black up

se grimer en Noir

Se maquiller le visage en foncé pour imiter une personne noire, généralement dans un spectacle.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : black up for something (The actor blacked up for the role.)

Synonymes : wear blackface

Expressions courantes : black up onstage, black up for something

noircir, foncer

Devenir noir ou plus sombre, ou rendre quelque chose noir ou plus sombre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : black something up (He blacked the boots up with polish.)

Synonymes : blacken, darken

Contraires : lighten

Expressions courantes : black something up, black up boots

accroître la présence noire

Inclure davantage de personnes noires ou d’éléments de la culture noire dans quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : black something up (The critic said the producers had blacked the cast up.)

Expressions courantes : black something up, black up something