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preto meaning in English

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preto adjective

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

preto noun
{m}

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

nigger(black person (derogatory))
noun
[UK: ˈnɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈnɪ.ɡər]

preto como carvão adjective

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

preto e branco adjective

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

preto intenso noun

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

pretor noun
{m}

praetor [praetors](Roman administrative official)
noun
[UK: ˈpriː.tə(r)] [US: ˈpriː.tər]

arroz negro/preto noun
{m}

black rice(type of rice)
noun

chapim-preto noun
{m}

coal tit [coal tits]noun
[UK: kəʊl tɪt] [US: koʊl ˈtɪt]

chá preto noun
{m}

black tea(tea leaves which have been "fermented")
noun

cominho preto noun
{m}

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

dinheiro preto noun
{m}

dirty money(money illegally gained)
noun

em preto e branco preposition

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

gaivina-de-bico-preto noun
{f}

gull-billed tern(Gelochelidon nilotica)
noun

gato preto noun
{m}

black cat(black-furred cat)
noun

macaco preto noun
{m}

tufted capuchin(species of monkey)
noun

meio negro/preto adjective

blackish(somewhat black)
adjective
[UK: ˈblækɪʃ] [US: ˈblækɪʃ]

Ouro Preto proper noun
{f}

Ouro Preto(city in Brazil)
proper noun

peixe espada preto noun
{m}

black scabbardfish(Aphanopus carbo)
noun
[UK: blæk] [US: ˈblæk]

peto preto noun

black woodpecker [black woodpeckers](Dryocopus martius)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈwʊd.pekə(r)] [US: ˈblæk ˈwʊd.ˌpekər]

pintarroxo-de-queixo-preto noun
{m}

common redpoll(Acanthis flammea)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈredˌpol] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈredˌpol]

toutinegra-de-barrete-preto noun
{f}

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

tucano-de-bico-preto noun
{m}

Ariel toucan(Ramphastos vitellinus ariel, a subspecies of the channel-billed toucan)
noun

um tanto negro/preto adjective

blackish(somewhat black)
adjective
[UK: ˈblækɪʃ] [US: ˈblækɪʃ]