green

verde

El color de la mayoría de las hierbas y hojas.

En inglés sencillo: The color of most grass and leaves.

• Green is my favorite color.
• She painted the door a dark green.
• Mix blue and yellow to make green.

Expresiones frecuentes: dark green, a bright green, shade of green, light green

ecologista, verde

Persona que defiende la protección del medio ambiente, especialmente si pertenece a un partido ecologista.

En inglés sencillo: A person who supports protecting the environment, especially a member of an environmental political party.

• She has always been a green.
• The Greens won three seats in the election.
• Local greens opposed the new airport.

Sinónimos: environmentalist

Expresiones frecuentes: a committed green, a local green

verde

Del color de la mayoría de las hierbas y hojas.

En inglés sencillo: Having the color of most grass and leaves.

• Her eyes are green.
• He wore a green shirt yesterday.
• The hills turn greener after the rain.

Expresiones frecuentes: green grass, green eyes, a green shirt

ecológico, verde

Que ayuda a proteger el medio ambiente o le causa menos daño.

En inglés sencillo: Helping to protect the environment or causing less damage to it.

• We buy green energy.
• The city introduced greener transport policies.
• Can green technology help reduce pollution?

Sinónimos: environmentally friendly, eco-friendly

Expresiones frecuentes: green energy, green policies, green technology

verde, inmaduro

Se dice de una fruta o verdura que aún no está madura para comer.

En inglés sencillo: Not yet ready to eat because it has not finished growing or developing.

• These bananas are still green.
• Do not pick the apples while they are green.
• She fried slices of green tomato.

Sinónimos: unripe

Antónimos: ripe

Expresiones frecuentes: green bananas, green tomatoes, still green

inexperto, novato

Que tiene poca experiencia en un trabajo o actividad.

En inglés sencillo: Having little experience of an activity or job.

• I was very green when I started.
• The green recruits needed more training.
• She is a little green at dealing with customers.

Cómo se usa: green at something (I was still green at managing a team.)

Sinónimos: inexperienced, new

Antónimos: experienced

Expresiones frecuentes: a green recruit, still green, green at something, a green trainee

envidioso

Que siente envidia porque otra persona tiene algo que desea, especialmente en «green with envy».

En inglés sencillo: Unhappy because someone else has something you want, especially in the phrase green with envy.

• She was green with envy.
• The prize made his rivals turn green.
• My friends went green with envy when I showed them the tickets.

Cómo se usa: green with envy (His friends were green with envy when they saw his new car.)

Sinónimos: envious, jealous

Expresiones frecuentes: green with envy, turn green

hacer ecológico

Cambiar algo para que cause menos daño al medio ambiente.

En inglés sencillo: To change something so that it causes less harm to the environment.

• We want to green our business.
• The city greened its transport system by buying electric buses.
• How can we green the building industry?

Sinónimos: make environmentally friendly

Expresiones frecuentes: green the economy, green a business, green our cities