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"Leafy" is an adjective which is often translated as "frondoso", and "green" is a noun which is often translated as "el verde". Learn more about the difference between "leafy" and "green" below.
leafy(
li
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fi
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. frondoso
The leafy oaks were home to hundreds of birds.Cientos de pájaros anidaban en los robles frondosos.
2. (with trees)
a. arbolado
Jane strolled along the leafy streets without a care in the world.Jane se paseaba por las calles arboladas sin ninguna preocupación.
b. con mucho arbolado
Their dream was to move to a house in one of the leafy suburbs.Su sueño era mudarse a una casa en uno de los barrios residenciales con mucho arbolado.
green(
grin
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (color)
2. (golf)
3. (politics)
a. el césped comunal (M)
(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).
I'll meet you in the pub next to the green.Nos vemos en el pub al lado del césped comunal.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
6. (unripe)
a. verde
I was pretty green, but I've learned a lot since then.Era bastante verde, pero he aprendido mucho desde entonces.
8. (ecological)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (to turn green)
a. ponerse verde
The shaded area of the backyard is beginning to green because it never gets any sun.El trozo de jardín trasero que está en sombra ha empezado a ponerse verde porque nunca le da el sol.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. poner más plantas en
Schoolyards across the state are being greened to improve the wellbeing of students.Se están poniendo más plantas en los patios escolares de todo el estado pensando en el bienestar de los estudiantes.
a. hacer más verde
There are many apps and websites clamoring to help you green your life.Hay muchos apps y sitios web que insisten clamorosamente en ayudarte a hacer tu vida más verde.
greens
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. la verdura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You need to include plenty of greens in your diet.Es necesario incluir bastante verdura en tu dieta.
