volviéndose rojo
/bolbjendose ɾoxo/from spelling rules
The phrase for "turning red" in Spanish is volviéndose rojo.
This phrase describes the process of changing color to red, which is often the result of a physical or chemical process.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective used to describe the color must agree in gender and number with the subject that is changing color. Use volviéndose rojo for a masculine subject, volviéndose roja for a feminine subject, volviéndose rojos for a masculine or mixed-gender plural group and volviéndose rojas for a feminine plural group.
Did you know?
- The word rojo has a 'cousin' in Portuguese, roxo, which actually means 'purple' in modern Portuguese but stems from the same Latin roots.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if someone is 'volviéndose rojo' out of shame, they might instead say they are 'colorado'.
- The spelling of rojo has evolved from the Old Spanish roxo, where the 'x' was used to represent a specific sound that later became the 'j' sound.
Examples in context
- Se puso roja cuando le dije un cumplidoShe turned red when I complimented her
- Intentó ruborizarse para aparentar sorpresaHe tried to look surprised, turning red on purpose
- Cuando le dije el chiste, se puso colorado de vergüenzaWhen I told him the joke, he blushed in embarrassment
- Cuando le llamaron la atención en público, se achicharró de vergüenzaWhen he got publicly reprimanded, he burned up with embarrassment
- Ana se puso roja cuando su jefe le hizo un cumplido inesperado.Ana turned red when her boss gave her an unexpected compliment.
- Cuando le conté el chisme a Pablo, se puso colorado de la risa.When I told Pablo the gossip, he blushed from laughter.
- El cielo está volviéndose rojo.The sky is turning red.
- El líquido está volviéndose rojo tras la reacción.The liquid is turning red after the reaction.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are watching a chemistry experiment in a lab.
- AlejandroMira el líquido, se está volviéndose rojo.Look at the liquid, it is turning red.
- ElenaEs la reacción química que esperábamos.It is the chemical reaction we expected.
- AlejandroParece que el proceso terminó.It seems the process has finished.
- ElenaSí, el color es muy intenso.Yes, the color is very intense.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
