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poner morado(
poh
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nehr
moh
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rah
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doh
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to turn blue
Creo que se está ahogando con algo. ¡Se está poniendo morado!I think he's choking on something. He's turning blue!
2. (colloquial) (to tired oneself out from doing something) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. no direct translation
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
Me puse morado a tomar fotos en el safari.I did nothing but take pictures during the safari.
Nos pusimos morados de vino verde cuando fuimos a Portugal.We drank gallons of vino verde when we went to Portugal.
Nos pusimos morados en el bufet libre.We stuffed ourselves at the all-you-can-eat restaurant.
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