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Detailed Translations for blacken from English to Dutch

blacken:

blacken verb

  1. blacken (vilify; slander; defame; libel)
    zwartmaken; zwart kleuren

Translation Matrix for blacken:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zwartmaken backbiting; blacking; blasphemy; defamation; denigrate; gossip; mudslinging; profanity; scandal; scandal-mongering; slander; small talk; tittle-tattle; vilification
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zwart kleuren blacken; defame; libel; slander; vilify
zwartmaken blacken; defame; libel; slander; vilify
- black; char; melanise; melanize; nigrify; scorch; sear

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Related Definitions for "blacken":

  1. make or become black1
    • The smoke blackened the ceiling1
    • The ceiling blackened1
  2. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color1
    • The cook blackened the chicken breast1

Wiktionary Translations for blacken:

blacken
verb
  1. defame, sully

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
blacken zwart maken; zwarten noircirrendre noir, passer au noir.

blacken form of black:

black adj

  1. black
    zwart

black [the ~] noun

  1. the black (negro)
    de zwarte; de neger

Translation Matrix for black:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
neger black; negro
zwarte black; negro coloured person
- blackness; inkiness; lightlessness; pitch blackness; total darkness
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- blacken; melanise; melanize; nigrify
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zwart black
- black-market; blackened; bleak; bootleg; calamitous; contraband; dark; dim; disastrous; disgraceful; fatal; fateful; grim; ignominious; inglorious; mordant; opprobrious; pitch-black; pitch-dark; shameful; sinister; smuggled; smutty

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Related Definitions for "black":

  1. marked by anger or resentment or hostility1
    • black looks1
    • black words1
  2. of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin1
    • a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization1
  3. extremely dark1
    • a black moonless night1
  4. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light1
    • black leather jackets1
    • as black as coal1
    • rich black soil1
  5. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood1
    • a face black with fury1
  6. soiled with dirt or soot1
    • with feet black from playing outdoors1
    • his shirt was black within an hour1
  7. (of coffee) without cream or sugar1
  8. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin1
  9. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable1
    • black deeds1
    • a black lie1
    • his black heart has concocted yet another black deed1
  10. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame1
    • Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands1
  11. offering little or no hope1
    • the future looked black1
  12. distributed or sold illicitly1
    • the black economy pays no taxes1
  13. (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading1
    • black propaganda1
  14. harshly ironic or sinister1
    • black humor1
  15. black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)1
    • the widow wore black1
  16. (board games) the darker pieces1
  17. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)1
  18. total absence of light1
    • in the black of night1
  19. make or become black1

Wiktionary Translations for black:

black
noun
  1. person
  2. colour/color
adjective
  1. without milk
  2. relating to persons of African descent
  3. without light
  4. absorbing all light

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
black zwart schwarzLicht nahezu komplett absorbierend, bzw. kein Licht emittierend; Farbe, die im RGB-Farbraum Werte von Rot, Blau und Grün nahe Null hat
black donker; zwart noir — Couleur
black zwart noircouleur, bien qu’en théorie ce soit une absence de couleur : Toutes les longueur d’onde visibles sont absorbées dans le cas de la synthèse soustractive (les pigments utilisés, absorbant chacun une longueur d’onde, sont combinés de manière à toutes les absorber) ; ou aucune [[lumiè