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"Verde" is an adjective which is often translated as "green", and "rojo" is an adjective which is often translated as "red". Learn more about the difference between "verde" and "rojo" below.
verde(
behr
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deh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (color)
a. green
Me compré una blusa verde con un estampado de flores.I bought a green blouse with a floral print.
2. (not ripe)
a. green
Ese muchacho está todavía muy verde para dirigir su propio equipo de trabajo.That young man is still too green to manage his own team at work.
4. (politics)
a. green
Cuando estuve en la universidad era miembro del partido verde.When I was in college, I was a member of the green party.
a. green
Esta leña todavía está demasiado verde como para usarla en la fogata.This wood is still too green to be able to use it on the bonfire.
6. (indecent)
a. dirty
No me dejes a solas con él. Siempre cuenta chistes bien verdes.Don't leave me alone with him. He always tells really dirty jokes.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
rojo, el rojo(
rroh
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hoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (politics)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. red (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
No quiero ver esa propaganda roja.I don't want to see that red propaganda.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (colloquial) (pejorative) (politics)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. red (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Durante la Guerra Fría, a los izquierdistas se les llamaba rojos.During the Cold War, the leftists were called reds.
