morado

purple

morado(moh-rah-doh)

adjective

1. (color)

a. purple

La familia de Laila vive en la casa morada al final de la calle.

Laila's family lives in the purple house at the end of the street.

Colgamos serpentinas moradas y amarillas en las ventanas.

We hung purple and yellow streamers in the window.

masculine noun

2. (color)

a. purple

El color favorito de mi sobrina es morado.

My niece's favorite color is purple.

3. (injury)

a. bruise

Los morados sospechosos en las muñecas de la víctima indicaron juego sucio.

The suspicious bruises on the wrists of the victim indicated foul play.

morado

adjective

1. (color)

a. purple

2. (fam fig)

(Spain)

a.

pasarlas moradasto have a bad time of it

3. (fam fig)

(Spain)

a.

las pasamos moradas para encontrar alojamientoit was a nightmare finding somewhere to stay

4. (fam fig)

(Spain)

a.

ponerse moradoto stuff oneself

nos pusimos morados de cervezawe drank gallons of beer

me puse morado a bailarI did nothing but dance

Noun

5. (color)

a. purple

6. (moratón)

a. bruise

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morado

adjective

purple

terciopelo morado purple velvet; ojo morado black eye

pasarlas moradas to have a tough time of it

ponerse morado (de algo) to stuff one's face (with sth) (familiar)

1 (color) purple

2 (cardenal) bruise