What is the Spanish word for "blacken"?

Learn how to say "blacken" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

blacken

Spanish

ennegrecer

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Alternative translations of "blacken"

negrecer
oscurecer
manchar
quemar

Examples of how to use "blacken" in Spanish

English
The smoke will blacken the white ceiling.
Spanish
El humo ensuciará el techo blanco.
English
Smoke can blacken the kitchen ceiling.
Spanish
El humo puede ennegrecer el techo de la cocina.
English
The fire blackened the old fence.
Spanish
El fuego ennegreció la vieja cerca.
English
She is blackening the burnt toast now.
Spanish
Ella está ensuciando la tostada quemada ahora.
English
They have blackened the metal with oil.
Spanish
Han ennegrecido el metal con aceite.

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