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dark

(därk)

adj.dark·er,dark·est

a. Lacking or having very little light:a dark corner.

b. Lacking brightness:a dark day.

c. Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light; tending toward black:dark clothing.

d. Served without milk or cream:dark coffee.

2. Being or having a complexion that is not light in color.

3. Sullen or threatening:a dark scowl.

a. Characterized by gloom or pessimism; dismal or bleak:a dark day for the economy; dark predictions of what lies in store.

b. Being or characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor.

a. Unknown or concealed; mysterious:a dark secret; the dark workings of the unconscious.

b. Lacking enlightenment, knowledge, or culture:a dark age in the history of education.

a. Evil in nature or effect; sinister:"churned up dark undercurrents of ethnic and religious hostility"(Peter Maas).

b. Morally corrupt; vicious:dark deeds; a dark past.

7. Having richness or depth:a dark, melancholy vocal tone.

8. Not giving performances; closed:The movie theater is dark on Mondays.

9.Linguistics Pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the velum. Used of the sound (l) in words likefull.

1. Absence of light.

2. A place having little or no light.

3. Night; nightfall:home before dark.

4. A deep hue or color.

5.darks Pieces of laundry having a dark color.

Idiom:

in the dark

1. In secret:high-level decisions made in the dark.

2. In a state of ignorance; uninformed:kept me in the dark about their plans.

[Middle Englishderk, from Old Englishdeorc.]

dark′ish adj.

dark′ly adv.

dark′ness n.

Synonyms: dark, dim, murky, dusky, shady, shadowy
These adjectives indicate the absence of light or clarity.Dark, the most widely applicable, can refer to a lack or near lack of illumination (a dark night), deepness of shade or color (dark brown), somberness (a dark mood), or immorality (a dark past).Dim means having or producing little light (dim shadows; a dim light bulb) and further suggests lack of sharpness or clarity:"the terrible dim faces known in dreams" (Carson McCullers)."tales now dim and half forgotten" (Jane Stevenson).
Murky refers to a thick or clouded darkness:"Dolphins use sonar beams to navigate the murky depths of the ocean" (Tim Hilchey).
Likedim, it is also used of what is indistinct or uncertain:"Modern warfare is murky, and with no clear frontlines, the distinction between combat and support can become meaningless" (Kristin Henderson).
Dusky suggests a subdued half-light:"The dusky night rides down the sky, / And ushers in the morn" (Henry Fielding).
It can also refer to deepness or darkness of color:"A dusky blush rose to her cheek" (Edith Wharton).
Shady refers literally to what is sheltered from light, especially sunlight (a shady grove of pines) or figuratively to what is of questionable honesty (shady business deals).Shadowy also implies obstructed light (an ill-lit, shadowy street) but may refer to what is indistinct or little known:"[He]retreated from the limelight to the shadowy fringe of music history" (Charles Sherman).
It can also refer to something that seems to lack substance and is mysterious or sinister:a shadowy figure in a black cape.

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dark

(dɑːk)

adj

1.having little or no light:a dark street.

2. (Colours) (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light:dark brown. Comparelight¹²⁹,medium²

a.(of complexion, hair colour, etc) not fair or blond; swarthy; brunette

b.(in combination):dark-eyed.

4.gloomy or dismal

5.sinister; evil:a dark purpose.

6.sullen or angry:a dark scowl.

7.ignorant or unenlightened:a dark period in our history.

8.secret or mysterious:keep it dark.

9. (Phonetics & Phonology)phonetics denoting an (l) pronounced with a velar articulation giving back vowel resonance. In English,l is usually dark when final or preconsonantal. Comparelight¹³⁰

10. (Stock Exchange)go darkstock exchangeinformal (of a company) to remove itself from the register of major exchanges while continuing to trade

11.absence of light; darkness

12.night or nightfall

13.a dark place, patch, or shadow

14.a state of ignorance (esp in the phrasein the dark)

an archaic word fordarken

[Old Englishdeorc; related to Old High Germanterchennen to hide]

ˈdarkishadj

ˈdarklyadv

ˈdarknessn

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dark

(dɑrk)

adj.dark•er, dark•est,
n.,v., -adj.

1. having very little or no light: a dark room.

2. radiating, admitting, or reflecting little light: a dark color.

3. approaching black in hue: a dark brown.

4. not pale or fair; swarthy: a dark complexion.

5. brunette; dark-colored: dark eyebrows.

6. having brunette hair.

7. (of coffee) containing only a small amount of milk or cream.

8. gloomy; dismal: the dark days of the war.

9. sullen; frowning: a dark expression.

10. evil; iniquitous; wicked: a dark plot.

11. destitute of knowledge or culture; unenlightened.

12. hard to understand; obscure.

13. hidden; secret.

14. (of a theater) offering no performances; closed.

15. (of anl-sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue raised, giving back-vowel resonance, as thel in full.

16. the absence of light.

17. night; nightfall: to come home after dark.

18. a dark place.

19. a dark color.

v.t.,v.i.Obs.

20. to make or grow dark; darken.

Idioms:

in the dark, in ignorance; uninformed.

[before 1000; Middle Englishderk, Old Englishdeorc]

dark

Past participle:darked
Gerund:darking

Imperative
dark
dark

Present
I dark
you dark
he/she/it darks
we dark
you dark
they dark

Preterite
I darked
you darked
he/she/it darked
we darked
you darked
they darked

Present Continuous
I am darking
you are darking
he/she/it is darking
we are darking
you are darking
they are darking

Present Perfect
I have darked
you have darked
he/she/it has darked
we have darked
you have darked
they have darked

Past Continuous
I was darking
you were darking
he/she/it was darking
we were darking
you were darking
they were darking

Past Perfect
I had darked
you had darked
he/she/it had darked
we had darked
you had darked
they had darked

Future
I will dark
you will dark
he/she/it will dark
we will dark
you will dark
they will dark

Future Perfect
I will have darked
you will have darked
he/she/it will have darked
we will have darked
you will have darked
they will have darked

Future Continuous
I will be darking
you will be darking
he/she/it will be darking
we will be darking
you will be darking
they will be darking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been darking
you have been darking
he/she/it has been darking
we have been darking
you have been darking
they have been darking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been darking
you will have been darking
he/she/it will have been darking
we will have been darking
you will have been darking
they will have been darking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been darking
you had been darking
he/she/it had been darking
we had been darking
you had been darking
they had been darking

Conditional
I would dark
you would dark
he/she/it would dark
we would dark
you would dark
they would dark

Past Conditional
I would have darked
you would have darked
he/she/it would have darked
we would have darked
you would have darked
they would have darked

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Noun	1.	dark - absence of light or illumination darkness illumination - the degree of visibility of your environment night - darkness; "it vanished into the night" lightlessness,pitch blackness,total darkness,black,blackness - total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" brownout,dimout,blackout - darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) semidarkness - partial darkness lighting,light - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
	2.	dark - absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" iniquity,wickedness,darkness condition,status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" foulness - disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"
	3.	dark - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" darkness,shadow scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
	4.	dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside night,nighttime period,period of time,time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" 24-hour interval,day,mean solar day,solar day,twenty-four hour period,twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" weeknight - any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday evening - the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera" late-night hour - the latter part of night midnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight" small hours - the hours just after midnight lights-out - a prescribed bedtime wedding night - the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
	5.	dark - an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" darkness unenlightenment - a lack of understanding
Adj.	1.	dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
	2.	dark - (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" black - being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil" light-colored,light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
	3.	dark - brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes" brunet,brunette - marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty"
	4.	dark - stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy sinister,black evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	5.	dark - secret; "keep it dark" concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
	6.	dark - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" moody,morose,glowering,sullen,glum,saturnine,dour,sour ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	7.	dark - lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education" benighted unenlightened - not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order"
	8.	dark - marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" obscure uncomprehensible,incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
	9.	dark - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" dismal,drear,dreary,disconsolate,gloomy,dingy,drab,sorry,grim,blue cheerless,depressing,uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
	10.	dark - having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples" dark-skinned,non-white,coloured black - of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.
	11.	dark - not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays" inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"

dark

adjective

1.dim,murky,shady,shadowy,grey,cloudy,dingy,overcast,dusky,unlit,pitch-black,indistinct,poorly lit,sunless,tenebrous,darksome(literary),pitchy,unilluminatedIt was a dark and stormy night.

2.black,brunette,ebony,dark-skinned,sable,dusky,swarthya tall, dark and handsome stranger
blacklight,fair,blonde,blond,fair-haired,flaxen-haired,light-complexioned,towheaded

3.evil,foul,horrible,sinister,infamous,vile,satanic,wicked,atrocious,sinful,hellish,infernal,nefarious,damnablemagicians who harnessed dark powers

4.secret,deep,hidden,mysterious,concealed,obscure,mystic,enigmatic,puzzling,occult,arcane,cryptic,abstruse,recondite,Delphicthe dark recesses of the mind

5.gloomy,sad,grim,miserable,low,bleak,moody,dismal,pessimistic,melancholy,sombre,morbid,glum,mournful,morose,joyless,doleful,cheerlessHis endless chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
gloomyclear,bright,glad,pleasant,hopeful,sunny,cheerful,genial

6.angry,threatening,forbidding,frowning,ominous,dour,scowling,sullen,glum,glowering,sulkyHe shot her a dark glance.

noun

1.darkness,shadows,gloom,dusk,obscurity,murk,dimness,semi-darkness,murkinessI've always been afraid of the dark.

2.night,twilight,evening,dusk,night-time,nightfallafter dark

in the darkignorant,unaware,oblivious,uninformed,out of the loop,unenlightened,blind to somethingI managed to keep my parents in the dark.

Proverbs
"The darkest hour is just before the dawn"

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dark

adjective

1.Having little or no light:

black,pitch-dark.

2.Deficient in brightness:

caliginous,dim,dusky,murky,obscure.

3.Somewhat black:

blackish,dusky.

4.Of a complexion tending toward brown or black:

bistered,black-a-vised,brunet,dusky,swarthy.

5.Dark and depressing:

black,bleak,blue,cheerless,desolate,dismal,dreary,gloomy,glum,joyless,somber,tenebrific.

6.Characterized by or expressive of a foreboding somberness:

lowery,sullen.

7.Marked by little hopefulness:

dismal,gloomy,pessimistic.

noun

Absence or deficiency of light:

darkness,dimness,duskiness,murkiness,obscureness,obscurity.

Translations

مُظْلِم داكِنداكِن، غامِقشِرّير، سِرّي، مُبْهَمظَلام

мрактъментъмнина

tmatmavýtemnýzlýnevědomost

mørkmørkemørke-mørkets frembruduvidenhed

dunkel Dunkelheit düster finster

σκοτάδι σκοτεινός σκούρος σούρουπο μουχρός

oscuro oscuridad siniestro anochecer misterioso

pimeätummapimeyssynkkätietämättömyys

foncé noir sombre tombée de la nuit obscur

अंधेरा

mraktamatamanmračan

sötétsötétedéssötétségtudatlanság

dökkurleynilegur, dulinnmyrkurmyrkur, dimmur

scuro buio oscurità oscuro scure

暗い濃い秘密の腹黒い邪悪な

어두운어둠

obscurus

tamsatamsėtitamsintitamsus

ļaunsneziņapatumšsslepenstumsa

donker duister

mørk mørke dyster

ciemność ciemny zmrok

escuro preto

murg

тёмный тьма темнота темный угрюмый

tematemenmrak

mörkmörker

เข้มความมืดมืด

karanlık kötü koyu esmer

bóng tốiđêmmờ ámtốitối đen

黑暗黑暗的黑色的深的深色的

dark

[dɑːk]

A.ADJ (darker (compar) (darkest (superl)))

1. (=not illuminated) →oscuro
a dark night →unanoche cerrada
the room/house was dark (=poky) →era unahabitación/casaoscura; (=badly-lit) →lahabitación/casa estabaoscura; (=lights not on) →lahabitación/casa estaba aoscuras
it was already dark outside →ya habíaoscurecido, ya erade noche
toget dark →oscurecerse,ponerse oscuro; (at night-time) →oscurecer,hacerse de noche
it gets dark early in winter →eninvierno oscurece pronto, eninvierno sehace de noche pronto
the darkside of the moon →lacara oculta de la luna

2. (in colour) [colour, clothes] →oscuro; [complexion, hair] →moreno,prieto (Mex); [cloud] →gris
dark blue/red →azul/rojo oscuro
he is tall and dark →es alto ymoreno, es alto yprieto (Mex)

3. (=sad, gloomy) [day, period] →aciago; [mood, thoughts] →sombrío
these are dark days for the steel industry →sondías aciagos para laindustria del acero

4. (=obscure, mysterious) →oscuro
the dark recesses of the human mind →lososcuros recovecos de la mente humana
darkestAfrica →lomás recóndito deÁfrica
a darkcorner of the world →unrincón recóndito del mundo
tokeep sth dark →nodecir nipío de algo
keep it dark! →¡de esto ni unapalabra a nadie!
he's a dark horse →es unaincógnita, es unenigma

5. (=sinister) [secret, plan, threat] →siniestro
who performed the dark deed? →¿quiénllevó acabo elvil acto?
I got some dark looks from Janet →Janet melanzaba miradas asesinas

B.Nafter dark →despuésdel anochecer
until dark →hasta elanochecer
I want to leave before dark →quierosalir antes de que anochezca, quierosalir antesdel anochecer
the dark →laoscuridad
he is afraid of the dark →letiene miedo a la oscuridad
why are you sitting in the dark? →¿por qué estássentado en looscuro?
tobe in the dark about sth →nosaber nada sobre algo
I'm still in the dark (about it) →aún no sé nada (de eso)
tokeep/leave sb in the dark about sth →mantener/dejar a algndesinformado de algo,ocultar algo a algn
seeshotB5

C.CPDthe Dark AgesNPL →la AltaEdad Media
we're still living in the dark ages (fig) →todavíavivimos en la Edad Media
dark chocolateN →chocolatemamargo,chocolatemnegro
dark glassesNPL →gafasfploscuras
dark matterN (Astron) →materiafoscura

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dark

[ˈdɑː^rk]

adj

[night, place, room] →sombre
It was too dark to walk home →Ilfaisait trop sombre pourrentrer àpied.
it's dark →il fait nuit
It's dark outside →Il fait nuit dehors.
When she awoke it was already dark →Quand elle s'estréveillée, ilfaisait déjà sombre., Quand elle s'estréveillée, ilfaisait déjà nuit.
to get dark →commencer àfaire nuit
It's getting dark →Ilcommence àfaire nuit.

[colour] →foncé(e),sombre
dark blue →bleu foncéinv
a dark blue dress →unerobe bleu foncé
dark green →vert foncéinv
a dark green sweater →unpull vert foncé

(=dark-coloured) [clothes] →foncé(e); [furniture, curtains] →foncé(e); [complexion] →mat(e); [hair] →brun(e); [eyes] →marroninv
She's got dark hair →Elle a lescheveux bruns.
He had dark, curly hair →Il avait lescheveux bruns frisés.

(=dark-skinned) [person] →brun(e)

(=cheerless) [days, period] →sombre

(=sinister) [look] →noir(e); [remark, rumour] →sinistre
I got a dark look from William →William melança unregard noir.

[night] →noirm
I'm afraid of the dark →J'aipeur dunoir.
in the dark →dans le noir
after dark →après latombée de la nuit
before dark →avant latombée de la nuit

to be in the dark (=ignorant) →êtredans le noir (le plus complet)
I'm as much in the dark as you →Je suis, comme toi,dans le noir le plus complet.
to be in the dark about sth →êtredans le noir (le plus complet)au sujet de qch
The police are completely in the dark about the killing →Lapolice est dans le noir le plus complet ausujet dumeurtre.
a shot in the dark, a stab in the dark(fig) →uneidée à tout hasardDark Agesnpl
the Dark Ages(historical) →lehaut Moyen Âge(fig) →leMoyen Âge
a return to the Dark Ages →unretour auMoyen Âgedark chocolaten →chocolatmnoir

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dark

adj (+er)

room, house, street, cloud, colour, hair, eyes, skin →dunkel;it will not bedark for half an hour yet →eswird erst in einerhalben Stunde dunkel;it’s gettingdark →eswird dunkel;dark blue/grey →dunkelblau/-grau;adark blue →eindunkles Blau

(= sad, gloomy)days, period, mood →düster,finster;to thinkdark thoughts →düsteren Gedanken nachhängen

(= sinister)corner, secret →dunkel;forces →dunkel,finster;look, threat →finster;fromdarkest Peru →aus demfinstersten Peru;thedark side of something →dieSchattenseite einer Sache(gen);she flashed adark glance at me →siewarf mir einenfinsteren Blick zu;to dropdark hints →dunkle Andeutungenmachen;dark deed →Übeltatf

(old,= secret) →geheim;to keep somethingdark →etw geheim halten

(Phon) →velar,dunkel

thedark(= darkness) →dieDunkelheit;he was sitting in thedark →ersaß im Dunkeln;they aren’t afraid of thedark →sie haben keineAngst im Dunkelnor vor derDunkelheit;after/beforedark →nach/vorEinbruch derDunkelheit;untildark →biszum Einbruch derDunkelheit;we’ll be back afterdark →wirkommen wieder, wenn esdunkel ist

(fig)to be in thedark (about something) →keineAhnung (von etw) haben;to keepor leave somebody in thedark (about something) →jdn (→überetwacc) →im Dunkeln lassen;we must keep him in thedark →er darf nichts davonwissen;to work in thedark →im Dunkeln tappen

dark

dark age

n(= era) →dunkles Zeitalter;the Dark Ages →dasfrühe Mittelalter;to be living in thedarks(pej) →imfinstersten Mittelalter leben

dark chocolate

n →Zartbitterschokoladef

dark-complexioned

adj →mitdunklem Teint

Dark Continent

nthedark →derSchwarze Erdteil

dark

dark-eyed

adj →dunkeläugig

dark glasses

pl →Sonnenbrillef; (of blind person) →dunkle Brille

dark horse

n (fig) →stilles Wasser;(= unexpected winner) →unbekannte Größe

dark

darkroom

n (Phot) →Dunkelkammerf

dark-skinned

adj →dunkelhäutig

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dark

[dɑːk]

1.adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (lacking light, room, night) →scuro/a, buio/a
it is/is getting dark →è/sista facendo buio
the dark side of the moon →l'altrafaccia dellaluna

b. (in colour) →scuro/a; (complexion, hair, colour) →scuro/a, bruno/a
dark blue/red →blu/rosso scuroinv
dark brown hair →capelli castano scuro
dark chocolate →cioccolata amara

c. (fig) (sad, gloomy) →nero/a, tetro/a, cupo/a; (sinister, secret, plan, threat) →oscuro/a
to keep sth dark →nonfar parola di qc

2.nthe dark →ilbuio, l'oscurità
in the dark →al buio
before dark →prima che faccia (or facesse) buio
after dark →colbuio,a notte fatta
until dark →fino a sera
to be in the dark about sth (fig) →essere all'oscuro di qc

dark

(daːk) adjective

1. without light.a dark room;It's getting dark;the dark (= not cheerful) side. donkerمُظْلِم тъмен escuro tmavýdunkel mørkσκοτεινόςoscuro pime تاریک pimeänoirאפל,חשוך अंधेरा mračan, taman sötét gelap myrkur, dimmurscuro 暗い 어두운 tamsus tumšs gelapdonkermørkciemny تياره، تور، پټ مبهم، بې نومه، بد نامينده، ګونجې ګونجې (تندې): مغشوش، مجهولescuro întunecatтёмный tmavý temen mračan mörk มืดkaranlık 黑暗的 темний تاریک tối tăm黑暗的

2. blackish or closer to black than white.a dark red colour;a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion;Her hair is dark. donker داكِن، غامِق тъмен escuro tmavýdunkel mørk; mørke-σκούροςoscuro tume, must تیره tummafoncéכהה गहरा taman sötét kehitaman dökkurscuro 黒い 어두운 색의 tamsus tumšs; patumšs hitamdonkermørkciemny ټیاړهescuro închis (la culoare) тёмный;смуглый tmavý temen taman mörk คล้ำesmer 黑色的，深色的 смуглявий گہرا ، سیاح ، سانولا đen đen 黑色的，深色的

3. evil andusually secret.dark deeds;a dark secret. donker شِرّير، سِرّي، مُبْهَم тъмен sinistro zlý, temnýdunkel dyster καταχθόνιοςmisterioso,oscuro,secreto tume خبیث؛ پنهان pahanoir אָפֵל וִּמסתוֹרִי गुप्त mračan, skriven sötét jahat leynilegur, dulinnoscuro 腹黒い 악하고 비밀스런 juodas, baisus (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens rahsiaduister mørk, dyster;hemmeligciemny پټsinistro tenebrosтёмный zlovestný temen mračan mörk, dunkel ชั่วร้ายkötü 隱秘的 нечистий بد ، خفیہ ám muội隐秘的

noun

absence of light.in the dark;afraid of the dark;He never goes out after dark;We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuro tma, setmění; nevědomost die Dunkelheit mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhedσκοτάδιoscuridad pime(dus) تاریکی pimeysnoirחושך अंधेरा mrak, tama sötétség gelap myrkuroscurità,buio 暗がり 어둠 tamsa tumsa; neziņa gelapdonkermørkeciemność ټیاړهescuro întunericтемнота;неведение tma, nevedomosť tema mrak mörker ช่วงเวลาดึก; ความมืดkaranlık 黑暗 темрява, темнота اندھیرا sự tối tăm黑暗

ˈdarken verb

to make or become dark or darker. verdonker يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا потъмнявам escurecer ztmavnout, zatemnitverdunkeln blive mørk; formørke; gøre mørkσκοτεινιάζωoscurecer pimendama, pimenema تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدن pimentääs'assombrir להאפיל, להחשיך काला हो जाना zatamniti, zamračiti elsötétít; elsötétül menggelapkan dekkja; verða dimmuroscurarsi 暗くする 어둡게 하다 tamsėti, tamsinti satumst; aptumšot menggelapkanverdonkeren, donkerder wordenmørkne,formørke ściemniać, ciemnieć تیاره شول escurecer a se întunecaзатемнять;темнеть stmievať sa, zachmúriť sa zatemniti zamračiti mörkna, förmörkas, mörklägga ทำให้มืด karar(t)mak 使變暗 темніти; затемнювати سیاہ کرنا ، سیاہ ہو جانا làm cho cái gì trở thành tối使变暗

ˈdarkness noun

the state of being dark. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuridão tma, temnota die Dunkelheit mørkeσκοτεινιάoscuridad pimedus تاریکی pimeysobscurité אֲפֵילָה, חֲשֵיכָה अंधकार, धुंधलापन, अज्ञानता tama, tmina sötétség kegelapan dimma, myrkuroscurità やみ 어두움 tamsa tumsa; neziņa kegelapandonkermørke,mørkhetciemność ټیاړescuridão întuneric, obscuritateтемнота tma tema zamračenost mörker ความมืดkaranlık 黑暗 темнота; темрява تاریکی tình trạng tối黑暗

keep it dark

to keep something a secret.They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark. iets geheim hou يُبقي الشّيء سِرا пазя в тайна agir às escuras chovat v tajnosti etwas geheimhalten holde hemmeligt κρατώ κτ. μυστικό mantener algo en secreto asja salajas hoidma محرمانه نگه داشتن pitää salassagarder secret לַתֵת לְמִישֶהוּ לְגָשֵש בַּאֲפֵילָה गहरे अधंरे में, अज्ञानतावश čuvati tajnu eltitkol merahasiakan halda leyndu tenere qualcosa segreto 秘密にする 비밀로 하다 laikyti paslaptyje turēt kaut ko slepenībā rahsiageheim houdenholde hemmelig trzymać w tajemnicy پت agir às escondidas a ţine secret держать в секрете (za)tajiť skrivati tajiti hålla det hemligt ลึกลับ sır olarak saklamak 保守秘密 тримати в секреті پوشیدہ رکھنا giữ bí mật保守秘密

dark

→داكِن,ظَلام,مُظْلِم tma, tmavý mørk, mørke, mørke-dunkelσκοτάδι,σκοτεινός,σκούροςoscuridad,oscuro pimeä, tummafoncé,noir,sombre mračan, mrak, tamanbuio,scuro 暗い, 濃い, 闇 어두운, 어둠donkermørk,mørkeciemność,ciemnyescuro,pretoтемный,тьма mörk, mörker เข้ม, ความมืด, มืดkaranlık,koyu bóng tối, tối đen, tối tăm深的,黑暗,黑暗的

dark

a. oscuro-a;

___ adaptation →adaptación a la oscuridad;

___ field illumination →iluminación del campo ___, iluminación lateral u oblicua.

It'sdark →الـجَوُّ مُظْلِمٌ → Je tma → Det er mørkt →Es ist dunkel →Είναι σκοτεινά →Está oscuro → On pimeää →Il fait sombre → Mračno je →È buio → 暗いです → 어두워요 →Het is donker →Det er mørkt →Jest ciemno →Está escuro →Уже темно → Det är mörkt → มืด →Karanlık → Trời tối →天黑了

dark

adj oscuro; (complexion) oscuro, moreno

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