🇮🇹 Italian from 🇬🇧 English All Words
nero/a
A1 adjective Colori
🇬🇧 English: black
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Definizione

🇮🇹 Italian
adjective

Il colore nero.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

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

Grammatica

🇮🇹 Italian

Gender: maschile.

🇬🇧 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

🇬🇧 English

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.

Esempi

Sta usando la vernice nera per il suo quadro.

"Sta usando la vernice nera per il suo quadro."

🇬🇧 "She is using black paint on her picture."

Le luci sono nere.

"Le luci sono nere."

🇬🇧 "The lights are black."

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