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black adj | (lacking light) | svart adj |
| | mörk adj |
| The room was black until Ben turned on a light. |
black adj | (dirty) | svart adj |
| | smutsig adj |
| The walls of the factory were black with soot. |
black adj | figurative (sullen) | nedstämd adj |
| | dyster adj |
| | tungsint adj |
| Tom was in a black mood after his boss reprimanded him. |
black adj | figurative (wicked) (tex ond häxa) | ond adj |
| (tex svart magi) | svart adj |
| The healer was suspected of being a black witch. |
black adj | figurative (mark: of disgrace) | svart adj |
| (vardaglig) | en plump i protokollet uttr |
| The conviction was a black mark on his record. |
black adj | (coffee, tea: without milk) | svart adj |
| I take my tea black with two sugars. |
Black, black n | offensive!, often capitalized (dark-skinned person) (kan vara anstötande) | svart subst adj |
Anmärkning: "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. |
black n | (mourning clothes) | svart s |
| | sorgkläder spl |
| The widow wore black for a year. |
black n | (dark pigment) | svart s |
| What's the difference between lamp black and ivory black? |
black n | (chess, etc.: black pieces) | svart s |
| Do you want to play as black or white? |
black n | (darkness) | svärta s |
| | mörker s |
| The figure disappeared into the black of night. |
black n | (dark clothing) | svart s |
| You look good in black. |
black, black up vtr | (blacken) | svärta vtr |
| | svartmåla vtr |
| The soldiers blacked their faces before the mission. |
black [sth]⇒ vtr | (polish with black) | svärta vtr |
| The shoeshine boy blacked the shoes. |