black English in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for black English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

black English N U

black English

inglés m de la población negra (de las grandes ciudades estadounidenses)

Translations for black English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] ADJ

1. English:

English

inglés

2. English (British):

English controvers

inglés controvers

II.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] N

1. English U (language):

English

inglés m

British/American English

inglés británico/americano

British/American English attr lesson/teacher

de inglés

2. English (people) + pl vb:

the English

los ingleses

See also plain

I.plain <plainer plainest> [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (unadorned):

plain decor/cooking

sencillo

plain language/style

sencillo

plain language/style

llano

plain envelope

sin identificación externa

plain fabric/dress

liso

tell me in plain English

dímelo en términos sencillos

tell me in plain English

dímelo en cristiano inf, hum

just plain water, thank you

agua nada más, gracias

the plain man's guide to economics

guía básica de economía

his family are just plain folk

su familia es gente sencilla

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, sin más, por favor

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, nomás, por favor LatAm

2. plain (clear):

plain

claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo (en) claro

it's plain from what you say that …

por lo que me dices está claro que …

it's perfectly plain to me that she's lying

para mí es obvio or está claro que está mintiendo

the reasons are plain to see

las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

3. plain (blunt, straightforward):

the plain truth

la pura verdad

the plain truth

la verdad lisa y llana

I believe in plain dealing

a mí me gustan las cosas claras

I told him in plain terms that …

le dije claramente or lisa y llanamente que …

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews

seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

4. plain (not good-looking):

plain

feo

plain

poco agraciado

to be a plain Jane

ser poco agraciada

to be a plain Jane

ser feúcha inf

5. plain (downright):

plain

puro

II.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (downright, simply) as intensifier:

plain wrong/ridiculous

totalmente

she's not incapable: she's just plain lazy

no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

it's just plain absurd

es un absurdo total

2. plain (bluntly, honestly):

plain tell

claramente

plain tell

francamente

III.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain

llanura f

the (Great) Plains

las grandes llanuras

2.1. plain Brit FASHION:

plain

tela f lisa

2.2. plain (stitch):

plain

punto m del derecho

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 English in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for black English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.English [ˈɪŋ·glɪʃ] N inv

1. English (language):

English

inglés m

2. English pl (people):

the English

los ingleses

II.English [ˈɪŋ·glɪʃ] ADJ

English

inglés, -esa

a movie in English

una película en inglés

an English class

una clase de inglés

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Apples peaches and black English cherry grew there in great abundance.

en.wikipedia.org

He was last seen wearing a black English-style cap, a black blazer, a light-blue dress shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

But black English is something which - it's a natural system in itself.

www.npr.org