Translations for black powder in the English»Spanish Dictionary

black powder N U

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I.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] N

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1.1. powder U (dust):

in powder form

1.2. powder U (snow):

nieve f en polvo

3.1. powder C PHARM:

to take a powder Am

poner pies en polvorosa

to take a powder lit (take medication)

tomar unos polvos

3.3. powder U or C:

talcum powder

polvos mpl de talco

talcum powder

talco m LatAm

II.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB trans

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2.1. powder (grind, pulverize):

2.2. powder <powdered, pp >:

powdered milk/eggs

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f glas or glasé

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f flor Chil

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f impalpable RioPl

powdered sugar Am

azúcar m or f en polvo Col

III.powder [Am ˈpaʊdər, Brit ˈpaʊdə] VB intr

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reducirse a un polvo

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

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1.1. black:

black dress/car/hair/ink

black cloud

black cloud

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):

3.1. black (sad, hopeless):

this is a black day for our country

este es un día aciago or negro para el país

3.3. black (evil):

black heart

II.black [Am blæk, Brit blak] N

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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)

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

Black: Karpov

and black resigned

y las negras abandonaron

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

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1. black (bruise):

to black sb's eye

ponerle un ojo morado a alguien

2. black dated shoes:

3. black (boycott):

black Brit

See also paint, black market, black and white

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

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

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2. paint (apply paint to):

paint wall/door/house

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

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

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to paint in oils/watercolors

pintar al óleo/a la acuarela

black market [Am ˈblæk ˈmɑrkət, Brit] N

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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

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

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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

Translations for black powder in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] N

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1. powder (dust):

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

reducir algo a polvo

2. powder (makeup):

talcum powder

polvos (de) talco

3. powder (snow):

nieve f en polvo

II.powder [ˈpaʊ·dər] VB trans

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2. powder (sprinkle):

3. powder sl (win easily):

dar una paliza a

I.black [blæk] ADJ

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1. black (color):

black woman

2. black fig (extreme):

black despair

negra desesperación

3. black (dark):

fig to give sb a black look

ponerle a alguien mala cara

4. black (very dirty):

black hands

black hands

mugroso, -a Mex

Phrases:

to beat sb black and blue inf

moler a alguien a palos

II.black [blæk] VB trans (make black)

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to black one's face

pintarse la cara de negro

III.black [blæk] N

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1. black (color):

in black and white CINE, PHOTO

en blanco y negro

2. black (person):

negro(-a) m (f)

3. black FIN:

in the black

en números negros

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English

Investigators say the suspects broke open a copying machine's toner cartridge, spewing the floor and tables with black powder. fox2now.com

The iron tube acted as a combustion chamber and contained well-packed black powder propellant. en.wikipedia.org

The blank ammunition has a black powder (low explosive) charge in the cartridge case and no projectile. en.wikipedia.org

Because "corned" black powder grains made with saltpeter are less affected by moisture in the air, they can be stored unsealed without degradation by humidity. en.wikipedia.org

Even after launch, the fuse would remain in the tube, consuming the black powder until it hit the warhead and caused detonation. en.wikipedia.org

For the artillery much black powder was used, both as a propellent and bursting charge for shells. en.wikipedia.org

Tunnels were blasted through hard rock by drilling holes in the rock face by hand and filling them with black powder. en.wikipedia.org

A small amount of black powder is usually used, but smokeless powder and other compositions are possible. en.wikipedia.org

Most modern firecrackers no longer contain black powder. en.wikipedia.org

This is constructed using multiple layers of a paste made from starch (rice or wheat) mixed with a black powder of various origins. en.wikipedia.org

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