black

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negro

∗ adjective

black
[blæk]
sustantivo
1negro (m) (color)
2negro(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (person)
3(idioms)
  • to be in the black -> tener saldo positivo (financially)
  • it says here in black and white… -> aquí pone or (español de España) dice claramente que… (Am)
  • to see everything in black and white -> tener una actitud maniquea
adjetivo
4negro(a) (color)
  • a black man -> un negro
  • a black woman -> una negra
  • black and blue -> amoratado(a) (bruised)
  • black belt -> cinturón (m) negro (in martial arts)
  • black box (aviación) -> caja (f) negra
  • black cab -> = típico taxi negro británico
  • black coffee -> café (m) solo
  • black eye -> ojo (m) morado
  • black hole (astronomía) -> agujero (m) negro
  • black humor -> humor (m) negro
  • black ice -> placas (f pl) de hielo
  • black pepper -> pimienta (f) negra
  • black pudding -> morcilla (f) (especialmente británico)
  • black sheep (sentido figurado) -> oveja (f) negra
  • black tie -> pajarita (f) negra (español de España), humita (f) negra (español de Chile), corbatín (m) negro (español de Colombia), corbata (f) de moño negra (español de México), moñito (m) negro (RP), corbata (f) de lazo negra (español de Venezuela) se ruega ir de etiqueta (on invitation)
5(evil, unfavorable)
  • to give somebody a black look -> lanzar a alguien una mirada asesina
  • the future is looking black -> el futuro se presenta muy negro
  • it's a black day for Britain -> es un día negro or aciago para Gran Bretaña
  • black magic -> magia (f) negra
  • that earned him a black mark -> aquello supuso un borrón en su historial
  • black spot -> punto (m) negro (for accidents)
6(unofficial)
  • black economy -> economía (f) sumergida
  • black market -> mercado (m) negro
  • black marketeer -> estraperlista (sustantivo masculino)
7(in proper names)
  • the black Country -> = la región industrial de las Midlands
  • the black Death -> la peste negra
  • the black Forest -> la Selva Negra
  • black Forest gateau -> = tarta de chocolate y guindas
  • black Maria -> coche (m) celular (police van) (británico)
  • the black Sea -> el Mar Negro
verbo transitivo
8ennegrecer, pintar de negro (blacken)
9boicotear (boycott) (company) (británico)

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black [blak]
  • To black somebody’s eye -> ponerle el ojo morado a alguien (bruise)
  • Black out -> perder el conocimiento (lose consciousness)
va. Dar de negro.(Fig.) Denigrar, deshonrar. Boicotear (boycott).V. BLACKEN.
sustantivo
1Negro, el efecto producido en la vista por la falta de luz.
2Luto.
3Negro, el etíope.
  • Bone- negro animal -> Ivory negro de marfil (marfil carbonizado)
  • Lampblac -> negro de humo
  • Black and blue -> cardenal, contusión
  • To be in the no estar en números rojos (freedom from debt). It’s here in black and white -> aquí está escrito bien claro
  • She sees things in black and white -> para ella no hay términos medios
  • Black-and-white -> en blanco y negro
adjetivo
1Negro, obscuro (dress, hair, drink, sky)) Black cloud, nubarrón, nube negra.
2Ceñudo, tétrico, grave y melancólico.
3Horrible, malvado, atroz.
4Triste, funesto.
5Negro, sucísimo (dirty).
6Negro, solo, tinto, puro, sin leche (coffee).
  • Black and blue -> lívido, amoratado
  • To look black at -> mirar de través, con ceño
  • The black economy -> la economía informal/paralela, la economía sumergida
  • Things were looking pretty las cosas tomaban mal cariz o se estaban poniendo feas (sad, hopeless) ->
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black [blæk]
adjective
blacker (comparative)blackest (superlative)
1 (in colour) negro
(accident) black spot (Aut) punto negro; (m) black and white photo foto en blanco y negro; (f) black and white TV TV monocromo; (f) his face was black and blue tenía la cara amoratada; with a face as black as thunder con cara de pocos amigos
to swear black and blue jurar por todo lo más santo;that que
2 (of race) negro
black man negro; (m) black woman negra; (f)
3 (dark) oscuro; tenebroso
as black as pitch as black as your hat oscuro como boca de lobo
4 (dirty) sucio; (with smoke) negro; ennegrecido
5 (Britain) (trade union parlance)
to declare a product black boicotear un producto
6 [+day, event] negro; funesto; aciago; [+outlook] negro; [+forecast] pesimista; [+thought] malévolo; [+rage] negro; [+look] ceñudo; de desaprobación
a black day on the roads una jornada negra en las carreteras; he is not as black as he is painted no es tan malo como lo pintan; things look pretty black la situación es desconsoladora; things were looking black for him la situación se le presentaba muy difícil
noun
1 (colour) negro; (m) color negro; (m)
a film in black and white un film en blanco y negro
in black and white
I should like it in black and white quisiera tenerlo por escrito; there it is in black and white! ¡ahí lo tiene en letras de molde!
2 (person) negroanegra;a negra (m) (f)
3 (mourning) luto; (m)
to be in black wear black estar de luto
4 (darkness) oscuridad; (f) noche; (f)
5
to stay in the black estar en números negros
verb:transitive
1 ennegrecer; [+shoes] limpiar; lustrar
to black sb's eye poner a algn el ojo amoratado; poner a algn el ojo a la funerala; (Esp) (informal)
2 (Britain) (trade union parlance) boicotear
modifier
Black Africa (n) el África negra
black arts (n) magia negra; (f)
black bass (n) perca negra; (f) perca truchada; (f)
black belt (n) (Dep) cinturón negro; (m)
black box (n) (Aer) caja negra; (f)
black coffee (n) café solo; (m) tinto; (m) (Col) (large) café americano; (m)
black college (n) (US) universidad para gente de color
black comedy (n) comedia negra; (f)
Black Country (n) región industrial al noroeste de Birmingham (Inglaterra)
Black Death (n) peste negra; (f)
black economy (n) economía negra; (f)
Black English (n) (US) inglés hablado por los negros americanos
black eye (n) ojo amoratado; (m) ojo a la funerala; (m) (Esp) (informal)
Black Forest (n) Selva Negra; (f)
Black Forest gâteau (n) pastel de chocolate, nata y guindas
black goods (n) géneros sujetos a boicoteo; (m)
black grouse (n) gallo lira; (m)
black hole (n) (Astron) agujero negro; (m)
black humour (n) humor negro; (m)
black ice (n) hielo invisible en la carretera
black line (n) raya en negro; (f)
black magic (n) magia negra; (f)
Black Maria (n) (Britain) coche furgón celular; (m)or (m)
black mark (n) señal roja; (f) nota adversa; (f) punto negativo; (m)
black market (n) mercado negro; (m) estraperlo; (m) (Esp)
black marketeer (n) estraperlista; (m) (Esp)
Black Moslem (n) musulmán negro; (m)
Black Nationalism (n) nacionalismo negro; (m)
Black Panthers (n) Panteras negras; (f)
black pepper (n) pimienta negra; (f)
Black Power (n) poder negro; (m)
black pudding (n) (Britain) morcilla; (f) moronga; (f) (Méx)
Black Rod (n) (Britain) (Parl) dignatario de la Cámara de los Lores encargado de reunir a los Comunes en la apertura del Parlamento
Black Sea (n) mar Negro; (m)
black sheep (of the family) (n) oveja negra; (f)
Black Studies (n) (US) estudios de la cultura negra americana
black tie (n) corbata de lazo; (f) corbata de smoking; (f)
"black tie" (on invitation) "de etiqueta"
black tie dinner (n) cena de etiqueta; (f)
Black Watch (n) (Britain) (Mil) regimiento escocés
black widow (spider) (n) viuda negra; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "black"

Imperative
  • black
  • you black
  • he/she blacks
  • we black
  • you black
  • they black
Preterite
  • I blacked
  • you blacked
  • he/she blacked
  • we blacked
  • you blacked
  • they blacked
Present Continuous
  • I am blacking
  • you are blacking
  • he/she is blacking
  • we are blacking
  • you are blacking
  • they are blacking
Present Perfect
  • I have blacked
  • you have blacked
  • he/she has blacked
  • we have blacked
  • you have blacked
  • they have blacked
Past Continuous
  • I was blacking
  • you were blacking
  • he/she was blacking
  • we were blacking
  • you were blacking
  • they were blacking
Past Perfect
  • I had blacked
  • you had blacked
  • he/she had blacked
  • we had blacked
  • you had blacked
  • they had blacked
Future
  • I will black
  • you will black
  • he/she will black
  • we will black
  • you will black
  • they will black
Future Perfect
  • I will have blacked
  • you will have blacked
  • he/she will have blacked
  • we will have blacked
  • you will have blacked
  • they will have blacked
Future Continuous
  • I will be blacking
  • you will be blacking
  • he/she will be blacking
  • we will be blacking
  • you will be blacking
  • they will be blacking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been blacking
  • you have been blacking
  • he/she has been blacking
  • we have been blacking
  • you have been blacking
  • they have been blacking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been blacking
  • you will have been blacking
  • he/she will have been blacking
  • we will have been blacking
  • you will have been blacking
  • they will have been blacking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been blacking
  • you had been blacking
  • he/she had been blacking
  • we had been blacking
  • you had been blacking
  • they had been blacking
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Word of the Day: superar

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake