No. 845 in French
noir
Black.
In a sentence
Le chat noir dort sur le canapé.
The black cat sleeps on the couch.
Adjective describing the cat's color, agreeing with the noun in gender and number.
Il préfère le café noir sans sucre.
He prefers black coffee without sugar.
Adjective describing coffee, indicating it is plain and without milk.
Le film d'hier soir était un film noir classique.
Last night's movie was a classic film noir.
Noun modifying film, used to denote a genre.
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