brown
Having a brown color/colourHaving a brown color/colour.
» I want brown shoes, not black ones.
Ich will braune Schuhe, keine schwarzen.
Я хочу коричневые туфли, не чёрные.
Я хочу коричневые ботинки, а не чёрные.
Я хочу коричневі черевики, не чорні.
Meaning
7 sensesHaving a brown color/colour.
braun
кори́чневыйkoríčnevyj, ка́рийkárij, кашта́новыйkaštánovyj
кори́чневийkorýčnevyj, ка́рийkáryj, кашта́новийkaštánovyj
Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
(US, capitalized, sometimes)Latino/Latin American
(US, broadly, capitalized, sometimes)Of color.
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
(capitalized, sometimes)South Asian or sometimes Middle Eastern or North African
(capitalized, sometimes)Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, or sometimes Native American
Not green (environmentally irresponsible); anti-green (against environmental protection).
Near-synonyms: nongreen, antigreen
(obsolete)Gloomy.
Examples
679 sentencesI want brown shoes, not black ones.
Я хочу коричневі черевики, не чорні. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ хочу коричневые туфли, не чёрные. — Hellerick
deIch will braune Schuhe, keine schwarzen. — MUIRIEL
I think I like eating white rice better than brown rice.
Мені здається, я більше люблю їсти білий рис, ніж коричневий. — deniko
ruПожалуй, мне больше нравится обычный рис, чем бурый. — Karok
deIch denke, ich mag es lieber, weißen Reis zu essen als braunen. — Yorwba
His shoes are brown.
Його черевики коричневі. — deniko
ruЕго ботинки коричневые. — Biga
deSeine Schuhe sind braun. — MUIRIEL
He has brown eyes.
У нього карі очі. — deniko
ruУ него карие глаза. — marafon
deEr hat braune Augen. — MUIRIEL
Tom has brown hair.
Том має каштанове волосся. — deniko
ruУ Тома каштановые волосы. — sharptoothed
deTom hat braunes Haar. — Espi
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from PrInherited from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Doublet of bruin.
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Forms
browner/more brown, brownest/most brown| Comparative | browner / more brown Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | brownest / most brown Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- (of skin) deeply suntanned:browned
- of a color similar to that of wood or earth:brownishchocolate-browndark-brown
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- brown hair
- wearing a brown
- have brown hair
- brown rice
- brown shoes
- brown eyes
- wearing brown shoes
- dark brown
- has brown eyes
- eats brown rice
- brown coat
- brown hat