Black Hills in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Black Hills in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Black Hills N npl

the Black Hills (of Dakota)

las Black Hills (cordillera de Dakota del Sur)

Translations for Black Hills in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hill [Am hɪl, Brit hɪl] N

hill (low)

colina f

hill (low)

cerro m

hill (low)

collado m

hill (higher)

montaña f

hill (slope, incline)

cuesta f

a view of green, rolling hills

un panorama de verdes y ondulantes colinas

on a hill (on the top)

en (lo alto de) una colina

on a hill (on a slope)

en una ladera

we walked up/down the hill

subimos/bajamos la colina (andando)

to park on a hill

estacionar en una cuesta

to park on a hill

aparcar en una cuesta Spain

at the foot of the hill

al pie de la colina (or de la montaña etc.)

to head for the hills

ir hacia or dirigirse a los montes

to take to the hills

huir or echarse al monte

up hill and down dale Brit

cuesta arriba y cuesta abajo

as old as the hills

viejísimo

as old as the hills

más viejo que Matusalén inf

as old as the hills

más viejo que andar a pie CSur inf

his grandfather/that joke is as old as the hills

su abuelo/ese chiste es más viejo que Matusalén

not to amount to a hill of beans Am

no valer nada

to be over the hill inf

estar para el arrastre inf

to be over the hill inf

estar para el deje RioPl inf

attr hill country

territorio m montañoso

attr hill country

región f montañosa

hill people

montañeses mpl

hill town

ciudad f de montaña

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 Hills in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Black Hills in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hill [hɪl] N

1. hill:

hill

colina f

the hills

la sierra

2. hill (steep slope in road):

hill

cuesta f

3. hill (small heap):

hill

montoncito m

Phrases:

it ain't worth a hill of beans Am inf

no merece la pena

as old as the hills

tan viejo como el mundo

to be over the hill inf

ser demasiado viejo

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

hill N

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to be over the hill (middle-aged) inf

haber pasado los cuarenta (años)

to be over the hill (old fogey) inf hum pej

estar hecho un carroza hum pej

to be over the hill (too old) inf hum pej

estar para el arrastre hum pej