| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | svartvitt s |
| He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | svartvit adj |
| Anmärkning: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) (bildlig) | svart och vit adj |
| The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | polisbil s |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | svart böna adj + s |
| Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | sojaböna s |
| Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | digerdöden, svarta döden s |
| The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | blåtira s |
| He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | dåligt rykte s |
| (litterärt) | vanära, vanheder s |
| The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| Black Forest n | (Germany: wooded area) | Swarzwald egen |
| Black History Month n | US (observance in February) | Black history month egen |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) | svart hål adj + s |
| A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| black hole n | figurative (void) (bildlig) | svart hål adj + s |
| tomhet s |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | uncountable (morbid comedy) | svart humor s |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | dåligt humör adj + s |
| surhet s |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | tunnt istäcke s |
| I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| Black Lives Matter n | (movement protesting anti-Black violence) | Black Lives Matter, BLM egen |
| black market n | (illegal trade) (oftast i bestämd form) | svart marknad adj + s |
| 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) (växt) | svartpeppar s |
| Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) (krydda) | svartpeppar s |
| The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | blodkorv s |
| No full English breakfast is complete without a slice of black pudding. |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) (bildlig) | svart får adj + s |
| My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) | svart får adj + s |
| får med svart ull uttr |
| black-tie n as adj | (of men's formal evening wear) (förled) | smoking- adj |
| James looked suave in his black tie outfit. |
| black tie n | (men's formal evening wear) | smoking s |
| The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. |
| black-tie n as adj | (event: requiring men's formal wear) (förled) | smoking- adj |
black widow,
black widow spider n | (poisonous North American spider) (spindel) | svart änka s |
| The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | svart kvinna s |
| afroamerikansk kvinna s |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | svart kvinna s |
| afroamerikansk kvinna s |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | svartvit fotografering s |
| He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (plant: cowpea) (växt) | black-eye böna s |
| ögonböna s |
| We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (edible legume: bean) | black-eye böna s |
| ögonböna s |
| In the southern US, it is customary to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. |
blackcurrant,
black currant n | (berry) | svart vinbär s |
| The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. |
blackcurrant,
black currant,
black-currant n as adj | (flavored with blackcurrants) (förled) | svartvinbärs- adj |
| Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? |
| BLM n | initialism (Black Lives Matter) | BLM, Black Lives Matter egen |
| in the black adj | (finance: being in credit) | skuldfri adj |
| utan skulder prep + s |
| After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! |
jet black,
jet-black adj | (deep black) | kolsvart adj |
| nattsvart adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Yolanda has jet-black hair. |
| jet black n | (deep black) | kolsvart s |
| nattsvart s |
| These T-shirts are now available in jet black. |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | becksvart s |
| nattsvart s |
| Anmärkning: 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) | becksvart adj |
| nattsvart adj |
| There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |
