maroon

bordeaux

Colore rosso scuro con una sfumatura marrone.

In inglese semplice: A dark red color with some brown in it.

• She chose maroon for the walls.
• The fabric comes in blue and maroon.
• This maroon looks almost brown in the shade.

Sinonimi: reddish brown

Espressioni comuni: deep maroon, shade of maroon, dark maroon

cimarrone

Persona nera fuggita dalla schiavitù nelle Americhe o nei Caraibi, oppure un suo discendente.

In inglese semplice: A Black person who escaped slavery in the Americas or Caribbean, or someone descended from them.

• The maroons built a village in the hills.
• A maroon guided the group through the forest.
• The museum explains how maroons resisted slavery.

Sinonimi: Boschneger

Espressioni comuni: maroon community, escaped maroon, maroon settlement

bordeaux

Di colore rosso scuro con una sfumatura marrone.

In inglese semplice: Dark red with some brown in it.

• He wore a maroon shirt.
• The curtains are maroon.
• She bought a pair of maroon shoes.

Sinonimi: reddish-brown

Espressioni comuni: maroon shirt, maroon dress, maroon walls

abbandonare

Lasciare qualcuno in un luogo remoto o deserto da cui non può andarsene facilmente.

In inglese semplice: To leave someone in a faraway or empty place where they cannot easily escape.

• The pirates marooned him on an island.
• A broken engine left us marooned far from shore.
• They were marooned in a remote village for weeks.

Come si usa: maroon someone on something (The captain marooned two sailors on a small island.)

Sinonimi: strand, abandon

Contrari: rescue

Espressioni comuni: maroon someone, maroon on an island