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 Translation for 'Black' from English to French
ADJ1   black | blacker | blackest
ADJ2   blue / black | - | -
NOUN   a black | blacks
noir {adj}black
527
cuis.
nature {adj} [thé]
black [tea]
Nouns
noir {m}black
ethn.
Noire {f}
Black [female]
ethn.
Noir {m} [personne]
Black [person]
2 Words: Others
aux cheveux noirs {adj}black-haired
arts
bleu-noir {adj}
blue/black [color code]
noir profond {adj}deep black
noir profond {adj}inky black
2 Words: Verbs
tomber dans les pommes [fam.] [s'évanouir]to black out [faint, lose consciousness]
caviarder qc.to black sth. out [with ink, paint]
noircir qc.to turn sth. black
2 Words: Nouns
ethn.
Africain {m} noir [très rare]
black African
ethn.
Africaine {f} noire [vieilli]
black African [female]
panneau {m} d'affichageblack board
éduc.
tableau {m} noir
black board
aviat.
boîte {f} noire
black box
cuis.
pain {m} noir
black bread
cuis.
beurre {m} noir
black butter
cuis.
café {m} noir
black coffee
humour {m} noirblack comedy
hist.méd.
mort {f} noire
Black Death
écon.
économie {f} parallèle
black economy [Br.]
écon.
économie {f} souterraine
black economy [Br.]
anat.méd.
œil {m} au beurre noir
black eye
anat.méd.
coquard {m} [œil tuméfié]
black eye
géogr.sylv.
Forêt-Noire {f}
Black Forest
météo.
gel {m} noir
black frost
astron.phys.
trou {m} noir [aussi fig.]
black hole [also fig.]
humour {m} noirblack humor [Am.]
humour {m} noirblack humour [Br.]
transp.
verglas {m}
black ice
optique
lumière {f} noire
black light
ésot.
magie {f} noire
black magic
auto
panier {m} à salade [fam.]
Black Maria [coll.]
marché {m} noirblack market
trafic {m} [commerce illicite]black market
trafic {m} [commerce illicite]black marketing
messe {f} noireblack mass
fin.
argent {m} sale
black money
fin.
argent {m} noir
black money [illegal money]
cuis.
olive {f} noire
black olive
cuis.
poivre {m} noir
black pepper
méd.mines
anthracose {f} [Anthracosis pulmonum]
black phthisis
hist.
Prince {m} Noir
Black Prince [Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England]
cuis.
boudin {m} (noir)
black pudding [Br.] [blood sausage]
géogr.
mer {f} Noire
Black Sea
mouton {m} noir [aussi fig.]black sheep [also fig.]
brebis {f} galeuse [fig.] [loc.]black sheep [fig.] [idiom]
géol.
fumeur {m} noir
black smoker
électr.
démarrage {m} autonome
black start
biol.cuis.
rabasse {f}
black truffle
hist.mil.pol.
guerre {f} noire
Black War [conflicts in Tasmania between British colonists and Aboriginal Tasmanians from the mid-1820s to 1832]
3 Words: Others
fin.
créditeur {adj} [compte]
in the black [fig.]
fin.
solvable {adj} [personne]
in the black [fig.]
3 Words: Nouns
cuis.
forêt-noire {f}
Black Forest cake [Am.]
cuis.
forêt-noire {f}
Black Forest gateau [Br.]
pol.sociol.
mouvement {m} Black Lives Matter <BLM> [la vie des Noirs compte]
Black Lives Matter <BLM> [an international human rights movement]
méd.mines
anthracose {f} [Anthracosis pulmonum]
black lung (disease)
cuis.
tapenade {f} noir
black olive paste
mil.naut.
flotte {f} de la mer Noire
Black Sea Fleet [also: Black Sea fleet]
écon.pol.
événement {m} du cygne noir
black swan event [event that comes as a surprise and has a major effect]
méd.
alcaptonurie {f}
black urine disease
astron.phys.
rayonnement {m} du corps noir [aussi : rayonnement complet ou rayonnement thermique]
black-body radiation
fin.
gouffre {m} financier
financial black hole
astron.phys.
trou {m} noir de Kerr
Kerr black hole
astron.phys.
trou {m} noir de Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild black hole
astron.phys.
trou {m} noir de Schwarzschild
static black hole
hist.méd.
la peste {f} noire
the Black Death
4 Words: Others
en noir et blanc {adv}in black and white
sur fond noir {adv}on a black background
4 Words: Verbs
pocher l'œil à qn.to give sb. a black eye
anat.méd.
avoir un œil poché
to have a black eye
anat.méd.
avoir un œil au beurre noir
to have a black eye
4 Words: Nouns
électr.RadioTV
télévision {f} en noir et blanc
black and white TV
cuis.
huile {f} de nigelle
black cumin (seed) oil
cuis.
huile {f} de cumin noir
black cumin (seed) oil
photo.
photographie {f} noir et blanc
black-and-white photography
5+ Words: Verbs
sport
être ceinture noire de qc.
to be a black belt in sth.
comm.
trafiquer [commerce illicite]
to be a black market operator
comm.dr.
faire du trafic de qc. [trafic illicite]
to be a black market operator of sth.
voir tout en noir [loc.]to look on the black side (of things­) [idiom]
Fiction (Literature and Film)
BDF
L'Odyssée d'Astérix
Asterix and the Black Gold [Albert Uderzo]
fin.F
La Chute du faucon noir
Black Hawk Down [Ridley Scott (2002)]
littérat.F
Le Livre noir [Orhan Pamuk]
The Black Book
filmF
Le Dahlia noir
The Black Dahlia [Brian de Palma (2006)]
littérat.F
Le Lac noir [Hella S. Haasse]
The Black Lake
filmF
Contre une poignée de diamants
The Black Windmill [Don Siegel]
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
orn.T
aigle {m} de Verreaux [Aquila verreauxii]
(African) black eagle
orn.T
aigle {m} noir (d'Afrique) [Aquila verreauxii]
(African) black eagle
orn.T
aigle {m} noir à dos blanc [Aquila verreauxii]
(African) black eagle
zool.T
rhinocéros {m} noir [Diceros bicornis]
(African) black rhino [coll.]
zool.T
rhinocéros {m} noir [Diceros bicornis]
(African) black rhinoceros
orn.T
martinet {m} sombre [Cypseloides niger]
(American) black swift
orn.T
urubu {m} noir [Coragyps atratus]
(American) black vulture
orn.T
vautour {m} urubu [Coragyps atratus]
(American) black vulture
orn.T
élanion {m} d'Australie [Elanus axillaris, syn. : Elanus notatus]
(Australian) black-shouldered kite
orn.T
bihoreau {m} gris [Nycticorax nycticorax]
(black-crowned) night heron
orn.T
mouette {f} tridactyle [Rissa tridactyla]
(black-legged) kittiwake
zool.T
rat {m} taupier [Arvicola amphibius, syn. : Arvicola terrestris]
(black) water rat [coll.]
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Translation for 'Black' from English to French

black
noir {adj}

noir {m}
black [tea]
nature {adj} [thé]cuis.

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Black [female]
Noire {f}ethn.
Black [person]
Noir {m} [personne]ethn.

black-haired
aux cheveux noirs {adj}
blue/black [color code]
bleu-noir {adj}arts
deep black
noir profond {adj}
inky black
noir profond {adj}

to black out [faint, lose consciousness]
tomber dans les pommes [fam.] [s'évanouir]
to black sth. out [with ink, paint]
caviarder qc.
to turn sth. black
noircir qc.

black African
Africain {m} noir [très rare]ethn.
black African [female]
Africaine {f} noire [vieilli]ethn.
black board
panneau {m} d'affichage

tableau {m} noiréduc.
black box
boîte {f} noireaviat.
black bread
pain {m} noircuis.
black butter
beurre {m} noircuis.
black coffee
café {m} noircuis.
black comedy
humour {m} noir
Black Death
mort {f} noirehist.méd.
black economy [Br.]
économie {f} parallèleécon.

économie {f} souterraineécon.
black eye
œil {m} au beurre noiranat.méd.

coquard {m} [œil tuméfié]anat.méd.
Black Forest
Forêt-Noire {f}géogr.sylv.
black frost
gel {m} noirmétéo.
black hole [also fig.]
trou {m} noir [aussi fig.]astron.phys.
black humor [Am.]
humour {m} noir
black humour [Br.]
humour {m} noir
black ice
verglas {m}transp.
black light
lumière {f} noireoptique
black magic
magie {f} noireésot.
Black Maria [coll.]
panier {m} à salade [fam.]auto
black market
marché {m} noir

trafic {m} [commerce illicite]
black marketing
trafic {m} [commerce illicite]
black mass
messe {f} noire
black money
argent {m} salefin.
black money [illegal money]
argent {m} noirfin.
black olive
olive {f} noirecuis.
black pepper
poivre {m} noircuis.
black phthisis
anthracose {f} [Anthracosis pulmonum]méd.mines
Black Prince [Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England]
Prince {m} Noirhist.
black pudding [Br.] [blood sausage]
boudin {m} (noir)cuis.
Black Sea
mer {f} Noiregéogr.
black sheep [also fig.]
mouton {m} noir [aussi fig.]
black sheep [fig.] [idiom]
brebis {f} galeuse [fig.] [loc.]
black smoker
fumeur {m} noirgéol.
black start
démarrage {m} autonomeélectr.
black truffle
rabasse {f}biol.cuis.
Black War [conflicts in Tasmania between British colonists and Aboriginal Tasmanians from the mid-1820s to 1832]
guerre {f} noirehist.mil.pol.

in the black [fig.]
créditeur {adj} [compte]fin.

solvable {adj} [personne]fin.

Black Forest cake [Am.]
forêt-noire {f}cuis.
Black Forest gateau [Br.]
forêt-noire {f}cuis.
Black Lives Matter <BLM> [an international human rights movement]
mouvement {m} Black Lives Matter <BLM> [la vie des Noirs compte]pol.sociol.
black lung (disease)
anthracose {f} [Anthracosis pulmonum]méd.mines
black olive paste
tapenade {f} noircuis.
Black Sea Fleet [also: Black Sea fleet]
flotte {f} de la mer Noiremil.naut.
black swan event [event that comes as a surprise and has a major effect]
événement {m} du cygne noirécon.pol.
black urine disease
alcaptonurie {f}méd.
black-body radiation
rayonnement {m} du corps noir [aussi : rayonnement complet ou rayonnement thermique]astron.phys.
financial black hole
gouffre {m} financierfin.
Kerr black hole
trou {m} noir de Kerrastron.phys.
Schwarzschild black hole
trou {m} noir de Schwarzschildastron.phys.
static black hole
trou {m} noir de Schwarzschildastron.phys.
the Black Death
la peste {f} noirehist.méd.

in black and white
en noir et blanc {adv}
on a black background
sur fond noir {adv}

to give sb. a black eye
pocher l'œil à qn.
to have a black eye
avoir un œil pochéanat.méd.

avoir un œil au beurre noiranat.méd.

black and white TV
télévision {f} en noir et blancélectr.RadioTV
black cumin (seed) oil
huile {f} de nigellecuis.

huile {f} de cumin noircuis.
black-and-white photography
photographie {f} noir et blancphoto.

to be a black belt in sth.
être ceinture noire de qc.sport
to be a black market operator
trafiquer [commerce illicite]comm.
to be a black market operator of sth.
faire du trafic de qc. [trafic illicite]comm.dr.
to look on the black side (of things­) [idiom]
voir tout en noir [loc.]

Asterix and the Black Gold [Albert Uderzo]
L'Odyssée d'AstérixBDF
Black Hawk Down [Ridley Scott (2002)]
La Chute du faucon noirfin.F
The Black Book
Le Livre noir [Orhan Pamuk]littérat.F
The Black Dahlia [Brian de Palma (2006)]
Le Dahlia noirfilmF
The Black Lake
Le Lac noir [Hella S. Haasse]littérat.F
The Black Windmill [Don Siegel]
Contre une poignée de diamantsfilmF

(African) black eagle
aigle {m} de Verreaux [Aquila verreauxii]orn.T

aigle {m} noir (d'Afrique) [Aquila verreauxii]orn.T

aigle {m} noir à dos blanc [Aquila verreauxii]orn.T
(African) black rhino [coll.]
rhinocéros {m} noir [Diceros bicornis]zool.T
(African) black rhinoceros
rhinocéros {m} noir [Diceros bicornis]zool.T
(American) black swift
martinet {m} sombre [Cypseloides niger]orn.T
(American) black vulture
urubu {m} noir [Coragyps atratus]orn.T

vautour {m} urubu [Coragyps atratus]orn.T
(Australian) black-shouldered kite
élanion {m} d'Australie [Elanus axillaris, syn. : Elanus notatus]orn.T
(black-crowned) night heron
bihoreau {m} gris [Nycticorax nycticorax]orn.T
(black-legged) kittiwake
mouette {f} tridactyle [Rissa tridactyla]orn.T
(black) water rat [coll.]
rat {m} taupier [Arvicola amphibius, syn. : Arvicola terrestris]zool.T
  • faire du black [loc.] = to make money under the table [idiom] [earn money without tax]
  • mouvement {m} Black Lives Matter <BLM> [la vie des Noirs compte] = Black Lives Matter <BLM> [an international human rights movement]
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Usage Examples English
  • Neyland traditionally play in black shirts, with black shorts and black socks. They occasionally wear an alternative kit: a white shirt with black hoops and red sleeves, with black shorts and socks.
  • Observations on the behavior of black-headed gulls show that black-headed gulls individuals synchronize their vigilance activity with other black-headed gulls neighbors.
  • The previous set of uniforms consistent of orange and black jackets with silver sequins, as well as black gloves and gauntlets, black pants and shoes, black shako, and black and silver tasseled plumes.
  • The Lasoya finish comes in black/gold, black/blue, black/grey, and black/red.
  • The Lord Chancellor wears white winged shirt with ruffled collar, black waistcoat, and black coat underneath the black damask gown with gold lace, and black knee-length breeches with black silk stockings, and full-bottomed wig during ceremonial occasions.

  • There are Black Canadians who are mostly descendants of Black Loyalists or black refugees from the War of 1812. This Maritime population is mainly among Black Nova Scotians.
  • There are several varieties of black rice available today.
  • The black moor is a black colored variant of a telescope goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes.
  • Treze's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.
  • "Simulium tuberosum", known generally as Twinn's black fly, is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. Other common names include the superfluous black fly and tubercled black fly.

  • Alternate names for the black-hooded oriole include the Asian black-headed oriole, black-headed oriole, Indian black-headed oriole and Oriental black-headed oriole.
  • In 2016, Villalongo co-curated "Black Pulp!", a traveling exhibition of nearly a century's worth of Black image production by Black publishers, Black artists and by non-Black artists, with fellow artist Mark Thomas Gibson.
  • The Nuns wore a black tunic and a black scapular for work. They also wore a black lamb's wool head-dress with a coarse black cloth veil.
  • Targets can be of the following sizes/styles: standard 108 mm domed (orange, black or orange/black), midi 90 mm (orange or black), mini 60 mm (orange or black), rabbit 108 mm (orange or black), or battue 108 mm (orange or black).
  • Forewing entirely and evenly black. Hind tibia black; maxillary and labial palpomeres yellowish orange; mid tarsus black.

  • Larva black-brown with black spines and black head. Pupa light yellowish brown with fine black striae; head with two long, obtuse, divergent horns. Lagos.
  • Micro black holes, also called mini black holes or quantum mechanical black holes, are hypothetical tiny (<1 [...]) black holes, for which quantum mechanical effects play an important role.
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