obscurity in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for obscurity in the English»French Dictionary

obscurity [Brit əbˈskjʊərɪti, Am əbˈskjʊrədi] N

1. obscurity (of argument, reference, origin, life):

obscurity

obscurité f

to fall back into obscurity

retourner dans l'ombre

2. obscurity (of shape):

obscurity

caractère m indistinct

3. obscurity (darkness):

obscurity liter

obscurité f

obscurity liter

ténèbres fpl liter

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to be plucked from obscurity

être sorti de l'anonymat

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

sombrer dans

Translations for obscurity in the French»English Dictionary

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obscurité

obscurity

obscurité

obscurity

obscurément

in obscurity

vivre ignoré

to live in obscurity

sortir de l'anonymat (devenir célèbre)

to emerge from obscurity

rester dans l'ombre poète:

to remain in obscurity

obscurity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for obscurity in the English»French Dictionary

obscurity [əbˈskjʊərəti, Am -ˈskjʊrət̬i] N no pl

obscurity

obscurité f

to rise from obscurity

sortir de l'anonymat

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to languish in obscurity

rester dans l'obscurité

Translations for obscurity in the French»English Dictionary

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obscurité d'une affaire

obscurity

vivre dans/sortir de l'obscurité

to live in/emerge from obscurity

obscurity Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to languish in obscurity

rester dans l'obscurité

to rise from obscurity

sortir de l'anonymat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, by the 20th century, the opera has fallen into obscurity.

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Following this development, many alternative rap acts eventually either disbanded or faded into obscurity.

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It seems he died in obscurity in 1772, after spending the last years of his life completely blind.

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Following his release, he disappeared into hockey obscurity.

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He lost his seat in the 1903 election and faded into obscurity, dying in poverty.

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Things remained thus for long ages; this is called obscurity ("mingxing").

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The experience launched the young guitarist from obscurity to international fame nearly overnight.

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Dot comments on the obscurity of the joke and tells kids to ask their parents what it means.

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By the early 1980s the organization began fading into obscurity.

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As certain results are bumped up and viewed more by individuals, other results not favored by them are relegated to obscurity.

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