negro

S1 W2

BrE /ˈneɡrəʊ/ AmE /ˈnɛɡroʊ/

adjective, noun en → es

1 COLOR [adjective] A1

a dark colour that is like the night sky or coal

negro, oscuro

Collocations black hair · black coffee

  • She has black hair.

    Ella tiene el cabello negro.

2 RACE [noun] A1

a person with dark skin, especially a person from Africa or the Caribbean

negro/a, afrodescendiente

Collocations black community · black people

  • The black population in the city is increasing.

    La población negra en la ciudad está aumentando.

3 BAD [adjective] B1

bad or unpleasant; not good or nice

malo, desagradable

Collocations black mood · black day

  • It was a black day for the company.

    Fue un día negro para la empresa.

1 TEAM [noun] B2

a sports team that wears black clothes as its uniform

equipo negro, equipo de color oscuro

Collocations black team · black jersey

  • The black team won the match.

    El equipo negro ganó el partido.

2 CHARACTER [noun] B1

a character in a story or film who is bad and does evil things

personaje malvado, villano

Collocations black heart · black soul

  • The black character in the story is very scary.

    El personaje negro en la historia es muy aterrador.

3 COFFEE [noun] B1

coffee that has been made with no milk or cream in it and is very dark in colour

café negro, café sin leche

Collocations black coffee · strong black

  • She likes her coffee very strong and black.

    Ella le gusta su café muy fuerte y sin leche.

4 CHARCOAL [noun] B2

a substance made by burning wood without air, used for making drawings or paintings

carbón, grafito

Collocations black pencil · black drawing

  • She uses black for her drawings.

    Ella usa carbón para sus dibujos.

5 OIL [noun] B2

oil that is dark in colour and used to make petrol, plastics, etc.

petróleo negro, crudo

Collocations black oil · oil well

  • The company is drilling for black oil.

    La empresa está perforando para petróleo negro.