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"Purple" is a noun which is often translated as "el morado", and "violet" is a noun which is often translated as "la violeta". Learn more about the difference between "purple" and "violet" below.
purple(
puhr
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (color)
b. el púrpura (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).
Purple has often been considered to be the color of royalty.El púrpura frecuentemente fue considerado el color de la realeza.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (color)
b. púrpura (invariable)
His face was purple after so much yelling.Tenía la cara púrpura después de tanto gritar.
3. (florid)
a. grandilocuente
You're going to have to cut some of this purple prose if you want to get your book published.Vas a tener que quitar algo de esta prosa grandilocuente si quieres que publiquen tu libro.
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.
