Black Maria in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Black Maria in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Black Maria

(furgone) cellulare m

Translations for Black Maria in the English»Italian Dictionary

mare¹ [Brit mɛː, Am mɛr] N

mare (horse)

cavalla f

mare (horse)

giumenta f

mare (donkey)

asina f

mare² <pl maria> [Brit ˈmɑːreɪ, ˈmɑːri, Am ˈmɑreɪ] N ASTRON

mare

mare m

Maria [Brit ˈmarɪə, Am ˈmɑriə]

Maria

Maria

maria [Brit ˈmarɪə, Am ˈmɑriə]

maria → mare

See also mare¹, mare²

mare¹ [Brit mɛː, Am mɛr] N

mare (horse)

cavalla f

mare (horse)

giumenta f

mare (donkey)

asina f

mare² <pl maria> [Brit ˈmɑːreɪ, ˈmɑːri, Am ˈmɑreɪ] N ASTRON

mare

mare m

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 Maria in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Black Maria in the English»Italian Dictionary

mare [mer] N

mare

giumenta f

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]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They put my children in a Black Maria.

www.vanguardngr.com

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

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

When word spread about the new invention, performers flocked to the Black Maria from all over the country in order to be in the films.

en.wikipedia.org

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

thenationonlineng.net

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

www.independent.ie

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

Eyewitness reports had it that thugs came in company of security personnel with an unmarked Black Maria around 3a.m. to demolish the market.

www.vanguardngr.com

The Black Maria was, according to the staff who worked there, a small and uncomfortable place to work.

en.wikipedia.org

The service now has only about 18 functional Black Marias.

www.vanguardngr.com

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

en.wikipedia.org