"point noir" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwɛ̃ nwaʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-point noir.wav Forms: points noirs [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} point noir m (plural points noirs)
  1. blackhead, comedo Tags: masculine Synonyms: comédon
    Sense id: en-point_noir-fr-noun-yfesoSPi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 33 13
  2. black spot (section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-point_noir-fr-noun-CkpA7bGF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 46 21
  3. (figuratively) negative point, negative aspect Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: point négatif
    Sense id: en-point_noir-fr-noun-QbzzUlVs Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 24
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