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Black Maria [Am ˌblæk məˈraɪə, Brit blak məˈrʌɪə] N inf

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mare [Am mɛr, Brit mɛː] N

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mare (horse)

mare (donkey)

mare (zebra)

I.black <blacker blackest> [Am blæk, Brit blak] ADJ

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1.1. black:

black dress/car/hair/ink

black cloud

black cloud

I flicked the switch and everything went black

le di al interruptor y se quedó todo a oscuras

her arms were black with bruises

tenía los brazos llenos de moretones or cardenales

to beat sb black and blue inf

darle una tremenda paliza a alguien inf

1.2. black (dirty):

3.1. black (sad, hopeless):

this is a black day for our country

este es un día aciago or negro para el país

3.3. black (evil):

black heart

II.black [Am blæk, Brit blak] N

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2. black C (person):

black, a. Black

negro m / negra f

3. black (freedom from debt):

to be in the black

no estar en números rojos

4.1. black C:

black (in board games) (piece)

4.2. black (in board games) (player) no art:

Black: Karpov

and black resigned

y las negras abandonaron

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

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1. black (bruise):

to black sb's eye

ponerle un ojo morado a alguien

2. black dated shoes:

3. black (boycott):

black Brit

See also paint, black market, black and white

I.paint [Am peɪnt, Brit peɪnt] N U or C

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II.paint [Am peɪnt, Brit peɪnt] VB trans

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2. paint (apply paint to):

paint wall/door/house

I painted the kitchen pink

pinté la cocina de rosa

the door's freshly painted

la puerta está recién pintada

I'll draw the outline and you paint it in

yo dibujo el contorno y tú lo coloreas or pintas

to paint sth out, to paint over sth

pintar encima de algo

to paint sth out, to paint over sth

tapar algo con pintura

to paint iodine on a wound, to paint a wound with iodine

aplicar yodo a una herida

III.paint [Am peɪnt, Brit peɪnt] VB intr

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to paint in oils/watercolors

pintar al óleo/a la acuarela

black market [Am ˈblæk ˈmɑrkət, Brit] N

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black market

mercado m negro

black market

estraperlo m esp Spain

to buy/sell sth on the black market

comprar/vender algo en el mercado negro

the black market in foreign exchange

el mercado negro de divisas

the black market in foreign exchange

el mercado paralelo de divisas esp LatAm

attr black market goods/cigarettes

del mercado negro

attr black market goods/cigarettes

del mercado paralelo esp LatAm

I.black and white [ˈˌblæk ən ˈ(h)waɪt] N

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II.black and white <attr black-and-white> [ˈˌblæk ən ˈ(h)waɪt] ADJ

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1. black and white photograph/film/television:

black and white

en blanco y negro

2. black and white (clear-cut):

things aren't as black and white as that

las cosas no son tan simples

Translations for Black Maria in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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mare [ˈmeəʳ, Am mer] N

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mare

I.black [blæk] ADJ

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1. black (colour):

black woman

2. black fig (extreme):

black despair

negra desesperación

3. black (dark):

4. black (very dirty):

mugroso, -a Mex

II.black [blæk] VB trans

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III.black [blæk] N

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1. black (colour):

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

en blanco y negro

2. black (person):

negro(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

in the black

en números negros

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They're believed to be the first actors caught on film and it all happened at Black Maria. www.businessinsider.com.au

Armed police patrolled the roof and a line of Black Marias were parked outside the terminal, waiting to dispatch hooligans to cells. www.eveningecho.ie

Black Maria raced as a two-year-old and won but did not claim victory in any of the top races for her age group. en.wikipedia.org

The rear windows don't lower, which gives the impression of being taken to court in a police Black Maria. www.telegraph.co.uk

Five months later you're in the back of a Black Maria. www.mirror.co.uk

He was, however, caught immediately and returned to the Black Maria that brought him to the prison that day. thenationonlineng.net

Those who were already in the Black Maria remembered police literally throwing the injured into the trucks and kicking them inside. www.freemalaysiatoday.com

That's why he told me the anecdote about the Black Maria. www.independent.ie

In 1932, Black Maria suffered a broken leg as a result of a paddock accident and was humanely destroyed. en.wikipedia.org

The service now has only about 18 functional Black Marias. www.vanguardngr.com

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