noun🔗ShareNoir, obscuritéThe 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. "Les noirs profonds du ciel nocturne rendaient impossible de voir le chemin devant.colorphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoir, teinture noireA black dye or pigment."The artist mixed several blacks to achieve the perfect shade for the night sky in her painting. "L'artiste a mélangé plusieurs noirs pour obtenir la nuance parfaite pour le ciel nocturne dans sa peinture.colorsubstancematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoir, fusainA pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment."The child only wanted to draw with the blacks in the crayon box. "L'enfant ne voulait dessiner qu'avec le noir dans la boîte de crayons.stationerywritingcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDraps noirs, tentures funéraires(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals."After the president died, blacks draped the government buildings as a sign of mourning. "Après la mort du président, des tentures funéraires ont drapé les bâtiments gouvernementaux en signe de deuil.ritualtraditionwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoirs(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. "De nombreux livres d'histoire abordent les défis auxquels les Noirs ont été confrontés pendant le mouvement des droits civiques.racepersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoirs, personnes de peau noireBlackness, the condition of having dark skin."The blacks of the night sky made it difficult to see the stars. "L'obscurité du ciel nocturne rendait difficile l'observation des étoiles.raceappearancepersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa boule noireThe 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. "Au billard, vous devez empocher toutes les boules rayées et pleines avant d'essayer d'empocher les boules noires, ce qui détermine le gagnant.sportcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe bord du marbreThe edge of home plate."The batter argued that the pitch hit the blacks of home plate, so it should have been called a strike. "Le batteur a argumenté que la balle avait touché le bord du marbre, donc cela aurait dû être appelé un strike.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePétards, pétards brunsA 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. "Mon petit frère adore faire exploser des pétards le 4 juillet, même s'ils ne sont pas aussi bruyants que les plus gros feux d'artifice.weaponmaterialtypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSirop de cassisBlackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black)."At the pub, he ordered a pint of cider and blacks. "Au pub, il a commandé une pinte de cidre et du sirop de cassis.drinkfoodChat 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.gamepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoirsSomething, 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 peinture contenait beaucoup de noirs, notamment dans les ombres des arbres.colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, souillureA stain; a spot."The accident with the pen left several blacks on the white tablecloth. "L'accident avec le stylo a laissé plusieurs taches sur la nappe blanche.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCharbon noirA dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat."The farmer worried when he saw blacks on his wheat crop, knowing the fungus could ruin the harvest. "L'agriculteur s'est inquiété lorsqu'il a vu du charbon noir sur sa récolte de blé, sachant que le champignon pourrait ruiner la récolte.agricultureplantdiseasebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoiricir, noircirTo make black; to blacken."He blacks his shoes every morning before going to work. "Il noircit ses chaussures tous les matins avant d'aller travailler.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoiricirTo apply blacking to (something)."He blacks his shoes every morning before going to work to keep them looking professional. "Il noircit ses chaussures tous les matins avant d'aller travailler pour qu'elles aient l'air professionnelles.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoycotterTo boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute."The union decided to black all overtime work until management agreed to negotiate. "Le syndicat a décidé de boycotter toutes les heures supplémentaires jusqu'à ce que la direction accepte de négocier.businesseconomyjobindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
