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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

blacking [Am ˈblækɪŋ, Brit ˈblakɪŋ] N U

blacking: betún m negro

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

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

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 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. jet black <attr jet-black> [ˈdʒetˈblæk] ADJ

jet black: negro azabache adj inv

II. jet black [ˈdʒetˈblæk] N U

jet black: negro m azabache

pitch-black [Am ˈˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk, Brit pɪtʃˈblak] ADJ

pitch-black night: (oscuro) como boca de lobo inf

pitch-black night: muy oscuro

pitch-black surface: negro como el azabache

it's pitch-black out there: allí fuera está (oscuro) como boca de lobo inf

I. coal-black [Am ˌkoʊlˈblæk, Brit] ADJ

coal-black: negro como el carbón

II. coal-black [Am ˌkoʊlˈblæk, Brit] N U

coal-black: negro m carbón

black pudding N U or C Brit

black pudding: morcilla f

black pudding: moronga f AmC Mex

black pudding: prieta f Chil

black powder N U

black powder: pólvora f

black sheep N

black sheep: oveja f negra

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

black marketeer [ˈˌblæk ˌmɑrkəˈtɪ(ə)r] N

black marketeer: persona que comercia en el mercado negro

black marketeer: estraperlista mf esp Spain

in the PONS Dictionary

blacking [ˈblækɪŋ] N no pl

blacking: betún m

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

black mark N

black mark: punto m en contra

black ice N

black ice: hielo invisible en la carretera

black eye N

black eye: ojo m morado

pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃˈblæk] ADJ

pitch-black (extremely dark): negro, -a como la boca de un lobo

pitch-black (very black): muy negro, -a

black pudding N Brit

black pudding: morcilla f

black pudding: moronga f Mex

I. black out VB intr

black out: perder el conocimiento

II. black out VB trans

1. black out:

black out: oscurecer

2. black out (censure):

black out: censurar

jet-black ADJ

jet-black: negro azabache

jet-black eyes/hair: ojos/pelo de azabache

coal black ADJ

coal black: negro, -a como el carbón

in the PONS Dictionary

I. black [blæk] ADJ

1. black (color):

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

fig to give sb a black look: ponerle a alguien mala cara

4. black (very dirty):

black hands: mugriento, -a

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)

black: ennegrecer

to black one's face: pintarse la cara de negro

III. black [blæk] N

1. black (color):

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

black markete(e)r N

black markete(e)r: estraperlista mf

black mark N

black mark: punto m en contra

coal black ADJ

coal black: negro, -a como el carbón

pitch-black [ˌpɪtʃ·ˈblæk] ADJ

pitch-black (extremely dark): negro, -a [o oscuro, -a] como la boca de un lobo

pitch-black (very black): muy negro, -a

black sheep N a. fig

black sheep: oveja f negra

black market N

black market: mercado m negro

black ice N

black ice: hielo invisible en la carretera

black light N

black light: luz f negra [o ultravioleta]

I. black out VB intr

black out: perder el conocimiento

black out: desmayarse

II. black out VB trans

1. black out (make illegible):

black out: oscurecer

black out: ennegrecer

2. black out (censure):

black out: censurar

Present
I	black
you	black
he/she/it	blacks
we	black
you	black
they	black

Past
I	blacked
you	blacked
he/she/it	blacked
we	blacked
you	blacked
they	blacked

Present Perfect
I	have	blacked
you	have	blacked
he/she/it	has	blacked
we	have	blacked
you	have	blacked
they	have	blacked

Past Perfect
I	had	blacked
you	had	blacked
he/she/it	had	blacked
we	had	blacked
you	had	blacked
they	had	blacked

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

large black rain clouds glower in the sky fig LIT: grandes nubes negras de lluvia amenazan en el cielo

to give sb a black eye: poner a alguien un ojo a la funerala

to paint a very black picture: pintar un panorama muy negro

to beat sb black and blue: dar una paliza soberana a alguien

poner un ojo morado a alguien: to give sb a black eye

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