dark horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dark horse in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

dark horse N SPORTS, POL

1. dark horse Brit, Aus (unknown candidate):

dark horse

неизвестен кандидат

2. dark horse Am (unexpected victor):

dark horse

неочакван победител

Translations for dark horse in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.dark [dɑːk, Am dɑːrk] ADJ

1. dark (without light, black):

dark

тъмен

dark blue

тъмносин

dark chocolate Am, Aus

натурален шоколад

2. dark (not pale):

dark complexion

мургав

dark hair

черен

dark hair

тъмнокафяв

3. dark (tragic, depressing):

dark

мрачен

a dark chapter

мрачна страница

to have a dark side

имам някаква отрицателна страна

to look on the dark side of things

гледам нещата откъм мрачната им страна

4. dark (bad, mean, evil):

dark

жесток

5. dark (unknown, secret):

dark

загадъчен

the dark side of sth

тъмната страна на нщ

II.dark [dɑːk, Am dɑːrk] N no pl (darkness)

dark

мрак m без мн

dark

тъмнина f без мн

at dark

по тъмно

to be in the dark

в неведение съм

to be afraid of the dark

страхувам се от тъмнината

to do sth before/after dark

правя нщ преди/след здрач

to keep sb in the dark about sth

държа нкг в неведение за нщ

horse [hɔːs, Am hɔːrs] N zool, SPORTS

horse

кон m

to ride a horse

яздя кон

to put the cart before the horse

впрягам колата пред конете prov

to put the cart before the horse

обръщам нещата наопаки

to flog a dead horse

наливам от пусто в празно

to be on one's high horse inf

държа се надменно

to eat like a horse

ям като разпран

to hold one's horses inf

въздържам се

to change horses (in) midstream

правя излишни промени в неудобен момент

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

черпя сведения направо от източника

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

на харизан кон зъбите не се гледат prov

you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink prov

насила хубост не става prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He caught the attention of party leaders in 1958, and was asked to run for governor as a dark horse candidate.

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Her manga profile states she had potential for a dark horse win.

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I consider myself a dark horse in the industry.

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