Nouns | |||||||
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| nigger [pej.] | el negro | la negra - persona de piel oscura | ||||||
| Negress - pl.: Negresses [pej.] - offensive | el negro | la negra - usado con intención despectiva | ||||||
| Negro - pl.: Negroes [pej.] dated | el negro | la negra | ||||||
| stout | cerveza negra | ||||||
| blacklist | lista negra | ||||||
| black magic | magia negra | ||||||
| detective story | novela negra | ||||||
| black currant (or: blackcurrant) | parrilla negra Lat.: Ribes nigrum | ||||||
| common black pitch | pez negra | ||||||
| black currant (or: blackcurrant) | zarzaparrilla negra Lat.: Ribes nigrum | ||||||
| nail-biter or: nail biter, nailbiter [fig.] | novela negra | ||||||
| chocolate clam [ZOOL.] | almeja negra Lat.: Megapitaria squalida | ||||||
| Mexican chocolate clam [ZOOL.] | almeja negra Lat.: Megapitaria squalida | ||||||
| black bean [BOT.][COOK.] | alubia negra | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| black adj. | negro, negra | ||||||
| gloomy adj. - without hope | negro, negra [fig.] | ||||||
| dim adj. - not clear | negro, negra [fig.] | ||||||
| grim adj. - without hope | negro, negra [fig.] - desventurado | ||||||
| black and white - used after noun | blanco-negro, blanca-negra adj. | ||||||
| black-and-white adj. - used before noun | blanco-negro, blanco-negra | ||||||
| black-chinned adj. | de barbilla negra | ||||||
| black-hooded adj. | de caperuza negra | ||||||
| black-browed adj. | de ceja negra | ||||||
| black-crowned adj. | de corona negra | ||||||
| black-crested adj. | de cresta negra | ||||||
| black-mandibled adj. | de mandíbula negra | ||||||
| black-masked adj. | de máscara negra | ||||||
| black-band adj. - before noun | de banda negra | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to be down on one's luck | was, been | | tener la negra [coll.] | ||||||
| to be furious | was, been | | ponerse negro | ||||||
| to lose one's temper | ponerse negro [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to huff | huffed, huffed | - express annoyance | ponerse negro [coll.] | ||||||
| to be in the black [COMM.][ECON.][FINAN.] | estar en números negros | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| bad apple [coll.] | oveja negra | ||||||
| to blacklist so. | blacklisted, blacklisted | | poner a alguien en la lista negra [fig.] | ||||||
| to be the black sheep [fig.] | ser la oveja negra [fig.] - de la familia | ||||||
| to blacklist so. | blacklisted, blacklisted | | dar bola negra a alguien (Lat. Am.) | ||||||
| inky adj. | negro como la noche | ||||||
| inky adj. | negro como la pez | ||||||
| to annoy so. | annoyed, annoyed | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to go spare (Brit.) [coll.] | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to nettle so. | nettled, nettled | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to spite so. | spited, spited | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to antagonizeAE so. to antagoniseBE / antagonizeBE so. | antagonized, antagonized / antagonised, antagonised | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to tease so. | teased, teased | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to anger so. | angered, angered | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [fam.] | ||||||
| to bother so. | bothered, bothered | | poner negro a alguien [fig.] [fam.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| David is a tall man, he has very black hair and wears glasses, it's hard not to recognise him. | David es un hombre alto, tiene el pelo muy negro y lleva gafas, es difícil no reconocerlo. | ||||||
| He always wears black sneakers. | Él siempre calza zapatillas negras. | ||||||
| Elena is a tall girl with black eyes and brown skin. | Elena es una chica alta, de ojos negros y la piel morena. | ||||||
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| abstrusa, agorera, oscuro, obscuro, lúgubre, obscura, negrata, agorero, fúnebre, niger, abstruso, oscura, negro | |
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