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The meaning of the French word "noir" and how you use it

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noir
(adj.) (masc.) (sing.) black
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Je préfère le pantalon noir .
I prefer the black pants.
Aimes - tu le chat noir ?
Do you like the black cat?
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The Halloween Song!
Lorsqu' il fait vraiment très noir
When it is truly very dark
"Don't Leave Me (Live)" - Jacques Brel
Le rouge et le noir
The red and the black
Star Street - Grégoire
Tu disais avant le trou noir
You were saying before the black hole
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noir
(adj.) (masc.) (sing.) dark
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Il fait noir .
It's dark outside.
Je porte un pull noir .
I'm wearing a dark sweater.
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Mine, Mine, Mine!
Désolé , hein , il fait vraiment noir ici , hein . Attendez un instant .
Sorry, eh, it's really dark here, eh. Wait a moment.
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Et ben , moi non plus , il fait trop noir .
Er well, me neither, it's too dark.
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Vraiment il fait trop tout noir .
Really it's too completely dark.
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noir
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) [the color] black
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Le noir va bien avec le jaune .
Black goes well with yellow.
Le noir de ce tableau est beau .
The black in this painting is beautiful.
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How to Paint Your Face to Look like a Tiger
Maintenant , avec le noir , nous allons faire des moustaches .
Now, with the black, we're going to do whiskers.
How to Paint Your Face to Look like a Tiger
Toujours avec du noir , vous pouvez faire des petits poils tout autour .
Still with the black, you can do little bits of fur all around.
The Story of Coco Chanel
et son goût pour le noir et blanc .
and her taste for black and white.
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noir
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) dark; darkness
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Il se cache dans le noir .
He's hiding in the dark.
Il n' aime pas le noir .
He doesn't like the darkness.
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Close Your Eyes Lullaby
Ils ont tous un petit doudou et n' ont plus peur du noir
They all have a little security blanket and are no longer afraid of the dark
The Tale of Lord Watt and Lady Ampère's Christmas
La ville entière se retrouva dans le noir .
The whole town found itself in the dark.
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roman noir
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) roman noir; noir fiction Roman noir refers to a literary genre that involves either outlaws or victims of crimes as protagonists.
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Aimes - tu le roman noir ?
Do you like noir fiction?
C' est un auteur de roman noir .
He's a roman noir author.
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