Black and white in one word

black and white

1. Literally, lacking bright colors, as of a monochromatic image. In what decade did color movies start to replace black and white ones?

2. Of the utmost clarity; clearly defined or differentiated; without any room for confusion, ambiguity, or discrepancy. Love isn’t always black and white, you know. You have to accept that there are many gray areas in relationships. Don’t debate me about it. The rules are black and white, and you broke them.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

black and white

1. A monochromatic picture, drawing, television image, computer monitor, or film, as opposed to one using many colors, as in Photos in black and white fade less than those taken with color film. [Late 1800s]

2. Also, black or white. Involving a very clear distinction, without any gradations. For example, He tended to view everything as a black and white issue-it was either right or wrong-whereas his partner always found gray areas . This usage is based on the association of black with evil and white with virtue, which dates back at least 2,000 years. [Early 1800s] Also see gray area.

3. in black and white. Written down or in print, and therefore official. For example, The terms of our agreement were spelled out in black and white, so there should be no question about it . This term alludes to black ink or print on white paper. Shakespeare used it in Much Ado about Nothing (5:1). [Late 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

(in) black and ˈwhite

(as) absolutely right or wrong, good or bad, with no grades between them: My grandmother has very rigid ideas of character and behaviour; she sees everything in black and white.It’s not a black-and-white issue.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

black and white

n. the police; a black and white police patrol car; any police car. Call the black and whites. We got trouble here.

McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Смотреть что такое BLACK AND WHITE в других словарях:

BLACK AND WHITE

[`blækən(d)`waɪt]рисунок перомписьменночерно-белое изображение

BLACK AND WHITE

black and white: translationSynonyms and related words:North Pole, South Pole, antipodal points, antipodes, antipoints, antipoles, arc lighting, brouil… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

black and white [ˏblækǝnˊwaɪt] n
1) рису́нок перо́м
2):
in black and white в пи́сьменной фо́рме;to put down in black and white написа́ть чёрным по бе́… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

black and white: translation{n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having th… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

сущ. 1) общ. черно-белое (изображение) (в кино, на телевидении, в фотографии, в искусстве, в рекламе и т. д.) black-and-white movies — черно-белые фильмы 2) общ. рисунок пером black and white artist — художник-график 3) общ. письменная форма in black and white — в письменной форме, to put down in black and white — написать черным по белому; напечатать 4) рекл. — black and white advertisement 5) потр., сленг ванильно-шоколадное мороженное… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblækəndˈwaɪt ]black and white n AmE sl 1. A black and white pulled up to the curb У бордюра остановилась полицейская ма… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

[͵blækən(d)ʹwaıt]1. письменноin black and white — в письменной формеto put in black and white — написать (чёрным по белому); напечатать2. рисунок пером… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

{͵blækən(d)ʹwaıt} 1. письменно in ~ — в письменной форме to put in ~ — написать (чёрным по белому); напечатать 2. рисунок пером 3. чёрно-белый фил… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

n AmE sl
1)
A black and white pulled up to the curb — У бордюра остановилась полицейская машина
Call the black and whites. We got trouble here — Вызови полицию. Здесь у нас хулиганят
2)
Pop a black and white. That’ll hold you till you can fix — Заглотни эту таблетку. Ты сможешь продержаться, пока не уколешься… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

1) рисунок пером 2) письменно in black and white — в письменной форме to put down in black and white — написать черным по белому; напечатать 3) черно-белое изображение (в кино, телевидении, фото) The whole story of her life, in black and white. — История всей ее жизни, в черно-белых тонах…. смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

black and white [͵blækən(d)ʹwaıt] 1. письменно in ~ — в письменной форме to put in ~ — написать (чёрным по белому); напечатать 2. рисунок пером 3. … смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE

рисунок пером письменно черно-белое изображение (в кино, телевидении, фото)

BLACK AND WHITE ADVERTISEMENT

рекл. черно-белое рекламное объявление, черно-белая реклама (реклама, выполненная черными чернилами на белой бумаге; является более дешевой, чем цветная) Syn: black and white 4) See: colour advertisement… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE ADVERTISEMENT

тж. black-and-white advertisement рекл. черно-белое рекламное объявление, черно-белая реклама (реклама, выполненная черными чернилами на белой бумаге; … смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE ALLEY

   East out of Tower Hill, near Woodruff Lane (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799). Within the Tower precincts.   Not named in the maps.

BLACK AND WHITE COURT

   South out of Fleet Lane to Belle Savage Inn and the Old Bailey (Leake, 1666-Elmes, 1831).   Strype describes it in 1720 as a good, large and open pl… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE DISPLAY

Black and white Display: übersetzung Black and white Display
 
[engl.], Schwarz-Weiß-Bildschirm.

BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW

«Чёрно-белые менестрели» (популярное театральное и телевизионное эстрадно-музыкальное представление. Передавалось по Би-би-си-1 [BBC 1] с 1958 по 1978) мужчины в труппе были загримированы под негров… смотреть

BLACK AND WHITE PAGES

Рекламачерно-белые полосыгазетные полосы с рекламными объявлениями, напечатанными только черной краской abbr B&W

BLACK AND WHITE SCANNER

Монохроматический скеннер, скеннер для обработки чёрно-белых оригиналов.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии.2010.

black and white идиома перевод

прямолинейный, однозначный, простой, понятный (также может быть наречием)

1. Terrance is very black and white about everything. He either hates something or loves it. / Терранс очень прямолинеен относительно всего. Он либо любит что-то, либо ненавидит.

2. Wife and husband arguing: / Жена и муж спорят:

Wife: You don’t love me. You only live with me because it is convenient for you. / Жена: Ты меня на самом деле не любишь. Ты живешь со мной, потому что тебе это удобно.

Husband: Honey, you’re wrong. It’s not quite that black and white. / Муж: Дорогая, ты не права. Все не так однозначно.

3. In simple, black-and-white terms, your lack of time (and control of your time) is one of the primary reasons that relationships fail to get off the ground. / В простых и понятных терминах ваш недостаток времени (и контроля над вашим временем) — это одна из главных причин, почему не удается развить одтношения с противоположным полом.

black and white
[ˌblækən(d)’waɪt]

сущ.

1) написанный от руки или напечатанный текст

in black and white — в письменной форме

to put down in black and white — написать чёрным по белому; напечатать

2) чёрно-белое изображение

The whole story of her life, in black and white. — История всей ее жизни, в чёрно-белых тонах.

3) рисунок пером

Англо-русский современный словарь.
2014.

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  • Black And White — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Black and White (en anglais: Noir et Blanc), selon le contexte peut représenter : Black White, une distillerie de whisky fondée en 1884 et depuis… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Black and white — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Black and White (en anglais: Noir et Blanc), selon le contexte peut représenter : Black White, une distillerie de whisky fondée en 1884 et depuis… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • black and white — adj 1.) showing pictures or images only in black, white, and grey →↑colour ▪ black and white photos ▪ an old black and white TV 2.) black and white considering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • black and white — lack and white, black and white lack and whiteadj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called {monochromatic} and {monochrome}; of images. Opposite of {color} or {in color}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black-and-white — lack and white, black and white lack and whiteadj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called {monochromatic} and {monochrome}; of images. Opposite of {color} or {in color}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Black and White 2 — Black White 2 Éditeur Electronic Arts Développeur Lionhead Studios Concepteur Peter Molyneux, Ronald Millar Sr …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Black and white — White White, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] Finely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Black and white — Black Black, n. 1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black. [1913 Webster] Black is the badge of hell, The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black-and-white — adjective 1. ) a black and white photograph, movie, or television shows pictures in black, white, and gray but not in color ─ opposite COLOR 2. ) involving one idea that is clearly right and another that is clearly wrong, so that it is not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • black-and-white — black′ and white′ adj. 1) displaying only black and white tones; lacking color 2) partly black and partly white: black and white shoes[/ex] 3) pertaining to or constituting a two valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute: thinking in black …   From formal English to slang

  • Black and white — steht für: Black White, ein 2001 erschienenes Computerspiel, Black and White, ein US amerikanisches Ensemblefilm Drama aus dem Jahr 1999 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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I managed to get a short film with Channel 4 Films. I cast a young actor who’d done a bit of television before, a young actor called Ewan McGregor. That was very first thing. This writer had won this competition, and I made this little short, black and white movie. I think for both Ewan and I it was the start of our careers.

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACK AND WHITE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACK AND WHITE

Black and white is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLACK AND WHITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

black and white

Black-and-white

Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts. Black-and-white images are not usually starkly contrasted black and white. They combine black and white in a continuum producing a range of shades of gray. Further, many prints, especially those produced earlier in the development of photography, were in sepia, which yielded richer, more subtle shading than reproductions in plain black-and-white. Color photography provides a much greater range of shade, but part of the appeal of black and white photography is its more subdued monochromatic character.


Definition of black and white in the English dictionary

The first definition of black and white in the dictionary is not in colour. Other definition of black and white is only transmitting images in black and white. Black and white is also in which it is possible to draw clear boundaries or make absolute judgements.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACK AND WHITE

Synonyms and antonyms of black and white in the English dictionary of synonyms

Translation of «black and white» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACK AND WHITE

Find out the translation of black and white to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of black and white from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «black and white» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


黑色和白色

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish


blanco y negro

570 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi


काला और सफेद

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic


أبيض وأسود

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian


черный и белый

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese


preto e branco

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali


সাদাকালো

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French


noir et blanc

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay


hitam dan putih

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German


Schwarz und Weiß

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


白黒

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


검은 색과 흰색

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


ireng lan putih

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


màu đen và trắng

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil


கருப்பு வெள்ளை

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


काळा आणि गोरा

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


siyah ve beyaz

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


in bianco e nero

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


czarno-biały

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


чорний і білий

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


negru și alb

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


μαύρο και άσπρο

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


swart en wit

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


svart och vitt

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


svart og hvitt

5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACK AND WHITE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about black and white

10 QUOTES WITH «BLACK AND WHITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word black and white.

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error. It is these mingled opposites which people our life, which make it pungent, intoxicating. We only exist in terms of this conflict, in the zone where black and white clash.

My ideal kinda guy, if I was really gonna go there even though he’s married, is Mark Wahlberg. To me he’s a little black and white, the kinda guy who would understand if I pull my weave out.

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.

I managed to get a short film with Channel 4 Films. I cast a young actor who’d done a bit of television before, a young actor called Ewan McGregor. That was very first thing. This writer had won this competition, and I made this little short, black and white movie. I think for both Ewan and I it was the start of our careers.

The middle of ‘America’s Women’ is about the Civil War, and how women, black and white, confronted slavery and abolition. As in every other period of crisis, the rules of sexual decorum were suspended due to emergency.

Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it’s helpful. So the fact that there won’t be any obligatory Islamic terrorist stereotypes in movies any more, that’d be helpful.

In tragedy, it’s hard to find a good resolution; it’s not black and white: it’s a big fog of gray.

I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white.

I lived through many battles — the 1973, I was young; in 1982 with the Israeli invasions, and 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel. Before I emigrated to the States in ’83, I had my own very black and white views of the Israelis and the Jews in general. But you start to understand that no matter what you think, there are two perspectives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACK AND WHITE»

Discover the use of black and white in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to black and white and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?

2

Black and White (And a Bit in Between): Timeless Interiors, …

A sumptuously photographed tour of the celebrated designer’s interiors features examples from more than 75 homes complemented by inspirational tips and professional tricks on everything from choosing paints and finishes to building nature …

3

America in Black and White: One Nation, Indivisible

In a book destined to become a classic, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom present important new information about the positive changes that have been achieved and the measurable improvement in the lives of the majority of African-Americans.

Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom, 2009

4

My Life in Black and White

Now she’s not sure what’s worse: the scars she’ll have to live with forever, or what she saw going on between her best friend and her boyfriend right before the accident.

Despite the rules of the land, Callum, a second-class white citizen, and Sephy, a black Cross, want to be together, but when Callum is caught on tape rescuing Sephy from an explosion, her powerful father seeks to have him hanged.

6

Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White

Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author, Lila Quintero Weaver.

Lila Quintero Weaver, 2012

7

Arthritis in Black and White

Arthritis in Black and White, by Anne C. Brower, MD and Donald J. Flemming, MD, provides you with a concise, practical introduction to the radiographic diagnosis of arthritic disorders.

Anne C. Brower, Donald J. Flemming, 2012

8

Race: A History Beyond Black and White

Clear, fast-paced prose explores Western civilization throughout history, highlighting along the way not only the different forms that racial prejudice has taken, but the way in which it has manifested itself in the politics, philosophies, …

Carolyn: Sure, her Dad has a right to be happy again.

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Beyond Black and White: Transforming African-American Politics

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACK AND WHITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term black and white is used in the context of the following news items.

Southern heritage is both black and white, but Confederate …

By Andrew Manis, Ph. D, a Birmingham native and Samford University graduate who is a history professor at Middle Georgia State University … «AL.com, Jul 15»

Schools’ diversity in black and white

Featuring dozens of black and white, portrait-style photographs of district families, the project, «We Are Arlington Heights School District 25,» … «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Why We Need To Stop Thinking About Our Problems In Black And

We value right and wrong, good and bad, black and white. Something can never be sort of right and sort of wrong, a little bit good and a little bit … «Elite Daily, Jul 15»

The Classic Puma States Receives A Luxurious Finish in Black / White

Donning the always classic Black and White colorway, Black is utilized for its upper, which consists of a reptilian/snakeskin material that exudes … «KicksOnFire.com, Jul 15»

United Kingdom: does it matter if it’s black and white?

The issue of trademarks being registered in black and white and then used in colour has attracted much discussion in recent years – not least … «Lexology, Jul 15»

Black and white cat’s post office staff’s best friend

Now, 18 years later, the black-and-white cat is as much a fixture as the weighing machine and mail bags, greeting tourists and locals from her … «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

River watcher: As clear and black and white

The column by Esther Cepeda about the sensitivities of human racial terms or labels, especially “black” and “white,” stirred some thoughts … «Oroville Mercury Register, Jul 15»

Monovisions, a journal of black and white photography, captures the …

Monovisions, a renowned journal of black and white photography, has collected some of the best images from the history of the Tour de France … «Canadian Cycling Magazine, Jul 15»

Art not just black and white

People usually associate monochrome with black and white but this is not really accurate, art exhibition coordinator Karen Neal says. «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»

Review: Impossible Project Black and White 2.0 Fim

So when the Impossible Project updated their black and white film to version 2.0, we joined other photographers in pure excitement. «The Phoblographer, Jul 15»

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