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1 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) -
2 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svartur2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svartur; dimmur3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svartur (af skít)4) (without milk: black coffee.) svartur (kaffi)5) (evil: black magic.) svartur (galdur)6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) svartur7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) svartur2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svartur2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svartur3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) svertingi3. verb(to make black.) sverta- 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.) setja á svartan lista5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) fjárkúgun- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
3 represent
[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) vera fulltrúi (e-s)2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) standa fyrir, tákna3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) vera gott dæmi um; sÿna•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) umboðsmaður, fulltrúi2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) fulltrúi
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