morado

adj.

purple, dark purple, violet, bluish-purple.

m.

1 purple color, purple, bluish purple, purple blue.

2 bruise, contusion, dark painful skin injury.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: morar.

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morado

► adjetivo

1 (color) purple; (ojo) black

► nombre masculino morado

1 (color) purple

2 (hematoma) bruise

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasarlas moradas familiar to have a tough time

ponerse morado,-a familiar (de comida) to stuff oneself 2 (de vino, placer etc) to get one's fill

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morado

► nombre masculino

1 (color) purple

2 (hematoma) bruise

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1. noun m.

purple

2. (f. - morada)

adj.

purple

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1.

ADJ purple

terciopelo morado — purple velvet

ojo morado — black eye

- pasarlas moradas

- ponerse morado de algo

2. SM

1) (=color) purple

2) (=cardenal) bruise

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I

-da adjetivo <color> purple

morado del frío — blue with cold

ponerle a alguien un ojo morado — to give somebody a black eye

pasarlas or verlas moradas — (Esp) to have a hard o tough time

ponerse morado de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

II

masculino (Esp, Ven) bruise

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= purple.

Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

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* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* tirando a morado = purplish.

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I

-da adjetivo <color> purple

morado del frío — blue with cold

ponerle a alguien un ojo morado — to give somebody a black eye

pasarlas or verlas moradas — (Esp) to have a hard o tough time

ponerse morado de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

II

masculino (Esp, Ven) bruise

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= purple.

Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* tirando a morado = purplish.

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morado¹ -da

adjective

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color› purple

tenía las manos moradas del frío his hands were blue with cold

ponerle un ojo morado a algn to give sb a black eye

pasarlas or verlas moradas (Esp); to have a hard o tough time

ponerse morado (Esp fam); to gorge oneself, stuff oneself (colloq)

nos pusimos morados de bombones we stuffed ourselves with o gorged ourselves on chocolates (colloq)

me puse morada de sangría I drank gallons of sangria (colloq)

morado²

masculine

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

B (Esp, Ven) (en la piel) bruise

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Del verbo morar: (conjugate morar)

morado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
morado    
morar
morado 1

◊ -da adjetivo ‹color› purple;

morado del frío blue with cold;
ponerle a algn un ojo morado to give sb a black eye
morado 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp, Ven) bruise
morar (conjugate morar) verbo intransitivo (liter) to dwell (liter)
morado,-a
I adjetivo purple
II sustantivo masculino
1 (color) purple
2 (moratón) bruise
♦ Locuciones: familiar pasarlas moradas, to have a tough time
ponerse morado, to stuff oneself [de, with]

'morado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morada
- lívido
- ojo
English:
black
- eye
- purple
- bruise
- stuff

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morado, -a

♦ adj

[color] purple;

Comp

Esp Fam

pasarlas moradas to have a tough time of it;

las pasamos moradas para encontrar alojamiento it was a nightmare finding somewhere to stay;

Comp

Esp Fam

ponerse morado [de comida] to stuff oneself;

nos pusimos morados de cerveza we drank gallons of beer;

me puse morado de bailar I did nothing but dance

♦ nm

1. [color] purple

2. [moratón] bruise

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morado

adj purple;

pasarlas moradas fam have a rough time;

ponerse morado de fam stuff o.s. with fam

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morado, -da adj

: purple

morado nm

: purple

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morado¹ adj purple

las berenjenas son moradas aubergines are purple

morado² n (hematoma) bruise

tengo un morado en la pierna I've got a bruise on my leg