noir comme l’ébène Learn Unstarted Literal Breakdown Recording English French Learn like; as comme Learn the ebony l’ébène Learn Summary The French translation for “black as coal” is noir comme l’ébène. The French, noir comme l’ébène, can be broken down into 2 parts:"like; as" (comme) and "the ebony" (l’ébène). Practice Lesson "black as coal" Practice (2) Lesson Learn Lesson words This lesson has no individual words. Lesson phrases black as coal, the ebony etc. View all lesson phrases