in black and white

English

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Prepositional phrase

in black and white

1. (idiomatic) Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.

   I'll believe that when I see it in black and white.

2. (literally) Using shades of gray rather than color.

   This film was shot in black and white.

3. Having it displayed using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color (as it was shot or recorded).

   to watch color films in black and white

Translations

explicitly

• Finnish: mustaa valkoisella
• French: noir sur blanc (fr)
• German: schwarz auf weiß (de)
• Italian: nero su bianco
• Russian: чёрным по белому (čórnym po belomu)
• Spanish: negro sobre blanco (es)
• Swedish: svart på vitt

using shades of gray

• French: en noir et blanc (fr)
• Galician: en branco e negro
• Portuguese: em preto e branco
• Russian: чёрно-белый (ru) (čórno-belyj)
• Spanish: en blanco y negro
• Swedish: svartvitt (sv)