| Zusammengesetzte Wörter: |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) | grün und blau Rdw |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | Schwarzweiß Nn |
| He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| Er fragte die Regisseurin, wieso sie sich entschieden hatte, ihren Film in Schwarzweiß zu machen. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | schwarzweiß Adj |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| Schwarzweiß Fotografie beruht sich mehr auf die Zusammensetzung, als auf die Farben. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | klar Adj |
| eindeutig Adj |
| The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| Die Situation erscheint dir vielleicht klar, aber es ist schon komplizierter. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) (Slang, abwertend) | Bullenkarre Nf |
| Polizeiauto Nn |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | schwarze Bohne Adj + Nf |
| Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | Sojabohne Nf |
| Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
| black belt n | (martial arts: highest rank) | schwarzer Gürtel Adj + Nm |
| schwarzer Gurt Adj + Nm |
| black belt n | (martial arts: expert) | Meister Nm |
| den schwarzen Gürtel haben, den schwarzen Gurt haben Rdw |
| You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. |
| black box n | (airplane recording device) | Black Box Nf |
| black coffee n | (coffee: no milk) | schwarzer Kaffee Adj + Nm |
| Kaffee ohne Milch Rdw |
| Black coffee is a traditional hangover remedy. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | schwarze Tod Adj + Nm |
| Pest Nf |
| Pestilenz Nf |
| The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | blaues Auge Adj + Nn |
| (übertragen) | Veilchen Nn |
| He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | schlechter Ruf Adj + Nm |
| schlimme Nachrede Adj + Nf |
| The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| Black Forest n | (Germany: wooded area) (Geographie) | Schwarzwald Nm |
| Black History Month n | US, Can (observance in February) (Anglizismus) | Black History Month Rdw |
| Black History Month is marked in October in the UK. |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) (Astron) | schwarzes Loch Adj + Nn |
| A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| black hole n | figurative (place, etc. where [sth] disappears) | Leere Nf |
| Inhaltslosigkeit Nf |
| This closet is a black hole for shirts! I can never find the one I need. |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | uncountable (morbid comedy) | schwarzer Humor Adj + Nm |
| Galgenhumor Nm |
| Sarkasmus Nm |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | schlechte Laune, üble Laune Adj + Nf |
| schlechte Stimmung Adj + Nf |
| Übellaunigkeit Nf |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | Eis Nn |
| (Begriff: Verkehr) | Blitzeis Nn |
| I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| Black Lives Matter n | (movement protesting anti-Black violence) (Anglizismus) | Black Lives Matter En |
| (Anglizismus, Abk) | BLM En |
black lung disease,
black lung n | colloquial (respiratory illness) | Lungenerkrankung Nf |
| Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust. |
| black magic n | (occult arts, witchcraft) | schwarze Magie Adj + Nf |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| Schwarze Nm |
| Dunkelhäutige Nm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| Schwarze Nm |
| Dunkelhäutige Nm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) | schwarzer Mann Adj + Nm |
| böser Geist Adj + Nm |
| black market n | (illegal trade) | Schwarzmarkt Nm |
| Although it's illegal, many people buy merchandise on the black market. |
| Official economic statistics do not take into account the black market economy. |
| black pepper n | (plant) | schwarzer Pfeffer Adj + Nm |
| Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) | schwarzer Pfeffer Adj + Nm |
| The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | Blutwurst Nf |
| No full English breakfast is complete without a slice of black pudding. |
| black rot n | (plants: disease) | Schwarzfäule Nf |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) | schwarzes Schaf Adj + Nn |
| My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) | schwarzes Schaf Adj + Nn |
| black spot n | (plant disease) | Schwarzfleckenkrankheit Nf |
| Sternrußtau Nm |
| black spot n | UK (hazardous road area) | Unfallschwerpunkt Nm |
| häufige Unglücksstelle Adj + Nf |
| black spot n | UK (dangerous place) | gefährlicher Ort Adj + Nm |
| black-tie n as adj | (of men's formal evening wear) | Smoking- Präf |
| (Anglizismus) | Black-Tie- Präf |
| James looked suave in his black tie outfit. |
| black tie n | (men's formal evening wear) | Smoking Nm |
| (veraltet) | Abendanzug Nm |
| The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. |
| black-tie n as adj | (event: requiring men's formal wear) | Smoking-Veranstaltung Nf |
| (Anglizismus) | Black-Tie-Event Nn |
| black whale n | (large sea mammal) | Pazifischer Nordkaper Nm |
black widow,
black widow spider n | (poisonous North American spider) (Zoo) | Schwarze Witwe Nf |
| The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | schwarze Frau Adj + Nf |
| Schwarze Nf |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | schwarze Frau Adj + Nf |
| Schwarze Nf |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | Schwarzweißfotographie, Schwarzweisfotografie Nf |
| He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-clad adj | (wearing black clothes) | schwarze Kleidung tragen VP |
| in Schwarz gekleidet Rdw |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (plant: cowpea) (Bot) | Augenbohne Nf |
| (Bot) | Kuhbohne Nf |
| (Bot) | Schwarzaugenbohne Nf |
| We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (edible legume: bean) (Bot) | Augenbohne Nf |
| (Bot) | Kuhbohne Nf |
| (Bot) | Schwarzaugenbohne Nf |
| In the southern US, it is customary to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. |
| black-haired adj | (with black hair) | schwarzhaarig Adj |
| mit schwarzen Haaren Rdw |
blackcurrant,
black currant n | (berry) | schwarze Johannisbeere Adj + Nf |
| The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. |
blackcurrant,
black currant,
black-currant n as adj | (flavored with blackcurrants) | schwarze Johannisbeeren- Adj + Präf |
| Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? |
| BLM n | initialism (Black Lives Matter) (Anglizismus, Abk) | BLM En |
| (Anglizismus) | Black Lives Matter En |
garbage bag (US),
bin bag,
black bag,
rubbish bag (UK) n | (bin liner, refuse sack) | Müllsack, Müllbeutel Nm |
| I tied up the garbage bag and took it outside. |
| in the black adj | (finance: being in credit) | im Plus Präp + Nn |
| schwarze Zahlen schreiben Rdw |
| mehr Einnahmen als Ausgaben haben Rdw |
| After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! |
jet black,
jet-black adj | (deep black) | rabenschwarz Adj |
| tiefschwarz Adj |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Yolanda has jet-black hair. |
| jet black n | (deep black) | Rabenschwarz Nn |
| Tiefschwarz Nn |
| These T-shirts are now available in jet black. |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | Dunkelheit Nf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! |
pitch black,
pitch-black,
pitch dark,
pitch-dark adj | (totally dark) (ugs) | stockdunkel Adj |
| (liter) | rabenschwarz Adj |
| There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |
