A bright colour like blood or fire. Red is at the long wavelength end of the colour spectrum.
Roter Farbton, ein bestimmter Abschnitt des sichtbaren Lichts im Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen, Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.
Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a red rose', or after verbs: 'the apple is red'. Comparative: redder. Common collocations: red wine, red light, red card (football), red tape (bureaucracy).
Red is one of the most emotionally powerful colours in English-speaking cultures. It signals danger (red light, red alert) but also love (red roses on Valentine's Day). 'Red tape' means unnecessary bureaucracy.
Example Sentences
"The wall and the door are red."
🇩🇪 "Die Wand und die Tür sind rot."
"In autumn the leaves are red."
🇩🇪 "Im Herbst sind die Blätter rot."