| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| black adj | (lacking light) | dunkel Adj |
| | The room was black until Ben turned on a light. |
| black adj | (dirty) | schwarz Adj |
| | The walls of the factory were black with soot. |
| black adj | figurative (sullen) (übertragen) | düster, finster Adj |
| | | deprimiert Adj |
| | Tom was in a black mood after his boss reprimanded him. |
| black adj | figurative (wicked) | bösartig Adj |
| | The healer was suspected of being a black witch. |
| black adj | figurative (mark: of disgrace) (unrein) | schwarz Adj |
| | The conviction was a black mark on his record. |
| black adj | (coffee, tea: without milk) | schwarz Adj |
| | | ohne Milch Adv + Nf |
| | I take my tea black with two sugars. |
Black,
black n | offensive!, often capitalized (dark-skinned person) (beleidigend) | Schwarze Nf |
| | (beleidigend) | Schwarze Nm |
| Anmerkung: "Black" in the singular form is offensive in this sense, and the plural is sometimes considered offensive, especially when used with an article ("the Blacks"). Using the adjective (ie, "Black people," "Black voters") is more common. |
| | That politician is popular with Blacks. |
| | Dieser Politiker ist bei den Schwarzen sehr beliebt. |
| black n | (mourning clothes) (Trauerkleidung) | schwarz Adj |
| | The widow wore black for a year. |
| black n | (dark pigment) (pigmentiert) | schwarz Adj |
| | What's the difference between lamp black and ivory black? |
| black n | (chess, etc.: black pieces) | Schwarz Nn |
| | Do you want to play as black or white? |
| black n | (darkness) | Dunkelheit Nf |
| | The figure disappeared into the black of night. |
| black n | (dark clothing) (umgangssprachlich) | dunkle Klamotten Adj + Npl |
| | | schwarz Adj |
| | You look good in black. |
| black [sth]⇒ vtr | (blacken) | [etw] schwärzen Vt |
| | The soldiers blacked their faces before the mission. |
| black [sth] vtr | (polish with black) (Schuhe) | polieren Vt |
| | The shoeshine boy blacked the shoes. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | grün und blau Rdw |
| | The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | Schwarzweiß Nn |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| | Er fragte die Regisseurin, wieso sie sich entschieden hatte, ihren Film in Schwarzweiß zu machen. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | schwarzweiß Adj |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| | Schwarzweiß Fotografie beruht sich mehr auf die Zusammensetzung, als auf die Farben. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | klar Adj |
| | | eindeutig Adj |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| | Die Situation erscheint dir vielleicht klar, aber es ist schon komplizierter. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) (Slang, abwertend) | Bullenkarre Nf |
| | | Polizeiauto Nn |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | schwarze Bohne Adj + Nf |
| | Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | Sojabohne Nf |
| | Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
| black belt n | (martial arts: highest rank) | schwarzer Gürtel Adj + Nm |
| | | schwarzer Gurt Adj + Nm |
| black belt n | (martial arts: expert) | Meister Nm |
| | | den schwarzen Gürtel haben, den schwarzen Gurt haben Rdw |
| | You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. |
| black box n | (airplane recording device) | Black Box Nf |
| black coffee n | (coffee: no milk) | schwarzer Kaffee Adj + Nm |
| | | Kaffee ohne Milch Rdw |
| | Black coffee is a traditional hangover remedy. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | schwarze Tod Adj + Nm |
| | | Pest Nf |
| | | Pestilenz Nf |
| | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | blaues Auge Adj + Nn |
| | (übertragen) | Veilchen Nn |
| | He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | schlechter Ruf Adj + Nm |
| | | schlimme Nachrede Adj + Nf |
| | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| Black Forest n | (Germany: wooded area) (Geographie) | Schwarzwald Nm |
| Black History Month n | US, Can (observance in February) (Anglizismus) | Black History Month Rdw |
| | Black History Month is marked in October in the UK. |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) (Astron) | schwarzes Loch Adj + Nn |
| | A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| black hole n | figurative (place, etc. where [sth] disappears) | Leere Nf |
| | | Inhaltslosigkeit Nf |
| | This closet is a black hole for shirts! I can never find the one I need. |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | uncountable (morbid comedy) | schwarzer Humor Adj + Nm |
| | | Galgenhumor Nm |
| | | Sarkasmus Nm |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | schlechte Laune, üble Laune Adj + Nf |
| | | schlechte Stimmung Adj + Nf |
| | | Übellaunigkeit Nf |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | Eis Nn |
| | (Begriff: Verkehr) | Blitzeis Nn |
| | I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| Black Lives Matter n | (movement protesting anti-Black violence) (Anglizismus) | Black Lives Matter En |
| | (Anglizismus, Abk) | BLM En |
black lung disease,
black lung n | colloquial (respiratory illness) | Lungenerkrankung Nf |
| | Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust. |
| black magic n | (occult arts, witchcraft) | schwarze Magie Adj + Nf |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| | | Schwarze Nm |
| | | Dunkelhäutige Nm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| | | Schwarze Nm |
| | | Dunkelhäutige Nm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| | | böser Geist Adj + Nm |
| black market n | (illegal trade) | Schwarzmarkt Nm |
| | Although it's illegal, many people buy merchandise on the black market. |
| | Official economic statistics do not take into account the black market economy. |
| black pepper n | (plant) | schwarzer Pfeffer Adj + Nm |
| | Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) | schwarzer Pfeffer Adj + Nm |
| | The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | Blutwurst Nf |
| | No full English breakfast is complete without a slice of black pudding. |
| black rot n | (plants: disease) | Schwarzfäule Nf |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) | schwarzes Schaf Adj + Nn |
| | My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) | schwarzes Schaf Adj + Nn |
| black spot n | (plant disease) | Schwarzfleckenkrankheit Nf |
| | | Sternrußtau Nm |
| black spot n | UK (hazardous road area) | Unfallschwerpunkt Nm |
| | | häufige Unglücksstelle Adj + Nf |
| black spot n | UK (dangerous place) | gefährlicher Ort Adj + Nm |
| black tie n | (men's formal evening wear) | Smoking Nm |
| | (veraltet) | Abendanzug Nm |
| | The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. |
| black-tie n as adj | (of men's formal evening wear) | Smoking- Präf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Black-Tie- Präf |
| | James looked suave in his black tie outfit. |
| black-tie n as adj | (event: requiring men's formal wear) | Smoking-Veranstaltung Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Black-Tie-Event Nn |
| black whale n | (large sea mammal) | Pazifischer Nordkaper Nm |
black widow,
black widow spider n | (poisonous North American spider) (Zoo) | Schwarze Witwe Nf |
| | The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | schwarze Frau Adj + Nf |
| | | Schwarze Nf |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | schwarze Frau Adj + Nf |
| | | Schwarze Nf |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | Schwarzweißfotographie, Schwarzweisfotografie Nf |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-clad adj | (wearing black clothes) | schwarze Kleidung tragen VP |
| | | in Schwarz gekleidet Rdw |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (plant: cowpea) (Bot) | Augenbohne Nf |
| | (Bot) | Kuhbohne Nf |
| | (Bot) | Schwarzaugenbohne Nf |
| | We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (edible legume: bean) (Bot) | Augenbohne Nf |
| | (Bot) | Kuhbohne Nf |
| | (Bot) | Schwarzaugenbohne Nf |
| | In the southern US, it is customary to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. |
| black-haired adj | (with black hair) | schwarzhaarig Adj |
| | | mit schwarzen Haaren Rdw |
blackcurrant,
black currant n | (berry) | schwarze Johannisbeere Adj + Nf |
| | The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. |
blackcurrant,
black currant,
black-currant n as adj | (flavored with blackcurrants) | schwarze Johannisbeeren- Adj + Präf |
| | Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? |
| BLM n | initialism (Black Lives Matter) (Anglizismus, Abk) | BLM En |
| | (Anglizismus) | Black Lives Matter En |
garbage bag (US),
bin bag,
black bag,
rubbish bag (UK) n | (bin liner, refuse sack) | Müllsack, Müllbeutel Nm |
| | I tied up the garbage bag and took it outside. |
| in the black adj | (finance: being in credit) | im Plus Präp + Nn |
| | | schwarze Zahlen schreiben Rdw |
| | | mehr Einnahmen als Ausgaben haben Rdw |
| | After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! |
jet black,
jet-black adj | (deep black) | rabenschwarz Adj |
| | | tiefschwarz Adj |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Yolanda has jet-black hair. |
| jet black n | (deep black) | Rabenschwarz Nn |
| | | Tiefschwarz Nn |
| | These T-shirts are now available in jet black. |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | Dunkelheit Nf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! |
pitch black,
pitch-black,
pitch dark,
pitch-dark adj | (totally dark) (ugs) | stockdunkel Adj |
| | (liter) | rabenschwarz Adj |
| | There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |