Usage examples of "broyer du noir" in French with translation to English

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Je lui ai conseillé de ne pas broyer du noir sur son passé. I advised him not to grieve over the past.
J'ai peur du noir. I'm afraid of the dark.
Le garçon a peur du noir. The boy is afraid of the dark.
Elle a très peur du noir. She is very afraid of the dark.
As-tu peur du noir ? Are you afraid of the dark?
Avez-vous peur du noir ? Are you afraid of the dark?
Le garçon avait peur du noir. The boy feared the dark.
Si on mélange les trois couleurs, on obtient du noir. If you mix all three colors, you will get black.
Après avoir rompu avec sa copine, il traîna en broyant du noir autour de la maison pendant tout un mois. After breaking up with his girlfriend he moped around the house for a whole month.
Le mélange des trois couleurs primaires donne du noir. Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Il fait tout noir dehors. It's all dark outside.
Nous associons souvent le noir à la mort. We often associate black with death.
Ce sac noir est-il à vous ? Is that black bag yours?
Certaines photos furent imprimées en noir et blanc. Some photos were printed in black and white.
Vous avez le choix entre du thé noir, du café ou du lait. You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.
Quelqu'un qui ignore la signification de "noir" peut-il vraiment parler de ce qu'est le blanc ? Can someone who does not know the meaning of black really talk about what white is?
Nous avons deux chats ; l'un est blanc et l'autre est noir. We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.
Moins le blanc est intelligent, plus le noir lui paraît bête. The dumber the white man is, the more the black man looks dumb to him.
Ils brillaient comme des étoiles dans l'édifice noir et sale. They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.
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