegetables in the wok.Saltearon las verduras en el wok.

huge(

hyuj

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (very large)

a. enorme

There is no reason to drive such a huge car if you're usually by yourself.No hay ninguna razón de conducir un coche tan enorme si normalmente estás solo.

b. inmenso

Your arms look huge! Have you been lifting weights?¡Tus brazos se ven inmensos! ¿Has estado levantando pesas?

c. gigante

They moved to a huge house in the suburbs.Se mudaron a una casa gigante en los suburbios.

2. (very important)

a. enorme

I need to go to bed early tonight. I have a huge exam in the morning.Tengo que acostarme temprano esta noche. Tengo un examen enorme por la mañana.

b. astronómico

The policy changes will have a huge impact on the economy.Los cambios en la política tendrán un impacto astronómico en la economía.

c. tremendo

There is a huge soccer game on tonight. We have to watch!Hay un tremendo partido de fútbol esta noche. ¡Hay que verlo!

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