plum

ciruela

Fruta pequeña, redonda y dulce, de piel lisa y con un hueso duro en su interior.

En inglés sencillo: A small, round, sweet fruit with smooth skin and a hard stone inside.

• I ate a sweet plum.
• These plums are not ripe yet.
• We picked enough plums to make three jars of jam.

Sinónimos: plum-color

Expresiones frecuentes: a ripe plum, plum tree, plum jam

color ciruela

Color morado oscuro con un ligero tono rojizo.

En inglés sencillo: A dark purple color with some red in it.

• She chose plum for the walls.
• The scarf comes in plum and gray.
• A touch of plum adds warmth to this color scheme.

Expresiones frecuentes: a deep plum, a shade of plum, plum and cream

chollo, puesto codiciado

Algo muy deseado, como un empleo bien pagado o un encargo importante.

En inglés sencillo: Something especially desirable, such as a well-paid job or an important assignment.

• That job is a real plum.
• The best assignments were plums reserved for senior staff.
• She secured the biggest plum: a posting to Paris.

Sinónimos: prize, reward

Expresiones frecuentes: a political plum, a real plum, the biggest plum

pasa

Uva deshidratada que se utiliza en pasteles o postres.

En inglés sencillo: A dried grape used in a cake or sweet pudding.

• This old recipe calls raisins plums.
• The cook stirred the plums into the cake mixture.
• In traditional plum pudding, the plums are dried grapes.

Sinónimos: raisin

Expresiones frecuentes: plum pudding, plum cake

codiciado, envidiable

Especialmente atractivo, a menudo porque ofrece dinero, comodidad o prestigio.

En inglés sencillo: Especially good or desirable, often because it brings money, comfort, or importance.

• He got a plum job.
• She landed a plum role in the new film.
• Why do the same people always get the plum assignments?

Sinónimos: desirable, choice, coveted

Antónimos: undesirable

Expresiones frecuentes: a plum job, a plum role, a plum assignment

color ciruela

Que tiene un color morado oscuro ligeramente rojizo.

En inglés sencillo: Having a dark purple color with some red in it.

• She wore a plum coat.
• The bedroom walls are plum.
• Would plum curtains look good with this carpet?

Sinónimos: plum-colored

Expresiones frecuentes: plum lipstick, a plum dress, plum walls

completamente, totalmente

De manera total, sin que falte ninguna parte.

En inglés sencillo: Completely or entirely.

• I'm plum tired.
• He plum forgot to lock the door.
• After working all day, we were plum worn out.

Sinónimos: completely, totally, utterly

Antónimos: partly

Expresiones frecuentes: plum tired, plum forgot, plum worn out