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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| black adj | (lacking light) | svart adj |
| | | mörk adj |
| | The room was black until Ben turned on a light. |
| black adj | (dirty) | svart adj |
| | | smutsig adj |
| | The walls of the factory were black with soot. |
| black adj | figurative (sullen) | nedstämd adj |
| | | dyster adj |
| | | tungsint adj |
| | Tom was in a black mood after his boss reprimanded him. |
| black adj | figurative (wicked) (tex ond häxa) | ond adj |
| | (tex svart magi) | svart adj |
| | The healer was suspected of being a black witch. |
| black adj | figurative (mark: of disgrace) | svart adj |
| | (vardaglig) | en plump i protokollet uttr |
| | The conviction was a black mark on his record. |
| black adj | (coffee, tea: without milk) | svart adj |
| | I take my tea black with two sugars. |
Black,
black n | offensive!, often capitalized (dark-skinned person) (kan vara anstötande) | svart subst adj |
| Anmärkning: "Black" in the singular form is offensive in this sense, and the plural is sometimes considered offensive, especially when used with an article ("the Blacks"). Using the adjective (ie, "Black people," "Black voters") is more common. |
| | That politician is popular with Blacks. |
| black n | (mourning clothes) | svart s |
| | | sorgkläder spl |
| | The widow wore black for a year. |
| black n | (dark pigment) | svart s |
| | What's the difference between lamp black and ivory black? |
| black n | (chess, etc.: black pieces) | svart s |
| | Do you want to play as black or white? |
| black n | (darkness) | svärta s |
| | | mörker s |
| | The figure disappeared into the black of night. |
| black n | (dark clothing) | svart s |
| | You look good in black. |
black,
black up vtr | (blacken) | svärta vtr |
| | | svartmåla vtr |
| | The soldiers blacked their faces before the mission. |
| black [sth]⇒ vtr | (polish with black) | svärta vtr |
| | The shoeshine boy blacked the shoes. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
black [sth] out,
black out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (obscure light source) | mörklägga vtr |
| | | släcka ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Anmärkning: The single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun |
| | During times of war, many civilians have to black out their windows so the enemy won't know where to bomb. |
black [sth] out,
black out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (city, house: turn off lights) | släcka ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | mörklägga vtr |
| | The entire city had to be blacked out when the air raid siren sounded. |
black [sth] out,
black out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (obscure to prevent reading) | censurera vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | sudda ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | During wartime, censors often blacked out huge sections of soldiers' letters to their families. |
| black out vi phrasal | informal (lose consciousness) | svimma vitr |
| | | förlora medvetandet vtr + s |
| | The head injury during the car accident caused him to black out. |
| black up vi phrasal | (white person: paint face black) | måla sig svart i ansiktet - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| black [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (white person's face: paint black) | måla ngn svart i ansiktet - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| black and white n | (grayscale) | svartvitt s |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | svartvit adj |
| Anmärkning: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) (bildlig) | svart och vit adj |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | polisbil s |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | svart böna adj + s |
| | Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | sojaböna s |
| | Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
Black Death,
black plague n | (plague epidemic: 14th century) | digerdöden, svarta döden s |
| | The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century. |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | blåtira s |
| | He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | dåligt rykte s |
| | (litterärt) | vanära, vanheder s |
| | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
| Black Forest n | (Germany: wooded area) | Swarzwald egen |
| Black History Month n | US (observance in February) | Black history month egen |
| black hole n | (space: area with strong gravity) | svart hål adj + s |
| | A black hole has strong gravitational pull. |
| black hole n | figurative (void) (bildlig) | svart hål adj + s |
| | | tomhet s |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | uncountable (morbid comedy) | svart humor s |
black humor (US),
black humour (UK) n | (bad mood) | dåligt humör adj + s |
| | | surhet s |
| black ice n | (thin ice layer on ground) | tunnt istäcke s |
| | I skidded on the black ice and ran into a fence. |
| Black Lives Matter n | (movement protesting anti-Black violence) | Black Lives Matter, BLM egen |
| black market n | (illegal trade) (oftast i bestämd form) | svart marknad adj + s |
| | Although it's illegal, many people buy merchandise on the black market. |
| | Official economic statistics do not take into account the black market economy. |
| black pepper n | (plant) (växt) | svartpeppar s |
| | Black pepper is a climbing plant. |
| black pepper n | (seasoning) (krydda) | svartpeppar s |
| | The waiter ground some black pepper onto our pasta. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | blodkorv s |
| | No full English breakfast is complete without a slice of black pudding. |
| black sheep n | figurative (misfit, estranged family member) (bildlig) | svart får adj + s |
| | My brother is the black sheep of the family. |
| black sheep n | (sheep with black wool) | svart får adj + s |
| | | får med svart ull uttr |
| black-tie n as adj | (of men's formal evening wear) (förled) | smoking- adj |
| | James looked suave in his black tie outfit. |
| black tie n | (men's formal evening wear) | smoking s |
| | The men had to wear black tie for the company's Christmas dinner. |
| black-tie n as adj | (event: requiring men's formal wear) (förled) | smoking- adj |
black widow,
black widow spider n | (poisonous North American spider) (spindel) | svart änka s |
| | The black widow has a distinct red marking shaped like an hourglass on its abdomen. |
black woman,
Black woman n | (dark-skinned female) | svart kvinna s |
| | | afroamerikansk kvinna s |
black woman,
Black woman n | (female of African descent) | svart kvinna s |
| | | afroamerikansk kvinna s |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | svartvit fotografering s |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (plant: cowpea) (växt) | black-eye böna s |
| | | ögonböna s |
| | We planted two rows of black-eyed peas in our garden. |
black-eyed pea,
cowpea n | (edible legume: bean) | black-eye böna s |
| | | ögonböna s |
| | In the southern US, it is customary to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. |
blackcurrant,
black currant n | (berry) | svart vinbär s |
| | The recipe calls for a cup of blackcurrants. |
blackcurrant,
black currant,
black-currant n as adj | (flavored with blackcurrants) (förled) | svartvinbärs- adj |
| | Would you like to try some of my home-made blackcurrant jelly? |
| BLM n | initialism (Black Lives Matter) | BLM, Black Lives Matter egen |
| in the black adj | (finance: being in credit) | skuldfri adj |
| | | utan skulder prep + s |
| | After paying off all my loans I'm finally in the black again! |
jet black,
jet-black adj | (deep black) | kolsvart adj |
| | | nattsvart adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Yolanda has jet-black hair. |
| jet black n | (deep black) | kolsvart s |
| | | nattsvart s |
| | These T-shirts are now available in jet black. |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | becksvart s |
| | | nattsvart s |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! |
pitch black,
pitch-black,
pitch dark,
pitch-dark adj | (totally dark) | becksvart adj |
| | | nattsvart adj |
| | There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |