In German a black eye is blue (blau)! Seeing red in German is the same as in English, but gelb (yellow) has no association with cowardice. All of the major German political parties—not just the Greens (die Grünen)—are identified by a single color, and there was once the so-called "traffic-light" (red, yellow, green) coalition in the German parliament. Learn more about the meaning and symbolism of German colors. More...

Colors 1: Adjectives and Colors
Colors 2: German-English Color Chart
Colors 3:; Color Concentration Game

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