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black and white

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
black and white n	(grayscale)	escala de grises grupo nom
	He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie.
	Le preguntó a la directora por qué había elegido utilizar la escala de grises para su película.
black and white, black-and-white adj	(in grayscale)	en blanco y negro loc adj
Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun.
	Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color.
	Las fotografías en blanco y negro dependen de la composición en lugar del color.
black and white, black-and-white adj	figurative (clear, defined)	meridianamente claro loc adj
		blanco y negro loc adj
	The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated.
	La situación puede parecer meridianamente clara, pero en realidad es complicada.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
black and white, black & white n	US, informal (police car)	coche de policía, carro de policía nm + loc adj
		patrulla nf
	(AR)	patrullero nm

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
b&w, b & w, b and w, B/W, BW n	written, abbreviation (black and white)	blanco y negro grupo nom
b&w, b & w, b and w, B/W, BW adj	written, abbreviation (black and white)	blanco y negro loc adj

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Compound Forms: black and white | b&w
Inglés		Español
in black and white adv	(without colour) (fotografía)	en blanco y negro loc adv
	I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white.
	Prefiero revelar mis fotografías en blanco y negro.
in black and white adv	(in writing) (informal)	en negro sobre blanco expr
		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.
	No creí que estuviera muerto hasta que lo leí en el periódico en negro sobre blanco.
in black and white adv	figurative (explicitly) (coloquial)	con todo lujo de detalles loc adv
	We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion.
	(figurado)	punto por punto loc adv
	Estableceremos los términos del nuestra oferta punto por punto para que no haya confusión.

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