purple

viola, porpora

Colore ottenuto mescolando rosso e blu.

In inglese semplice: A colour made by mixing red and blue.

• Purple is my favourite colour.
• She painted the door a deep purple.
• Does this shade of purple match the curtains?

Espressioni comuni: dark purple, light purple, shade of purple

porpora, manto di porpora

Tessuto o abito color porpora, soprattutto un manto che indica il rango di un sovrano.

In inglese semplice: Cloth or clothing of a red-blue colour, especially robes worn to show royal rank.

• The emperor wore the purple.
• Rich purple covered the royal throne.
• The queen appeared in purple edged with gold.

Espressioni comuni: imperial purple, wear the purple, clothed in purple

potere imperiale, dignità imperiale

Posizione di un imperatore o potere legato a quella posizione.

In inglese semplice: The power or position of an emperor.

• He hoped to inherit the purple.
• The general assumed the purple after the emperor's death.
• She was born in the purple but never ruled.

Come si usa: born in the purple (Born in the purple, the prince expected to rule.)

Sinonimi: imperial power, emperorship

Espressioni comuni: in the purple, assume the purple, inherit the purple

viola

Che ha il colore ottenuto mescolando rosso e blu.

In inglese semplice: Having a colour made by mixing red and blue.

• She wore a purple dress.
• The sky turned purple at sunset.
• Would you like the light purple curtains?

Sinonimi: violet

Espressioni comuni: purple flowers, dark purple, purple paint

politicamente diviso

Detto di un luogo degli Stati Uniti dove sia i democratici sia i repubblicani hanno un forte sostegno.

In inglese semplice: Having strong support for both major American political parties.

• They live in a purple state.
• Both candidates campaigned heavily in the purple district.
• The county became purple after the last election.

Espressioni comuni: purple state, purple district

ampolloso, fiorito

Detto di un linguaggio che usa troppe parole ricercate e descrizioni elaborate.

In inglese semplice: Using too many fancy words and descriptions.

• The novel is full of purple prose.
• Her purple descriptions made the simple scene sound grand.
• The editor removed several purple passages.

Sinonimi: flowery, overwritten, overwrought

Contrari: plain

Espressioni comuni: purple prose, purple passage