Translations for black in the English»French Dictionary

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I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

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1. black (colour):

black

in black

to wear black (gen)

porter du noir, s'habiller en noir

to wear black (in mourning)

porter le deuil

2. black:

black, a. Black (person)

Noir/-e m/f

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

être créditeur/-trice

to stay in the black

maintenir un solde créditeur

to put sb back in the black

permettre à qn de sortir du rouge

4. black GAMES:

black (in chess, draughts)

noirs mpl

black (in roulette)

I'll be black

je prends les noirs

5. black (snooker or pool ball):

black

black

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

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1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

black night

to paint/dye sth black

peindre/teindre qc en noir

to go or turn black

devenir noir, noircir

2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, a. Black skin, community, culture, president

black, a. Black school

a black man/woman

un Noir/une Noire

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

black tea

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

5. black (macabre):

black comedy, humour

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, picture, thoughts

black despair

black future, prospect

black news, day, week

it was a black day for us when he left

le jour où il est parti a été un mauvais jour pour nous

she's in one of her black moods

elle est d'humeur noire

things are looking black for us

les choses se présentent mal pour nous

Black Monday FIN

7. black (angry):

black look

meurtrier/-ière

black mood

his face was as black as thunder

on lisait dans ses yeux une colère noire

8. black (evil):

black deed, heart, magic, thought

III.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] VB trans

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1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

black boots

to black one's face/hands

se noircir le visage/les mains

2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

faire un œil au beurre noir à qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

black

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

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as black as coal/soot

noir comme du charbon/de la suie.

See also blue, black and white

I.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] N

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1. blue (colour):

blue

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

l'azur m liter

3. blue Brit UNIV (honour):

to be/get an Oxford/Cambridge blue

être/devenir membre d'une équipe sportive d'Oxford/de Cambridge

4. blue Brit inf POL:

a true blue

un partisan ardent du parti Conservateur

5. blue Am HISTORY (in civil war):

blue

II.blues N npl

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2. blues (depression) inf:

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

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1. blue (in colour):

blue

fig to be blue from or with the cold

être bleu de froid

2. blue (depressed):

to feel blue

avoir le cafard inf

to look blue

avoir l'air déprimé

3. blue (smutty) inf:

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

IV.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] VB trans inf Brit (squander)

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to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

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to say sth out of the blue

dire qc à brûle-pourpoint

to appear/happen out of the blue

apparaître/se passer à l'improviste

to go off into the blue

partir à l'aventure

to vanish into the blue

s'évanouir dans la nature

the air was blue!

les gros mots fusaient!

black and blue

couvert de bleus

to beat sb black and blue inf

battre qn comme plâtre inf

to throw a blue fit

piquer une crise inf

to tell sb sth/repeat sth (to sb) until one is blue in the face

se tuer à dire qc à qn/à répéter qc (à qn)

you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway!

cause toujours, j'y vais quand même! inf

I.black and white N

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1. black and white:

black and white CINE, PHOTO

noir et blanc m

in black and white

en noir et blanc

2. black and white (in writing):

here it is in black and white

le voici écrit noir sur blanc

II.black and white ADJ

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1. black and white:

black and white CINE, PHOTO, TV TV, camera film

black and white inv movie, print, photo, photography

(en) noir et blanc

2. black and white (clear-cut):

black and white matter, situation

nettement défini

III.black and white

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he sees everything in black and white

pour lui c'est tout noir ou tout blanc

black widow, black widow spider N ZOOL

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black widow

blue-black N ADJ

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blue-black hair

noir m à reflets bleus

blue-black material

coal-black ADJ

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noir comme du charbon

black Africa GEOG

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black Africa

Afrique f noire

carbon black N

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carbon black

noir m de carbone

black-hearted ADJ liter

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black-hearted

black gold N inf

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black gold

or m noir inf

black gold

black Muslim N Am REL

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black Muslim

Black Muslim mf

black Muslim

membre m de la Nation d'Islam

black pepper N

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black pepper

Translations for black in the English»French Dictionary

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I.black [blæk] ADJ

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II.black [blæk] N

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1. black (colour):

black

2. black (person):

black

Phrases:

(down) in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

III.black [blæk] VB trans

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black

black shoes

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

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2. blue fig:

to feel blue

II.blue [blu:] N

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black market N

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black market

coal-black ADJ

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noir(e) comme du charbon

black sheep N fig

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black sheep

brebis f galeuse

black hole N

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black hole

black mark N

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1. black mark SCHOOL:

black mark

mauvaise note f

2. black mark fig:

black mark

black pudding N Brit

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black pudding

black spot N

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black spot

an accident black spot

un lieu connu pour ses accidents

blue-black ADJ

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black ice N

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black ice

written in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

a black and white photo/television

une photo/télé en noir et blanc

everything's black and white with her

pour elle tout est tout blanc ou tout noir

(down) in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

to be streaked with black

être veiné de noir

to beat sb black and blue

rouer qn de coups

black with flies

noir de mouches

he is the black sheep of the family

c'est le déshonneur de la famille

to slip on the black ice

glisser sur le verglas

to skid on the black ice

glisser sur le verglas véhicule

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Black market laws were rarely enforced, but smuggling was another matter. en.wikipedia.org

She works as the head of dream department wearing a black suit and skirt and carrying a red toolbox and an orange-redess ladybug phone. en.wikipedia.org

The ingredients are minced meat, lambs intestines, rice, tomato paste, red pepper paste, butter, salt, black pepper, allspice, and cinnamon. en.wikipedia.org

The paleo tidal flat deposits include black silty clay, black clay and mud. en.wikipedia.org

And it conjures up the kind of dark and paranoid imagery that had post-punks of that era reaching for the black eyeliner. en.wikipedia.org

There was a black muscle shirt with brownish red stains that passed a "presumptive" blood test. thechronicleherald.ca

The forewings are densely speckled with black-tipped and black scales. en.wikipedia.org

The forewings are usually marked with two dark stigmata and a black streak near the apex. en.wikipedia.org

The mailbox is marked, with a sticker, 7861 printed in black on it. en.wikipedia.org

In modern times, fire-retardant black duvetyne is commonly used for curtains, for scenery, and to control light spill. en.wikipedia.org

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