marrón

adj.

brown, chestnut.

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marrón

► adjetivo

1 brown

► nombre masculino

1 (color) brown

2 argot (condena) sentence

3 argot (fastidio) pain, drag

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comerse un marrón argot to own up

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noun m. adj.

brown

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1.

ADJ brown

2. SM

1) (=color) brown

2) (Culin)

marrón glacé — marron glacé

3) ** (=acusación) charge; (=condena) sentence; (=situación comprometida) mess

le dieron cinco años de marrón — they gave him five years' bird *

le pillaron de o en un marrón — they caught him red-handed

- comerse un marrón

4) ** (=policía) pig **, cop *

5) LAm ( Hist) maroon

6) And (=papillote) curlpaper

7) Caribe (=café con leche) coffee with milk

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I

adjetivo brown

zapatos marrón oscuro — dark brown shoes

II

masculino

1) (color) brown

2) (Col) (rulo) roller, curler

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= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].

Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.

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* marrón café = coffee-brown.

* marrón oscuro = dark brown.

* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.

* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

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I

adjetivo brown

zapatos marrón oscuro — dark brown shoes

II

masculino

1) (color) brown

2) (Col) (rulo) roller, curler

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= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].

Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.

* marrón café = coffee-brown.

* marrón oscuro = dark brown.

* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.

* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

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marrón¹

adjective

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ‹color/ojos/zapatos› brown

2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) brown

marrón oscuro dark brown

marrón²

masculine

A [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) brown

Compuesto:

marrón glacé

marron glacé

B (Col) (rulo) roller, curler

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marrón adjetivo / noun masculine
brown;

◊ zapatos marrón oscuro dark brown shoes

marrón
I adj (color) brown
II sustantivo masculino
1 (color) brown
2 fam (tarea desagradable) drag, pain 3 marrón glacé, marron glacé
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerse un marrón, to grin and bear it
pillar a alguien de marrón, to catch sb redhanded

'marrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
café
English:
brown
- curler
- fleck

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marrón

♦ adj

brown;

marrón claro light brown, tan

♦ nm

1. [color] brown;

el marrón es mi color favorito brown is my favourite colour

2. marrón glacé marron glacé

3. RP [mazo] large club [for killing animals]

4. Ven Fam [café] = coffee with a dash of milk

5. Esp Fam [situación desagradable]

¡qué marrón! what a pain!;

me cayó el marrón de acompañar a mi madre I was the one who got stuck with having to go with my mother;

el profesor nos metió un marrón we got done by the teacher;

Comp

comerse el marrón: me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party;

Comp

pillar a alguien de marrón to catch sb in the act

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marrón

m/adj brown;

comerse un marrón fam own up;

meterse en un marrón fam get in a fix fam

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marrón adj & nm, pl marrones castaño: brown

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marrón adj n brown