black humor in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for black humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

black humor N U

black humor

humor m negro

Translations for black humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a comedy spiked with black humor

una comedia salpicada de humor negro

Translations for black humor in the Spanish»English Dictionary

humor negro

black humour Brit

humor negro

black humor Am

algunos lamparazos de ese viejo humor negro

some flashes of that old black humor

Translations for black humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.humor, humour Brit [Am ˈ(h)jumər, Brit ˈhjuːmə] N

1. humor U (comic quality):

humor

humor m

I can't see the humor in it

no le veo la gracia

sense of humor

sentido m del humor

2. humor (mood):

humor no pl

humor m

humor no pl

talante m

in a good/bad or an ill humor

de buen/mal humor or talante

out of humor dated

de mal humor

3. humor C:

humor HISTORY, PHYSIOL

humor m

II.humor, humour Brit [Am ˈ(h)jumər, Brit ˈhjuːmə] VB trans

humor

seguirle la corriente a

they were humoring us to try to keep us quiet

nos seguían la corriente para que nos calláramos (or no protestáramos etc.)

humour N VB trans Brit

humour → humor

See also humor

I.humor, humour Brit [Am ˈ(h)jumər, Brit ˈhjuːmə] N

1. humor U (comic quality):

humor

humor m

I can't see the humor in it

no le veo la gracia

sense of humor

sentido m del humor

2. humor (mood):

humor no pl

humor m

humor no pl

talante m

in a good/bad or an ill humor

de buen/mal humor or talante

out of humor dated

de mal humor

3. humor C:

humor HISTORY, PHYSIOL

humor m

II.humor, humour Brit [Am ˈ(h)jumər, Brit ˈhjuːmə] VB trans

humor

seguirle la corriente a

they were humoring us to try to keep us quiet

nos seguían la corriente para que nos calláramos (or no protestáramos etc.)

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

1.1. black:

black dress/car/hair/ink

negro

black sky

oscuro

black sky

negro

black cloud

nubarrón m

black cloud

nube f negra

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):

black pred

negro

black pred

sucísimo

1.3. black:

black coffee

negro LatAm

black coffee

solo Spain

black coffee

tinto Col

black coffee

puro Chil

black tea

solo

black tea

sin leche

black tea

puro Chil

2. black:

black, a. Black

negro

black, a. Black aspirations

de los negros

a black man

un (hombre) negro

3.1. black (sad, hopeless):

black

negro

this is a black day for our country

este es un día aciago or negro para el país

3.2. black (intense, grim):

black despair/pessimism

profundo

black rage/fury

ciego

a black look

una mirada de odio

3.3. black (evil):

black heart

malvado

4. black (illegal):

the black economy

la economía informal

the black economy

la economía paralela LatAm

the black economy

la economía sumergida Spain

II.black [Am blæk, Brit blak] N

1. black U (color):

black

negro m

she was dressed in black

iba (vestida) de negro

to wear black (in mourning)

llevar luto

to swear black is white

mentir descaradamente

the new black

el nuevo negro

brown is the new black this season

el marrón es el nuevo negro esta temporada

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)

negra f

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

Black: Karpov

negras: Karpov

and black resigned

y las negras abandonaron

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

1. black (bruise):

to black sb's eye

ponerle un ojo morado a alguien

2. black dated shoes:

black

lustrar

3. black (boycott):

black Brit

boicotear

See also paint, black market, black and white

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

paint

pintura f

“wet paint”

“pintura fresca”

“wet paint”

ojo, pinta Spain

paint remover

quitapintura m

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

1. paint ART:

paint portrait/landscape

pintar

these flowers were painted in by a later hand

estas flores se agregaron posteriormente

2. paint (apply paint to):

paint wall/door/house

pintar

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

3. paint (describe):

paint

pintar

to paint a glowing/gloomy picture of sth

pintar algo favorablemente/muy negro

as black as it's been painted the situation isn't as black as it's been painted

la situación no es tan negra como la pintan

the boss isn't as black as he's painted

el jefe no es tan fiero como lo pintan

4. paint (make up):

to paint one's face

pintarse

to paint one's face

maquillarse

to paint one's lips/nails

pintarse los labios/las uñas

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

paint

pintar

to paint in oils/watercolors

pintar al óleo/a la acuarela

black market [Am ˈblæk ˈmɑrkət, Brit] N

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

black and white CINE, PHOTO, TV

blanco y negro m

in black and white it's down here in black and white

aquí está escrito bien claro

I'd like to have it in black and white

quisiera verlo (por) escrito

she sees everything in (terms of) black and white

para ella no hay términos medios

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

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

black humor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

humor [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N Am, Aus

humor → humour

See also humour

humour [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N no pl

1. humour (capacity for amusement):

humour

humor m

sense of humour

sentido m del humor

2. humour form (mood):

humour

talante m

in (a) good/bad humour

de buen/mal humor

humour [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N no pl

1. humour (capacity for amusement):

humour

humor m

sense of humour

sentido m del humor

2. humour form (mood):

humour

talante m

in (a) good/bad humour

de buen/mal humor

I.black [blæk] ADJ

1. black (colour):

black

negro, -a

black man

negro m

black woman

negra f

2. black fig (extreme):

black

negro, -a

black despair

negra desesperación

3. black (dark):

black

oscuro, -a

4. black (very dirty):

black

mugriento, -a

black

mugroso, -a Mex

Phrases:

to beat sb black and blue inf

moler a alguien a palos

he is not as black as he is painted

no es tan malo como lo pintan

II.black [blæk] VB trans

1. black (make black):

black

ennegrecer

to black one's face

pintarse la cara de negro

to black sb's eye

poner a alguien el ojo morado [o a la funerala]

2. black Brit (boycott):

black

boicotear

III.black [blæk] N

1. black (colour):

black

negro m

in black

de negro

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

en blanco y negro

2. black (person):

black

negro(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

in the black

en números negros