negra

/ˈneɡɾa/, [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾa]

black


Examples
  • Tiene una suerte negra.

    He has very bad luck.

  • La tarta Selva Negra es un afrodisíaco natural.

    The Black Forest gateau is a natural aphrodisiac.

  • Él siempre viste ropa negra.

    He always wears black clothes.

  • Sentada en su silla de piel de pantera, la joven, vestida con ropa interior roja, estaba leyendo en voz alta un libro titulado "La princesa negra".

    Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess".

  • Tom es la oveja negra de la familia.

    Tom is the black sheep of his family.

  • Tom rara vez se pone su camisa negra.

    Tom seldom wears his black shirt.

  • Esta pizarra no es negra, sino verde.

    This blackboard is not black, but green.

  • Una pizarra no tiene por qué ser negra.

    A blackboard doesn't have to be black.

  • Tom pensó que Mary sabía en dónde comprar pimienta negra.

    Tom thought Mary knew where to buy black pepper.

  • La leyenda negra también existe en Filipinas.

    The Black Legend also exists in the Philippines.

  • Negra y vacía es la noche, si tus ojos no me miran, si tu boca no me habla, si tú, niña, no suspiras, y me destrozas el alma, pues te miro cada día, y con tu mirada callada, otra mirada tú miras. (Pablo Ruiz Arrabal -un amigo mío-)

    Dark and empty is the night if your eyes do not look at me, if your mouth does not speak, if you, girl, do not sigh, it destroys my soul, so I look at you each day, and with your quiet look, you catch another glance. (Pablo Ruiz Arrabal -a friend of mine-)

  • Preferiría aquella negra de allí.

    I'd prefer that black one over there.

  • Soy la oveja negra de la familia.

    I'm the black sheep of the family.

  • Una pizarra no tiene por qué ser necesariamente negra.

    Blackboards are not always black.

  • Hoy Tom no está en mi lista negra.

    Tom is off my list of evil ones for today.

  • Compré la bicicleta negra en vez de la roja.

    I bought the black bike instead of the red one.

  • Dos ardillitas, una blanca y otra negra, vivían en un gran bosque.

    Two little squirrels, a white squirrel and a black squirrel, lived in a large forest.

  • La ropa negra absorbe la luz.

    Black cloth absorbs light.

  • Compré la bicicleta negra en lugar de la roja.

    I bought the black bike instead of the red one.

  • La negra es mía.

    The black one is mine.


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