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| Inglês | Português |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW n | written, abbreviation (black and white) | preto e branco loc sm |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW adj | written, abbreviation (black and white) | em preto e branco loc adj |
| black and blue adj | informal, figurative (badly bruised) (figurado, informal) | todo roxo loc adj |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| black and tan adj | UK (drink: mixed beers) | cerveja clara e preta misturadas loc sf |
| Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | preto e branco expres |
| He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| Ele perguntou a diretora porque ela escolheu usar preto e branco no filme. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | em preto e branco loc adv |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| Fotografia em preto e branco aposta mais na composição do que nas cores. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) (figurado) | preto no branco expres |
| The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| A situação pode parecer preto no branco para você, mas na realidade é mais complicada. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | carro de polícia sm |
| black art n | (artworks: African origin) | arte africana loc sf |
| During Black History Month, many museums display black art. |
| the black arts npl | (witchcraft, occult) | magia negra loc sf |
black as night,
as black as night adj | (totally dark) | escuro como a noite loc adj |
| It was black as night in the cave. |
| Estava escuro como a noite dentro da caverna. |
black as night,
as black as night adj | (black in color) | negro como a noite loc adj |
| The cat's fur was black as night. |
| O pelo do gato era negro como a noite. |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | feijão preto loc sm |
| Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | feijão preto loc sm |
| Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
| black bear n | (American mammal) | urso-negro sm |
| Black bears are smaller than Grizzly or Polar bears. |
| black bear n | (Asian mammal) (asiático) | urso-negro-asiático sm |
| black belt n | (martial arts: highest rank) | faixa preta loc sf |
| black belt n | (martial arts: expert) | faixa preta loc sf |
| You'd better watch out, he's a black belt in karate. |
| black box n | (airplane recording device) (de avião) | caixa preta sf |
| black coffee n | (coffee: no milk) (servido sem leite) | café preto loc sm |
| Black coffee is a traditional hangover remedy. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | peste negra sf |
| The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | olho roxo loc sm |
| He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) (figurado) | mancha sf |
| The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| Black Forest n | (Germany: wooded area) (Alemanha) | Floresta Negra sp |
| black gold | figurative (oil) | ouro negro n |
| Black History Month n | US (observance in February) | Mês da história negra sm |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) | buraco negro sm |
| A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| black hole n | figurative (place, etc. where [sth] disappears) (figurado: vazio) | buraco negro sm |
| 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) | humor negro loc sm |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | mau humor loc sm |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | gelo fino sm + adj |
| I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| black light n | (ultraviolet lamp) | lâmpada ultravioleta |
| Did you know that bodily fluids and scorpions are visible under a black light? |
| Black Lives Matter n | (movement protesting anti-Black violence) (movimento social) | Vidas Negras Importam sp |
black lung disease,
black lung n | colloquial (respiratory illness) (doença causada por pó mineral) | pneumoconiose, aerose sf |
| pulmão preto loc sm |
| Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust. |
| Os mineradores de carvão desenvolveram pneumoconiose por aspirar pó de carvão. |
| black magic n | (occult arts, witchcraft) | magia negra loc sf |
black man,
Black man n | (dark-skinned male) | negro sm |
black man,
Black man n | (male of African descent) | negro sm |
| black man n | dated, rare (evil spirit) (figurado, ofensivo) | homem das trevas |
| black market n | (illegal trade) | mercado negro sm |
| 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 or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | preto ou branco adj |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) | preto ou branco adj |
| There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| black pepper n | (plant) (planta) | pimenta do reino, pimenta preta loc sf |
| Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) (condimento) | pimenta do reino, pimenta preta loc sf |
| The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | morcela sf |
| chouriço sm |
| black rot n | (plants: disease) (doença fúngica) | podridão negra sf + adj |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) (figurado, pessoa) | ovelha negra sf |
| My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) (animal) | ovelha negra sf |
| black spot n | (plant disease) | doença-da-mancha-preta sf |
| black spot n | UK (hazardous road area) | área perigosa sf +adj |
| black spot n | UK (dangerous place) | lugar perigoso sm + adj |
| black tie n | (men's formal evening wear) (tipo de traje) | traje black tie expres |
| The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. |
| black-tie n as adj | (of men's formal evening wear) | traje black tie expres |
| James looked suave in his black tie outfit. |
| black-tie n as adj | (event: requiring men's formal wear) (estrangeirismo, evento formal) | black tie expres |
black widow,
black widow spider n | (poisonous North American spider) (aranha) | viúva negra sf + adj |
| The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | negra sf |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | negra sf |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | filme em preto e branco loc sm |
| I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) | filme em preto e branco loc sm |
| All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | fotografia em preto-e-branco, fotografia em branco-e-preto loc sf |
| He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | televisão em preto e branco loc sf |
| My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| black-and-white television n | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) (programas) | televisão em preto e branco loc sf |
| black-clad adj | (wearing black clothes) | vestido de preto loc adj |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (plant: cowpea) | feijão-fradinho, feijão-frade sm |
| We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. |
| Semeamos duas filas de feijão-fradinho (or: feijão-frade) no nosso jardim. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (edible legume: bean) | feijão-fradinho sm |
| 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) | de cabelo escuro loc adj |
blackcurrant,
black currant n | (berry) (fruto) | cassis sm |
| groselha preta loc sf |
| The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. |
| A receita manda incluir um copo de cassis. |
blackcurrant,
black currant,
black-currant n as adj | (flavored with blackcurrants) | de cassis loc adj |
| com sabor a cassis loc adj |
| Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? |
| Gostaria de experimentar o meu doce de cassis caseiro? |
| Gostaria de experimentar o meu doce caseiro com sabor a cassis? |
| BLM n | initialism (Black Lives Matter) (Vidas Negras Importam) | VNI sigla |
carbon black,
lamp black n | (form of carbon used commercially) | fuligem sf |
garbage bag (US),
bin bag,
black bag,
rubbish bag (UK) n | (bin liner, refuse sack) | saco de lixo loc sm |
| I tied up the garbage bag and took it outside. |
| in black and white adv | (without colour) | em preto e branco loc adv |
| I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. |
| in black and white adv | (in writing) | por escrito loc adv |
| I didn't believe he was dead until I saw it in the newspaper in black and white. |
| The will states clearly in black and white that all the money should go to me. |
| in black and white adv | figurative (explicitly) | claramente adv |
| We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. |
| in the black adj | (finance: being in credit) | no azul loc adj |
| After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! |
jet black,
jet-black adj | (deep black) | muito preto adj |
| (formal) | da cor do azeviche adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Yolanda has jet-black hair. |
| jet black n | (deep black) | preto intenso sm |
| These T-shirts are now available in jet black. |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | escuro total sm + adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! |
| Ele anda nessa rua muito tarde, no escuro total! |
pitch black,
pitch-black,
pitch dark,
pitch-dark adj | (totally dark) | completamente escuro loc adj |
| There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |
| Não havia lua e a noite estava completamente escura. |
| the pot calling the kettle black expr | (person criticizing is worse) | ter telhados de vidro e atirar pedras expres |
| o sujo falando do mal lavado expres |
| I can't believe you're calling me messy; talk about the pot calling the kettle black! You're the one who's left the sink full of dirty dishes. |
