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Meaning of negro | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B1
ˈneɡɾo

Definitions

  1. black, dark colored
  2. sad, unfortunate, ill-fated
    figuratively

Examples

“O vello leñador, sabio e taimado, observaba a acción distante, [...], atento unicamente a rafar o pan negro na cunca de caldo morno.”

The old lumberjack, wise and crafty, watched the distant commotion, ..., focused only on crumbling the black bread in the bowl with warm broth.

“Matías e mais eu estabamos sentados acarón da lareira, eu cáseque detrás do caldeiro onde se coce a pitanza dos cochos; o cadeiro é grande e negro [...]”

Matias and I were seated in front of the fireplace, with me almost behind the cauldron where we prepare the feed for the pigs; the cauldron is big and black ...

“Unha princesa enfeitizada que os malos designios e o negro destino converteron en mestra de escola [...]”

A cursed princess that was turned into a [mere] school teacher by vile plans and the unfortunate destiny ...

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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