brown

marrone

Il colore del cioccolato, del caffè o di molti tronchi d'albero.

In inglese semplice: The color of chocolate, coffee, or many tree trunks.

• Brown is my favorite color.
• Mix red and green to make brown.
• The artist used several browns in the painting.

Espressioni comuni: dark brown, light brown, shade of brown, rich brown

marrone, castano

Che ha il colore del cioccolato, del caffè o del legno.

In inglese semplice: Having the color of chocolate, coffee, or wood.

• She has brown eyes.
• He wore a brown coat.
• The leaves turned brown in autumn.

Espressioni comuni: brown hair, brown eyes, brown shoes, brown leaves

inquinante, antiecologico

Che danneggia l'ambiente o si oppone alla sua protezione.

In inglese semplice: Harmful to the environment, or opposed to protecting it.

• The report compares green and brown industries.
• Investors are moving away from brown energy.
• Brown policies favor growth over environmental protection.

Sinonimi: nongreen, anti-green

Contrari: green

Espressioni comuni: brown energy, brown industries, brown policies

rosolare, dorare

Cuocere un alimento finché la superficie prende il colore del pane tostato.

In inglese semplice: To cook food until its outside becomes the color of toast.

• Brown the onions in oil.
• The potatoes browned nicely in the oven.
• Let the meat brown before adding water.

Come si usa: brown something in something (Brown the chicken in a little butter.)

Espressioni comuni: brown the onions, brown the meat, brown in butter

abbronzarsi, abbronzare

Diventare più scuri per effetto del sole, o rendere la pelle più scura in questo modo.

In inglese semplice: To become darker in color because of sunlight, or make skin darker this way.

• His skin browns quickly in sunlight.
• The summer sun browned her arms.
• My face had browned after a week outdoors.

Sinonimi: tan

Espressioni comuni: brown in sunlight, brown the skin, brown in summer