Black russian
чёрный
black
gloomy, dark, dismal
back, rear, service (entrance)
dark, swarthy, dark-haired
rough, coarse, menial, unskilled
синя́к
bruise, black-and-blue mark, contusion
мра́чный
dark, gloomy, murky
gloomy, morose, grim, dismal
black (of humour), dark (of humour)
отключи́ться
to be disconnected, to be cut off, to switch itself off, to go off
to switch off (mentally), to zone out, to tune out, to stop paying attention
to doze off, to nod off, to drop off (to sleep), to crash
to faint, to pass out, to black out, to keel over
чума́
plague, black death
негр
black person, black man
ghostwriter, hack (working for someone else)
absurd combination, preposterous mixture
черноко́жий
black, black-skinned, black man
вы́рубиться
to pass out, to black out, to conk out, to fall asleep instantly
to shut off, to turn off, to cut out, to go out
to cut one's way out, to hack one's way out
to be felled, to be cut down
ни́ггер
Nigger, black person
чёрный
Black, Black man, person of colour
ferrous metal, iron
мажо́р
major key, major
rich kid, spoiled brat, posh boy
cheerful mood, high spirits
black marketeer, profiteer
финга́л
black eye
са́жа
soot, carbon-black
чп
emergency, emergency situation, serious incident
private company, private enterprise, private business
pulse rate, heart rate
Black Sea Shipping Company
тенево́й
shady, shaded, shade (attributive)
shadow (economy), black-market, illegal, underground
вы́родок
degenerate, black sheep
creep, scumbag, monster
подби́тый
hit, damaged, knocked out, shot down
bruised, black (of an eye), swollen
чёрно-белый
black-and-white
почерне́ть
to blacken, to show black
черножо́пый
black-assed, wog-, towelhead-
чернота́
blackness, black colour
darkness, pitch darkness, dark
негритя́нка
black woman, Negress
воронко́
black horse
спекули́ровать
to speculate, to deal speculatively
to profiteer, to make illicit profits, to black-market
to trade on, to exploit, to capitalize on
вороно́й
black
чернь
rabble, mob, common people (pejorative)
niello
black dye, blackening
Mirkwood
беспросве́тный
hopeless, unrelieved, bleak, utterly gloomy
pitch-dark, pitch-black
масли́на
black olive, olive
olive tree
графи́т
graphite, plumbago, black lead, lead
черни́ть
to slander, to denigrate, to smear, to cast a slur on
to blacken, to make black, to dye black
транспара́нт
banner, transparency, underlines, black-lined paper
черномо́рский
Black Sea
ко́поть
soot, lamp-black
ва́кса
shoe polish, blacking
darkie, black person (offensive)
черноволо́сый
black haired
гололёд
black ice, icy conditions, ice-covered ground
мазу́т
mazut, black oil
черне́ть
to blacken, to show black
лева́к
ultra-leftist, radical leftist, leftie
man working on the side, moonlighter, black marketeer
fling, bit on the side, affair
черно́
black (short form)
черну́шка
dark-skinned girl, swarthy girl, dark-haired girl
bleak work, grim portrayal, painting everything black
black milk cap
blackening russula
негрито́с
black kid, dark-skinned kid, little black boy
Negrito
сурьма́
antimony, stibium
kohl, black dye (for eyebrows or hair)
чернокни́жник
practitioner of black magic
мажо́рный
major
cheerful, upbeat, buoyant, lively
posh, upper-class, snobbish, stuck-up
black-market
затемни́ть
to darken, to black out, to obscure
Шва́рцвальд
Black Forest
почерне́вший
blackened, darkened, turned black
ара́п
blackamoor, Moor, black man
swindler, cheat, trickster, braggart
чёрное дерево
ebony (black wood)
фарцо́вщик
black-marketeer, spiv
затемня́ть
to darken, to black out, to obscure
креп
crepe, crape
mourning crape, crape band, black armband
спекуля́нтка
profiteer (female), black marketeer (female)
speculator (female), stock speculator (female)
чернозём
black earth
маренго
greyish black
гололе́дица
ice-covered ground, icy conditions, black ice
афга́нка
Afghan woman, Afghan
field uniform (Soviet summer type), tropical uniform
Afghan hash, black Afghan
черноу́сый
with a black moustache, black-moustached
ва́ксить
to polish, to black
дочерна́
till is black
темным-темно́
pitch-dark, pitch-black, completely dark
utterly in the dark, completely clueless, total ignorance
негрито́ска
Negrito woman, black woman
шварцвальдский
(relational) Black Forest
черноборо́дый
black-bearded
черне́ющий
blackening, turning black, looming black, appearing black
фарцо́вка
black market dealing, speculation
изукра́сить
to adorn, to decorate richly, to deck out
to spoil, to disfigure, to mess up
to beat black and blue, to beat up badly
ле́вая рабо́та
moonlighting, black labour (BE), black labor (AE)
савра́сый
light-brown with black mane and tail
черносо́тенец
one of the Black Hundreds, Black-Hundreder
печа́тно
in print, in writing, in black and white
нечернозёмный
non-black earth, non-chernozem
Нечернозе́мье
Non-Black Earth Zone, Non-Chernozem Zone
нава́ксить
to polish, to black
фарцо́вщица
black marketeer (female), spiv (female)
саж
soot, lampblack, carbon black
зачерне́ть
to appear black
осоко́рь
black poplar
зачерне́вший
darkened, blackened, having turned black
черне́вший
blackening, darkening, that was turning black, looming dark
гра́фика
graphic art, drawing (as an art form), black-and-white art
graphics
script, writing system
изукра́шивать
to adorn, to decorate richly, to ornament
to beat black and blue, to bruise all over
to spoil, to mar, to disfigure
вороно́к
police van, prison van, Black Maria, paddy wagon
подшиба́ть
to bruise (with a blow), to give a black eye
to knock down, to knock over
черня́щий
blackening, making black
defaming, slandering, disparaging
черножо́пый
wog, black-arse, dirty Caucasian
nigger, black-arse
доска́
board, plank
blackboard, whiteboard
slab, plate
board
о́бморок
faint, fainting fit, blackout, loss of consciousness
шантажи́ровать
to blackmail
шанта́ж
blackmail
у́горь
eel
blackhead, pimple, comedo
прыщ
pimple, spot, pustule
blackhead, comedo
вымога́тельство
extortion, blackmail
дрозд
blackbird
ежеви́ка
blackberries, blackberry, bramble, blackberry bush
сморо́дина
currant, blackcurrant
currant bush
нака́тывать
to roll (up to), to roll (onto), to wheel up
to come over (someone), to sweep over, to wash over
to make smooth, to roll flat, to pack down (a road)
to dash off, to scribble down, to knock out (a text)
to lean on (someone), to put the squeeze on, to blackmail
to mangle (laundry), to press with a roller
to roll into balls, to roll out (pellets)
затемне́ние
darkening, dimming, obscuring
blackout
dark patch, shadow (on an X-ray), opacity
clouding of consciousness, mental blackout
вымога́тель
extortioner, blackmailer
Examples
Чёрные облака проплыва́ли над го́родом.
Black clouds were passing above the city.
Чёрный крольчо́нок вдруг сел и погрустне́л.
Suddenly the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.
При сме́шивании трёх основных цвето́в получа́ется чёрный.
Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
Если бы ра́зница между порядком и ха́осом, сохране́нием и ги́белью была́ бы така́я же как между высо́кими гора́ми и глубо́кими доли́нами, така́я же как между бе́лой гли́ной и чёрным ла́ком, - му́дрости бы не бы́ло места: глу́пый бы тоже спра́вился.
If the difference between order and chaos or preservation and ruin were the same as that between high mountains and deep valleys, or between white clay and black lacquer, then wisdom would have had no place: stupidity would also have been alright.
Предпочита́ю чёрный.
I prefer the black one.
Некоторые фотогра́фии бы́ли отпечатаны чёрно-белыми.
Some photos were printed in black and white.
Черно-белые фотогра́фии име́ют осо́бую привлека́тельность.
Black and white photos have a special charm.
It's pitch black outside.
Она всегда одева́ется в черное.
She always dresses in black.
Черная маши́на останови́лась рядом с больни́цей.
A black car stopped next to the hospital.
Сти́ли надвига́ться мра́чные ту́чи.
Black clouds began to come up.
Everything was completely black.
Черный я́щик на самом де́ле не черный.
The black box is not actually black.
Бе́лый ферзь на бе́лой кле́тке, черный ферзь на черной кле́тке - э́то мнемони́ческое правило помога́ет в нача́ле ша́хматной па́ртии правильно расста́вить короля́ и ферзя́.
“White queen on a white square, black queen on a black square” - this mnemonic rule helps players correctly position the king and queen at the beginning of a chess game.



















