Compound Forms:
brown | browning |
| brown bat | (animal) | pequeño murciélago café loc nom m |
| brown bear n | (North American mammal) (Zool) | oso pardo nm + adj |
| Note: Ursus arctos arctos |
| | Kodiak bears and grizzly bears are species of the brown bear. |
| brown belt n | (karate rank) (Dep) | cinturón marrón nm |
| | It took me three years to earn my brown belt. |
| brown belt n | (karate student) | cinturón marrón nm |
| | I wouldn't mess with her if I were you, she's a brown belt. |
brown bent,
velvet bent n | (lawn grass: North America) | gamelote nm |
brown betty,
brown Betty n | US (American baked dessert) (postre) | brown betty loc nom m |
| brown bread n | (bread made of darker flour) | pan integral loc nom m |
| | Brown bread contains less starch and more fiber than white bread. |
brown bread,
Boston brown bread n | US (Boston brown bread) | pan de Boston loc nom m |
| | | pan de lata loc nom m |
| | Brown bread may be steamed or baked. |
| brown butter n | (roasted butter) | mantequilla quemada nf |
| | La mantequilla quemada para servir sobre las cebollitas es muy alta en colesterol. |
| brown coal n | (lignite, type of coal) | lignito nm |
| brown crab n | (edible crustacean) (tipo de cangrejo) | buey de mar loc nom m |
| Note: Cancer pagurus, también conocido como: buey de mar, centolla, noca. |
| brown creeper | (bird) | agateador americano loc nom m |
| | | trepadorcito café loc nom m |
| | | trepador americano loc nom m |
| brown eyes npl | (eyes with brown irises) | ojos marrones nmpl |
| | I have brown eyes. |
| | Tengo ojos marrones. |
| brown hair n | (brunette or chestnut hair) | cabello castaño nm + adj |
| | | pelo castaño nm + adj |
| | (coloquial) | pelo café nm + adj |
| | She wore a brown shirt to match her brown hair. |
| | Usaba una camiseta marrón para combinar con su cabello castaño. |
brown hyena,
strandwolf,
strand wolf n | (doglike mammal: Africa) | hiena parda loc nom f |
| brown-nose n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (sycophant) (coloquial) | alcagüete, alcahuete n común |
| | (ES) | rastrero, rastrera nm, nf |
| | (ES) | pelota n común |
| | What a brown-nose - always sucking up to the boss, hoping for a promotion. |
| | Qué alcahuete (or: alcagüete), siempre chupándole el culo al jefe para que le dé un aumento. |
| brown-nose [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, informal (be obsequious) | adular a vtr + prep |
| | You got that promotion because you brown-nosed the boss. |
| | Conseguiste ese ascenso porque adulaste a la jefa. |
brown onion (UK),
yellow onion (US,
UK) n | (root vegetable) | cebolla nf |
| Note: Nombre científico: Allium cepa. |
brown owl,
tawny owl,
wood owl n | (nocturnal bird of prey) | búho nm |
| brown recluse spider | (venomous spider) | araña reclusa parda loc nom f |
| | | araña reclusa marrón loc nom f |
| brown rice n | (whole rice) | arroz integral nm + adj mf |
| | (PR) | arroz íntegro nm + adj mf |
| | Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice, unless you have a pressure cooker. |
| | El arroz integral tarda más en cocerse que el arroz blanco, a no ser que utilices una olla a presión. |
| brown rot n | (disease in plants) | podredumbre parda loc nom f |
| brown sauce n | (cuisine: Chinese sauce) | salsa café china loc nom f |
brown sauce,
sauce espagnole n | (cuisine: basic sauce) | salsa española loc nom f |
| | | salsa oscura loc nom f |
brown sauce,
HP sauce n | (commercial product) | salsa inglesa loc nom f |
| brown sugar n | US (sugar coated in molasses) | azúcar moreno, azúcar morena n amb + adj |
| | | azúcar negro, azúcar negra n amb + adj |
| | This cookie recipe calls for one cup of brown sugar. |
| | Esta receta de galletas lleva una taza de azúcar moreno. |
| brown sugar n | UK (unrefined or partially unrefined sugar) | azúcar moreno, azúcar morena n amb + adj |
| | | azúcar negro, azúcar negra n amb + adj |
| | Mia takes one spoonful of brown sugar in her tea. |
brown thrasher,
brown thrush n | (bird: Toxostoma rufum) | cuitlacoche rojizo loc nom m |
| | (MX) | huitlacoche nm |
| brown trout | (fish) | trucha común loc nom f |
| | | trucha marrón loc nom f |
| brown-bag it v expr | US, informal (bring a packed lunch) | llevar la merienda a loc verb |
| brown-eyed adj | (having brown eyes) | de ojos marrones loc adj |
| | I prefer brown-eyed girls. |
| | Prefiero las chicas de ojos marrones. |
| brown-haired adj | (having brunette or chestnut hair) | de pelo castaño loc adj |
| | Samantha is a brown-haired girl. |
| | Samantha es una mujer de pelo castaño. |
brown-noser,
brown-nose n | pejorative, vulgar, informal (obsequious person) (vulgar) | lameculos, chupaculos n común |
| | (coloquial) | chupamedias n común |
| brown-skinned adj | (person: with brown skin) | de piel morena loc adj |
| | | moreno/a adj |
| | Anita is a brown-skinned girl. |
| | Anita es una chica de piel morena. |
| chestnut brown n | (reddish brown) | castaño nm |
| | Se tiñó el pelo de castaño claro. |
chestnut brown,
chestnut-brown adj | (reddish brown) | castaño/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The chestnut-brown horse ran like the wind. |
| | El caballo de pelo castaño era el más bonito del establo. |
| chocolate brown n | (warm dark brown colour) (color) | chocolate nm |
chocolate brown,
chocolate-brown adj | (warm dark brown) | chocolate adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| dark brown n | (color: deep shade of brown) | marrón oscuro nm + adj |
| | | café oscuro nm + adj |
| | If I dyed my hair, I would go for a dark brown. |
dark brown,
dark-brown adj | (color: deep shade of brown) | marrón oscuro loc adj |
| | | café oscuro loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Mahogany is a dark brown wood. |
| golden brown n | (warm light-brown color) | marrón dorado loc nom m |
| | Her hair was a beautiful shade of golden brown. |
| | Su cabello era de un hermoso tono marrón dorado. |
golden brown,
golden-brown adj | (warm light brown in color) | castaño dorado loc nom m |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Her golden brown hair shone in the sunlight. |
| | Su cabello castaño dorado brillaba a la luz del sol. |
| gray brown n | (brown color tinged with gray) | pardo nm |
| | | gris marrón loc nom m |
gray brown,
gray-brown adj | (grayish brown in color) | marrón-grisáceo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| hazel brown n | (light-brown colour) (color) | castaño nm |
| | Hazel brown is what my mother always called my hair, though I thought it was darker. |
| | Mi madre siempre dijo que mi pelo era castaño, aunque yo creía que era más oscuro. |
| hazel brown adj | (light brown in color) | castaño/a adj |
| | Her hair was hazel brown, much lighter than mine. |
| | Su pelo era castaño, mucho más claro que el mío. |
kraft paper,
brown paper,
wrapping paper,
parcel paper n | (brown wrapping paper) | papel de envolver nm + loc adj |
| | | papel de embalaje nm + loc adj |
| | | papel de estraza nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | papel madera loc nom m |
| | Kraft paper is strong enough to make a kite. |
| | El papel de envolver es fuerte como para hacer un barrilete. |
| light brown n | (pale brown color) (cabello) | marrón claro nm + adj |
| | | castaño claro nm + adj |
| | The old leather bag had faded to light brown. |
| | El viejo bolso de cuero se había desgastado y era marrón claro. |
light brown,
light-brown adj | (pale brown in color) (pelo) | castaño claro loc adj |
| | | marrón claro loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The police described the attacker as tall, with short, light-brown hair. |
| | La policía describió al atacante como un hombre alto con pelo corto y castaño claro. |
nut-brown,
nut brown n | (medium brown color) | de color avellana loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
nut-brown,
nut brown adj | (medium brown in color) | castaño claro loc adj |
| | | marrón claro loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| olive brown n | (dull greenish-brown color) | marrón oliva loc nom m |
| | | olivo nm |
| olive brown adj | (dull greenish-brown in color) | marrón oliva loc adj |
| | | olivo adj |
| red-brown n | (color: brown tinged with red) | marrón rojizo nm |
| red-brown adj | (brown tinged with red) | marrón rojizo adj |
reddish brown,
reddish-brown,
red brown,
red-brown n | (russet, auburn color) | castaño rojizo, marrón rojizo, café rojizo loc nom m |
reddish brown,
reddish-brown,
red brown,
red-brown adj | (russet, auburn in color) | castaño rojizo, marrón rojizo, café rojizo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Her hair was reddish-brown and really set off her fine green eyes. |
| | El castaño rojizo de su cabello destacaba sus hermosos ojos verdes. |
| seal brown | (color) | marrón seal loc nom m |