1 to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.
az: qaral(t)maq; tutulmaq
ru: делать(ся) чёрным
2 to make to seem bad: The scandal had blackened his reputation.
az: ləkələmək, qara yaxmaq
ru: (о)чернить
3 to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.
az: qaraltmaq
ru: чистить чёрным гуталином
a list of people etc who are out of favour/favor: Countries that failed to cooperate were placed on a blacklist.
az: qara siyahı
ru: чёрный список
♦ verb
to put (a person etc) on such a list: The actor was blacklisted because of his political beliefs.
az: qara siyahıya salmaq
ru: вносить в чёрный список
to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret: The politician was being blackmailed by an ex-girlfriend.
az: şantaj etmək, hədə qorxu gəlmək
ru: шантажировать
♦ noun
the act of blackmailing: He used blackmail to get money from the senator.
az: şantaj
ru: шантаж
1 (also outage) a period of a general power failure: an electricity blackout.
az: işiqların sönməsi
ru: временное отсутствие электрического освещения
2 a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.
az: qadağa
ru: запрет на публикацию
3 a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: the wartime blackout.
az: işıqların söndürülməsi
ru: затемнение
4 a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.
az: özündən getmə; huşun itirilməsi
ru: временная потеря сознания
5 a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.
az: yaddaş itkisi
ru: провал памяти
6 (in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.
az: səhnə işıqlarının söndürülməsi
ru: выключение света на сцене