colores brillantes
/koloɾes bɾiʝantes/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for bright colors is colores brillantes.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of colores, meaning colors and brillantes, meaning bright or shining.
Which one should you use?
While colores brillantes is common, you may also use colores vivos to describe colors that are particularly intense or vivid rather than just shiny.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, the expression colores alegres is used to convey the idea of cheerful and lively colors.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the singular, the phrase is color brillante. When using the plural form, the adjective brillantes must be plural to agree with the plural noun colores.
How do you pronounce it?
/koloɾes bɾiʝantes/
Did you know?
- If you want to describe colors that are 'bright' in the sense of being 'loud' or 'flashy', you might use the word chillones, which comes from the verb for 'to scream'.
- Spanish uses the word color in the phrase dar color to mean adding excitement or interest to a boring situation, not just adding pigment.
- To describe a color as intense, Spanish speakers often use the word vivo, which means 'alive'.
Examples in context
- Me gustan los colores brillantes.I like bright colors.This sentence shows how to express a preference for colores brillantes.Tatoeba #1129962 by cueyayotl, translation #1129941 by ellasevia
- A ellos les gusta llevar colores brillantes.They like to wear bright colors.This sentence shows how to describe a preference for wearing colores brillantes.Tatoeba #976297 by hundo, translation #680431 by Source_VOA
- Los cuadros de esta galería tienen colores brillantes y vibrantes.The paintings in this gallery have bright and vibrant colors.
- ¡Me encanta esa camiseta con colores llamativos!I love that shirt with eye-catching colors!
- El cuadro tiene colores brillantes.The painting has bright colors.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are looking at a new painting in an art gallery.
- Lucía¿Qué te parecen esos colores brillantes, Mateo?What do you think of those bright colors, Mateo?
- MateoMe encantan, son muy alegres.I love them, they are very cheerful.
- LucíaA mí también me fascinan.They fascinate me too.
- MateoEs una obra muy especial.It is a very special work.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
