verde
adjective
1. green
color
Common combinations
- color verde — green color
- ojos verdes — green eyes
- vestido verde — green dress
- Lleva una camisa verde.He is wearing a green shirt.
- El verde combina bien con el blanco.Green goes well with white.
- Las hojas se vuelven verdes en primavera.The leaves turn green in spring.
2. unripe, green
fruit that has not ripened
Common combinations
- fruta verde — unripe fruit
- plátano verde — green banana
- tomate verde — green tomato
- El plátano todavía está verde.The banana is still unripe.
- No comas la pera, está verde.Don't eat the pear; it's unripe.
- Los tomates verdes son duros.Green tomatoes are hard.
3. inexperienced, unskilled + en
person lacking experience
Common combinations
- estar verde en algo — be inexperienced in something
- seguir verde — remain inexperienced
- Estoy verde en este tema.I'm inexperienced in this subject.
- Aunque trabaja aquí, aún está verde.Although he works here, he's still inexperienced.
- El nuevo jugador está verde para la competición.The new player is not ready for the competition.
4. off-color, sexually suggestive
colloquial · with sexual content
Common combinations
- chiste verde — off-color joke
- humor verde — sexual humor
- viejo verde — dirty old man
- Contó un chiste verde.He told an off-color joke.
- La película tiene algunas escenas verdes.The film has a few sexually suggestive scenes.
- Ese viejo verde siempre mira a las chicas.That dirty old man is always looking at the girls.
Same root
Phrases with this word
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