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"Pink" is a noun which is often translated as "el rosado", and "violet" is a noun which is often translated as "la violeta". Learn more about the difference between "pink" and "violet" below.
pink(
pihngk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (color)
2. (botany)
b. la clavelina (F) (flower)
(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).
Pinks are my favorite flower.La clavelina es mi flor preferida.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (color)
b. rosa (sometimes invariable)
I think those pink pants would look great on you.Creo que te quedaría bien ese pantalón rosa.
c. sonrosado (cheeks or face)
Her face had a pink, healthy look to it.Su rostro tenía un aspecto sonrosado y saludable.
4. (colloquial) (politics)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rojillo (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Her politics are pink, but not extreme.Su política es rojilla, pero no extrema.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (sewing)
a. cortar con tijeras dentadas (saw-toothed edge)
Once you've finished stitching, the last step is to pink the seam.Cuando hayas terminado de dar las puntadas, el último paso es cortar la costura con unas tijeras dentadas.
b. calar (forming a pattern)
I'm going to a pink a design onto the bag's flap.Voy a calar un diseño en la solapa del bolso.
6. (fencing)
a. pinchar
The swordsman pinked his opponent with the foil when he advanced.El espadachín pinchó a su oponente con el florete cuando se adelantó.
b. herir levemente
I pinked the stranger with a thrust of my rapier, but he was determined to keep fighting.Herí levemente al desconocido de una estocada, pero se empeñó en seguir combatiendo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. picar
I think the motor is pinking because it's making a knocking sounding.Creo que el motor está picando porque se oye un golpeteo.
violet(
vay
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liht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. la violeta (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).
The violets are already in bloom in the garden.Las violetas ya están en flor en el jardín.
2. (color)
a. el violeta (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).
What would you say the color of that leaf is? - It looks like violet to me.¿De que color dirías que es esa hoja? - A mí me parece violeta.
