"In orange plates that soup looks bad."

Translation: Na oranžových talířích ta polévka vypadá špatně.

[dsarkarati]

"V oranžových talířích vypadá špatně ta polévka." Would this translation also be acceptable? "Ve" would mean "in" a bowl whereas "na" would mean "on" a flat plate.

[VladaFu]

Your order would be applicable only in extremely limited and artificial situations:

What looks bad in orange plates, that soup or that spaghetti? That soup looks bad in orange plates.

Co vypadá špatně v oranžových talířích, ta polévka, nebo ty špagety? V oranžových talířích vypadá špatně ta polévka.

As you can see I used a different sentence in English, not the one used in the exercise, so I don't think this should be accepted.

[endless_sleeper]

Using 'v' is fine. Your word order is really strange though. '...vypadá ta polévka špatně.' or ...ta polévka vypadá špatně.' are both way better.

[dsarkarati]

Thank you. Your comments are always helpful.

[celyn3]

Having thought more about this sentence, it is also unusual to serve soup on plates! However, I had misunderstood the meaning. The colour of the soup does not match well with the colour of the plates.

[endless_sleeper]

Well, cultural differences. The slightly unusual English word order is supposed to help users when translating to Czech.