black magic

• Terme désignant l'utilisation de pouvoirs surnaturels ou de la magie à des fins maléfiques ou égoïstes, souvent associé à la sorcellerie ou à des pratiques occultes. Il peut aussi être employé métaphoriquement pour décrire quelque chose de mystérieux ou d'apparemment impossible.

A term referring to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, often associated with sorcery or occult practices. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something mysterious or seemingly impossible.

1. Supernatural practiceB2formal

   The use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, often associated with summoning spirits or casting harmful spells.

   Magie noire

   • The villagers believed the strange events were caused by black magic.
   • He was accused of practicing black magic to harm his enemies.
   • Many cultures have stories about witches who use black magic.

2. Mysterious or inexplicable skillB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe an extremely complex or seemingly impossible skill or process that is difficult to understand.

   magie noire (sens figuré)

   • How she manages to fix these old engines is like black magic.
   • The programmer's ability to debug code so quickly seems like black magic.
   • Getting the perfect photo in that lighting felt like black magic.