noun🔗ShareNegro, oscuridadThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed."The deep blacks of the night sky made it impossible to see the path ahead. "Los negros profundos del cielo nocturno hacían imposible ver el camino por delante.colorphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNegro, tinte negroA black dye or pigment."The artist mixed several blacks to achieve the perfect shade for the night sky in her painting. "El artista mezcló varios negros para lograr el tono perfecto para el cielo nocturno en su pintura.colorsubstancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNegro, carboncilloA pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment."The child only wanted to draw with the blacks in the crayon box. "El niño solo quería dibujar con el carboncillo de la caja de ceras.stationerywritingcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaños negros, luto(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals."After the president died, blacks draped the government buildings as a sign of mourning. "Después de la muerte del presidente, los paños negros cubrieron los edificios gubernamentales como señal de luto.ritualtraditionwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNegros(sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person."Many history books discuss the challenges blacks faced during the Civil Rights Movement. "Muchos libros de historia discuten los desafíos que enfrentaron los negros durante el movimiento por los derechos civiles.racepersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNegros, personas de piel oscuraBlackness, the condition of having dark skin."The blacks of the night sky made it difficult to see the stars. "La negrura del cielo nocturno dificultaba ver las estrellas.raceappearancepersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa bola negraThe black ball."In the game of pool, you must pocket all the striped and solid balls before attempting to pocket the blacks, which determines the winner. "En el juego de billar, debes embocar todas las bolas rayadas y lisas antes de intentar embocar las bolas negras, lo que determina el ganador.sportcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl borde del plato de homeThe edge of home plate."The batter argued that the pitch hit the blacks of home plate, so it should have been called a strike. "El bateador argumentó que la bola golpeó el borde del plato de home, por lo que debería haber sido cantado strike.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetardos, petardos marronesA type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour."My little brother loves to set off blacks on the Fourth of July, even though they're not as loud as the bigger fireworks. "A mi hermano pequeño le encanta encender petardos el 4 de julio, aunque no son tan ruidosos como los fuegos artificiales más grandes.weaponmaterialtypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJarabe de grosella negraBlackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black)."At the pub, he ordered a pint of cider and blacks. "En el pub, pidió una pinta de sidra y jarabe de grosella negra.drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLas negras(in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces."At this point black makes a disastrous move."En este punto, las negras hacen un movimiento desastroso.gamepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNegrosSomething, or a part of a thing, which is black."Example Sentence: "The painting had a lot of blacks in it, especially in the shadows of the trees." "La pintura tenía muchos negros, especialmente en las sombras de los árboles.colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManchaA stain; a spot."The accident with the pen left several blacks on the white tablecloth. "El accidente con la pluma dejó varias manchas en el mantel blanco.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarbón negroA dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat."The farmer worried when he saw blacks on his wheat crop, knowing the fungus could ruin the harvest. "El agricultor se preocupó cuando vio carbón negro en su cultivo de trigo, sabiendo que el hongo podría arruinar la cosecha.agricultureplantdiseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnnegrecer, ennegrecerTo make black; to blacken."He blacks his shoes every morning before going to work. "Él ennegrece sus zapatos cada mañana antes de ir a trabajar.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnnegrecerTo apply blacking to (something)."He blacks his shoes every morning before going to work to keep them looking professional. "Él ennegrece sus zapatos cada mañana antes de ir a trabajar para que se vean profesionales.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoicotearTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute."The union decided to black all overtime work until management agreed to negotiate. "El sindicato decidió boicotear todas las horas extras hasta que la gerencia aceptara negociar.businesseconomyjobindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
