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dark [dɑːk] adj 1. having little or no light a dark street 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting little light dark brown Compare light1 [29] medium [2] 3. 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. (Linguistics / 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. Compare light1 [30] n 1. absence of light; darkness 2. night or nightfall 3. a dark place, patch, or shadow 4. a state of ignorance (esp in the phrase in the dark) vb
an archaic word for darken [Old English deorc; related to Old High German terchennen to hide] darkish adj darkly adv darkness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dark adjective 1. dim, murky, shady, shadowy, grey, cloudy, dingy, overcast, dusky, unlit, pitch-black, indistinct, poorly lit, sunless, tenebrous, darksome (literary), pitchy, unilluminated It was a dark and stormy night. 2. black, brunette, ebony, dark-skinned, sable, dusky, swarthy a tall, dark and handsome stranger black light, fair, blonde, blond, fair-haired, flaxen-haired, light-complexioned, towheaded 3. evil, foul, horrible, sinister, infamous, vile, satanic, wicked, atrocious, sinful, hellish, infernal, nefarious, damnable magicians who harnessed dark powers 4. secret, deep, hidden, mysterious, concealed, obscure, mystic, enigmatic, puzzling, occult, arcane, cryptic, abstruse, recondite, Delphic the dark recesses of the mind noun 1. darkness, shadows, gloom, dusk, obscurity, murk, dimness, semi-darkness, murkiness I've always been afraid of the dark. 2. night, twilight, evening, dusk, night-time, nightfall after dark in the dark ignorant, unaware, oblivious, uninformed, out of the loop, unenlightened, blind to something I managed to keep my parents in the dark. Proverbs "The darkest hour is just before the dawn" Translations dark [dɑːk] A. ADJ (darker (compar) (darkest (superl))) 1. (= not illuminated) → oscuro a dark night → una noche cerrada the room/house was dark (= poky) → era una habitación/casa oscura; (= badly-lit) → la habitación/casa estaba oscura; (= lights not on) → la habitación/casa estaba a oscuras it was already dark outside → ya había oscurecido, ya era de noche to get dark → oscurecerse, ponerse oscuro; (at night-time) → oscurecer, hacerse de noche it gets dark early in winter → en invierno oscurece pronto, en invierno se hace de noche pronto the dark side of the moon → la cara 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 y moreno, es alto y prieto(Mex) 3. (= sad, gloomy) [day, period] → aciago; [mood, thoughts] → sombrío these are dark days for the steel industry → son días aciagos para la industria del acero 4. (= obscure, mysterious) → oscuro the dark recesses of the human mind → los oscuros recovecos de la mente humana darkest Africa → lo más recóndito de África a dark corner of the world → un rincón recóndito del mundo to keep sth dark → no decir ni pío de algo keep it dark! → ¡de esto ni una palabra a nadie! he's a dark horse → es una incógnita, es un enigma B. N after dark → después del anochecer until dark → hasta el anochecer I want to leave before dark → quiero salir antes de que anochezca, quiero salir antes del anochecer the dark → la oscuridad he is afraid of the dark → le tiene miedo a la oscuridad why are you sitting in the dark? → ¿por qué estás sentado en lo oscuro? to be in the dark about sth → no saber nada sobre algo I'm still in the dark (about it) → aún no sé nada(de eso) to keep/leave sb in the dark about sth → mantener/dejar a algn desinformado de algo, ocultar algo a algn see shot B5 dark [ˈdɑːrk] adj [night, place, room] → sombre It was too dark to walk home → Il faisait trop sombre pour rentrer à pied. it's dark → il fait nuit It's dark outside → Il fait nuit dehors. When she awoke it was already dark → Quand elle s'est réveillée, il faisait déjà sombre., Quand elle s'est réveillée, il faisait déjà nuit. to get dark → commencer à faire nuit It's getting dark → Il commence à faire nuit. [colour] → foncé(e), sombre dark blue → bleu foncé inv a dark blue dress → une robe bleu foncé dark green → vert foncé inv a dark green sweater → un pull vert foncé (= dark-coloured) [clothes] → foncé(e); [furniture, curtains] → foncé(e); [complexion] → mat(e); [hair] → brun(e); [eyes] → marron inv She's got dark hair → Elle a les cheveux bruns. He had dark, curly hair → Il avait les cheveux bruns frisés. (= dark-skinned) [person] → brun(e) (= cheerless) [days, period] → sombre n [night] → noir m I'm afraid of the dark → J'ai peur du noir. in the dark → dans le noir after dark → après la tombée de la nuit before dark → avant la tombée de la nuit to be in the dark (= ignorant) → être dans 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 → être dans le noir (le plus complet) au sujet de qch The police are completely in the dark about the killing → La police est dans le noir le plus complet au sujet du meurtre. a shot in the dark, a stab in the dark (fig) → une idée à tout hasard Dark Ages npl the Dark Ages (historical) → le haut Moyen Âge (fig) → le Moyen Âge a return to the Dark Ages → un retour au Moyen Âge dark chocolate n → chocolat m noir dark adj (+er) room, house, street, cloud, colour, hair, eyes, skin → dunkel; it will not be dark for half an hour yet → es wird erst in einer halben Stunde dunkel; it’s getting dark → es wird dunkel; dark blue/grey → dunkelblau/-grau; a dark blue → ein dunkles Blau (= sad, gloomy) days, period, mood → düster, finster; to think dark thoughts → düsteren Gedanken nachhängen (= sinister) corner, secret → dunkel; forces → dunkel, finster; look, threat → finster; from darkest Peru → aus dem finstersten Peru; the dark side of something → die Schattenseite einer Sache (gen); she flashed a dark glance at me → sie warf mir einen finsteren Blick zu; to drop dark hints → dunkle Andeutungen machen; dark deed → Übeltat f n the dark (= darkness) → die Dunkelheit; he was sitting in the dark → er saß im Dunkeln; they aren’t afraid of the dark → sie haben keine Angst im Dunkeln or vor der Dunkelheit; after/before dark → nach/vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit; until dark → bis zum Einbruch der Dunkelheit; we’ll be back after dark → wir kommen wieder, wenn es dunkel ist (fig) to be in the dark (about something) → keine Ahnung (von etw) haben; to keep or leave somebody in the dark (about something) → jdn (→ über etw acc) → im Dunkeln lassen; we must keep him in the dark → er darf nichts davon wissen; to work in the dark → im Dunkeln tappen dark: dark age n (= era) → dunkles Zeitalter; the Dark Ages → das frühe Mittelalter; to be living in the darks (pej) → im finstersten Mittelalter leben dark chocolate n → Zartbitterschokolade f dark: dark-eyed adj → dunkeläugig dark glasses pl → Sonnenbrille f; (of blind person) → dunkle Brille dark horse dark: darkroom n (Phot) → Dunkelkammer f dark-skinned adj → dunkelhäutig dark [dɑːk] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) a. (lacking light, room, night) → scuro/a, buio/a it is/is getting dark → è/si sta facendo buio the dark side of the moon → l'altra faccia della luna 2. n the dark → il buio, l'oscurità in the dark → al buio before dark → prima che faccia (or facesse) buio after dark → col buio, a notte fatta until dark → fino a sera to be in the dark about sth (fig) → essere all'oscuro di qc dark [dɑːk] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) a. (lacking light, room, night) → scuro/a, buio/a it is/is getting dark → è/si sta facendo buio the dark side of the moon → l'altra faccia della luna adj dark [daːk] 1 without light a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side. donker مُظْلِم тъмен tmavý mørk dunkel σκοτεινός oscuro pime تاریک pimeä noir אָפֵל, חָשוּך अंधेरा mračan, taman sötét gelap myrkur, dimmur scuro 暗い 어두운 tamsus tumšs gelap donker mørk ciemny escuro întunecat тёмный tmavý temen mračan mörk มืด karanlık 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 tmavý mørk; mørke- dunkel σκούρος oscuro tume, must تیره tumma foncé כֵּהֶה गहरा taman sötét kehitaman dökkur scuro 黒い 어두운 색의 tamsus tumšs; patumšs hitam donker mørk ciemny escuro închis (la culoare) тёмный;смуглый tmavý temen taman mörk คล้ำ esmer 黑色的,深色的 смуглявий گہرا ، سیاح ، سانولا đen đen 黑色的,深色的 3 evil and usually secret dark deeds; a dark secret. donker شِرّير، سِرّي، مُبْهَم тъмен zlý, temný dyster dunkel καταχθόνιος misterioso, oscuro, secreto tume خبیث؛ پنهان paha noir אָפֵל וִּמסתוֹרִי गुप्त mračan, skriven sötét jahat leynilegur, dulinn oscuro 腹黒い 악하고 비밀스런 juodas, baisus (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens rahsia duister mørk, dyster; hemmelig ciemny sinistro tenebros тёмный zlovestný temen mračan mörk, dunkel ชั่วร้าย kötü 隱秘的 нечистий بد ، خفیہ ám muội 隐秘的 n 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 tma, setmění; nevědomost mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhed die Dunkelheit σκοτάδι oscuridad pime(dus) تاریکی pimeys noir חוֹשֶׁך अंधेरा mrak, tama sötétség gelap myrkur oscurità, buio 暗がり 어둠 tamsa tumsa; neziņa gelap donker mørke ciemność escuro întuneric темнота; неведение tma, nevedomosť tema mrak mörker ช่วงเวลาดึก; ความมืด karanlık 黑暗 темрява, темнота اندھیرا sự tối tăm 黑暗 v darken to make or become dark or darker. verdonker يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا потъмнявам ztmavnout, zatemnit blive mørk; formørke; gøre mørk verdunkeln σκοτεινιάζω oscurecer pimendama, pimenema تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدن pimentää s'assombrir להאפיל, להחשיך काला हो जाना zatamniti, zamračiti elsötétít; elsötétül menggelapkan dekkja; verða dimmur oscurarsi 暗くする 어둡게 하다 tamsėti, tamsinti satumst; aptumšot menggelapkan verdonkeren, donkerder worden mørkne, formørke ściemniać, ciemnieć escurecer a se întuneca затемнять; 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 n darkness the state of being dark. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина tma, temnota mørke die Dunkelheit σκοτεινιά oscuridad pimedus تاریکی pimeys obscurité אֲפֵילָה, חֲשֵיכָה अंधकार, धुंधलापन, अज्ञानता tama, tmina sötétség kegelapan dimma, myrkur oscurità やみ 어두움 tamsa tumsa; neziņa kegelapan donker mørke, mørkhet ciemność escuridão întuneric, obscuritate темнота tma tema zamračenost mörker ความมืด karanlık 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 chovat v tajnosti holde hemmeligt etwas geheimhalten κρατώ κτ. μυστικό mantener algo en secreto asja salajas hoidma محرمانه نگه داشتن pitää salassa garder 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 rahsia geheim houden holde hemmelig trzymać w tajemnicy 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 → ظلام, مظلم tma, tmavý mørk Dunkel σκοτάδι, σκοτεινός oscuridad, oscuro pimeä, tumma noir, sombre mračan, mrak buio, scuro 暗い, 闇 어두운, 어둠 donker, donkere plaats mørk, mørke ciemność, ciemny escuro темный, тьма mörk, mörker ความมืด, มืด karanlık bóng tối, tối tăm 黑暗, 黑暗的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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But it kind of was the perfect thing for me, because it's not a dark film, so I can still keep the fan base that I've grown with. It's a very good and dark film - but not one of the elite ones from the legendary director. After Dark Films is cooperating with the MPAA to assure them that advertising and promotional materials for all our films will abide by their rules and procedures," said Courtney Solomon, partner, After Dark Films. |
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