Translations for black swan in the English»Italian Dictionary

black swan [Am ˌblæk ˈswɑn] N ZOOL

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Translations for black swan in the Italian»English Dictionary

Translations for black swan in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.swan [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] N

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swan

II.swan <forma in -ing swanning, pt, pp swanned> [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] VB intr Brit inf

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I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

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2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, also Black community, culture, president

black, also Black school

a black man, woman

un uomo, una donna di colore

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

5. black (macabre):

black humour

black comedy

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, thoughts

black picture

nero, a tinte fosche

black despair

black future, prospect

black day, week

it was a black day for us when he left

è stata una giornata nera per noi quando se ne è andato

things are looking black for us

le cose si mettono male per noi

Black Monday ECON

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

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2. black (person):

black, also Black

nero m / nera f

5. black (in snooker or pool):

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

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2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

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swan [swɑ:n] N

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swan

I.black [blæk] ADJ

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1. black (color):

nero, -a

black woman

2. black fig (extreme):

nero, -a

black despair

disperazione nera

3. black (dark):

fig to give sb a black look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qu

4. black (very dirty):

black hands

nero, -a

Phrases:

to beat sb black and blue inf

riempire di botte qu

II.black [blæk] VB trans (make black)

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to black one's face

annerirsi il viso

III.black [blæk] N

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1. black (color):

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

in bianco e nero

2. black (person):

nero(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

essere in nero [o in attivo]

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Other birds include common pheasant, rose-ringed parakeet, ostrich, black swan, mute swan, silver pheasant, vulturine guineafowls, dalmatian pelican and many other types of water birds. en.wikipedia.org

Programmes that remain "value investors" won't attract the black swan companies on which the investment model is predicated. techcitynews.com

Thus, the black swan is an oft cited reference in philosophical discussions of the improbable. en.wikipedia.org

They are elegant, graceful designs, easily resembling elongated black swan wings in repose; layered geological contortions, or the energetic movements of an impassioned orchestral conductor. en.wikipedia.org

However, if one finds one single black swan, deductive logic admits the conclusion that the statement that all swans are white is false. en.wikipedia.org

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