rojo brillante
/roxo bɾiʝante/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bright red' is translated into Spanish as rojo brillante.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective rojo (red) and the adjective brillante (bright/shining).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender with the noun it modifies. Use roja brillante if the noun is feminine (for example, una flor roja brillante).
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, seeing a 'bright red' object or wearing red underwear on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and luck for the coming year.
- Spanish uses rojo for red, but when describing a person blushing or having a red face, speakers often use the word colorado.
- The word rojo was written as roxo in Old Spanish, showing a historical 'x' sound that has since evolved into the modern 'j'.
Examples in context
- La sangre era de un rojo brillante.The blood was bright red.Tatoeba #742169 by Shishir, translation #238756 by CK
- Una juanita de color rojo brillante se posó en la punta de mi dedo.A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.Tatoeba #1011758 by hayastan, translation #638265 by darinmex
- En la fiesta María llevaba unas uñas largas artificiales de color rojo brillante.Maria was wearing long, bright red, artificial fingernails at the party.Tatoeba #6825161 by diegohn, translation #6203009 by carlosalberto
- El color rojo brillante es muy llamativo.Bright red is very eye-catching.
- Me encanta ese vestido rojo vivo.I love that bright red dress.
- Las rosas tienen un color rojo intenso.Roses have a bright red color.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are looking at a new rug in a store.
- Daniel¿Te gusta este tapete rojo brillante?Do you like this bright red rug?
- LucíaEs muy bonito, pero es un rojo brillante muy fuerte.It is very pretty, but it is a very strong bright red.
- DanielTienes razón, tal vez es demasiado llamativo.You are right, maybe it is too flashy.
- LucíaBusquemos uno de un tono más suave.Let's look for one in a softer tone.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries brillante, rojo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
