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black
/blæk/
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🌎 Spanish (Latam): negra
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
adjective

The darkest colour, like the night sky or coal. Black is the absence of light.

Definición

🌎 Spanish (Latam)

Figura musical que vale un cuarto de la redonda, la mitad de la blanca y el doble de la corchea. Es representada con la cifra 4.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before a noun: 'a black cat', or after a verb: 'the cat is black'. Common collocations: black coffee, black hole, black market, pitch black.

Cultural Notes

Black has many cultural meanings in English. It often symbolises elegance and formality (black tie event) but can also suggest negativity (black market, blackout). 'Black Friday' is now the biggest shopping day of the year in many countries.

Example Sentences

She is using black paint on her picture.

"She is using black paint on her picture."

🌎 "Está usando pintura negra en su foto."

The lights are black.

"The lights are black."

🌎 "Las luces son negras."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

She is using ___ paint on her picture.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correct?
2. Black is the ___ of all colours.

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