naranja

adj.

orange.

f.

1 orange (fruto).

¡naranjas de la china! (informal) no way!

media naranja (informal figurative) other o better half

2 orange color, orange, orange colour.

m.

orange (color).

* * *

naranja

► nombre femenino

1 (fruto) orange

► adjetivo

1 (color) orange

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrar su media naranja to find the man/woman of one's dreams

mi media naranja my better half

¡naranjas de la China! familiar no way!

naranja sanguina blood orange

* * *

1. noun f.

orange (fruit)

2. noun m. adj.

orange (color)

* * *

1. SF

1) (=fruta) orange

naranja amarga, naranja cajel — Seville orange

naranja navel — navel orange

naranja sanguina — blood orange

naranja zajarí — Seville orange

2) *

- ¡naranjas!

encontrar su media naranja — to meet one's match

esperar la media naranja — to wait for Mr Right/one's ideal woman

mi media naranja — my better half

3) Caribe bitter orange

2.

ADJ INV [color] orange

3.

SM (=color) orange

* * *

I

femenino (fruta) orange

naranjas de la China! — (fam) (expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)

- naranja amarga

II

adjetivo (gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja — orange socks

naranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange

III

masculino (color) orange

* * *

I

femenino (fruta) orange

naranjas de la China! — (fam) (expresando incredulidad) come off it! (colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq); medio I 1)

- naranja amarga

II

adjetivo (gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja — orange socks

naranja chillón/intenso — lurid/bright orange

III

masculino (color) orange

* * *

naranja¹

¹ = orange.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.

* mermelada de naranja = orange marmalade.

* naranja amarga = sour orange.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* naranja de jugo = juice orange.

* naranja de sangre = blood orange.

* naranja sanguina = blood orange.

* piel de naranja = cellulite, orange skin, orange peel.

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* zumo de naranja = orange juice.

naranja²

² = orange.

Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.

* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.

* amarillo naranja = orange-yellow.

* naranja chillón = bright orange.

* naranja fuerte = bright orange.

* naranja intenso = bright orange.

* * *

naranja¹

feminine

(fruta) orange

llevar naranjas al Paraguay (Arg); to carry o take coals to Newcastle

¡naranjas de la China! (fam) (expresando incredulidad) garbage! (AmE colloq), rubbish! (BrE colloq), come off it! (colloq); (expresando rechazo) no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

Compuestos:

● naranja amarga

Seville orange

● naranja de ombligo

(CS) navel orange

● naranja navel

navel orange

● naranja ombligona

(Col) navel orange

● naranja sanguina

blood orange

naranja²

adjective

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (gen inv) orange

calcetines naranja orange socks

2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) orange

naranja chillón/intenso lurid/bright orange

naranja³

masculine

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(color) orange

* * *

 

naranja sustantivo femenino (fruta) orange;

◊ naranja amarga Seville orange

■ sustantivo masculino (color) orange
■ adjetivo (gen inv) orange
naranja
I f Bot orange
II adjetivo & m (color) orange
III exclamación ¡naranjas (de la China)!, no way!
♦ Locuciones: mi/tu/su media naranja, my/ your/his better half

'naranja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
su
- agrio
- cáscara
- chupar
- corteza
- exprimir
- gajo
- medio
- pepa
English:
concentrate
- half
- marmalade
- orange
- rind
- segment
- squeeze
- tiger lily
- zest

* * *

naranja

♦ adj inv

orange

♦ nm

[color] orange;

el naranja es mi color favorito orange is my favourite colour

♦ nf

[fruto] orange;

Comp

Fam

¡naranjas de la china! no way!;

Comp

RP, Ven Fam

no pasa naranja: salí sin los documentos – no pasa naranja I left without my documents – no hassle;

este es un pueblo muy aburrido, acá no pasa naranja this is a really boring town, there's zilch going on here

Comp

naranja agria Seville orange;

naranja navelina navel orange;

naranja sanguina blood orange

* * *

naranja

I f orange;

media naranja fam (pareja) other half

II adj orange

* * *

naranja adj & nm

: orange (color)

naranja nf

: orange (fruit)

* * *

naranja adj n orange

zumo de naranja orange juice

una camiseta de color naranja an orange T shirt