Compound Forms:
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brown onion (UK),
yellow onion (US,
UK) n | (root vegetable) | cebolla nf |
| Note: Nombre científico: Allium cepa. |
| canary yellow n | (bright yellow colour) | amarillo huevo adj |
| | Canary yellow is the theme color for the party. |
canary yellow,
canary-yellow adj | (bright yellow in colour) | amarillo canario loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Mary is wearing a canary-yellow sweater. |
| | María está usando un sweater amarillo canario. |
canary yellow,
canary-yellow adj | (warm yellow in color) | amarillo canario loc adj |
golden-yellow,
golden yellow n | (shade of yellow) | amarillo dorado nm + adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
golden-yellow,
golden yellow adj | (golden-yellow in color) | amarillo dorado loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| lemon yellow n | (pale greenish-yellow colour) | amarillo limón loc adj |
| | I hate my office because the walls are painted a lemon yellow. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las paredes pintadas de amarillo limón dan mucha luz a una habitación. |
| lemon yellow adj | (pale greenish-yellow in colour) | amarillo limón loc adj |
| | She didn't know if it would be a boy or a girl so she bought green and lemon yellow baby clothes. |
| | No sabía si iba a ser un varón o una nena así que compró ropa de bebé verde y amarillo limón. |
ponderosa pine,
western yellow pine n | (tree: Pinus ponderosa) | pino ponderosa, pino ponderoso loc nom m |
| | | pino real americano loc nom m |
potassium ferrocyanide,
yellow prussiate of potash n | (chemistry) | ferrocianuro potásico loc nom m |
quarantine flag,
yellow flag,
also UK: yellow jack n | (ship's disease signal) | bandera de cuarentena nf + loc adj |
| slightly yellow adj | (a bit discoloured, off-white) | amarillento/a adj |
| | Drinking a lot of tea can stain your teeth slightly yellow. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Eran cartas muy viejas, se habían tornado amarillentas con el paso de los años. |
tulip tree,
tulip poplar,
yellow poplar n | (tree: Liriodendron tulipifera) | tulípero nm |
water flag,
yellow flag n | (plant: Iris pseudacorus) (planta) | lirio amarillo loc nom m |
| yellow bile | (medieval physiology) | bilis amarilla loc nom f |
| yellow birch n | (North American tree) | abedul amarillo loc nom m |
| yellow birch n | (reddish-brown wood) | madera de abedul loc nom f |
| Yellow Book n | (government report) | informe gubernamental nm + adj mf |
| the Yellow Book n | informal (rulebook for the London Stock Exchange) | normas y regulaciones loc nom fpl |
| the Yellow Book n | (book giving CD specifications) | manual de uso nm + loc adj |
| Yellow Book n | (historical UK literary journal) (revista inglesa antigua) | Yellow Book n propio f |
| yellow card n | (soccer: official warning to player) | tarjeta amarilla loc nom f |
| yellow dock n | (flowering plant) (rumex crispus) | acedera, romaza nf |
yellow fever,
yellow jack n | (infectious febrile disease) | fiebre amarilla loc nom f |
| | I caught yellow fever on a trip to Africa. |
| | Cogí la fiebre amarilla en un viaje a África. |
| yellow hordes npl | pejorative, offensive! (Chinese or East Asian people) (ofensivo) | hordas amarillas grupo nom |
| | (ofensivo) | peligro amarillo grupo nom |
| yellow jack n | (carangoid fish) | jurel nm |
| | | pámpanos nmpl |
| yellow jacket n | (wasp) | avispa nf |
| | The yellow jacket buzzed angrily around her head, threatening to sting at any moment. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Soy alérgica a las picaduras de avispa. |
| | (Zool) | avispa germánica, avispa chaqueta amarilla nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La avispa conocida vulgarmente como chaqueta amarilla suele ser confundida con las abejas por su coloración. |
| yellow journalism n | pejorative (sensational news writing) | prensa amarillista loc nom f |
| yellow light n | US (amber traffic signal) (AmL) | luz amarilla loc nom f |
| | (ES) | luz ámbar loc nom f |
| | (AmL) | amarillo nm |
| | (ES) | ámbar nm |
| | A yellow light indicates caution. |
| | When you see a yellow light ahead you should begin to apply the brakes. |
| | La luz amarilla indica precaución. |
| | Cuando veas que el semáforo se pone en ámbar, debes empezar a frenar. |
yellow mombin,
hog plum n | (tree) | ciruela nf |
| | | jobo nm |
yellow ocher (US),
yellow ochre (UK) n | (yellow-brown earth pigment) | ocre nm |
yellow ocher (US),
yellow ochre (UK) adj | (yellowish-brown in color) | ocre adj |
Yellow Pages,
yellow pages n | ® in UK, Canada, Aus and elsewhere. (business directory) | páginas amarillas loc nom fpl |
| Note: Where Yellow Pages is trademarked, it should be capitalized, but it often not capitalized in informal communication. It is used with a singular verb |
| | I didn't know the company's number so I checked in the Yellow Pages. |
| | No sabía el número de teléfono de la empresa, así que lo busqué en las páginas amarillas. |
| | (MX) | sección amarilla loc nom f |
| | No sabía el número telefónico de la empresa, así que lo busqué en la sección amarilla. |
| yellow parilla n | (poisonous plant) | semilla luna canadiense loc nom f |
| yellow perch n | (freshwater fish) | perca nf |
| | | perca amarilla loc nom f |
| Yellow Sea n | (Pacific Ocean around China) | Mar Amarillo nm |
| | Phileas Fogg casi se hunde en el Mar Amarillo |
| yellow squash n | (marrow-like vegetable) | calabaza amarilla, calabacita amarilla loc nom f |
| yellow streak n | informal, figurative (cowardly nature) | cobardía nf |
yellow warbler,
golden warbler n | (songbird) | canario de manglar loc nom m |
| | | reinita amarilla loc nom f |
| yellow-bellied adj | (animal: having a yellow underside) | de vientre amarillo loc adj |
| yellow-bellied adj | figurative, pejorative (cowardly) | cobarde adj mf |
| yellow-bellied sapsucker n | (bird: Sphyrapicus varius) | chupasavia norteño loc nom m |
| yellow-dog contract n | (law: between worker and employer) | contrato antisindical loc nom m |
| | | contrato de perro amarillo loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | contrato yellow-dog loc nom m |
yellow-fever mosquito,
yellow fever mosquito,
aedes aegypti n | (mosquito: transmits disease) | mosquito de la fiebre amarilla loc nom m |
| Note: Frequently known by its scientific name: aedes aegypti. |
| yellow-green n | (color made of yellow and green) | verde amarillento loc nom m |
| yellow-green adj | (color made of yellow and green) | verde amarillento loc adj |