negro

/ˈneɡɾo/, [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo]

black

Examples

Ella usaba un sombrero negro.

She was wearing a black hat.

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El tren arrojaba nubes de humo negro al aire mientras se iba traqueteando.

The train belched clouds of black smoke into the air as it chugged away.

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Es un agujero negro.

It is a black hole.

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El porvenir parecía muy negro.

The future looked very gloomy.

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Ella le puso un ojo negro.

She gave him a black eye.

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Prefiero el negro.

I prefer the black one.

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Tenemos dos gatos; uno es blanco y el otro negro.

We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.

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Tengo un perro negro y otro blanco.

I have a black and a white dog.

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En realidad, el negro no es un color: es la ausencia de color.

In reality black is not a color; it is the absence of color.

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El cuadro está en blanco y negro.

The picture is in black and white.

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Usaba sombrero negro.

She was wearing a black hat.

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Tengo dos perros. Uno es blanco y el otro negro.

I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.

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Tom estaba usando un sombrero negro.

Tom was wearing a black hat.

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Era un navío de guerra americano, grande y negro.

It was a big black American warship.

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Tom y Mary están vestidos de negro.

Tom and Mary are both wearing black.

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De pronto el pequeño conejo negro se sentó, y se veía muy triste.

Suddenly the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.

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En el momento en que tuve un mal presentimiento, todo se puso negro repentinamente.

In the moment I thought I had a bad feeling, suddenly everything went black.

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Ella tiene un perro negro pequeño.

She has a small black dog.

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Tengo un gato y un perro. El gato es negro y el perro es blanco.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat's black and the dog's white.

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El demonio no es tan negro como se le pinta.

The devil is not so black as he is painted.

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