todos los colores
/todos los koloɾes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "all colors" is translated into Spanish as todos los colores.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of todos (all), los (the) and colores (colors).
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are referring to the entirety of a single color (e.g., 'the whole color is red'), use the singular todo el color instead of the plural todos los colores.
How do you pronounce it?
/todos los koloɾes/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word color is used in the idiom dar color, which means to embellish a story or exaggerate details to make it more interesting.
- Spanish has no single word for the color 'orange' that is not derived from the fruit naranja, meaning todos los colores includes a word that is identical to a piece of citrus.
- If you are talking about 'all colors' in an artistic context, you might use the term policromía to describe something that possesses many different colors.
Examples in context
- manzana rojared apple
- Me gustan todos los colores del arcoíris.I like all the colors of the rainbow.
- Ella compró todos los colores de pintura.She bought all the colors of paint.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are choosing paint for a room.
- MateoElena, ¿qué color prefieres para el cuarto?Elena, which color do you prefer for the room?
- ElenaNo sé, me gustan todos los colores.I don't know, I like all colors.
- MateoNo podemos usar todos los colores aquí.We cannot use all colors here.
- ElenaTienes razón, elijamos solo uno.You are right, let's choose just one.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
