Formas compostas:
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b&w,  b & w,  b and w,  B/W,  BW n |  written, abbreviation (black and white) | preto e branco loc sm | 
b&w,  b & w,  b and w,  B/W,  BW adj |  written, abbreviation (black and white) | em preto e branco loc adj | 
| black and blue adj |  informal, figurative (badly bruised) (figurado, informal) | todo roxo loc adj | 
|   | The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. | 
| black and tan adj |  UK (drink: mixed beers) | cerveja clara e preta misturadas loc sf | 
|   | Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. | 
| black and white n |  (grayscale) | preto e branco expres | 
|   | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. | 
|   | Ele perguntou a diretora porque ela escolheu usar preto e branco no filme. | 
black and white,  black-and-white adj |  (in grayscale) | em preto e branco loc adv | 
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. | 
|   | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. | 
|   | Fotografia em preto e branco aposta mais na composição do que nas cores. | 
black and white,  black-and-white adj |  figurative (clear, defined) (figurado) | preto no branco expres | 
|   | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. | 
|   | A situação pode parecer preto no branco para você, mas na realidade é mais complicada. | 
black and white,  black & white n |  US, informal (police car) | carro de polícia sm | 
| black art n |  (artworks: African origin) | arte africana loc sf | 
|   | During Black History Month, many museums display black art. | 
| the black arts npl |  (witchcraft, occult) | magia negra loc sf | 
black as night,  as black as night adj |  (totally dark) | escuro como a noite loc adj | 
|   | It was black as night in the cave. | 
|   | Estava escuro como a noite dentro da caverna. | 
black as night,  as black as night adj |  (black in color) | negro como a noite loc adj | 
|   | The cat's fur was black as night. | 
|   | O pelo do gato era negro como a noite. | 
| black bean n |  (Latin American: black turtle bean) | feijão preto loc sm | 
|   | Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. | 
| black bean n |  (Asian: soybean) | feijão preto loc sm | 
|   | Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. | 
| black bear n |  (American mammal) | urso-negro sm | 
|   | Black bears are smaller than Grizzly or Polar bears. | 
| black bear n |  (Asian mammal) (asiático) | urso-negro-asiático sm | 
| black belt n |  (martial arts: highest rank) | faixa preta loc sf | 
| black belt n |  (martial arts: expert) | faixa preta loc sf | 
|   | You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. | 
| black box n |  (airplane recording device) (de avião) | caixa preta sf | 
| black coffee n |  (coffee: no milk) (servido sem leite) | café preto loc sm | 
|   | Black coffee is a traditional hangover remedy. | 
Black Death,  black plague n |  (plague epidemic: 14th century) | peste negra sf | 
|   | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. | 
| black eye n |  (bruising around the eye) | olho roxo loc sm | 
|   | He had a black eye after the fight. | 
| black eye n |  figurative (bad reputation) (figurado) | mancha sf | 
|   | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. | 
| Black Forest n |  (Germany: wooded area) (Alemanha) | Floresta Negra sp | 
| black gold  |  figurative (oil) | ouro negro n | 
| Black History Month n |  US (observance in February) | Mês da história negra sm | 
| black hole n |  (space: area with strong gravity) | buraco negro sm | 
|   | A black hole has strong gravitational pull. | 
| black hole n |  figurative (place, etc. where [sth] disappears) (figurado: vazio) | buraco negro sm | 
|   | 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) | humor negro loc sm | 
black humor (US),  black humour (UK) n |  (bad mood) | mau humor loc sm | 
| black ice n |  (thin ice layer on ground) | gelo fino sm + adj | 
|   | I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. | 
| black light n |  (ultraviolet lamp) | lâmpada ultravioleta  | 
|   | Did you know that bodily fluids and scorpions are visible under a black light? | 
| Black Lives Matter n |  (movement protesting anti-Black violence) (movimento social) | Vidas Negras Importam sp | 
black lung disease,  black lung n |  colloquial (respiratory illness) (doença causada por pó mineral) | pneumoconiose, aerose sf | 
|   |   | pulmão preto loc sm | 
|   | Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust. | 
|   | Os mineradores de carvão desenvolveram pneumoconiose por aspirar pó de carvão. | 
| black magic n |  (occult arts, witchcraft) | magia negra loc sf | 
black man,  Black man n |  (dark-skinned male) | negro sm | 
black man,  Black man n |  (male of African descent) | negro sm | 
| black man n |  dated, rare (evil spirit) (figurado, ofensivo) | homem das trevas  | 
| black market n |  (illegal trade) | mercado negro sm | 
|   | 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 or white adj |  figurative (clear cut) | preto ou branco adj | 
| black or white adj |  figurative (viewed simplistically) | preto ou branco adj | 
|   | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. | 
| black pepper n |  (plant) (planta) | pimenta do reino, pimenta preta loc sf | 
|   | Black pepper is a climbing plant. | 
| black pepper n |  (seasoning) (condimento) | pimenta do reino, pimenta preta loc sf | 
|   | The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. | 
black pudding,  blood pudding,  also US: blood sausage n |  (sausage made with blood) | morcela sf | 
|   |   | chouriço sm | 
| black rot n |  (plants: disease) (doença fúngica) | podridão negra sf + adj | 
| black sheep n |  figurative (misfit, estranged family member) (figurado, pessoa) | ovelha negra sf | 
|   | My brother is the black sheep of the family. | 
| black sheep n |  (sheep with black wool) (animal) | ovelha negra sf | 
| black spot n |  (plant disease) | doença-da-mancha-preta sf | 
| black spot n |  UK (hazardous road area) | área perigosa sf +adj | 
| black spot n |  UK (dangerous place) | lugar perigoso sm + adj | 
| black tie n |  (men's formal evening wear) (tipo de traje) | traje black tie expres | 
|   | The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. | 
| black-tie n as adj |  (of men's formal evening wear) | traje black tie expres | 
|   | James looked suave in his black tie outfit. | 
| black-tie n as adj |  (event: requiring men's formal wear) (estrangeirismo, evento formal) | black tie expres | 
black widow,  black widow spider n |  (poisonous North American spider) (aranha) | viúva negra sf + adj | 
|   | The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. | 
black woman,  Black woman n |  (dark-skinned female) | negra sf | 
black woman,  Black woman n |  (female of African descent) | negra sf | 
black-and-white film,  black-and-white movie n |  (movie: without colour) | filme em preto e branco loc sm | 
|   | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. | 
| black-and-white film n |  (camera film: without colour) | filme em preto e branco loc sm | 
|   | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. | 
| black-and-white photography n |  (taking photos without colour) | fotografia em preto-e-branco, fotografia em branco-e-preto loc sf | 
|   | He specialized in black-and-white photography. | 
| black-and-white television n |  (TV set: cannot display colors) | televisão em preto e branco loc sf | 
|   | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. | 
| black-and-white television n |  uncountable (TV shows in black and white) (programas) | televisão em preto e branco loc sf | 
| black-clad adj |  (wearing black clothes) | vestido de preto loc adj | 
black-eyed pea,  cowpea n |  (plant: cowpea) | feijão-fradinho, feijão-frade sm | 
|   | We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. | 
|   | Semeamos duas filas de feijão-fradinho (or:  feijão-frade) no nosso jardim. | 
black-eyed pea,  cowpea n |  (edible legume: bean) | feijão-fradinho sm | 
|   | 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) | de cabelo escuro loc adj | 
blackcurrant,  black currant n |  (berry) (fruto) | cassis sm | 
|   |   | groselha preta loc sf | 
|   | The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. | 
|   | A receita manda incluir um copo de cassis. | 
blackcurrant,  black currant,  black-currant n as adj |  (flavored with blackcurrants) | de cassis loc adj | 
|   |   | com sabor a cassis loc adj | 
|   | Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? | 
|   | Gostaria de experimentar o meu doce de cassis caseiro? | 
|   | Gostaria de experimentar o meu doce caseiro com sabor a cassis? | 
| BLM n |  initialism (Black Lives Matter) (Vidas Negras Importam) | VNI sigla | 
carbon black,  lamp black n |  (form of carbon used commercially) | fuligem sf | 
garbage bag (US),  bin bag,  black bag,  rubbish bag (UK) n |  (bin liner, refuse sack) | saco de lixo loc sm | 
|   | I tied up the garbage bag and took it outside. | 
| in black and white adv |  (without colour) | em preto e branco loc adv | 
|   | I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. | 
| in black and white adv |  (in writing) | por escrito loc adv | 
|   | I didn't believe he was dead until I saw it in the newspaper in black and white. | 
|   | The will states clearly in black and white that all the money should go to me. | 
| in black and white adv |  figurative (explicitly) | claramente adv | 
|   | We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. | 
| in the black adj |  (finance: being in credit) | no azul loc adj | 
|   | After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! | 
jet black,  jet-black adj |  (deep black) | muito preto adj | 
|   |  (formal) | da cor do azeviche adj | 
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | 
|   | Yolanda has jet-black hair. | 
| jet black n |  (deep black) | preto intenso sm | 
|   | These T-shirts are now available in jet black. | 
the pitch black,  the pitch dark n |  (total darkness) | escuro total sm + adj | 
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun | 
|   | He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! | 
|   | Ele anda nessa rua muito tarde, no escuro total! | 
pitch black,  pitch-black,  pitch dark,  pitch-dark adj |  (totally dark) | completamente escuro loc adj | 
|   | There was no moon and the night was pitch black. | 
|   | Não havia lua e a noite estava completamente escura. | 
| the pot calling the kettle black expr |  (person criticizing is worse) | ter telhados de vidro e atirar pedras expres | 
|   |   | o sujo falando do mal lavado expres | 
|   | I can't believe you're calling me messy; talk about the pot calling the kettle black! You're the one who's left the sink full of dirty dishes. |