Black Country in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Black Country in the English»French Dictionary

Black Country

Black Country

Black Country m (nom donné à la région industrielle d'Angleterre située au nord-ouest de Birmingham)

Translations for Black Country in the English»French Dictionary

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

1. country (nation, people):

country

pays m

developing/Third World country

pays en voie de développement/du tiers-monde

to go to the country Brit POL

appeler le pays aux urnes

2. country (native land):

country

patrie f

to die for one's country

mourir pour sa patrie

the old country

le pays natal

3. country:

country, a. countryside (out of town)

campagne f

across country

à travers la campagne

in the country

à la campagne

in the country attr person, road, life

de campagne

in the country scene

campagnard

4. country (area):

country

région f

fishing/walking country

une région bonne pour la pêche/la marche

cattle country

une région d'élevage de bétail

Brontë country

le pays des Brontë

cowboy country

la terre des cowboys

5. country MUS:

country, a. country music

country (music) f

country, a. country music attr music, singer

de country (music)

it's a free country!

on est en république!, on est libre de faire ce qu'on veut!

it's my line of country

ça me connaît

it's not really my line of country

ce n'est pas vraiment mon fort

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 Country in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Black Country in the English»French Dictionary

I.country [ˈkʌntri] N

1. country no pl (rural area):

country

campagne f

in the country

dans la campagne

2. country <-ies> (political unit):

country

pays m

native country

patrie f

the whole country

l'ensemble du pays

to go to the country Brit form

appeler le pays à voter

3. country (area of land):

country

région f

marshy country

région f marécageuse

open country

rase campagne f

rough country

région f sauvage

4. country (music style):

country

country f

II.country [ˈkʌntri] ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

campagnard(e)

2. country (in the countryside):

country people, manners

de la campagne

country road

de campagne

country life

à la campagne

3. country (relating to music style):

country

country inv

country singer

de country

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

Employing almost 5000 staff it is the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country.

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He did not try to count those northwards because it was hard to tell the beacons from the ordinary illuminations of the Black Country.

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It was built as a social centre for the Black Country, intended to become a venue for educational meetings and lectures.

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He became notorious for entertaining customers in Black Country pubs with gruesome stories of his work.

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These supplied iron from manufacture into finished iron goods mainly in the Black Country.

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For hundreds of years nails had been made in the Black Country, and many thousands of men and women were employed in the trade.

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In contrast to industry in the Black Country at the time, these new companies focused on high-technology industries rather than the heavy and metal-finishing industries.

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The chapel was also a centre of education and welfare; it helped to alleviate hardship amongst the low paid workers of the Black Country.

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As on other commons in the Black Country, cottages were built encroaching on the heath.

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