Meaning of fekete | Babel Free
[ˈfɛkɛtɛ]Definitions
- black (absorbing all light and reflecting practically none)
- black (pertaining to a dark-skinned ethnic group)
- black (having a very dark color, especially brown, blue, gray or red)
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tragic, mournful, black (causing great sadness or suffering) figuratively
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black (derived from evil forces, or performed with the intention of doing harm) figuratively
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illegal (contrary to or forbidden by criminal law) figuratively, in-compounds
Examples
“A fekete nyomdafestékek előállítása kizárólag koromból történik.”
Black printing inks are prepared exclusively from soot.
“Pulitzer-díjas költő, az első fekete nő, akit Amerika koszorús költőjének választottak.”
Pulitzer-winning poet, the first black woman to have been appointed Poet Laureate of America.
“Sohasem hitte volna el senki, hogy ez a derék fekete föld egyebet is teremjen, mint búzát, búzát, búzát.”
No one would have ever believed that this decent black earth would bear anything else than wheat, wheat, wheat.
“1990 fekete márciusában történtek a magyarellenes atrocitások Marosvásárhelyen.”
It was in the black March of 1990 that the anti-Hungarian atrocities in Marosvásárhely have taken place.
“Ekkor elhatározta, hogy véget vet a csodadoktor fekete mágiájának.”
He then decided to put an end to the witch doctor’s black magic.
“Ma a heroin egy grammja a feketepiacon 5000-6000 forintba kerül.”
Today, a gram of heroin costs 5000-6000 forints on the black market.
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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