black betydelse and definition

Betydelse av black på svenska

• 0 having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night:

  • black shoes

• 1 relating or belonging to people with black or dark brown skin, especially people who live in Africa or whose family originally came from Africa:

  • black culture

  • Black Americans

• 2 without any milk or cream added:

  • a cup of strong black coffee

  • I like my tea black, with sugar.

• 3 without hope:

  • The future looked black.

  • a black-hearted villain

• 4 the colour of coal or of the sky on a very dark night:

  • She often dresses in black (= in black clothes).

  • The old newsreels were filmed in black and white.

  • a black and white photo

• 5 a black person

• 6 to put a black substance on something or to make something black:

  • The soldiers used to black their faces.

• 7 If a trade union or other organization blacks goods or people, it refuses to handle or work with them.

• 8 (of) the darkest color there is, like night:

  • He was dressed all in black.

• 9 of or belonging to a group of people having skin that is brown, esp. African-American people:

  • As a black woman, I am proud of my African-American heritage.

• 10 without hope, very bad, or sad:

  • The blackest time of all was when his eyes failed.

• 11 a company or organization that is in the black has made a profit:

  • Analysts predict that the group will end the fiscal year in the black.

  • Smaller shares ended in the black, but with less dramatic gains than the blue chips.

  • We hope that the harder we work, the more our account will stay in the black.

• 12 to start making a profit after losing money:

  • This is the biggest shopping day of the year, when retailers aim to go into the black.

  • The main index actually moved back into the black late afternoon.

• 13 if a trade union blacks goods, an organization, etc. it refuses to deal with them