Black
A surname transferred from the nicknameA surname transferred from the nickname.
» She was wearing a black hat.
Sie trug einen schwarzen Hut.
Она была в чёрной шляпе.
На ней была чёрная шляпа.
Вона була в чорному капелюсі.
На ній був чорний капелюх.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A surname transferred from the nickname.
A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A town in Geneva County, Alabama.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.
Examples
2491 sentencesShe was wearing a black hat.
Вона була в чорному капелюсі.
ruОна была в чёрной шляпе.
deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut.
We often associate black with death.
Ми часто асоціюємо чорний колір зі смертю.
ruМы часто ассоциируем черный цвет со смертью.
deWir verbinden die Farbe Schwarz oft mit Tod.
Dogs see in black and white.
У собак чорно-білий зір.
ruСобаки видят всё в чёрно-белом цвете.
deHunde sehen alles in schwarz und weiß.
I saw a woman in black.
Я побачив жінку в чорному.
ruЯ видел женщину в чёрном.
deIch habe eine Frau in Schwarz gesehen.
She is always dressed in black.
Вона завжди вдягнена в чорне.
ruОна всегда одета в чёрное.
Origin
From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”) and Blanc, from Old French blanc (“white”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Clothes and colours — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- wearing a black
- black and white
- wearing black
- dressed in black
- was wearing black
- have a black
- black eye
- black hair
- pair of black
- a black eye
- that black eye
- black cat