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81 zifiri
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82 nigrega
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83 negro
adj.1 black, jet, black-colored, ebony.2 bleak.m.1 black, black colour, black color.2 black man, Black, nigger, Negro.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) black2 (oscuro) dark3 (bronceado) brown, tanned, suntanned4 (poco favorable) awful, terrible5 (cine, novela) detective6 (tabaco) black► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (color) black2 (escritor) ghostwriter3 (tabaco) black tobacco\negro,-a como la boca de lobo pitch-blacknegro,-a como un tizón as black as coalpasarlas negras familiar to have a rough time of itponer negro,-a a alguien to drive somebody up the walltenerla negra familiar to be unluckytrabajar como un negro to work like a dog, work like a slaveverlo todo negro to be very pessimisticverse negro,-a para hacer algo to have a tough time doing something■ se veían negros para arreglarlo todo en una tarde they had their work cut out to get it all done in one afternoonvérselas negras familiar to have a tough time————————1 (color) black2 (escritor) ghostwriter3 (tabaco) black tobacco* * *1. (f. - negra)noun2. (f. - negra)adj.1) black2) disastrous, awful* * *negro, -a1. ADJ1) [color, pelo] black; [ojos, tabaco] dark; [raza] black, Negro †2) (=moreno) [piel] dark, swarthy; [por el sol] tanned, brownponerse negro — to go brown, tan
3) (=sucio) filthy, black4) [estado de ánimo, humor] black, gloomy; [suerte] terrible, atrociousla cosa se pone negra — it's not going well, it looks bad
lo ve todo negro — he always sees the negative side of things, he's terribly pessimistic about everything
- verse negro- vérselas negras5) * (=enfadado) cross, peeved *poner negro a algn — to make sb cross, upset sb
ponerse negro — to get cross, cut up rough
6) (=ilegal) black7) (Pol) fascist2. SM1) (=color) blacken negro — (Fot) in black and white
2) Caribe (=café) black coffee3. SM / F1) (=persona) black, coloured person †, Negro †¡no somos negros! — we won't stand for it!, you can't do that to us!
2) * (=escritor) ghostwriter3)negra* * *I- gra adjetivo1)a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> darknegro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot
poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tannedc) ( sombrío) black, gloomypasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
vérselas negras — (fam)
2) <hombre/raza/piel> blackII III- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person* * *I- gra adjetivo1)a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> darknegro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot
poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tannedc) ( sombrío) black, gloomypasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
vérselas negras — (fam)
2) <hombre/raza/piel> blackII III- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person* * *negro11 = black, negro [negroes, -pl.], nigger, hack, ghost writer, black man, coloured man.Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.
Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.Ex: KAFIRS, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.* autobiografía escrita por un negro = ghosted autobiography.* escribir como negro = ghosting.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* escrito por un negro = ghosted, ghost-written.* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.* inglés hablado por los negros = Ebonics.* persona de raza negra = black.negro22 = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.].Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* bestia negra = bête noire.* blanco y negro = black & white.* caja negra = flight recorder.* caja negra, la = black box, the.* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* espino negro = blackthorn, blackthorn tree.* espiritual negro = spiritual.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hielo negro = black ice.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lingua negra = lingua negra.* mano negra = schemer.* marea negra = oil slick.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* martes negro = Black Tuesday.* mercado negro = black market.* minoría negra = black minority.* mosca negra = black fly.* muñeco negro de trapo = golly, gollywog.* música espiritual negra = gospel music.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro de humo = lampblack.* negro rojizo = reddish black.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.* oso negro = black bear.* oso negro americano = black bear.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* punto negro = blackhead.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/pelo/ropa› black; ‹ojos› darkmira qué negro está el cielo look how dark o black the sky istienes las manos negras your hands are black o filthynegro como el azabache jet-blacknegro como el carbón or un tizón or la pez as black as coal o sootse pone negra enseguida she tans o ( BrE) goes brown very quickly3 (sombrío) black, gloomy, bleaklo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic, she always takes such a gloomy view of thingsvérselas negras ( fam): me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito this job is a real uphill struggle ( colloq)se las vio negras para terminarlo he had a tough time finishing it ( colloq)B ‹hombre/raza/piel› blackla población negra the black population(color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; blackCompuesto:A masculine jet blackB adj inv jet-blackmasculine, feminineB ( period) (escritor) ghost writer* * *
negro 1◊ - gra adjetivo
‹ ojos› dark
pasarlas negras (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona de raza negra) black person
negro 2 sustantivo masculino ( color) black
negro,-a
I adjetivo
1 black
(bronceado) suntanned
pan negro, brown bread
(oscuro) estaba negro como boca de lobo, it was pitch-black
2 (muy sucio) filthy, black
3 (suerte, situación) awful
un día negro, a black day
(lóbrego, triste) gloomy
4 (furioso) furious: ese ruido me pone negra, that noise drives me up the wall
5 (raza, música) black
6 (no legalizado) mercado negro, black market
II m,f (hombre) black man
(mujer) black woman
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) black
siempre viste de negro, she always dresses in black
2 (tabaco) black tobacco
3 (escritor anónimo) ghostwriter
IV sustantivo femenino
1 Mús crotchet, US quarter note
2 (mala suerte) la negra, bad luck
♦ Locuciones: tener la negra, to be very unlucky: últimamente mi hermana tiene la negra, my sister's been having a run of bad luck recently
vérselas negras para hacer algo, to have a tough time doing sthg
' negro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agujero
- cielo
- decidirse
- dinero
- fanática
- fanático
- fotografía
- ir
- garbanzo
- humor
- incondicional
- mercado
- negra
- pantalla
- pozo
- tabaco
- tizón
- vestirse
- azabache
- blanco
- café
- carbón
- chocolate
- cinturón
- ennegrecer
- espiritual
- frijol
- manía
- oro
- televisión
English:
black
- black hole
- blackhead
- buckwheat
- cesspit
- dappled
- dark
- dismal
- fill out
- ghostwriter
- haul
- intersperse
- jet black
- launder
- laundering
- monochrome
- negro
- nigger
- normally
- obtainable
- off-day
- or
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- questionnaire
- sick
- the
- turn
- brown
- change
- coffee
- ebony
- edge
- in
- jet
- Negro
- slave
- spiritual
* * *negro, -a♦ adj1. [color] black;negro como el azabache jet black;negro como el carbón as black as coal2. [bronceado] tanned;estar negro to have a deep tan3. [pan] brown4. [tabaco] black, dark5. [raza] black6. [suerte] awful, rotten;[porvenir] black, gloomy;llevo una tarde negra I'm having a terrible afternoon;ver(lo) todo negro to be pessimistic;pasarlas negras to have a hard timeme pone negro que nunca me avisen de nada it makes me mad that they never tell me anything8. [ilegal] [trabajo] illegal, in the black economy;[mercado] black; [dinero] dirty;en negro [trabajo, dinero] undeclared;[trabajar, cobrar] illegally, on the black economy♦ nm,f1. [de raza negra] black man, f black woman;trabajar como un negro to work like a slave♦ nm1. [color] black;el negro es mi color favorito black is my favourite colour2. [tabaco] black o dark tobacco* * *I adj black;estar negro fam be furious;poner negro a alguien fam make s.o. furious, make s.o. see red;verse negro para hacer algo fam have one’s work cut out to do sth;las he pasado negras I’ve had a rough timeII m1 black man;trabajar como un negro fam work one’s butt off fam2 L.Am. ( querido) honey, dear* * *1) : black, dark2) bronceado: suntanned3) : gloomy, awful, desperatela cosa se está poniendo negra: things are looking bad4)mercado negro : black market1) : dark-skinned person, black personnegro nm: black (color)* * *negro1 adj blacknegro2 n1. (color) black -
84 boca
f.1 mouth.boca arriba/abajo face up/down(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitationhacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).boca del estómago pit of the stomachboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrant3 muzzle, fauces, maw.4 hors d'oeuvre.5 os.* * *1 ANATOMÍA mouth2 (de río) mouth3 (abertura) entrance, opening\abrir boca to whet one's appetitehacer boca to whet one's appetiteandar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lipsarreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen toboca abajo face downwardsboca arriba face upwardscallarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouthcorrer de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledgeen boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is goldenhacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth waterme lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouthno abrir boca not to say a wordno decir esta boca es mía not to say a wordpor la boca muere el pez silence is goldenboca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitationboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrantboca del estómago pit of the stomach* * *noun f.- boca arriba* * *1. SF1) (Anat) mouth¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **
boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick
2)• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist
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por boca de — throughlo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime
3)- coserse la boca- dar bocade boca en boca —
de boca para afuera —
eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)
irse la boca a algn —
llenársele la boca a algn —
- partir la boca a algna pedir de boca —
4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzlea boca de jarro —
disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range
boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance
boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance
boca de río — river mouth, estuary
5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)6) [de crustáceo] pincer7) [de herramienta] cutting edge8)boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
9) (Inform) slot10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths2. SM1)boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life
2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.----* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *Ano te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouthte huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlictengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixedno hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth fullcomo no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask¡esa boca …! language …!blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed2 ( en locs):boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o frontduerme boca arriba he sleeps on his backpuso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face upde boca de fromlo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouthuno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priesten boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speechla pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lipsse enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about itpor boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sisterabrir la boca to open one's mouthabra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider pleasemejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shutno abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all eveningandar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledgedesde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues waggingsu nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lipsa pedir de boca just finetodo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just finecallar(se) la boca to shut up¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shutcerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning itcoserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hatde (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports uses radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalismhablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashionhacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetitehacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth waterllenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surnamemeterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouthno decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouthno tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-darkquedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergastedquitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouthquitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's educationser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot airtener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouthen boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerousquien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human3(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of peopletiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed4 ( Vin) tasteB1 (de un buzón) slot2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance3 (de un puerto) entrance4 (de una vasija, botella) rimCompuestos:● boca de dragón or (Ur) saposnapdragonla falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stationsfire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)( fam); pit of the stomachhydrant* * *
boca sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat, Zool) mouthb) ( en locs)◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;
puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] mouth;una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;boca abajo face down;no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;boca arriba face up;ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;Figno abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;Famsiempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;Famlo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;Fampartir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes2. [entrada] opening;[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;Fama boca de jarro point-blankboca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;boca de fuego firearm;boca de gol goalmouth;boca de incendios hydrant;boca de riego hydrant;RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain4. [filo] cutting edge5. [del vino] flavour♦ nmboca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life* * *f1 mouth;boca a boca mouth to mouth;hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;abrir ohacer boca whet one’s appetite;a pedir de boca perfectly;andar oir ocorrer de boca en boca circulate, go around;callar la boca shut up;estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, famshut s.o. up;con la boca chica without much conviction;partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;quitarse algo de la boca fig go odo without sth, deny o.s. sth2 ZO crab claw* * *boca nf1) : mouth2)boca arriba : face up, on one's back3)boca abajo : face down, prone4)boca de riego : hydrant5)en boca de : according to* * *boca n1. (de persona, animal) mouth2. (entrada) entrancecuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water -
85 negro2
2 = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.].Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.----* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* bestia negra = bête noire.* blanco y negro = black & white.* caja negra = flight recorder.* caja negra, la = black box, the.* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* espino negro = blackthorn, blackthorn tree.* espiritual negro = spiritual.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hielo negro = black ice.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lingua negra = lingua negra.* mano negra = schemer.* marea negra = oil slick.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* martes negro = Black Tuesday.* mercado negro = black market.* minoría negra = black minority.* mosca negra = black fly.* muñeco negro de trapo = golly, gollywog.* música espiritual negra = gospel music.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro de humo = lampblack.* negro rojizo = reddish black.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.* oso negro = black bear.* oso negro americano = black bear.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* punto negro = blackhead.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre. -
86 azabache
m.1 jet.negro como el azabache jet-black2 black amber, jet.* * *1 jet\negro,-a como el azabache jet-black* * *noun m. adj.* * *SM (Min) jet* * *masculino (Min) jet* * *----* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* * *masculino (Min) jet* * ** negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* * *A ( Min) jetnegro como el azabache jet blackB ( Zool) coal tit* * *
azabache sustantivo masculino
jet;
azabache sustantivo masculino jet
(color) jet black
' azabache' also found in these entries:
English:
jet
- jet black
- pitch-black
* * *azabache nmjet;negro como el azabache jet-black* * *m MIN jet* * *azabache nm: jetnegro azabache: jet black -
87 zappenduster
Adj. umg. pitch-dark, pitch-black; dann wird’s zappenduster fig. things will look pretty grim* * *zạp|pen|dus|ter ['tsapn'duːstɐ]adj (inf)pitch-black, pitch-darkwie sieht es denn mit euren Plänen aus? – zappendúster — how are your plans working out? – grim
dann ist es zappendúster — you'll/we'll etc be in trouble or (dead) shtuck (Brit inf)
* * *zap·pen·dus·ter[ˈtsapn̩ˈdu:stɐ]eine \zappendustere Nacht a pitch-black nightmit etw dat sieht es \zappenduster aus (fig) things are looking grim for sth fam, it's not looking too good for sth fam* * *zappenduster adj umg pitch-dark, pitch-black;dann wird’s zappenduster fig things will look pretty grim -
88 negro como el carbón
as black as coal* * *(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx. The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.Ex. There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.* * *(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night. -
89 oscuro
adj.1 dark, obscure, dim, darkish.2 sullen, dark.3 brunette, brunet, black-a-vised, dark.* * *► adjetivo1→ link=obscuro obscuro* * *(f. - oscura)adj.1) dark2) obscure* * *ADJ1) (=sin luz) dark¡qué casa tan oscura! — what a dark house!
2) [color, cielo, día] dark3) [texto, explicación] obscure4) (=sospechoso)oscuras intenciones — dubious intentions, sinister intentions
5) (=incierto) [porvenir, futuro] uncertain6) (=poco conocido) obscure* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <calle/habitación> darkb) <color/ojos/pelo> dark2)a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubiousb) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscurec) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure* * *= black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex. Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.----* azul oscuro = deep blue.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* claroscuro = light-and-shade.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <calle/habitación> darkb) <color/ojos/pelo> dark2)a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubiousb) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscurec) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure* * *= black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.* azul oscuro = deep blue.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* claroscuro = light-and-shade.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* * *oscuro -raA1 ‹calle/habitación› darkson las cuatro de la tarde y ya está oscuro it's only four o'clock and it's dark alreadyla oscura y triste celda the gloomy cellun cuartucho oscuro a dim little room2 ‹color/tono/ropa› dark; ‹ojos/pelo/piel› darkvestía de oscuro she was wearing dark clothesB1 (sospechoso, turbio) ‹intenciones› dark; ‹asunto› dubioussu oscuro pasado her murky pastaún quedan puntos oscuros sobre su desaparición there are still some unanswered questions o some things that seem suspicious regarding his disappearance2 (poco claro) ‹significado/asunto› obscure3 (poco conocido) ‹escritor/orígenes› obscure* * *
oscuro◊ -ra adjetivo
1
2
‹ asunto› dubious
oscuro,-a adjetivo
1 (el día, un color) dark: siempre viste de oscuro, she always wears dark clothing
una oscura mañana de invierno, a dark winter morning
2 (un asunto, una idea) obscure
3 (sospechoso, turbio) shady, suspect: hay algo oscuro en su pasado, there's a shady element in his past
4 (el porvenir) uncertain
' oscuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negra
- negro
- oscura
- parda
- pardo
- pasada
- pasado
- sórdida
- sórdido
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- color
- ennegrecer
- marrón
- moreno
- morocho
- obscuro
- prieto
English:
assailant
- black
- dark
- darken
- darkroom
- deep
- dim
- dusky
- gloomy
- gun down
- joke
- murky
- obscure
- shadowy
- still
- pin
- pitch-black
- time
* * *oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a adj1. [sin luz] dark;nos quedamos a oscuras we were left in darkness o in the dark;Figen este tema estoy a oscuras I'm ignorant about this subject;¡qué oscura está esta habitación! this room is very dark!;una casa oscura y lúgubre a dark and gloomy house2. [nublado] overcast;se quedó una tarde oscura the afternoon turned out overcast3. [color, traje, piel, pelo] dark4. [poco claro] obscure, unclear;palabras de oscuro sentido words whose meaning is unclear5. [incierto] uncertain, unclear;tiene un origen oscuro it's of uncertain origin6. [intenciones, asunto] shady7. [porvenir, futuro] gloomy8. [de poca relevancia] obscure, minor;un oscuro funcionario a minor official* * *adj1 dark;a oscuras in the dark2 figobscure* * *oscuro, -ra adj1) : dark2) : obscure3)a oscuras : in the dark, in darkness* * *oscuro adj1. (en general) dark2. (poco conocido) obscure -
90 Schwärze
f; -, kein Pl.1. blackness (auch fig.); (Dunkelheit) pitch darkness; in der Schwärze der Nacht in the pitch dark ( oder black) night* * *die Schwärzeblacking; blackness* * *Schwạrze ['ʃvartsə]f decl as adjblack woman/lady/girl; (= Schwarzhaarige) black-haired woman/girl* * ** * *Schwär·ze<-, -n>[ˈʃvɛrtsə]1. (Dunkelheit) darknessin der \Schwärze der Nacht (geh) in the dead of night2. (Farbe) blackdas Gesicht mit \Schwärze einschmieren to blacken one's face* * *Ider; adj. Dekl1) (Neger) Black; (Dunkelhaariger) dark-haired man/boy2) (österr.): (Kaffee) black coffeeIIdie; adj. Dekl. (Negerin) Black [woman/girl]; (Dunkelhaarige) dark haired woman/girlIIIdas; adj. Dekl. (der Zielscheibe) bull's eyeins Schwarze treffen — hit the bull's eye; (fig.) hit the nail on the head
* * *in der Schwärze der Nacht in the pitch dark ( oder black) night* * *Ider; adj. Dekl1) (Neger) Black; (Dunkelhaariger) dark-haired man/boy2) (österr.): (Kaffee) black coffeeIIdie; adj. Dekl. (Negerin) Black [woman/girl]; (Dunkelhaarige) dark haired woman/girlIIIdas; adj. Dekl. (der Zielscheibe) bull's eyeins Schwarze treffen — hit the bull's eye; (fig.) hit the nail on the head
* * *-n f.black dye n.blacking n.blackness n.darkness n.ebony n.printer's ink n.printing ink n. -
91 negro como el tizón
(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx. The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.Ex. There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.* * *(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night. -
92 oscuro como boca de lobo
(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx. The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.Ex. There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.* * *(adj.) = pitch-black, pitch-darkEx: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night. -
93 nero
"schwarz;Schwarz"* * *1. adj black2. m (colore) black* * *nero agg.1 black; ( scuro) dark: mi occorrono un paio di scarpe nere, I need a pair of black shoes; capelli, occhi neri, dark hair, eyes; nuvole nere, dark clouds; nero come l'ebano, come l'inchiostro, come il carbone, as black as ebony, as ink, as coal // pane nero, brown bread // caffè nero, black coffee // pelle nera, dark skin // una foto in bianco e nero, a black and white photograph // occhiali neri, dark (o sun) glasses // il Continente Nero, the Dark Continent // il Mar Nero, the Black Sea // libro nero, black books (o black paper): se lo farai ti segnerò sul mio libro nero, if you do that, you will be in my black books // magia nera, black art (o magic) // l'angelo nero, the Devil2 ( sporco) dirty, black: mani nere, dirty hands; i polsini della tua camicia sono neri, the cuffs of your shirt are black (with dirt)3 ( tetro, malinconico) black, gloomy: era nero in volto, his face was drawn (o anxious); vedere tutto nero, to look on the dark side of things; ha una visione nera del futuro, he takes a gloomy view of the future; sono di umore nero oggi, I'm in a black mood today; pensieri neri, gloomy thoughts; giornata nera, black day // è un periodo nero, it's a troubled period // sono nero di rabbia, I'm seething // la vedo nera per te, things are looking black for you // romanzo nero, horror story4 ( estremo, più profondo) deepest, dire: miseria nera, dire poverty; disperazione nera, black (o deepest) despair5 (fig.) ( scellerato, empio) wicked, black: un'anima nera, a wicked soul; nera ingratitudine, deepest ingratitude; calunnia nera, wicked slander6 ( illegale) black, illegal: mercato nero, borsa nera, black market; economia nera, black economy; lavoro nero, moonlighting; fondi neri, slush fundnero s.m.1 black: chiesa parata a nero, church hung with black; tingere in nero, to dye black; vestir di nero, to dress in black: una donna vestita di nero, a woman dressed in black // (pitt.) nero di avorio, ivory black // mettere nero su bianco, to write (a few lines), ( metter per iscritto) to put things down in black and white // non distingue il bianco dal nero, (fig.) he can't tell black from white // il nero vince, ( scacchi) black wins // (econ.): in nero, in the black: contabilità in nero, ( in credito) accounts in the black; assumere dipendenti in nero, to employ (o to hire) workers illegally // (tv) in nero, ( crittato) encrypted, coded3 ( fascista) Fascist4 (tip.) black, extra bold.* * *['nero] nero (-a)1. aggnero come il carbone/la pece — as black as coal/pitch
quel colletto è nero — (sporco) that collar is black o filthy
2) (negro: razza) black3) (fig : disperazione, futuro) black, (giornata) awfulvivono nella miseria più nera — they live in utter o abject poverty
4)lavoro nero — work in the black economyfondi neri — slush fund sg
2. sm(colore) blackvestirsi di o in nero — to dress in black
essere pagato in nero — to be paid in cash (to evade payment of taxes)
lavorare in nero — to moonlight Brit o double-dip Am (without statutory deductions of payment of taxes)
3. sm/f(persona) black, black man (woman)* * *['nero] 1.1) [abito, fumo, capelli] black; [ occhi] dark2) (sporco) [mani, collo] black, filthy3) (buio, scuro) [notte, cielo] dark4) (africano) [razza, pelle, quartiere] black5) (abbronzato)6) (illegale, clandestino)lavoro nero — = work for which no earnings are declared, under the table job
7) (cupo, negativo) [epoca, anno] bad, bleak; [giornata, settimana] black; [ miseria] dire, abject2.messa, magia -a — black mass, magic
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (colore) blackin bianco e nero — [film, foto, televisione] black and white
2) (persona di pelle nera) black, Blacki -i — the blacks, black people
i -i d'America — black Americans, African Americans
in nero — on the side, illegally
lavorare in nero — = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table
4) gioc. (negli scacchi, nella dama, alla roulette) black••è scritto qui nero su bianco — here it is in black and white, it's set down here in black and white
essere la bestia -a di qcn. — to be a bugbear for sb
* * *nero/'nero/ ⇒ 31 [abito, fumo, capelli] black; [ occhi] dark; essere nero di botte to be black and blue2 (sporco) [mani, collo] black, filthy3 (buio, scuro) [notte, cielo] dark4 (africano) [razza, pelle, quartiere] black5 (abbronzato) essere nero o avere la pelle -a to have a dark tan6 (illegale, clandestino) lavoro nero = work for which no earnings are declared, under the table job7 (cupo, negativo) [epoca, anno] bad, bleak; [giornata, settimana] black; [ miseria] dire, abject; nella più -a disperazione in deepest despair; vedere tutto nero to look on the dark side; è d'umore nero he's in one of his dark moods(f. -a)1 (colore) black; vestito di nero dressed in black; in bianco e nero [film, foto, televisione] black and white2 (persona di pelle nera) black, Black; i -i the blacks, black people; i -i d'America black Americans, African Americans3 (clandestinità) in nero on the side, illegally; lavorare in nero = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table4 gioc. (negli scacchi, nella dama, alla roulette) blackè scritto qui nero su bianco here it is in black and white, it's set down here in black and white; nero come la pece pitch-black; nero come il carbone as black as coal; essere la bestia -a di qcn. to be a bugbear for sb. -
94 черен
1. black(за хляб) brown(почернял от слънце) brown, sunburnt, tanned(за метали) ferrous(за шрифт) thick, bold, boldfaceчерен като дявол as black as the devilчерен като смола black as jet, jet-blackчерен като катран as black as a raven/a crow, as black as coal/ink/pitchчерен хайвер caviar(e)черна дъска blackboardчерен молив a lead/black pencilчерен пипер pepperчерна мед matteчерна бира porter, dark beer2. прен. black, dismal, gloomyчерни дни hard timesза черни дни against a rainy dayчерни мисли black/gloomy thoughtsчерно дело a black deedчерна неблагодарност black ingratitudeчерен неблагодарник a monster of ingratitudeсветът ми е черен have the dismals, be in the dismalsчерен петък Black Friday3. (за вход, стълбище) back, service (attr.)черен двор backyardчерно стълбище back stairs4. същ. blackчерните the blacks, ам. the coloured men/peopleчерна борса black marketчерен гологан a bad penny, вж. гологанчерен дроб liverчерно духовенство regular clergyчерно злато coalчерният континент the Dark Continentчерна овца прен. a black sheepчерен път a dirt roadвърша черната работа за някого jackal for s.o.черен списък a black listвлизам в черния списък be blacklistedв черния списък на някого съм be in s.o.'s black/bad booksв черния списък съм be on the black list, be blacklistedслагам в черния списък blacklist, put in/on the black list, put in o.'s black/bad booksзаради черните очи на някого for s.o.'s beaux yeuxвиждам в черна светлина see in the worst lightчерен ми е пред очите I can't bear the sight of him* * *чѐрен,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. black; (за хляб) brown; ( почернял от слънце) brown, sunburnt, tanned; (за метали) ferrous; (за шрифт) thick, bold, boldface; \черенен като дявол as black as the devil; \черенен като катран as black as a raven/a crow, as black as coal/ink/pitch; \черенен като смола black as jet, jet-black; \черенен молив a lead/black pencil; \черенен пипер pepper; \черенен хайвер caviar(e); \черенна бира porter, dark beer; \черенна дъска blackboard; \черенна мед matte;2. прен. black, dismal, gloomy; за \черенни дни against a rainy day; роден на \черенен петък born unlucky, born under an evil star, evil-starred; светът ми е \черенен have the dismals, be in the dismals; \черенен неблагодарник a monster of ingratitude; \черенен петък Black Friday; \черенни дни hard times; \черенни мисли black/gloomy thoughts; \черенно дело a black deed;4. като същ. black; \черенните the blacks, амер. the coloured men/people;5. като същ. ср. black; mourning; в \черенно in black, (в траур) in mourning; казвам на \черенното бяло call black white; • виждам в \черенна светлина see in the worst light; влизам в \черенния списък be blacklisted; върша \черенната работа за някого jackal for s.o.; stooge for s.o.; заради \черенните очи на някого for s.o.’s beaux yeux; \черенен гологан bad penny; \черенен дроб liver; \черенен ми е пред очите I can’t bear the sight of him; \черенен Петър ( игра) Black Peter; \черенен път dirt road; \черенен списък a black list; \черенна борса/пазар grey/black market; \черенна кутия (на самолет) black box, flight recorder; \черенна овца прен. black sheep; \черенна работа dirty/menial/job, разг. sweat, donkey work, ( нетворческа) routine work; \черенният континент прен. the Dark Continent; \черенно духовенство regular clergy; \черенно злато coal; човек, който върши \черенната работа henchman.* * *black: черен pepper - черен пипер, черенboard - черна дъска, a черен pencil - черен молив, а черен market - черна борса, черен magic- черна магия; ferrous (за метали); liver - черен дроб; caviar - черен хайвер; dark ; a dirt road - черен път* * *1. (за вход, стълбище) back, service (attr.) 2. (за метали) ferrous 3. (за хляб) brown 4. (за шрифт) thick, bold, boldface 5. (почернял от слънце) brown, sunburnt, tanned 6. black 7. ЧЕРЕН Петър (игра) Black Peter 8. ЧЕРЕН гологaн a bad penny, вж. гологан 9. ЧЕРЕН двор backyard 10. ЧЕРЕН дроб liver 11. ЧЕРЕН като дявол as black as the devil 12. ЧЕРЕН като катран as black as a raven/a crow, as black as coal/ink/pitch 13. ЧЕРЕН като смола black as jet, jet-black 14. ЧЕРЕН ми е пред очите I can't bear the sight of him 15. ЧЕРЕН молив a lead/black pencil 16. ЧЕРЕН неблагодарник a monster of ingratitude 17. ЧЕРЕН петък Black Friday 18. ЧЕРЕН пипер pepper 19. ЧЕРЕН път a dirt road 20. ЧЕРЕН списък a black list 21. ЧЕРЕН хайвер caviar(e) 22. в черния списък на някого съм be in s. o.'s black/bad books 23. в черния списък съм be on the black list, be blacklisted 24. виждам в черна светлина see in the worst light 25. влизам в черния списък be blacklisted 26. върша черната работа за някого jackal for s. о. 27. за черни дни against a rainy day 28. заради черните очи на някого for s. o.'s beaux yeux 29. прен. black, dismal, gloomy 30. роден наЧЕРЕН петък born unlucky, born under an evil star, evil-starred 31. светът ми е ЧЕРЕН have the dismals, be in the dismals 32. слагам в черния списък blacklist, put in/on the black list, put in o.'s black/bad books 33. същ. black 34. черна бира porter, dark beer 35. черна борса black market 36. черна дъска blackboard 37. черна мед matte 38. черна неблагодарност black ingratitude 39. черна овца прен. a black sheep 40. черна работа dirty/menial work, a dirty/menial job, разг. sweat, (нетворческа) routine work 41. черни дни hard times 42. черни мисли black/gloomy thoughts 43. черните the blacks, ам. the coloured men/ people 44. черният континент the Dark Continent 45. черно дело a black deed 46. черно духовенство regular clergy 47. черно злато coal 48. черно стълбище back stairs -
95 buio
1. adj dark2. m darknessal buio in the darkbuio pesto pitch dark* * *buio agg.◆ s.m.1 ( oscurità) dark, darkness: buio pesto, pitch dark; essere al buio, to be in the dark (o in darkness) // essere ( completamente) al buio di qlco., to be in the dark about sthg.; tenere qlcu. al buio di qlco., to keep s.o. in the dark about sthg. (o to conceal sthg. from s.o.); mettere qlcu. al buio, ( in prigione) to put s.o. in prison (o to imprison s.o.) // fare un salto nel buio, to take a chance; è un salto nel buio, it's a risky business2 ( l'imbrunire) nightfall: sarò qui a buio fatto, I'll be here at nightfall; si sta facendo buio, it's getting dark.* * *['bujo] buio (-a, -i o -ii -e)1. agg(oscuro) dark, (tetro, triste) gloomy, dismal2. smdark, darknesssi sta facendo buio — (imbrunisce) it is growing o getting dark
buio pesto — pitch-dark, pitch-black
* * *1.pl. bui, buie ['bujo, 'bui, 'buje] aggettivo [stanza, via, notte, cielo] dark; [avvenire, periodo, tempi] dark, black2.sostantivo maschile dark, darknessbuio pesto — pitch black o dark
••fare un salto nel buio — to take a leap o a shot in the dark
* * *buio[stanza, via, notte, cielo] dark; [avvenire, periodo, tempi] dark, blackdark, darkness; fare buio to get dark; buio pesto pitch black o dark; al buio in the dark; prima del buio before darkbrancolare nel buio to grope in the dark; fare un salto nel buio to take a leap o a shot in the dark. -
96 carbón
m.1 coal, charcoal.2 carbon pencil.* * *1 (gen) coal2 (carboncillo) charcoal\negro,-a como el carbón as black as coal¡se acabó el carbón! familiar that's that!carbón de leña charcoalcarbón de piedra coalcarbón mineral coalcarbón vegetal charcoal* * *noun m.1) coal2) charcoal* * *SM1) (Min) coalcarbón bituminoso — soft coal, bituminous coal
carbón menudo — small coal, slack
2) (Tip) (tb: papel carbón) carbon paper3) (Arte) charcoal4) (Elec) carbon5) (Agr) smut* * *1) (Min) tbcarbón mineral or de piedra — coal
negro como el carbón — as black as coal
2)a) tbcarbón vegetal or de leña — charcoal
b) (Art) charcoal* * *= coal.Ex. Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.----* carbón vegetal = charcoal.* cocina a carbón = coal-burning stove.* cocina de carbón = coal-burning stove.* Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA) = European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* fibra de carbón = carbon fibre.* industria del carbón = coal industry.* mina de carbón = coal mine.* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* yacimiento de carbón = coal field.* * *1) (Min) tbcarbón mineral or de piedra — coal
negro como el carbón — as black as coal
2)a) tbcarbón vegetal or de leña — charcoal
b) (Art) charcoal* * *= coal.Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.
* carbón vegetal = charcoal.* cocina a carbón = coal-burning stove.* cocina de carbón = coal-burning stove.* Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA) = European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* fibra de carbón = carbon fibre.* industria del carbón = coal industry.* mina de carbón = coal mine.* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* yacimiento de carbón = coal field.* * *A ( Min) tbcarbón mineral or de piedra coalnegro como el carbón as black as coal, as black as the ace of spadesB1tb carbón vegetal or de leña charcoal2 ( Art) charcoalun retrato al carbón a portrait drawn in charcoal, a charcoal portrait3 ( Farm) charcoalC (de un motor eléctrico) brush* * *
carbón sustantivo masculino
◊ negro como el carbón as black as coal
carbón sustantivo masculino coal
carbón mineral, coal
carbón vegetal, charcoal
' carbón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anhídrido
- bióxido
- calco
- carbonizarse
- carbono
- CECA
- óxido
- turba
- apalear
- brasero
- calcado
- carbonilla
- echar
- mina
- monóxido
- pala
- papel
English:
absorb
- carbon
- carbon copy
- carbon dating
- carbon dioxide
- carbon fibre
- carbon paper
- charcoal
- coal
- Coke
- colliery
- convert
- dioxide
- pit
- scuttle
- stoke
- throw on
- coke
- fire
- supply
* * *carbón nm1. [para quemar] coal;negro como el carbón [negro] black as coal;[bronceado] brown as a berry carbón animal animal charcoal;carbón de leña charcoal;carbón mineral coal;carbón de piedra coal;carbón vegetal charcoal2. [para dibujar] charcoal* * *m coal* * *1) : coal2) : charcoal* * *carbón n (en general) coal -
97 tizón
m.1 live coal, burning wood, brand, firebrand.2 rust, blight, bunt, stinking smut.* * *1 half-burnt stick, brand2 figurado stain\ser negro,-a como un tizón figurado to be as black as soot, be as black as coal* * *SM1) (=madera) firebrand2) (Bot) smut3) (=deshonra) stain, blemish* * *más negro que un tizón — as black as coal
* * *= charred wood.Ex. Her works include installation pieces made of flattened metal, charred wood, or pieces of chalk stone suspended on wire.----* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* * *más negro que un tizón — as black as coal
* * *= charred wood.Ex: Her works include installation pieces made of flattened metal, charred wood, or pieces of chalk stone suspended on wire.
* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* * *A (leño) charred stick/logmás negro que un tizón as black as coalB ( Const) header* * *
tizón sustantivo masculino ( leño) charred stick/log
tizón sustantivo masculino
1 partly burned stick, firebrand
2 figurado stain
3 (albañilería) header
♦ Locuciones: más negro que un tizón, as black as coal
* * *tizón nm[al rojo] ember; [frío] half-burnt stick* * *m ember -
98 brea
f.tar.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: brear.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: brear.* * *1 tar, pitch* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=alquitrán) tar, pitch2) (=cubierta) tarpaulin, tarp (EEUU)* * *femenino pitch, tar* * *= pitch, tar.Ex. The heading PITCH (Bitumen) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento BREA (Betún) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.* * *femenino pitch, tar* * *= pitch, tar.Ex: The heading PITCH (Bitumen) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento BREA (Betún) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.* * *pitch, tar* * *
Del verbo brear: ( conjugate brear)
brea es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
brea
brear
brea sustantivo femenino
pitch, tar
brea sustantivo femenino tar
brear verbo transitivo to mistreat, annoy: nos han breado a preguntas en la conferencia de prensa, they bombarded us with questions during the press conference
' brea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hebreo
English:
pitch
* * *brea nf1. [sustancia] tar2. [para barco] pitch* * *f tar, pitch* * *brea nfalquitrán: tar, pitch -
99 oscuridad
f.darkness, blackness, dark, obscurity.* * *1→ link=obscuridad obscuridad* * *noun f.1) darkness2) obscurity* * *SF1) (=ausencia de luz)2) [de texto, explicación] obscurity3) (=anonimato) obscurity* * *1) (de la noche, de lugar) darkness, darkestaba sentada en la oscuridad — she was sitting in the dark o in darkness
2) ( anonimato) obscurity; (de texto, definición) obscurity, obscureness* * *= darkness, obscurity, murkiness, blackness.Ex. At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.Ex. Obscurity in the law is against the public interest.Ex. Given the murkiness surrounding the identification of which spaces are public and which are private, it seems rather futile to attempt to define public space by a single characteristic = Dada la falta de claridad que rodea la identificación de qué espacios son públicos y cuáles son privados o semiprivados, parece bastante inútil intentar definir lo que es un espacio público con una sola característica.Ex. Blackness is like putting you on a chessboard, where things are strictly black and white, and there is no in-between.----* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).* oscuridad absoluta = pitch darkness, pitch blackness.* oscuridad total = pitch blackness, pitch darkness.* * *1) (de la noche, de lugar) darkness, darkestaba sentada en la oscuridad — she was sitting in the dark o in darkness
2) ( anonimato) obscurity; (de texto, definición) obscurity, obscureness* * *= darkness, obscurity, murkiness, blackness.Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ex: Obscurity in the law is against the public interest.Ex: Given the murkiness surrounding the identification of which spaces are public and which are private, it seems rather futile to attempt to define public space by a single characteristic = Dada la falta de claridad que rodea la identificación de qué espacios son públicos y cuáles son privados o semiprivados, parece bastante inútil intentar definir lo que es un espacio público con una sola característica.Ex: Blackness is like putting you on a chessboard, where things are strictly black and white, and there is no in-between.* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).* oscuridad absoluta = pitch darkness, pitch blackness.* oscuridad total = pitch blackness, pitch darkness.* * *A1 (falta de luz) darkle tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark¡qué oscuridad! ¿por qué no enciendes la luz? it's so dark in here! why don't you switch on the light?2 (sitio) darknessla encontré llorando en la oscuridad I found her sitting in the dark o sitting in darkness cryingB1 (anonimato) obscurityesa película lo sacó de la oscuridad that film rescued him from obscurity2 (de un texto, una definición) obscurity, obscureness3 (circunstancias turbias) suspicious circumstances (pl)* * *
oscuridad sustantivo femenino (de la noche, de lugar) darkness, dark;◊ ¡qué oscuridad! it's so dark in here!
oscuridad sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de luz) darkness, dark
2 (falta de información) obscurity, obscureness
' oscuridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miedo
- surgir
- julepe
English:
cloak
- dark
- darkness
- fear
- flare
- in
- obscurity
- plunge
- blunder
- cover
- gloom
* * *oscuridad, obscuridad nf1. [falta de luz] darkness;me da miedo la oscuridad I'm afraid of the dark;¿cómo puedes trabajar con esta oscuridad? how can you work in the dark like this?se perdieron en la oscuridad they got lost in the dark3. [falta de claridad] obscurity4. [falta de fama] obscurity;con ese disco salieron de la oscuridad that record brought them out of obscurity* * *f darkness* * *oscuridad nf1) : darkness2) : obscurity* * *oscuridad n (falta de luz) darkness -
100 Schwarze
f; -, kein Pl.1. blackness (auch fig.); (Dunkelheit) pitch darkness; in der Schwärze der Nacht in the pitch dark ( oder black) night* * *die Schwärzeblacking; blackness* * *Schwạrze ['ʃvartsə]f decl as adjblack woman/lady/girl; (= Schwarzhaarige) black-haired woman/girl* * ** * *Schwär·ze<-, -n>[ˈʃvɛrtsə]1. (Dunkelheit) darknessin der \Schwärze der Nacht (geh) in the dead of night2. (Farbe) blackdas Gesicht mit \Schwärze einschmieren to blacken one's face* * *Ider; adj. Dekl1) (Neger) Black; (Dunkelhaariger) dark-haired man/boy2) (österr.): (Kaffee) black coffeeIIdie; adj. Dekl. (Negerin) Black [woman/girl]; (Dunkelhaarige) dark haired woman/girlIIIdas; adj. Dekl. (der Zielscheibe) bull's eyeins Schwarze treffen — hit the bull's eye; (fig.) hit the nail on the head
* * *Schwarze1 m/f; -n, -ndie Schwarzen the blacks2. umg (Katholik[in]) Catholic; (Konservative[r]) conservative, right-winger; BRD: Christian Democrat;die Schwarzen wählen vote for a right-wing party (BRD: for the Christian Democrats, Österreich: for the People’s Party)3. umg (Schwarzhaarige[r]) black-haired typeSchwarze2 n; -n, -nins Schwarze treffen auch fig score a bull’s eye;du hast ins Schwarze getroffen! you’ve hit the nail on the head!, spot (US right) on!2.3. nur sg:jemandem nicht das Schwarze unter dem Nagel gönnen umg begrudge sb every little thingSchwarze3 m; -n, -n; besonders österr (Kaffee) black coffee* * *Ider; adj. Dekl1) (Neger) Black; (Dunkelhaariger) dark-haired man/boy2) (österr.): (Kaffee) black coffeeIIdie; adj. Dekl. (Negerin) Black [woman/girl]; (Dunkelhaarige) dark haired woman/girlIIIdas; adj. Dekl. (der Zielscheibe) bull's eyeins Schwarze treffen — hit the bull's eye; (fig.) hit the nail on the head
* * *-n f.black dye n.blacking n.blackness n.darkness n.ebony n.printer's ink n.printing ink n.
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