negrear

v.

1 to grow black, to appear black (volverse negro).

2 to blacken.

3 to treat like a slave, to treat as a slave.

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negrear

► verbo intransitivo

1 to turn black

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VI

1) (=ponerse negro) to go black, turn black; (=parecer negro) to appear black

2) (=tirar a negro) to be blackish

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1.

verbo intransitivo (liter) (ponerse negro)

negreaba la noche — night was falling

ya negrean las moras — the blackberries are already starting to ripen

2.

negrear vt

1) (AmC, Méx fam) (explotar) to treat ... like a slave

2) (Col, Ven fam) (marginar) to ostracize

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1.

verbo intransitivo (liter) (ponerse negro)

negreaba la noche — night was falling

ya negrean las moras — the blackberries are already starting to ripen

2.

negrear vt

1) (AmC, Méx fam) (explotar) to treat ... like a slave

2) (Col, Ven fam) (marginar) to ostracize

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negrear [A1 ]

vi

(liter)

1

(ponerse negro): negreaba la noche night was falling

ya negrean las moras the blackberries are already starting to ripen

2

(verse negro): la montaña negreaba a lo lejos the black bulk of the mountain was visible in the distance

■ negrear

vt

A (AmC, Méx fam) (explotar) to treat … like a slave

B (Col fam) (marginar) to ostracize, send … to Coventry (BrE colloq)

C (Ven fam) (omitir) to leave … out

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negrear

♦ vt

1. Fam Pey [explotar] to treat like a slave

2. RP Fam [no declarar] to conceal, to keep quiet about;

las empresas suelen negrear parte de sus ingresos, para no pagar tantos impuestos companies usually conceal part of their income in order to pay less tax

3. Ven [excluir] to leave out

♦ vi

1. [ponerse negro] to turn black;

la noche negreaba night was falling

2. RP Fam [evadir impuestos] to avoid paying tax