vocabulario B1# los colores

Los colores en inglés (colours en UK, colors en USA) nos suenan mucho porque se utilizan en español con cierta frecuencia, especialmente en la industria de la moda, así que no hay mucho problema para recordarlos.

los colores en inglés

Simplemente es necesario acordarse de que los colores en inglés son adjetivos y por tanto van delante del sustantivo que califican. Obviamente, tampoco tienen género ni número —en inglés se dice igual rojo, roja, rojos y rojas.

a red car	un coche rojo
a red house	una casa roja
some red cars	unos coches rojos
some red houses	unas casas rojas

Para hacer los colores claros —light— u oscuros —dark— basta añadirles delante estos adjetivos.

dark blue	azul oscuro
light blue	azul claro
dark green	verde oscuro
light green	verde claro

the colors

Warm colors include red, orange, yellow and brown. These colors have their names because they make you think of warm things like the sun or fire.

	red		rojo
	orange		naranja
	yellow		amarillo
	brown		marrón

On the other hand, cool colors make you think of just the opposite, cool things like the sea or the sky. Blue is most people’s favorite color, especially during childhood.

Green is one of the most common colors in nature because most plants like trees or bushes are green.

	green		verde
	blue		azul

Many people believe that pink, violet and purple are feminine colors, meaning that women prefer these colors and that most men don’t like them.

Truth is it wasn’t always like that. Many years ago, pink was considered a strong, masculine color and light blue a feminine one. Besides, colors are just colors, aren’t they?

	pink		rosa
	violet		violeta
	purple		morado

Some people don’t consider black, white and gray as real colors although they actually are. However, these people just feel that colors should be bright and lively, which these three colors definitely are not.

People in the USA say «gray» but in the UK they say «grey». It doesn’t matter, it is the same color.

	white		blanco
	black		negro
	grey / gray		gris

Silver and gold are two special colors, unlike any of the rest. It is so because they are often associated with luxury and the precious metal that bear the same name.