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black

black

Meaning of black

black color

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British English/ˈblæk/
American English/ˈblæk/
Russian transcription[ˈt͡ɕornɨj]
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black with Russian translation

black usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она надела чёрное платье для похода в театр.

She wore a black dress to the theatre.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Чёрный кофе запачкал кружку.

The black coffee stained the mug.

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black belongs to the topic "Colors and Materials". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

blackчёрный
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки
jeansджинсы
shortsшорты

black synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between black / jet-black / pitch-black / dark / ebony / charcoal

🇬🇧English
black

standard black (general, pure black)

A1Very Often

She wore a black dress.

Она была в чёрном платье.

J
🇬🇧English
jet-black

intensely deep black, very vivid and pure

B1Often

She had jet-black hair.

У неё были угольно-чёрные волосы.

P
🇬🇧English
pitch-black

completely dark; absolute black often used for absence of light

B1Often

It was pitch-black inside the cave.

Внутри пещеры было кромешно чёрно.

🇬🇧English

not brightly lit or deep in colour; may be brown/grey rather than true black

A1Very Often

The room was dark after sunset.

После захода солнца комната стала тёмной.

E
🇬🇧English
ebony

deep, often shiny black; associated with ebony wood; somewhat literary or decorative

B2Rarely

The piano had an ebony finish.

Пианино было с эбеновым (глубоко чёрным) покрытием.

C
🇬🇧English
charcoal

dark grey-black, like burnt wood charcoal; less pure than true black

B1Often

He wore a charcoal suit.

Он был в угольно‑сером костюме.

I
🇬🇧English
inky

very dark black, like ink; often used figuratively or poetically

B2Rarely

She had inky hair that shone in the light.

У неё были чёрные, словно чернила, волосы, которые блестели на свету.

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How to pronounce black and what this word means

black translation: чёрный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce black

/ˈblæk/

black translation

чёрный

black examples

She wore a black dress to the theatre.

black transcription

/ˈblæk/, /ˈblæk/

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black meaning: what does it mean?

black color

black pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

black is pronounced as /ˈblæk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

black definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She wore a black dress to the theatre. Translation: Она надела чёрное платье для похода в театр.

Is black part of Colors and Materials vocabulary?

Yes, black (чёрный) can be learned in the Colors and Materials topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is black part of Clothing and Fashion vocabulary?

Yes, black (чёрный) can be learned in the Clothing and Fashion topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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