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The meaning of the English word "yellow" and how you use it

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yellow
(adjective) a color
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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My jacket is yellow .
The lemons are yellow .
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Legend of Oz: Dorothy's Return - Trailer
I can't seem to find the Yellow Brick ...
Urban Beekeeping and Honey Love
This essential part of our ecosystem isn't just a yellow and black nuisance with a sweet tooth and a stinger .
Fun Food Chant!
Corn is yellow .
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yellow
(noun) a color
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Aline de Barros Kauffma

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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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I like yellow .
Yellow is the color of the sun .
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The Colors Song
Yellow and blue together make green .
The Colors Song
Red and yellow make orange .
The Colors Song
They are red and yellow and blue .
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yellow fever
(noun) an infectious, tropical disease spread by mosquitoes
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Traveling to certain places increases risk of getting yellow fever .
Be careful , the mosquitoes here can give you yellow fever .
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The Loathsome, Lethal Mosquito
to yellow fever to West Nile virus to dengue .
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banana
(noun) a long, slender fruit that grows in clusters and is yellow when ripe
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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This banana is yellow .
Do you want a banana ?
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Noun Jam!
Words like ball , bat , apple and banana ,
Fun Food Chant!
Banana .
Fun Food Chant!
Banana .
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lemon
(noun) a sour yellow fruit
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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I like lemon juice .
He always puts lemon in his tea .
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Video Examples

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Money-Saving Tricks to Do at Home
half a cup of salt and half a cup of lemon juice , you're well on your way to dishwashing freedom .
Zosia Mamet on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
I opened with a lemon tonight .
Zosia Mamet on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
You came out , I had a knife and a lemon .
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