black
/blæk/adjective
उच्चारण ब्लैक
काला; अँधेरा; उदास
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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having the very darkest colour, like night or coal; without light; (of tea or coffee) without milk; very angry; full of sadness or hopelessness
काला; अँधेरा; उदास
- black clouds
- black coffee
- She wore a black saree with a silver border.
+ 2 more examples
- Black smoke rose from the factory chimney.
- I like my tea black, without sugar.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
black + noun / black as adjective
Black is both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective it describes a colour, darkness or something wicked.
'Black' adjective भी है और noun भी। Adjective के रूप में यह रंग, अंधकार या बुराई को बताता है।
- She wore a black saree.
- The room was pitch black.
in black and white
In black and white means in writing, or in clear terms; there is no article.
'In black and white' का अर्थ लिखित रूप में या स्पष्ट शब्दों में है; इसमें article नहीं लगता।
- Get the agreement in black and white.
in the black / in the red
In the black means having money in the account, and in the red means owing money.
'In the black' का अर्थ खाते में धन होना और 'in the red' का अर्थ ऋण में होना है।
- The company is back in the black this year.
black out / blackout
As a phrasal verb, black out means to lose consciousness; the noun blackout is a power cut or a loss of memory.
Phrasal verb के रूप में 'black out' का अर्थ बेहोश होना है; noun 'blackout' बिजली जाना या स्मृति का लोप है।
- He blacked out in the heat.
- The city had a long blackout.
black as a verb or noun: blacken / the black
The verb is blacken, meaning to make black or to harm a reputation; black is not the usual verb.
Verb 'blacken' है, जिसका अर्थ काला करना या प्रतिष्ठा बिगाड़ना है; 'black' सामान्यतः क्रिया नहीं है।
- The smoke blackened the walls of the kitchen.
- The scandal blackened his name.
+Collocations 4
black + noun
moneymarketholesheepbox
- The black market sold tickets at triple price.
adverb + black
jetpitchcoaldeepink
- Her hair was jet black.
black + idiom
black and blueblack sheepblack and whiteblack humourblacklist
- His arm was black and blue after the fall.
verb + black
paint it blackturn blackgo blackdye blackwear black
- The sky turned black before the storm.
“More examples 6
- Radhika wrote her answers in black ink as instructed.
राधिका ने निर्देशानुसार अपने उत्तर काली स्याही से लिखे।
- Police seized a large amount of black money.
पुलिस ने बड़ी मात्रा में काला धन ज़ब्त किया।
- The sky turned black and it began to pour.
आसमान काला पड़ गया और मूसलाधार बारिश होने लगी।
- The whole village was left in black darkness after the storm.
तूफ़ान के बाद पूरा गाँव घने अंधकार में डूब गया।
- He is the black sheep of an otherwise brilliant family.
वह एक अन्यथा प्रतिभाशाली परिवार की कलंक-रूपी संतान है।
- She dressed in black for the memorial meeting.
उसने श्रद्धांजलि सभा के लिए काले वस्त्र पहने।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is black sheep in his family.
✓ He is the black sheep of his family.
The idiom needs the article the and the preposition of.
मुहावरे में article 'the' और preposition 'of' आवश्यक हैं।
✗ Get it in a black and white.
✓ Get it in black and white.
The idiom in black and white takes no article.
मुहावरे 'in black and white' में article नहीं आता।
✗ The sky turned in black before the storm.
✓ The sky turned black before the storm.
Turn takes the adjective directly when it means to become, with no preposition.
'Become' के अर्थ में 'turn' के बाद विशेषण सीधे आता है, preposition नहीं।
¶Idioms 7
in black and white
in writing or in print
लिखित रूप में
- I want the agreement in black and white before I pay.
- The rules are there in black and white for everyone to read.
in the black
having money, for example in your bank account
मुनाफ़े में, खाते में पैसा होना
- The company is back in the black after two bad years.
- My account is in the black for the first time this year.
black and blue
covered with bruises
चोटों से नीला पड़ा हुआ, बुरी तरह पिटा हुआ
- After the fall, his knees were black and blue.
- The robbers beat him black and blue.
a black mark
a note, either in writing on an official record, or in sb's mind, of sth you have done or said that makes people think badly of you
काला धब्बा, बदनामी का निशान
- The late submission was a black mark against her.
- That incident remains a black mark on his record.
give sb a black look
to look at sb in a way that shows you are very angry
किसी को ग़ुस्से से घूरना
- She gave me a black look when I laughed.
- The teacher gave him a black look for talking.
a black spot
a place or an area where a lot of accidents happen or where there are a lot of problems
ख़तरनाक जगह (जहाँ अक्सर दुर्घटनाएँ होती हों)
- This bend in the road is an accident black spot.
- The district is a black spot for unemployment.
look black
(of a situation) to seem very bad, with little hope of improvement
हालात बहुत ख़राब दिखना, कोई उम्मीद न दिखना
- Things looked black for the company after it lost its biggest client.
- The future looked black, but Radhika refused to give up.
→Phrasal verbs 1
black out / black sth out
to lose consciousness for a short time; to make a place dark by covering windows or turning off lights; to cover or hide words so that they cannot be read
कुछ देर के लिए बेहोश हो जाना; (रोशनी रोककर) अँधेरा करना; (लिखे हुए को) काला करके छिपाना
- He blacked out after standing in the sun for hours.
- The whole city was blacked out during the power failure.
- Several names had been blacked out in the report.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Black sheep (a member of a family who is a disgrace), in black and white (in writing), in the black (having money in your bank account; making a profit), black market (illegal trade), blackmail (getting money by threatening to reveal secrets), black and blue (covered in bruises), the pot calling the kettle black, a black spot (a dangerous place on a road).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: black sheep (परिवार का कलंक सदस्य), in black and white (लिखित रूप में), in the black (बैंक खाते में पैसा होना; लाभ कमाना), black market (अवैध व्यापार, कालाबाज़ारी), blackmail (राज़ खोलने की धमकी देकर पैसा ऐंठना), black and blue (चोटों से नीला पड़ा), the pot calling the kettle black, a black spot (सड़क पर खतरनाक स्थान)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Black money is income hidden from tax; the Black Death was a plague in the 14th century; black soil (regur) is good for growing cotton.
काला धन कर से छिपाई गई आय है; Black Death चौदहवीं सदी का प्लेग था; काली मिट्टी (रेगुर) कपास उगाने के लिए अच्छी है।