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blackmail (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.meɪl]
[US: ˈblæk.ˌmel]

chantajenoun
{m}
She is blackmailing him. = Le hace chantaje.

extorsiónnoun
{f}

blackmail [blackmailed, blackmailing, blackmails] (to extort money)
verb
[UK: ˈblæk.meɪl]
[US: ˈblæk.ˌmel]

chantajearverbHe blackmailed me. = Él me chantajeó.

blackmailer (someone who blackmails)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.meɪ.lə(r)]
[US: ˈblæk.meɪ.lər]

chantajistanoun
{m} {f}

blackness (state or quality of being black)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.nɪs]
[US: ˈblæk.nəs]

negrornoun
{m}

negruranoun
{f}
The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep abyss. = Las pupilas de sus ojos tenían la negrura de un profundo abismo.

blackout [blackouts] (a temporary loss of consciousness)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.aʊt]
[US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt]

desmayonoun
{m}

blackout [blackouts] (a temporary loss of memory)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.aʊt]
[US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt]

apagónnoun
{m}
The Minister of Energy will refer to yesterday's blackout. = El ministro de energía se referirá al apagón de ayer.

blackout [blackouts] (the mandatory blinding of all light)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.aʊt]
[US: ˈblæˌk.ɑːwt]

cortenoun
{m}
Put out the candle. The blackout is over. = Apaga la vela. El corte de luz terminó.

blackshirt (uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.ʃɜːt]
[US: ˈblæk.ʃɝːt]

camisa negranoun
{m} {f}

escuadristanoun
{m} {f}

blacksmith [blacksmiths] (iron forger, see also: smith)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.smɪθ]
[US: ˈblæk.ˌsmɪθ]

herradoranoun
{f}

herreranoun
{f}; herrador {m}

herreronoun
{m}
He was a skilled blacksmith. = Él era un herrero hábil.

blackthorn [blackthorns] (Prunus spinosa)
noun
[UK: ˈblæk.θɔːn]
[US: ˈblæk.θɔːrn]

arañónnoun
{m}

arañoneranoun
{f}

arañuelanoun
{f}

ciruelo salvajenoun
{m}

ciruelo silvestrenoun
{m}

endrinonoun

blackwater (contaminated waste water)
noun
[UK: ˈblæ.kwɔː.tə(r)]
[US: ˈblæ.kwɔːr.tər]

agua negranoun
{f}

carbon black [carbon blacks] (fine black powder of amorphous carbon)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.bən blæk]
[US: ˈkɑːr.bən ˈblæk]

negro de carbónnoun
{m}

cut someone some slack verb

dar cuartelilloverb

emotional blackmail (psychological misuse of a person's emotions)
noun

chantaje afectivonoun
{m}

chantaje emocionalnoun
{m}

Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus)
noun

buitre negronoun

Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
noun
[UK: jʊə.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ ˈblækkæp]
[US: jʊ.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ ˈblækˌkæp]

capirotenoun
{m}

curruca capirotadanoun
{f}

Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
noun

zarza armeniananoun
{f}

zarza himalayananoun
{f}

in black and white (explicitly)
preposition
[UK: ɪn blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ɪn ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

negro sobre blancopreposition

in black and white (using shades of gray)
preposition
[UK: ɪn blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ɪn ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

en blanco y negropreposition

Indian black-lored tit (Machlolophus aplonotus)
noun

carbonero carigualdo indionoun
{m}

jet-black (the blackest black)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒet ˌblæk]
[US: ˈdʒet ˌblæk]

azabachenoun

negro azabachenoun

lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
noun

gaviota sombríanoun
{f}

little black dress (woman's short black dress)
noun

vestidito negronoun
{m}

pitch-black (of the blackest black)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪtʃ blæk]
[US: ˈpɪtʃ blæk]

muy oscuroadjective

negro como la pezadjective

pot calling the kettle black (situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser)
noun
[UK: pɒt ˈkɔːl.ɪŋ ðə ˈket.l̩ blæk]
[US: ˈpɑːt ˈkɒl.ɪŋ ðə ˈket.l̩ ˈblæk]

le dijo la sartén al cazonoun

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