Translation Of Black – English–Spanish Dictionary

Translation of black – English–Spanish dictionary

black

adjective uk /blæk/ us /blæk/

COLOUR

Add to word list Add to word list A1 having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night negro black shoes zapatos negros
  • I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
  • I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.
  • The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.
  • When you fill in the form, please write clearly in black ink.
  • Amalie was dressed completely in black, right down to black lipstick and a black earring.

PEOPLE

A2 (also Black) relating or belonging to people with black or dark brown skin, especially people who live in Africa or whose family originally came from Africa negro black culture la cultura negra Black Americans americanos negros
  • There's a large Black community living in this area.
  • The armed forces are now giving positive encouragement to applications from Asians and Black people.
  • Britain is a multi-ethnic society, with many Black and Asian people.
  • He had a Black mother and a white father.

COFFEE/TEA

without any milk or cream added sin leche, solo, negro a cup of strong black coffee un café solo bien cargado I like my tea black, with sugar. Me gusta el té solo, con azúcar.

BAD

without hope negro, nefasto, desesperado The future looked black. El futuro pintaba negro. literary bad or evil malo a black-hearted villain un malo pérfido

black

noun uk /blæk/ us /blæk/

COLOUR

A2 [ U ] the colour of coal or of the sky on a very dark night negro She often dresses in black (= in black clothes). Suele vestir de negro. black and white Black and white photography has no colours except black, white, and grey: The old newsreels were filmed in black and white. Los antiguos noticiarios se rodaban en blanco y negro. See more

Grammar

Fixed expressions with andWe often use and in common fixed expressions. The order of the words cannot change: peace and quiet, pick and choose, come and go, knife and fork, black and white.

Idiom

be in the black

(Translation of black from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of black | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

black adjective /blæk/ having the darkest color negro/ra [ masculine-feminine ] the black night sky el negro cielo nocturno a black dress un vestido negro from a race whose ancestors are from Africa negro/ra [ masculine-feminine ] the first black governor el primer gobernador negro unpleasant and sad negro/ra [ masculine-feminine ] a black day in our history un día negro en nuestra historia joking about things not usually considered funny negro/ra [ masculine-feminine ] black humor humor negro

(Translation of black from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

black noun [ uncountable ] /blæk/ the darkest color negro [ masculine ] The car comes in grey and black. El coche viene en gris y negro.

(Translation of black from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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Translations of black

in Chinese (Traditional) 顏色, 黑色的, 人… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 颜色, 黑色的, 人… See more in Portuguese preto, negro, puro… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian काळाकुट्ट, काळया रंगाचे, कोळश्यासारखे काळे… See more 黒い, 黒人の, 風刺的な… See more kara, zenci ırkından, siyahi… See more noir/noire, sombre, noir [masculine]… See more negre… See more zwart, donker, zwart maken… See more நிலக்கரியின் நிறம் அல்லது மிகவும் இருண்ட இரவு போன்ற இருண்ட நிறத்தைக் கொண்டிருத்தல், தொடர்பு படுத்தக்கூடிய அல்லது கருப்பு அல்லது அடர் பழுப்பு தோல் கொண்ட மக்களைக் குறிக்கும், குறிப்பாக ஆப்பிரிக்காவில் வாழும் மக்கள் அல்லது யாருடைய குடும்பம் முதலில் ஆப்பிரிக்காவிற்கு வந்ததோ அதை குறிக்கும்… See more काला, अश्वेत, श्वेत या गाढ़ा भूरे रंग के अफ्रीका में रहने वाले या अफ्रीकी मूल के निवासियों से संबंधित… See more કાળો રંગ, કાળા લોકો, હબસી… See more sort, neger, farve sort… See more svart, mörk, smutsig… See more hitam, gelap, tangan hitam… See more schwarz, dunkel, schmutzig… See more svart, sort, svart [neuter]… See more سیاہ, کالا, سیاہ فام… See more чорний, темний, брудний… See more నల్లని, నలుపు, నల్లని లేక ముదురు గోధుమ రంగు చర్మం ఉన్న మనుషులకు -- ముఖ్యంగా ఆఫ్రికాలో నివసించే ప్రజలు లేక ఆఫ్రికా నుండి వచ్చిన కుటుంబాలకు చెందిన వారికి -- సంబంధించినది లేక వాళ్లకు చెందినది… See more কালোরঙের, কৃষ্ণবর্ণের, সবচেয়ে গাঢ় রং আছে এমন… See more černý, temný, špinavý… See more hitam, gelap, kotor… See more ดำ, มืด, สกปรก… See more màu đen, tối, bẩn thỉu… See more czarny, czarnoskóry, murzyński… See more 검정색의, 흑인의, (불쾌하거나 두려운 주제등을 우스꽝스럽게 다룬) 블랙의… See more nero, negro, (umorismo) nero/di cattivo gusto… See more Need a translator?

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      • black (COLOUR)
      • black (PEOPLE)
      • black (COFFEE/TEA)
      • black (BAD)
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      • black and white
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