How do you pronounce 'Black' and 'noir'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Black' and native French audio speech for 'noir' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Black in French?

English: "She wore a beautiful black dress to the party." | French: "Elle portait une belle robe noire à la fête."

adjective · noun

English to French Dictionary

black Meaning in French (black signification en français)

Q: What is 'noir' called in English?

'noir' in English is called "Black". Black refers to: De la couleur la plus foncée, due à l'absence ou à l'absorption complète de la lumière ; le contraire de blanc.

adjectivenoir

nounle noir

noir in English:black

Phonetic:nwar

Plural: blacks

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de black en français est le noir. (De la couleur la plus foncée, due à l'absence ou à l'absorption complète de la lumière ; le contraire de blanc.)

Definitions of Black

1
adjective
noir
Having the darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.
De la couleur la plus foncée, due à l'absence ou à l'absorption complète de la lumière ; le contraire de blanc.
2
adjective
noir
Completely without light or without much light; very dark.
Complètement sans lumière ou avec très peu de lumière ; très sombre.
3
noun
le noir
The color black, or a black pigment or dye.
La couleur noire, ou un pigment ou colorant noir.

Example Sentences

casual

“She wore a beautiful black dress to the party.”

Elle portait une belle robe noire à la fête.

general

“The sky was black with storm clouds.”

Le ciel était noir d'orages.

casual

“He prefers black coffee without sugar.”

Il préfère le café noir sans sucre.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

sombreobscur

In English:

darkinkyjet-black

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

blancclair

In English:

white light bright

Inflected Word Forms

nounblackness

adverbblackly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

black marketcollocation

An illegal trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities.

black sheepidiom

A member of a family or group who is regarded as a disgrace to them.

black tiecollocation

A dress code for formal events, typically requiring a tuxedo for men and an evening gown for women.