🇮🇹 Italian from 🇬🇧 English All Words
giallo/a
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🇬🇧 English: yellow
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Definizione

🇮🇹 Italian
adjective

giallo/a

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A bright colour like the sun or a lemon. Yellow is between green and orange on the colour spectrum.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a yellow banana', or after verbs: 'the sun is yellow'. Common collocations: yellow card (football warning), yellow pages (business directory).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Yellow is associated with sunshine, happiness, and energy. In football, a yellow card is a warning to a player. 'Yellow journalism' refers to sensational or dishonest reporting. Taxis in New York City are famously yellow.

Esempi

Il caffè è in una tazza gialla.

"Il caffè è in una tazza gialla."

🇬🇧 "The coffee is in a yellow cup."

Le uova sono dipinte di giallo.

"Le uova sono dipinte di giallo."

🇬🇧 "The eggs are painted yellow."

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