To show sb the red card → sacar a algn la tarjeta roja ( fig) (= reprimand) → llamar al orden a algn, amonestar a algn (= force to resign) → destituir a algn Red cabbage N → col f lombarda, lombarda f To be on red alert → estar en alerta roja Thin streaks of red, like veins in marble showed on his chalky teeth -Wright Morris.(Fingernails) red as satin ribbons -Diane Ackerman.(Hair) red as chili powder -Saul Bellow. Similes linking the color red with blood abound throughout literature as well as everyday speech.
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