black up

maquillarse de negro

Pintarse la cara de oscuro para imitar a una persona negra, normalmente en un espectáculo.

En inglés sencillo: To wear dark face makeup to imitate a Black person, usually in a performance.

• The actor blacked up for the show.
• Old photographs showed performers who had blacked up.
• The theater no longer allows actors to black up.

Cómo se usa: black up for something (The actor blacked up for the role.)

Sinónimos: wear blackface

Expresiones frecuentes: black up onstage, black up for something

ennegrecer, oscurecer

Volverse negro o más oscuro, o hacer que algo quede así.

En inglés sencillo: To become black or darker, or make something black or darker.

• He blacked up the worn leather with polish.
• The surface blacked up as smoke gathered above it.
• She used dark paint to black up the pale patches.

Cómo se usa: black something up (He blacked the boots up with polish.)

Sinónimos: blacken, darken

Antónimos: lighten

Expresiones frecuentes: black something up, black up boots

aumentar la presencia negra

Incluir más personas negras o más elementos de la cultura negra en algo.

En inglés sencillo: To add more Black people or more elements of Black culture to something.

• The review claimed the studio had blacked up the cast.
• The director was accused of blacking up the story.
• A columnist described the remake as an attempt to black up the film.

Cómo se usa: black something up (The critic said the producers had blacked the cast up.)

Expresiones frecuentes: black something up, black up something