negro
BrE /ˈneɡrəʊ/ AmE /ˈnɛɡroʊ/
adjective, noun en → es
a dark colour that is like the night sky or coal
negro, oscuro
Collocations black hair · black coffee
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She has black hair.
Ella tiene el cabello negro.
a person with dark skin, especially a person from Africa or the Caribbean
negro/a, afrodescendiente
Collocations black community · black people
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The black population in the city is increasing.
La población negra en la ciudad está aumentando.
bad or unpleasant; not good or nice
malo, desagradable
Collocations black mood · black day
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It was a black day for the company.
Fue un día negro para la empresa.
a sports team that wears black clothes as its uniform
equipo negro, equipo de color oscuro
Collocations black team · black jersey
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The black team won the match.
El equipo negro ganó el partido.
a character in a story or film who is bad and does evil things
personaje malvado, villano
Collocations black heart · black soul
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The black character in the story is very scary.
El personaje negro en la historia es muy aterrador.
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
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She likes her coffee very strong and black.
Ella le gusta su café muy fuerte y sin leche.
a substance made by burning wood without air, used for making drawings or paintings
carbón, grafito
Collocations black pencil · black drawing
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She uses black for her drawings.
Ella usa carbón para sus dibujos.
oil that is dark in colour and used to make petrol, plastics, etc.
petróleo negro, crudo
Collocations black oil · oil well
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The company is drilling for black oil.
La empresa está perforando para petróleo negro.