black in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for black in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] ADJ

1. black (dark):

black car, cloud, hair, paint

nero

black night

buio

to paint, dye sth black

pitturare, tingere qc di nero

to go or turn black

diventare nero or annerirsi

2. black (African, Afro-Caribbean):

black, also Black community, culture, president

nero

black, also Black school

per neri

a black man, woman

un uomo, una donna di colore

3. black (without milk):

black coffee

nero

black tea

senza latte

4. black (dirty):

black face, mark, towel

nero

5. black (macabre):

black humour

nero

black comedy

black comedy

6. black (gloomy):

black mood, thoughts

nero, tetro

black picture

nero, a tinte fosche

black despair

cupo

black future, prospect

fosco

black news

funesto

black day, week

nero

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

lunedì nero

7. black (angry):

black look

truce, torvo

black mood

pessimo

his face was as black as thunder

era scuro in volto or era infuriato

she's in one of her black moods

è d'umore nero

8. black (evil):

black deed, thought

empio, scellerato

black heart

malvagio

black magic

nero

II.black [Brit blak, Am blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

nero m

in black

in nero

to wear black

vestire in or di nero

to wear black (in mourning)

portare il lutto

2. black (person):

black, also Black

nero m / nera f

3. black ECON:

to be in the black

essere in credito or in attivo

to stay in the black

rimanere in credito or in attivo

to put sb back in the black

fare tornare qn in credito or in attivo

4. black GAMES:

black (in chess, draughts)

nero m

black (in chess, draughts)

neri mpl

black (in roulette)

nero m

I'll be black

prendo i neri

5. black (in snooker or pool):

black

(palla) nera f

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

1. black (put black onto):

black sb's face, hands

annerire, sporcare

black boots

lucidare (di nero)

to black one's face, hands

sporcarsi la faccia, le mani

2. black Brit (bruise):

to black sb's eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

3. black Brit (boycott):

black

boicottare

IV.black [Brit blak, Am blæk]

as black as coal or soot

nero come il carbone

black and blue

pieno di lividi

to beat sb black and blue inf

pestare qn or fare qn nero di botte

black widow, black widow spider N ZOOL

black widow

vedova f nera

black beetle [ˌblækˈbiːtl] N ZOOL

black beetle

scarafaggio m

black box [Brit, Am ˈˌblæk ˈbɑks] N

black box AVIAT, COMPUT

scatola f nera

black magic [Brit, Am ˈˌblæk ˈˌmædʒɪk] N

black magic

magia f nera

black swan [Am ˌblæk ˈswɑn] N ZOOL

black swan

cigno m nero

black Muslim [ˌblækˈmʌzlm, Am-ˈmʌzləm] N (in US)

black Muslim REL

musulmano m nero / musulmana f nera

coal-black [Brit, Am ˌkoʊlˈblæk] ADJ

coal-black

nero come il carbone

black market [Brit, Am ˈblæk ˈmɑrkət] N

black market

mercato m nero

black market

borsa f nera

on the black market

al mercato nero

on the black market before n price, goods

del mercato nero

black market trade

mercato nero

black market trader

borsanerista

black velvet [Brit, Am blæk ˈvɛlvət] N

black velvet

= cocktail a base di birra scura e champagne

black in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.black [blæk] ADJ

1. black (color):

black

nero, -a

black man

nero m

black woman

nera f

2. black fig (extreme):

black

nero, -a

black despair

disperazione nera

3. black (dark):

black

oscuro, -a

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)

black

annerire

to black one's face

annerirsi il viso

III.black [blæk] N

1. black (color):

black

nero m

in black

di nero

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

in bianco e nero

2. black (person):

black

nero(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

to be in the black

essere in nero [o in attivo]

black markete(e)r N

black markete(e)r

borsanerista mf

black box N AVIAT

black box

scatola f nera

black eye N

black eye

occhio m nero

black ice N

black ice

ghiaccio m invisibile

coal black ADJ

coal black

nero, -a come il carbone

black market N

black market

mercato m nero

black hole N

black hole

buco m nero

I.black out VB intr

black out

perdere conoscenza

II.black out VB trans

1. black out (make illegible):

black out

oscurare

2. black out (censure):

black out

censurare

black book N

to be in sb's black book(s)

essere sulla lista nera di qu

black Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in sb's black book(s)

essere sulla lista nera di qu

fig to give sb a black look

lanciare un'occhiataccia a qu

to beat sb black and blue inf

riempire di botte qu

to be in the black

essere in nero [o in attivo]

it's like the pot calling the kettle black

da che pulpito viene la predica

to paint a very black picture

fare un quadro molto nero

to give sb a black eye

fare un occhio nero a qn

written in black and white fig

messo nero su bianco

to beat sb black and blue

dare una manica di botte a qu

to be in a black mood

essere di umore nero

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The underside is a dirty white speckled with grey and black patches.

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Even-aged silvicultural systems satisfy the reproduction and growth requirements of black oak better than the all-aged or uneven-aged selection system.

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The forewings are black, with dark, brick-red fascia, a row of leaden-metallic round dots throughout and a few black dots before the termen.

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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.

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

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

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The caudal fin has black trailing and leading edges, and the pelvic fin is dusky to black.

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

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

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Adult male round gobies turn inky black during the spawning season and develop swollen cheeks.

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