Sense 1: of the colour in which these words are printed
black paint.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: أسْوَد |
Black in Bulgarian: черен |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: černý |
Black in German: schwarz |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: μαύρος |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: مشکی |
Black in Finnish: musta |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: שָׁחוֹר |
Black in Hindi: काला |
Black in Croatian: crn |
Black in Hungarian: fekete |
Black in Indonesian: hitam |
Black in Icelandic: svartur |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: 黒の |
Black in Korean: 검은 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodas |
Black in Latvian: melns |
Black in Malay: hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart |
Black in Polish: czarny |
Black in Persian: مشکی |
Black in Pashto: تور |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чёрный |
Black in Slovak: čierny |
Black in Slovenian: črn |
Black in Serbian: crn |
Black in Swedish: svart |
Black in Thai: ดำ |
Black in Turkish: siyah, kara |
Black in Taiwanese: 黑色的 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний |
Black in Urdu: سیاہ ، کالا |
Black in Vietnamese: màu đen |
Black in Chinese: 黑色的 |
Sense 2: without light
a black night; The night was black and starless.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: مُظْلِم |
Black in Bulgarian: тъмен |
Black in Brazilian: escuro |
Black in Czech: temný |
Black in German: dunkel |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: σκοτεινός |
Black in Spanish: negro, oscuro |
Black in Estonian: pime |
Black in Farsi: تاریک |
Black in Finnish: pimeä |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: אָפֶל |
Black in Hindi: अंधेरा |
Black in Croatian: mrkli |
Black in Hungarian: sötét |
Black in Indonesian: gelap |
Black in Icelandic: svartur; dimmur |
Black in Italian: nero, scuro |
Black in Japanese: 暗い |
Black in Korean: 어두운 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodas |
Black in Latvian: tumšs |
Black in Malay: gelap |
Black in Dutch: donker |
Black in Norwegian: svart; belgmørk |
Black in Polish: ciemny |
Black in Persian: تاریک |
Black in Pashto: تیار |
Black in Portuguese: escuro |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: тёмный |
Black in Slovak: temný |
Black in Slovenian: temen |
Black in Serbian: mračan |
Black in Swedish: svart, mörk |
Black in Thai: มืด |
Black in Turkish: karanlık |
Black in Taiwanese: 黑暗的 |
Black in Ukrainian: темний |
Black in Urdu: بغیر روشنی کے |
Black in Vietnamese: tối |
Black in Chinese: 黑暗的 |
Sense 3: dirty
Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: فَحْمي، قَذِر |
Black in Bulgarian: мръсен |
Black in Brazilian: sujo |
Black in Czech: černý, špinavý |
Black in German: schmutzig |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: βρόμικος |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: کثیف |
Black in Finnish: likainen |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: מְלוּכְלַך |
Black in Hindi: गंदा |
Black in Croatian: prljav |
Black in Hungarian: piszkos |
Black in Indonesian: kotor |
Black in Icelandic: svartur (af skít) |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: よごれた |
Black in Korean: 더러운 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodas |
Black in Latvian: netīrs |
Black in Malay: tangan hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart, svertet |
Black in Polish: czarny |
Black in Persian: کثیف |
Black in Pashto: چتل |
Black in Portuguese: negro |
Black in Romanian: murdar |
Black in Russian: грязный |
Black in Slovak: špinavý |
Black in Slovenian: umazan |
Black in Serbian: prljav |
Black in Swedish: svart, smutsig |
Black in Thai: สกปรก |
Black in Turkish: pis, kirli |
Black in Taiwanese: 髒污的 |
Black in Ukrainian: брудний |
Black in Urdu: گندا |
Black in Vietnamese: bẩn thỉu |
Black in Chinese: 弄脏的 |
Sense 4: without milk
black coffee.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: صِرف (من غير حَليب) |
Black in Bulgarian: кафе без мляко |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: černý |
Black in German: schwarz |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: χωρίς γάλα, σκέτος (πχ. γ |
Black in Spanish: solo |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: بدون شیر |
Black in Finnish: ilman maitoa |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: לְלֹא חָלַב |
Black in Hindi: बिना दूध का |
Black in Croatian: crn, bez mlijeka |
Black in Hungarian: fekete(kávé) |
Black in Indonesian: tanpa susu |
Black in Icelandic: svartur (kaffi) |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: ミルクなしの |
Black in Korean: 우유를 타지 않은 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodas |
Black in Latvian: (par kafiju) melna; bez p |
Black in Malay: kopi pekat |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart (kaffe) |
Black in Polish: czarny |
Black in Persian: بدون شیر |
Black in Pashto: بدون شودی |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чёрный |
Black in Slovak: čierny |
Black in Slovenian: črn |
Black in Serbian: bez mleka |
Black in Swedish: svart, utan mjölk |
Black in Thai: ไม่ใส่นม |
Black in Turkish: sütsüz, sade |
Black in Taiwanese: 不加奶的 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний |
Black in Urdu: دودھ کے بغیر (کافی) |
Black in Vietnamese: không sữa |
Black in Chinese: 不加奶的 |
Sense 5: evil
black magic.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: شِرّير |
Black in Bulgarian: зъл |
Black in Brazilian: negro |
Black in Czech: černý |
Black in German: schwarz, böse |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: κακός, μαύρος |
Black in Spanish: negro, negra |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: خبیث؛ شیطانی |
Black in Finnish: paha |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: מַגיָה שחוֹרָה |
Black in Hindi: दुष्ट |
Black in Croatian: zao |
Black in Hungarian: sötét |
Black in Indonesian: jahat |
Black in Icelandic: svartur (galdur) |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: 邪悪な |
Black in Korean: 악의 있는 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodasis |
Black in Latvian: ļauns |
Black in Malay: sihir hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart magi, svartekunst |
Black in Polish: zły |
Black in Persian: خبیث؛ شیطانی |
Black in Pashto: شیطانی |
Black in Portuguese: negro |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чёрный |
Black in Slovak: zlý, čierny |
Black in Slovenian: črn |
Black in Serbian: zlo |
Black in Swedish: svart, ond |
Black in Thai: ชั่วร้าย |
Black in Turkish: kötü |
Black in Taiwanese: 邪惡的 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний |
Black in Urdu: بہت برا |
Black in Vietnamese: xấu xa |
Black in Chinese: 邪恶的 |
Sense 6: (often offensive
currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: زِنْجي، أفريقي |
Black in Bulgarian: чернокож |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: černý, černošský |
Black in German: der Schwarze |
Black in Danish: neger; sort |
Black in Greek: νέγρος |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: کاکاسیاه |
Black in Finnish: mustaihoinen |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: “כּוּשִי” |
Black in Hindi: काली जाति |
Black in Croatian: crnac |
Black in Hungarian: fekete |
Black in Indonesian: kulit hitam |
Black in Icelandic: svartur |
Black in Italian: negro |
Black in Japanese: 黒人の |
Black in Korean: 흑인의 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodaodis |
Black in Latvian: melnādains |
Black in Malay: negro |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: neger-, svart (person) |
Black in Polish: kolorowy |
Black in Persian: کاکاسیاه |
Black in Pashto: تور پوسته نژاد |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чернокожий |
Black in Slovak: čierny, černošský |
Black in Slovenian: črnski |
Black in Serbian: crn |
Black in Swedish: svart |
Black in Thai: นิโกร; คนผิวดำ |
Black in Turkish: zenci |
Black in Taiwanese: (貶意)黑人的 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний |
Black in Urdu: حبشہ کے باشندے ، حبشی |
Black in Vietnamese: xúc phạm |
Black in Chinese: (贬意)黑人的 |
Sense 7: (especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: خَليطُ الأصْل (أسْوَد وَغ |
Black in Bulgarian: тъмнокож |
Black in Brazilian: negro |
Black in Czech: míšenec |
Black in German: schwarz |
Black in Danish: farvet |
Black in Greek: έγχρωμος |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: värviline |
Black in Farsi: سیاهپوست |
Black in Finnish: värillinen |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: “צִבְעוֹנִי” |
Black in Hindi: अश्वेत |
Black in Croatian: crnac |
Black in Hungarian: fekete (bőrű) |
Black in Indonesian: kulit berwarna |
Black in Icelandic: svartur |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: 混血の |
Black in Korean: (남아공) 혼혈의 |
Black in Lithuanian: spalvotasis |
Black in Latvian: krāsains |
Black in Malay: orang kulit hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: farget (person) |
Black in Polish: czarnoskóry |
Black in Persian: سیاهپوست |
Black in Pashto: سیاه پوست |
Black in Portuguese: negro |
Black in Russian: цветной |
Black in Slovak: farebný |
Black in Slovenian: črn |
Black in Serbian: obojeni |
Black in Swedish: svart, färgad |
Black in Thai: คนผิวดำ |
Black in Turkish: zenci |
Black in Taiwanese: (尤在南非)有色的(人種) |
Black in Ukrainian: представник змішаної раси |
Black in Urdu: سیاہ فام |
Black in Vietnamese: dađen |
Black in Chinese: (尤在南非)有色的(人种) |
Sense 8: the colour in which these words are printed
Black and white are opposites.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: اللوْن الأسْوَد |
Black in Bulgarian: черен |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: čerň, černá barva |
Black in German: das Schwarz |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: μαύρο (χρώμα) |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: مشکی |
Black in Finnish: musta |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: שָׁחוֹר |
Black in Hindi: काला |
Black in Croatian: crno |
Black in Hungarian: fekete (szín) |
Black in Indonesian: hitam |
Black in Icelandic: svartur |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: 黒 |
Black in Korean: 검정 |
Black in Lithuanian: juoda spalva |
Black in Latvian: melnā krāsa |
Black in Malay: hitam putih |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart; sverte |
Black in Polish: czarny kolor, czerń |
Black in Persian: مشکی |
Black in Pashto: تور |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чёрный цвет |
Black in Slovak: čierna farba |
Black in Slovenian: črna (barva) |
Black in Serbian: crna boja |
Black in Swedish: svart [färg] |
Black in Thai: สีดำ |
Black in Turkish: kara/siyah renk |
Black in Taiwanese: 黑色 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний |
Black in Urdu: سیاہ رنگ |
Black in Vietnamese: màu đen |
Black in Chinese: 黑色 |
Sense 9: something (eg paint) black in colour
I've used up all the black.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart |
Black in Arabic: الدِّهانُ الأسْوَد |
Black in Bulgarian: черно |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: čerň, černá barva |
Black in German: das Schwarz |
Black in Danish: sort |
Black in Greek: μαύρο χρώμα |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: مشکی |
Black in Finnish: musta |
Black in French: noir |
Black in Hebrew: שָׁחוֹר |
Black in Hindi: काला रंग |
Black in Croatian: crno |
Black in Hungarian: fekete |
Black in Indonesian: hitam |
Black in Icelandic: svartur |
Black in Italian: nero |
Black in Japanese: 黒色 |
Black in Korean: 검은 것(페인트 등) |
Black in Lithuanian: juodumas, juodi dažai |
Black in Latvian: melna krāsa; melnums |
Black in Malay: warna hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwart |
Black in Norwegian: svart(farge), det svarte |
Black in Polish: czerń |
Black in Persian: مشکی |
Black in Pashto: تور رنګه |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Romanian: negru |
Black in Russian: чёрное |
Black in Slovak: čierna farba, čerň |
Black in Slovenian: črna barva |
Black in Serbian: crna farba |
Black in Swedish: svart [färg etc.] |
Black in Thai: สีดำ |
Black in Turkish: siyah renklişey |
Black in Taiwanese: 黑顏料 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорний колір |
Black in Urdu: سیاہ رنگ |
Black in Vietnamese: màu đen |
Black in Chinese: 黑颜料 |
Sense 10: (often with capital
often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.
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Black in Afrikaans: Swarte |
Black in Arabic: الزنجي، الأنسان الزِّنْجي |
Black in Bulgarian: черен |
Black in Brazilian: preto |
Black in Czech: černoch |
Black in German: der/die Schwarze |
Black in Danish: neger |
Black in Greek: νέγρος (μειωτ.) |
Black in Spanish: negro |
Black in Estonian: must |
Black in Farsi: آدم سیاهپوست |
Black in Finnish: mustaihoinen |
Black in French: Noir, Noire |
Black in Hebrew: “כּוּשִי” |
Black in Hindi: काले |
Black in Croatian: crnac |
Black in Hungarian: fekete |
Black in Indonesian: Negro |
Black in Icelandic: svertingi |
Black in Italian: negro, nero |
Black in Japanese: 黒人 |
Black in Korean: 흑인 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodaodis, spalvotasis |
Black in Latvian: melnādainais; krāsainais |
Black in Malay: orang kulit hitam |
Black in Dutch: zwarte |
Black in Norwegian: neger, en svart (person) |
Black in Polish: Murzyn |
Black in Persian: آدم سیاهپوست |
Black in Pashto: تور پوسته سړی |
Black in Portuguese: preto |
Black in Russian: чёрный |
Black in Slovak: černoch, -ška |
Black in Slovenian: črnec |
Black in Serbian: crnac |
Black in Swedish: svart person |
Black in Thai: นิโกร; คนผิวดำ |
Black in Turkish: zenci |
Black in Taiwanese: 黑人 |
Black in Ukrainian: негр |
Black in Urdu: افریقی ، کالا |
Black in Vietnamese: người da đen |
Black in Chinese: 黑人 |
Sense 11: to make black.
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Black in Afrikaans: swart smeer |
Black in Arabic: يُسوِّد، يصبُغُ بالأسْوَد |
Black in Bulgarian: начерням |
Black in Brazilian: enegrecer |
Black in Czech: (na)černit |
Black in German: schwärzen |
Black in Danish: farve sort; mørklægge |
Black in Greek: κάνω κτ. μαύρο |
Black in Spanish: ennegrecer, volver negro |
Black in Estonian: mustaks tegema |
Black in Farsi: سیاه کردن |
Black in Finnish: mustata |
Black in French: noircir |
Black in Hebrew: לְהַשְׁחִיר |
Black in Hindi: काला करना |
Black in Croatian: ocrniti |
Black in Hungarian: (be)feketít |
Black in Indonesian: menghitamkan |
Black in Icelandic: sverta |
Black in Italian: annerire |
Black in Japanese: 黒くする |
Black in Korean: 검게 하다 |
Black in Lithuanian: juodinti |
Black in Latvian: krāsot melnu; nomelnot |
Black in Malay: menghitamkan |
Black in Dutch: zwart maken |
Black in Norwegian: farge svart, sverte |
Black in Polish: uczernić |
Black in Persian: سیاه کردن |
Black in Pashto: تور رنګول |
Black in Portuguese: enegrecer |
Black in Romanian: aînnegri |
Black in Russian: красить в чёрное |
Black in Slovak: černieť |
Black in Slovenian: počrniti |
Black in Serbian: ofarbati u crno |
Black in Swedish: svärta |
Black in Thai: ทำให้ดำ |
Black in Turkish: karar(t)mak |
Black in Taiwanese: 使變黑 |
Black in Ukrainian: чорнити; фарбувати в чорн |
Black in Urdu: کالا کرنا |
Black in Vietnamese: bôi đen |
Black in Chinese: 变黑 |