verb🔗ShareNoirci, noircir(causative) To cause to be or become black."The smoke from the fire was quickly blackening the walls of the kitchen. "La fumée de l'incendie noircissait rapidement les murs de la cuisine.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoircir, noircissementTo become black."The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in."Le ciel s'est noirci à l'arrivée des nuages d'orage.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSalir, noircir(causative) To make dirty."The smoke from the fire was blackening the walls of the kitchen. "La fumée de l'incendie salissait les murs de la cuisine.appearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiffamer, noircirTo defame or sully."The politician was accused of blackening his opponent's reputation with false accusations. "Le politicien a été accusé d'avoir diffamé la réputation de son adversaire avec de fausses accusations.charactercommunicationlanguagemoralnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoircir, brûler à la poêleTo cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan."My dad is blackening the catfish in a cast iron skillet for dinner tonight. "Mon père fait brûler le poisson-chat dans une poêle en fonte pour le dîner de ce soir.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoircissement, tache noireThe act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark."The blackening on the shirt was from the spilled ink. "Le noircissement sur la chemise provenait de l'encre renversée.colorappearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading