| Traductions supplémentaires |
| black adj | (lacking light) (sans lumière) | noir, sombre adj |
| | The room was black until Ben turned on a light. |
| | La pièce était noire (or: sombre) jusqu'à ce que Ben allume une lumière. |
| black adj | (dirty) (sale) | noir adj |
| | The walls of the factory were black with soot. |
| | Les murs de l'usine étaient noirs de suie. |
| black adj | figurative (sullen) | noir, sombre adj |
| | Tom was in a black mood after his boss reprimanded him. |
| | Tom était d'humeur noire (or: sombre) après que son chef l'eut réprimandé. |
| black adj | figurative (wicked) (magie) | noir adj |
| | The healer was suspected of being a black witch. |
| | La guérisseuse était soupçonnée de faire de la magie noire. |
| black adj | figurative (mark: of disgrace) (tache, marque) | indélébile adj |
| | (point) | mauvais adj |
| | The conviction was a black mark on his record. |
| | Sa condamnation allait marquer son casier judiciaire d'une empreinte indélébile. |
| black adj | (coffee, tea: without milk) (café) | noir adj |
| | (thé) | sans lait loc adj |
| | I take my tea black with two sugars. |
Black,
black n | offensive!, often capitalized (dark-skinned person) (personne) | Noir, Noire nm, nf |
| Note: "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. |
| | Cet homme politique est populaire auprès des Noirs. |
| black n | (mourning clothes) (vêtements de deuil) | noir nm |
| | The widow wore black for a year. |
| | La veuve a porté du noir pendant un an. |
| black n | (dark pigment) | noir nm |
| | What's the difference between lamp black and ivory black? |
| | Quelle est la différence entre le noir de lampe et le noir d'ivoire ? |
| black n | (chess, etc.: black pieces) (pièces à jouer) | noirs nmpl |
| | Do you want to play as black or white? |
| | Tu veux jouer avec les blancs ou les noirs ? |
| black n | (darkness) | obscurité nf |
| | | noirceur nf |
| | The figure disappeared into the black of night. |
| | La forme disparut dans l'obscurité de la nuit. |
| | La forme disparut dans la noirceur de la nuit. |
| black n | (dark clothing) | noir nm |
| | You look good in black. |
| | Tu es jolie en noir. |
| black [sth]⇒ vtr | (blacken) | noircir⇒ vtr |
| | The soldiers blacked their faces before the mission. |
| | Les soldats noircirent leurs visages avant la mission. |
| black [sth] vtr | (polish with black) | cirer en noir⇒ vtr |
| | The shoeshine boy blacked the shoes. |
| | Le garçon cireur cira les chaussures en noir. |
Formes composées
black | blacking |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW n | written, abbreviation (black and white) | noir et blanc nm |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW adj | written, abbreviation (black and white) | en noir et blanc loc adj |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | couvert de bleus loc adj |
| | The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and tan adj | UK (drink: mixed beers) | mélange de bière blonde et de bière brune nm |
| | Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | noir et blanc nm |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| | Il a demandé à la réalisatrice pourquoi elle avait choisi le noir et blanc pour son film. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | en noir et blanc loc adj |
| | | noir et blanc adj inv |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| | Les photographies en noir et blanc se basent sur la composition plutôt que la couleur. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | simple adj |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| | La situation peut te sembler très simple, mais c'est bien plus compliqué. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | voiture de police nf |
| | (familier) | voiture de flics, bagnole de police nf |
| black ant n | (insect) | fourmi noire nf |
| | It's been raining so hard that the black ants marched right into our living room to stay dry. |
| black art n | (artworks: African origin) | art noir nm |
| | During Black History Month, many museums display black art. |
| the black arts npl | (witchcraft, occult) | magie noire nf |
| | La magie noire, on ne la rencontre que dans les contes de fée, les Harry Potter et compagnie. |
black as night,
as black as night adj | (totally dark) | noir comme dans un four loc adj |
| | It was black as night in the cave. |
| | Dans la grotte, il faisait noir comme dans un four. |
black as night,
as black as night adj | (black in color) | noir de jais, noir d'encre loc adj |
| | The cat's fur was black as night. |
| | Le pelage du chat était noir de jais. |
| black bass | (fish) (poisson : anglicisme) | black-bass nm inv |
| | | perche noire nf |
| | (Can) | achigan nm |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | haricot noir nm |
| | Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| | Des haricots noirs accompagnés de riz sont un plat courant dans beaucoup de pays d'Amérique latine. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | haricot noir nm |
| | Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
| black bear n | (American mammal) | ours noir nm |
| | Black bears are smaller than Grizzly or Polar bears. |
| black bear n | (Asian mammal) | ours noir nm |
black beauty (US),
black bomber (UK) n | slang (pharmacology: Biphetamine capsule) (argot : biphétamine) | négro nm |
| black belt n | (martial arts: highest rank) | ceinture noire nf |
| | Mon grand frère est ceinture noire de judo. |
| black belt n | (martial arts: expert) (personne) | ceinture noire nf |
| | You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. |
| | Attention, il est ceinture noire de karaté. |
| black bile | (medieval medicine) (Histoire) | bile noire nf |
black bindweed,
black bryrony n | (weedy vine) (plante) | renouée faux liseron nf |
| black book n | (list of people) | liste noire nf |
in [sb]'s black book,
in [sb]'s black books expr | (in [sb]'s disfavor) | être sur la liste noir de [qqn] loc v |
| black box n | (airplane recording device) (d'un avion) | boîte noire nf |
| black bread | (cuisine) | pain noir nm |
| black cherry n | (North American tree) | cerisier noir nm |
| black cherry n | (fruit of North American tree) | cerise noire nf |
| black cherry n | (wood of North American tree) | cerisier noir, bois de cerisier noir nm |
| black coffee n | (coffee: no milk) | café noir nm |
| | Black coffee is a traditional hangover remedy. |
| | Le café noir est un bon remède contre la gueule de bois. |
| black cohosh n | (herb: black snakeroot) (plante médicinale) | actée à grappes nf |
| black comedy n | (humor) | humour noir nm |
| | | comédie à l'humour grinçant nf |
| black crappie | (fish) (poisson) | marigane noire nf |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | peste nf |
| | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| | La peste s'est répandue en Europe au milieu du 14e siècle. |
| black diamond n | (coal) (charbon) | diamant noir nm |
| black dog n | figurative (depression) (figuré) | cafard nm |
| | | dépression nf |
| black dwarf | (astronomy) (Astronomie) | naine noire nf |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | œil au beurre noir nm |
| | (un peu familier) | coquard, coquart, cocard nm |
| | He had a black eye after the fight. |
| | Il est ressorti de la bagarre avec un œil au beurre noir. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | mauvaise image, mauvaise réputation nf |
| | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| | L'entreprise a souffert d'une mauvaise image (or: a pris un coup à son image) quand la police a inculpé le directeur pour fraude. |
| black fly | (insect) (mouche noire) | simulie nf |
| black gold | figurative (oil) (figuré : pétrole) | or noir nm |
| black grouse | (bird) (oiseau) | tétras-lyre nm |
| black hat n | US, informal (bad guy) (film) | méchant nm |
| black hat n | slang (computing: hacker) (Informatique, anglicisme, jargon) | black hat nm |
| | (Informatique, anglicisme) | hacker (mal intentionné), hackeur (mal intentionné), hackeuse (mal intentionnée) nm, nf |
wear a black hat,
put on a black hat v expr | US, informal, figurative (be the bad guy) | être le méchant loc v |
black hat hacker,
black-hat hacker n | figurative, slang (computing) (Informatique, anglicisme, jargon) | black hat nm |
| | (Informatique, anglicisme) | hacker (mal intentionné), hackeur (mal intentionné), hackeuse (mal intentionnée) nm, nf |
| | A black hat hacker visited me last week. |
| | Un hacker mal intentionné m'a rendu visite la semaine dernière. |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) | trou noir nm |
| | A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| | Un trou noir a une forte attraction gravitationnelle. |
| black hole n | figurative (place, etc. where [sth] disappears) (figuré) | trou noir nm |
| | (figuré) | gouffre nm |
| | 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) | humour noir nm |
| | Son humour noir me fait frémir. |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | mauvaise humeur nf |
| | | humeur noire nf |
| | (familier) | humeur de chien nf |
| | | humeur massacrante nf |
| | Il est d'une humeur noire, aujourd'hui, impossible de le dérider. |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | verglas nm |
| | I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| | J'ai glissé sur du verglas et suis rentré dans une barrière. |
| black kite | (bird) (rapace) | milan noir nm |
black land,
blackland | (dark soil) (Géologie) | terres noires nfpl |
| black lemur n | (primate) (animal) | lémur noir, lémure noir nm |
| black letter | (printing) (Imprimerie) | caractère gothique nm |
| black light n | (ultraviolet lamp) | lumière noire nf |
| | Did you know that bodily fluids and scorpions are visible under a black light? |
| black liquor n | (wood pulp liquid) (fabrication du papier) | liqueur noire nf |
black locust,
honey locust,
three-thorned acacia n | (tree) | faux acacia nm |
| | | robinier nm |
black lung disease,
black lung n | colloquial (respiratory illness) (maladie pulmonaire) | anthracose nf |
| | Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust. |
| | Les mineurs de charbon peuvent développer l'anthracose suite à l'inhalation des poussières de charbon. |
| black magic n | (occult arts, witchcraft) | magie noire nf |
| | Cela relève plus de la magie noire que de la raison. |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | homme noir nm |
| | | Noir nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | black nm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | homme noir nm |
| | | Noir nm |
| | (familier, jeune) | black nm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) | esprit malin nm |
| black mark n | figurative (record of failure, wrongdoing) (figuré) | mauvais point nm |
| | The scandal was a black mark on the politician's career. |
| black market n | (illegal trade) | marché noir 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. |
| | Bien que cela soit illégal, beaucoup de personnes achètent de la marchandise au marché noir. |
black marketeer,
black marketer n | (law: illegal seller) | trafiquant, trafiquante nm, nf |
black mold (US),
black mould (UK) n | (black furry fungi) (champignon invasif) | moisissure noire nf |
| black olive n | (fruit) | olive noire nf |
| | I added black olives to the pizza topping. |
| | J'ai ajouté des olives noires sur la pizza. |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | clair adj |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) (situation) | manichéen, manichéenne adj |
| | | simpliste adj |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| | Il n'y a aucune ambiguïté dans ce cas, c'est une situation manichéenne. |
| black pepper n | (plant) | poivre noir nm |
| | Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) | poivre noir nm |
| | The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
| black powder n | (chemistry: explosive powder) (explosif) | poudre noire, poudre à canon nf |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | boudin noir nm |
| black rain n | figurative (nuclear fallout) | retombées radioactives nfpl |
| black raspberry n | (fruit of prickly shrub) | framboise noire nf |
| black raspberry n | (prickly North American shrub) | framboisier noir nm |
| black ring | (plant disease) (maladie des plantes) | anneaux noirs nmpl |