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noire meaning in English

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Noire nom {f}

black [blacks]◼◼◼(dark-skinned person, see also: Negro)
noun
[UK: blæk] [US: ˈblæk]
My cat is black. = Ma chatte est noire.

noire nom {f}

negress [negresses]◼◼◼(black female)
noun
[UK: ˈniː.ɡres] [US: ˈniː.ɡres]

crotchet◼◼◻(musical note)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒ.tʃɪt] [US: ˈkrɒ.tʃɪt]

noir et blanc adjectif

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

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

accenteur à gorge noire nom {f}

black-throated accentor(Prunella atrogularis)
noun

Afrique noire nom {f}

sub-Saharan Africa◼◼◼(Africa south of the Sahara, chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples)
proper noun
[UK: sʌb ˈsæ.hə.rən ˈæ.frɪk.ə] [US: ˈsəb ˈsæ.hə.rən ˈæ.frɪk.ə]

baignoire nom

bathtub [bathtubs]◼◼◼(large container in which a person may bathe)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑːθ.tʌb] [US: ˈbæθ.təb]
The bathtub is dirty. = La baignoire est sale.

baignoire nom {f}

bath [baths]◼◼◼(tub)
noun
[UK: bɑːθ] [US: ˈbæθ]
My bath has a leak. = Ma baignoire fuit.

Barbe Noire nom propre

Blackbeard◼◼◼(pirate's name)
proper noun

batara à gorge noire nom

black-throated antshrike(passerine bird)
noun

batara à poitrine noire nom

white-bearded antshrike◼◼◼(passerine bird)
noun

Bogdanie Noire nom {f}

Bogdania(the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester, see also: Moldavia)
proper noun

boîte noire nom {f}

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

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

bête noire nom {f}

bête noire◼◼◼(an anathema)
noun

pet peeve◼◼◼(something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike)
noun
[UK: pet piːv] [US: ˈpet ˈpiːv]

bête noire nom

whangdoodle(term of disparagement)
noun

caisse noire nom {f}

slush fund◼◼◼(money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes)
noun
[UK: ˈslʌʃ.ˈfʌnd] [US: ˈslʌʃ.ˈfʌnd]

camarine noire nom {f}

crowberry [crowberries]◼◼◼(the species Empetrum nigrum)
noun
[UK: krˈəʊbəri] [US: krˈoʊberi]

capucin à tête noire nom

chestnut munia(Lonchura atricapilla)
noun

ceinture noire nom {f}

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

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

cenne noire [Canada] nom {f}

cent [cents](coin)
noun
[UK: sent] [US: ˈsent]

chambre noire nom {f}

darkroom [darkrooms]◼◼◼(dark room where photographs are developed)
noun
[UK: ˈdɑː.kruːm] [US: ˈdɑːr.ˌkruːm]

camera obscura◼◼◻(darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.mə.rə] [US: ˈkæ.mə.rə]

chat à pattes noires nom {m}

black-footed cat◼◼◼(Felis nigripes)
noun

chemise noire nom {f}

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

cigogne noire nom {f}

black stork◼◼◼(Ciconia nigra)
noun

colibri à tête noire nom {m}

doctor bird◼◼◼(animal)
noun

colombe à queue noire nom {f}

common ground dove◼◼◼(Columbina passerina)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ɡraʊnd dʌv] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈɡraʊnd ˈdəv]

corneille noire nom {f}

carrion crow [carrion crows]◼◼◼(Corvus corone)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rɪən krəʊ] [US: ˈke.riən ˈkroʊ]

criquet à ailes bleues et noires nom {m}

blue-winged grasshopper(Oedipoda caerulescens)
noun

eaux noires nom

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

euplecte veuve-noire nom {m}

red-collared widowbird(species of bird)
noun

fauvette à tête noire nom {f}

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

Forêt Noire nom {f}

Black Forest◼◼◼(German forest and mountain range)
proper noun
[UK: blæk ˈfɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈblæk ˈfɔː.rəst]

forêt noire nom {f}

Black Forest gâteau(type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈfɒ.rɪst ˈɡæ.təʊ] [US: ˈblæk ˈfɔː.rəst ˈɡæto.ʊ]

Forêt-Noire nom {f}

Black Forest◼◼◼(German forest and mountain range)
proper noun
[UK: blæk ˈfɒ.rɪst] [US: ˈblæk ˈfɔː.rəst]

glace noire nom {f}

black ice◼◼◼(invisible film of ice)
noun

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