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1 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) vydírat* * *• vyděračství• vydírání -
2 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) černý2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) temný3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) černý, špinavý4) (without milk: black coffee.) černý5) (evil: black magic.) černý6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) černý, černošský7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) míšenec2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) čerň, černá barva2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) čerň, černá barva3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) černoch3. verb(to make black.) (na)černit- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) dát na černou listinu5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) vydírání- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *• tmavý• začernit• temný• černošský• čerň• černoch• černý• černo
См. также в других словарях:
blackmail — noun the criminal offence of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing discreditable information. ↘the use of threats or unfair manipulation in an attempt to influence someone: emotional blackmail. verb subject to blackmail.… … English new terms dictionary
blackmail — [ˈblækˌmeɪl] noun [U] the crime of forcing someone to do something for you by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them blackmail verb [T] blackmailer noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blackmail — ► NOUN 1) the demanding of money from someone in return for not revealing discreditable information. 2) the use of threats or manipulation in an attempt to influence someone s actions. ► VERB ▪ subject to blackmail. DERIVATIVES blackmailer noun.… … English terms dictionary
blackmail — ▪ I. blackmail black‧mail 1 [ˈblækmeɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW demanding money from a person or organization by threatening them, for example threatening to tell secrets about them if they do not pay: • Most of his wealth had been acquired… … Financial and business terms
blackmail — [[t]blæ̱kmeɪl[/t]] blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed 1) N UNCOUNT Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money. It looks like the pictures were … English dictionary
blackmail — I UK [ˈblækˌmeɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms blackmail : present tense I/you/we/they blackmail he/she/it blackmails present participle blackmailing past tense blackmailed past participle blackmailed * 1) to make someone give you money or… … English dictionary
blackmail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ emotional, moral ▪ economic, nuclear, political BLACKMAIL + NOUN ▪ attempt, threat … Collocations dictionary
blackmail — black|mail1 [ blæk,meıl ] noun uncount 1. ) the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them: Barrett was in court, facing a charge of blackmail. 2. ) the use of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blackmail — 1 verb (T) to demand money or favours from someone by threatening to tell secrets about them: blackmail sb into doing sth: Don t think you can blackmail me into helping you! blackmailer noun (C) 2 noun (U) 1 the practice of getting money from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blackmail — 1. noun a) A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. to levy blackmail… … Wiktionary
blackmail — noun Etymology: black + 1mail Date: 1552 1. a tribute anciently exacted on the Scottish border by plundering chiefs in exchange for immunity from pillage 2. a. extortion or coercion by threat … New Collegiate Dictionary
