noun🔗ShareNoirThe colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed."The black of the night sky is caused by the absence of reflected light. "Le noir du ciel nocturne est causé par l'absence de lumière réfléchie.coloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoir, encre noireA black dye or pigment."The artist used black to create the outline of the drawing. "L'artiste a utilisé du noir pour créer les contours du dessin.colorsubstancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn noir, encre noireA pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment."My son used the black to color the picture of a cat. "Mon fils a utilisé le noir pour colorier l'image d'un chat.stationerycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe deuil(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals."Black cloths were draped over the chairs at the memorial service. "Le deuil était drapé sur les chaises lors de la cérémonie commémorative.ritualculturereligionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoir(sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person."My friend, a young black woman, is a talented artist. "Mon amie, une jeune femme noire, est une artiste talentueuse.racepersoncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoir, peau noireBlackness, the condition of having dark skin."My friend's family's black is a beautiful part of their heritage. "La peau noire de la famille de mon ami est une belle partie de leur héritage.colorraceappearancehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa boule noireThe black ball."My brother lost the black ball in the park. "Mon frère a perdu la boule noire dans le parc.coloritemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe bord du marbreThe edge of home plate."The batter carefully aimed for the black, the edge of home plate. "Le frappeur a soigneusement visé le bord du marbre.sportareapointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePétardA type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour."My brother brought a black to the picnic, but it was more of a dark brown colour. "Mon frère a apporté un pétard au pique-nique, mais il était plutôt de couleur marron foncé.materialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSirop de cassisBlackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black)."My dad made a refreshing snakebite drink with blackcurrant syrup. "Mon père a préparé un snakebite rafraîchissant avec du sirop de cassis.drinkfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes noirs(in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces."At this point black makes a disastrous move."À ce stade, les noirs font un coup désastreux.gamepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoirSomething, or a part of a thing, which is black."The black of the chalkboard covered the entire board after the class. "Le noir du tableau noir a recouvert toute la surface après le cours.colorthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, souillureA stain; a spot."A black appeared on the shirt after the spilled juice. "Une tache est apparue sur la chemise après le jus renversé.appearancemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarie noireA dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat."The farmer noticed a black on his wheat crop, and he knew it was a serious problem. "L'agriculteur a remarqué de la carie noire sur sa récolte de blé, et il savait que c'était un problème grave.plantdiseaseagriculturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarijuana, herbeMarijuana."My friend said he tried some black, but it didn't do much for him. "Mon ami a dit qu'il avait essayé de la marijuana, mais ça ne lui a pas fait grand-chose.substanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoirci, noircirTo make black; to blacken."The smoke from the fire blackened the walls of the shed. "La fumée de l'incendie a noirci les murs de l'abri.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoirciTo apply blacking to (something)."My grandfather blacked his hair to look younger. "Mon grand-père a noirci ses cheveux pour paraître plus jeune.appearancestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre sur liste noire, boycotterTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute."The workers blacked the factory to protest the recent pay cuts. "Les travailleurs ont mis l'usine sur liste noire pour protester contre les récentes réductions de salaire.industrybusinessjobeconomyworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoir(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless."The black ink absorbed all the light, making the words on the paper completely dark. "L'encre noire a absorbé toute la lumière, rendant les mots sur le papier complètement sombres.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSombre, obscur(of a place, etc) Without light."The library was black after the power went out. "La bibliothèque était sombre après la panne de courant.appearancenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoir, de peau noire(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin."My neighbor is black. "Mon voisin est noir.racecultureappearancehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoirDesignated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin."black drinking fountain; black hospital"Fontaine à boire noire ; hôpital noirracecolorhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoir(of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red"I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens."On m'a distribué deux reines rouges, et il a eu une des reines noires.gamecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMauvais, maléfique, funesteBad; evil; ill-omened."The teacher's strict attitude towards the students was considered a black omen for the upcoming exam. "L'attitude stricte du professeur envers les élèves était considérée comme un mauvais présage pour l'examen à venir.negativecharactermoralvalueattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMenacant, sombre, maussadeExpressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen."He shot her a black look."Il lui a lancé un regard menaçant.attitudecharacteremotionnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIllégal, illicite, clandestin(of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced."The company's recent financial dealings were deemed black, leading to a complete investigation. "Les récentes transactions financières de l'entreprise ont été jugées illégales, ce qui a conduit à une enquête complète.businesslaweconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSurpeuplé, bondéOvercrowded."The classroom was black with students trying to fit in for the morning meeting. "La salle de classe était bondée d'élèves qui essayaient de se caser pour la réunion du matin.conditionsituationspaceareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoir(of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk or creamer."Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer."Jim boit son café noir, mais Ellen le préfère avec de la crème.drinkfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoirOf or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour)."My brother plays black in our chess club matches. "Mon frère joue avec les noirs dans nos matchs du club d'échecs.gamecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoirSaid of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white."The drawing of the circle in my art class was completely black. "Le dessin du cercle dans mon cours d'art était complètement noir.colorwritingcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelatif à la CDURelated to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany."After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance."Après les élections, les partis se sont unis dans une alliance noire et jaune.politicsgovernmentstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareClandestin, secretClandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public."5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects."5 pour cent du financement du Département de la Défense seront alloués à des projets secrets.politicsmilitarygovernmentwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOcculte, secretOccult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public."The teacher's lecture on ancient civilizations contained some black magic rituals, details kept secret from the class. "Le cours du professeur sur les civilisations anciennes contenait des rituels de magie noire, dont les détails étaient tenus secrets à la classe.supernaturaltheologyreligionphilosophymythologycurseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoir, protestantProtestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic"The Black Protestants in the town often held strong opinions about the British monarchy. "Les protestants noirs de la ville avaient souvent des opinions tranchées sur la monarchie britannique.religionpoliticscultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNoirHaving one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc) that is dark (or black); in taxonomy, especially: dark in comparison to another species with the same base name."My cat has black fur. "Mon chat a des poils noirs.appearancecolorbiologyanimalplantorganismnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSale, impurFoul; dirty."The kitchen floor was black with spilled coffee grounds. "Le sol de la cuisine était sale à cause des restes de café renversés.appearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
