أمْثال وتَعبيرات باستخدام الألوان
Arabic Color Idioms
| English | عَرَبِي |
|---|---|
He is kind-hearted. (lit. he has a white heart) | .قَلْبُهُ أبيض |
A white lie. | .كذْبة بَيْضَاء |
All or nothing | .يا أبيض يا أسود |
Not all that glitters is gold. | .ليس كُلّ أبيض طَحيناً |
Save for a rainy day. | .القِرْشُ الأبيضُ يَنْفَع في اليوم الأسْوَد |
Start a new page. | .يَفْتَح صَفْحَة بَيْضَاء |
To raise the white flag (sign of surrender). | .يرفع الرَّايَة البَيْضَاء ( علامة الاستسلام) |
Cold weapon (A weapon that doesn’t involve fire). | .سِلَاح أَبْيَض (سلاح غير ناري كالسيف و الخنجر) |
If you want the rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. | .لَولَا سَوَاد الليل ما كان بَياض النَّهار |
He’s mean. (lit. he has a black heart) | .قَلْبُهُ أسْوَد |
He’s pessimistic. | .يَنْظُر للدُّنيا بِنَظَّارة سَوْداء |
Black market. | .السُّوق السوداء |
Black list. | .اللائِحَة السوداء |
A fake smile. | .اِبْتِسامة صَفْراء |
He turned pale. \ scared | .اِصْفَرَّ وَجْهُهُ |
A one of a kind opportunity. (lit. a golden opportunity) | .فُرصة ذَهَبيَّة |
He crossed the line. | .تجَاوَزَ الخُطوط الحَمْراء |
He gave him permission. (lit. gave him the green light) | .أعْطاهُ الضَّوء الأخْضَر |
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