Black Country in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Black Country in the English»Italian Dictionary

Black Country [Brit]

Black Country

= la zona industriale a nord-ovest di Birmingham

Translations for Black Country in the English»Italian Dictionary

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

1. country (nation, people):

country

paese m

country

nazione f

developing, Third World country

paese in via di sviluppo, del Terzo Mondo

to go to the country Brit POL

fare appello al paese, chiamare il paese alle urne

2. country (native land):

country

patria f

to die for one's country

morire per la patria

the old country

la patria, il paese natale

3. country (out of town):

country, also countryside

campagna f

across country

attraverso la campagna or per i campi

in the country

in campagna

open country

aperta campagna

open country before n person, road, life

di campagna

open country scene

campestre

4. country (area):

country

regione f

country

territorio m

fishing, walking country

territorio per la pesca, per le escursioni

cattle country

regione in cui si alleva il bestiame

Brontë country

la regione or il paese delle Brontë

cowboy country

la terra dei cowboy

5. country:

country, also country music

country m

country, also country music

musica f country

country, also country music before n music, singer

(di) country

it's a free country!

è un paese libero!

it's my line of country

è il mio campo

it's not really my line of country

non è il mio campo

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 Country in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Black Country in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.country [ˈkʌn·tri] N

1. country (rural area):

country

campagna f

2. country <-ies>:

country (political unit)

paese m

country (native land)

patria f

3. country (area of land):

country

territorio m

4. country MUS:

country

country m

II.country [ˈkʌn·tri] ADJ

1. country (rural):

country

di campagna

2. country MUS:

country music

country

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

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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These supplied iron from manufacture into finished iron goods mainly in 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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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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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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Employing almost 5000 staff it is the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country.

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