🇬🇧 English from 🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil) Todas as palavras
black
/blæk/
A1 adjective Colors
🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil): preta
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
adjective

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

Definição

🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil)

A bola número 8 dum bilhar ou duma sinuca.

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."

🇧🇷 "Ela está usando tinta preta em sua pintura."

The lights are black.

"The lights are black."

🇧🇷 "As luzes estão apagadas."

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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