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black meaning in French

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black [blacks] (colour/color)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼nomIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacker, blackest] (absorbing all light)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼adjectifIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacker, blackest] (chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white")
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼adjectifIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacker, blackest] (relating to people with dark skin, see also: dark-skinned)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼adjectifIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacks] (dark-skinned person, see also: Negro)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

Noir◼◼◼nom {m}It was black. = C'était noir.

Noire◼◼◼nom {f}My cat is black. = Ma chatte est noire.

black [blacker, blackest] (illegitimate, illegal or disgraced)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼adjectifIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacker, blackest] (of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir◼◼◼adjectifIt was black. = C'était noir.

black [blacker, blackest] (overcrowded)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

noir de mondeadjectif

black alder (Alnus glutinosa tree)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈɔːl.də]
[US: ˈblæk ˈɒl.dər]

aulne glutineux◼◼◼nom {m}

aulne noir◼◼◻nom {m}

aulne poisseuxnom {m}

black-and-white (displaying images in shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

noir et blanc◼◼◼adjectif

black-and-white (using shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

noir et blanc◼◼◼adjectif

black antshrike (bird)
noun

batara noirnom

black-arched moth (species of moth)
noun

bombyx moinenom

black-backed jackal [black-backed jackals] (Canis mesomelas)
noun
[UK: blæk bækt ˈʤækɔːl ]
[US: blæk bækt ˈʤækəl ]

chacal à chabraque◼◼◼nom {m}

black-bellied plover [black-bellied plovers] (An arctic bird)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈbɛlid ˈplʌvə ]
[US: blæk ˈbɛlid ˈplʌvər ]

pluvier argenté◼◼◼nom {m}

black belt (highest belt color in various martial arts)
noun
[UK: blæk belt]
[US: ˈblæk ˈbelt]

ceinture noire◼◼◼nom {f}

black belt (person who has attained the black belt)
noun
[UK: blæk belt]
[US: ˈblæk ˈbelt]

ceinture noire◼◼◼nom {f}

black bile (one of the four humours)
noun

atrabilenom {f}

black-billed capercaillie [black-billed capercaillies] (Tetrao parvirostris)
noun

tétras à bec noirnom {m}

black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)
noun

pie d'Amérique◼◼◼nom {f}

black box (recorders in an aircraft)
noun
[UK: blæk bɒks]
[US: ˈblæk ˈbɑːks]

boîte noire◼◼◼nom {f}

black box (theoretical construct or device)
noun
[UK: blæk bɒks]
[US: ˈblæk ˈbɑːks]

boîte noire◼◼◼nom {f}

black caiman (caiman)
noun

caïman noir◼◼◼nom {m}

black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
noun

mésange à tête noire◼◼◼nom {f}

black caraway (Nigella sativa, see also: nigella)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈkæ.rə.weɪ]
[US: ˈblæk ˈkæ.rə.ˌwe]

cumin noir◼◼◼nom {m}

nigelle cultivéenom {f}

black caraway (spice)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈkæ.rə.weɪ]
[US: ˈblæk ˈkæ.rə.ˌwe]

cumin noir◼◼◼nom {m}

graine de nigellenom {f}

poivrettenom {f}

black cat (black-furred cat)
noun

chat noir◼◼◼nom {m}

black chanterelle (mushroom)
noun

corne d’abondancenom {f}

craterellenom {f}

trompette de la mortnom {f}

trompette des mortsnom {f}

black cherry (Prunus serotina)
noun

cerisier tardif◼◼◼nom {m}

black child (black child, see also: pickaninny)
noun

enfant noir◼◼◼nom {m}

négrillon [can be offensive]nom {m}

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