What does amarilla in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word amarilla in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amarilla in Spanish.

The word amarilla in Spanish means yellow card, gold coin, yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow alert, yellow alert, yellow alert, yellow fever, tabloid press, yellow race, yellow card. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amarilla

yellow card

nombre femenino (informal (deportes: tarjeta de advertencia)

El árbitro le mostró la amarilla al delantero.

gold coin

nombre femenino (coloquial (moneda de oro)

Don Fernando es muy generoso: nos pagó dos amarillas por la vaca.

yellow

nombre masculino (color primario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El amarillo es mi color preferido.
Yellow is my favourite colour.

yellow

adjetivo (color primario)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El vestido amarillo de María era realmente bonito.
Maria's yellow dress was really pretty.

yellow

adjetivo (ofensivo (persona: asiática) (offensive)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En ese restaurante solo trabajan hombres amarillos.
Only yellow men work in that restaurant.

yellow alert

locución nominal femenina (por fuego)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay varias regiones en alerta amarilla debido a la sequía.
There are many areas on yellow alert due to the drought.

yellow alert

locución nominal femenina (Meteorología (por tormentas) (weather)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Han declarado la alerta amarilla por peligro de tormentas.

yellow alert

locución nominal femenina (por sismos) (earthquake)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La alerta amarilla sirve para poner en guardia a la población.

yellow fever

nombre femenino (enfermedad hemorrágica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debes vacunarte contra la fiebre amarilla antes de ir al Amazonas.
You should get vaccinated for yellow fever before travelling to the Amazon.

tabloid press

nombre femenino (periódicos sensacionalistas) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nunca leo El Caso porque es prensa amarilla.
I don't read El Caso, because it's from the tabloid press.

yellow race

locución nominal femenina (anticuado, peyorativo (raza mongoloide) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy en día ya no se usa el término raza amarilla.
The term 'yellow race' is no longer used.

yellow card

nombre femenino (fútbol: penalidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dos tarjetas amarillas significan expulsión.

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