black
adjective
1 adjective in colourdubh adj1 it's black tá sé dubh, tá dath dubh airit turned black d'éirigh sé dubh, tháinig dath dubh airhe has long black hair tá gruaig fhada dhubh airblack smoke deatach dubh, toit dhubh 2 adjective without milkdubh adj1 I like my coffee black is maith liom caife dubhShow full entry
3 adjective (also Black) of racedubh adj1 gorm adj1 50% of the population is black daoine dubha iad 50% den daonra 4 adjective of humourdubh adj1 dorcha adj3 there's a lot of black humour in his work tá go leor den ghreann dubh ina shaothar 5 adjective of time: bleak, hopelessthis is a black day for the economy drochlá amach is amach é seo don gheilleagarit was a black period in world history tréimhse dhorcha i stair an domhain a bhí ann 6 adjective informal dirtydubh salach cáidheach adj1 brocach adj1 we were black with dirt and perspiration bhíomar dubh le salachar agus le hallasput those clothes in the wash, they're black cuir na héadaí sin sa níochán, tá siad cáidheach 7 adjective evilurchóideach adj1 mailíseach adj1 dubh adj1 he gave me a black look d'amharc sé orm go hurchóideach, thug sé drochamharc ormhe had black thoughts in his mind bhí smaointe urchóideacha ina intinn, bhí smaointe mailíseacha ina aigne 8 adjective informal hated, unwelcomedubh- prefdú- prefhe's one black enamel bastard is bastard suarach amach is amach é, níl ann ach cunús ceart
noun
9 noun colourdubh masc1 I don't like that black ní maith liom an dubh sinmatt black dubh neamhlonrach 10 noun clotheshe was dressed in black bhí éadaí dubha air, bhí sé gléasta in éadaí dubha 11 noun in chess etcI was black ba mise an dubh, ba agamsa a bhí an fhoireann dhubh 12 noun on roulette tabledubh masc1 an chuid dhubh 13 noun (also Black) usually offensive personduine dubh duine gorm verb
14 verb polish (boots etc) TRANSITIVEsnas dubh a chur arblaicín a chur ar 15 verb blacken face TRANSITIVEhe blacked his face chuir sé dath dubh ar a aghaidh 16 verb boycott TRANSITIVEbaghcatáil verb baghcat a dhéanamh ar VP the workers blacked it rinne na hoibrithe baghcat air