Sentence examples for roja from inspiring English sources

THE nota roja, a section reporting the previous day's murders and car crashes in all their bloodstained detail, is an established feature of Mexican newspapers.

In such works as La hoja roja (1959; "The Red Leaf"), which examines poverty and loneliness among the elderly, and Las ratas (1962; "Rats"; Eng. trans. Smoke on the Ground), which depicts the miserable existence of uneducated cave dwellers, Miguel Delibes conveyed critical concern for a society whose natural values are under constant threat.

Nearly all Mexican papers carry la nota roja — the police news, always heavy on gory photographs — in the back.

The boys felt hopeful; they'd made it through the zona roja, Mexico's danger zone.

Carnitas resemble pulled pork in texture; on the dry side, they require salsa, preferably roja, which delivers a smack of heat without the overpowering smokiness that seems to be the default elsewhere.

Along with salsa verde and salsa roja to dab on tacos or to mix into a ceviche, you can whip up salsa violeta.

With a few exceptions, many of the worst moments in the Clásico's recent past have not involved Roja-on-Roja crime: Sergio Ramos chopping Messi, who is an Argentine; Portugal's Pepe kicking the Brazilian Dani Alves David Villaa slapping Germany's Mesut Özil; another Brazilian, Marcelo, scissoring Cesc Fàbregas.

The players on this year's edition of La Roja had an average age of 28, two years older than those who won in South Africa in 2010.

Yet amid all of the talent blessing the La Roja selectors, finding a quality striker to fit with the aforementioned artistry has proved a challenge.

But beyond a sporting achievement, La Roja (The Red One) – as the Spanish squad is called – provides a role model for a debt-ridden country struggling to define its national interest.

The game was only held at the 25,000-capacity Ciutat de Valencia but it proved to be a memorable night for Valencia striker Paco Alcacer, who marked his full debut with a goal, and Sergio Busquets – he got his first ever goal for La Roja.