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ESL forum > Grammar and Linguistics > Colour words in different languages, or should i call them colour idioms?    

Colour words in different languages, or should i call them colour idioms?



poleta
Spain

In Spain:
rojo = verguenza          red=Shame
Blanco=Susto                get white =Fright
verde=envidia               green=envy-jealousy
marron=desagradable  A brown = an unplesant task
ponerse morado=atiborrarse  get purple=to stuff oneself
 
 

23 Feb 2009     



Ivona
Serbia

Yo, AB! Soooo gooood to see ya! Cool

23 Feb 2009     



mendiv
United States

My favorite German idiom is "Mach den tomaten von den augen!" which my German teacher told us is yelled at other drivers.  It literally translates to "Get the tomatoes out of your eyes!"

25 Feb 2009     

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