black market in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for black market in the English»French Dictionary

black market N

black market

marché m noir

on the black market

au marché noir

on the black market attr price, goods

du marché noir

on the black market goods, trade, trader

au noir

Translations for black market in the French»English Dictionary

marché noir

black market

acheter au marché noir

to buy on the black market

au noir acheter, vendre

on the black market

gâche

job on the black market

Translations for black market in the English»French Dictionary

I.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] N

1. market ECON (trading structure):

market

marché m

the art/job/property market

le marché de l'art/du travail/de l'immobilier

the market in tea/sugar, the tea/sugar market

le marché du thé/du sucre

at market (price)

au prix du marché

cars at the upper or top end of the market

les voitures haut de gamme

to be at the upper end of the market company:

être au premier rang du marché

to put sth on the market

mettre qc sur le marché

to be in the market for sth

chercher (à acquérir) qc

to come onto the market goods, product:

arriver sur le marché

to come onto the market attr share

de marché

to come onto the market conditions, rates, trend

du marché

2. market COMM (potential customers):

market

marché m (for pour)

domestic/foreign market

marché intérieur/extérieur

the Japanese/French market

le marché japonais/français

a good/poor/steady market for

une demande forte/faible/stable de

it sells well to the teenage market

ça se vend bien aux adolescents

a gap in the market

un créneau, un besoin du marché

3. market (place where goods are sold):

market

marché m

flower/fish market

marché aux fleurs/halle f aux poissons

covered/open air market

marché couvert/en plein air

to go to market

aller au marché

4. market FIN (stock market):

market

Bourse f

to play the market

spéculer

II.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] VB trans

1. market (sell):

market product

commercialiser, vendre

2. market (promote):

market

lancer or mettre [qc] sur le marché

III.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] VB intr Am

to go marketing

faire des courses

IV.to market oneself VB refl

to market oneself refl:

to market oneself

se vendre

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

noir m

in black

en noir

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)

noir m

I'll be black

je prends les noirs

5. black (snooker or pool ball):

black

noire f

black

bille f noire

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

noir

black night

obscur

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

noir

black, a. Black school

pour les Noirs

a black man/woman

un Noir/une Noire

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

noir

black tea

nature

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

noir

5. black (macabre):

black comedy, humour

noir

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, picture, thoughts

noir

black despair

profond

black future, prospect

sombre

black news, day, week

mauvais

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

Lundi noir

7. black (angry):

black look

meurtrier/-ière

black mood

massacrant

his face was as black as thunder

on lisait dans ses yeux une colère noire

8. black (evil):

black deed, heart, magic, thought

noir

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

1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

noircir

black boots

cirer

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

boycotter

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

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

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu m

to go or turn blue

bleuir, devenir bleu

2. blue (sky) liter:

the blue

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

nordiste mf

II.blues N npl

1. blues MUS:

the blues

le blues m

to sing/play the blues

chanter/jouer du blues

to sing/play the blues attr music, musician, fan, festival

de blues

2. blues (depression) inf:

the blues

le cafard inf

to have the blues

avoir le cafard inf

III.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu] ADJ

1. blue (in colour):

blue

bleu

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:

blue film

porno inf

blue joke

osé, cochon/-onne inf

4. blue Brit inf POL:

blue

conservateur/-trice

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

to blue (all) one's money on sth

dépenser tout son fric sur qc inf

V.blue [Brit bluː, Am blu]

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

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

1. black and white:

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

noir et blanc

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

he sees everything in black and white

pour lui c'est tout noir ou tout blanc

black market in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black market in the English»French Dictionary

black market N

black market

marché m noir

Translations for black market in the French»English Dictionary

au noir

on the black market

Translations for black market in the English»French Dictionary

I.market [ˈmɑ:kɪt, Am ˈmɑ:r-] N

market

marché m

at the market

au marché

job market

marché du travail

to be in the market for sth

être acheteur de qc

to put sth on the market

mettre qc sur le marché

to put a house on the market

mettre une maison en vente

there's a good market for sth

il y a une grosse demande pour qc

the female market

les consommatrices

II.market [ˈmɑ:kɪt, Am ˈmɑ:r-] VB trans

market

commercialiser

you need to market yourself better

il faut que tu saches te vendre subj

I.black [blæk] ADJ

black

noir(e)

black art

art m nègre

black arts

magie f noire

Black Death

peste f noire

black tea

thé sans lait

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

II.black [blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

noir m

2. black (person):

black

Noir m

Phrases:

(down) in black and white

écrit noir sur blanc

III.black [blæk] VB trans

black

noircir

black shoes

cirer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They stole food and vehicles and sold goods on the black market.

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The official exchange rate at this time was around $740 but black market value of the 150,000 was estimated to be near $30.

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These laws help increase the amount of available organs, decreasing the reliance of patients on the black market.

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He is also a collector of paintings, most of them obtained from the black market.

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The audience gave its price on black market.

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However, some rent-seeking competition is illegal such as bribery, corruption, smuggling, and even black market deals.

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On the black market, baku tusks fetch a reasonable price.

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His criminal career started in the 1940s falsifying ration books for food which he then sold on the black market.

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If an official exchange rate is set, its value on the black market is often lower.

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When their situation worsens to the point that their lives are at risk, they are given a chance for freedom by a black market middleman.

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