Dark Continent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Dark Continent in the English»French Dictionary

Dark Continent N dated

Dark Continent

continent m Noir

Translations for Dark Continent in the French»English Dictionary

le continent noir

the Dark Continent

Translations for Dark Continent in the English»French Dictionary

I.continent [Brit ˈkɒntɪnənt, Am ˈkɑnt(ə)nənt] N (land mass)

continent

continent m

the Continent Brit

l'Europe f continentale

on the Continent Brit

en Europe continentale

II.continent [Brit ˈkɒntɪnənt, Am ˈkɑnt(ə)nənt] ADJ

1. continent MED:

continent

ne souffrant pas d'incontinence

2. continent (sexually):

continent form

continent form

I.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk] N

the dark

le noir, l'obscurité f

in the dark

dans le noir or l'obscurité

before/until dark

avant/jusqu'à la (tombée de la) nuit

after dark

après la tombée de la nuit

II.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk] ADJ

1. dark (lacking in light):

dark room, alley, forest, day, sky

sombre

it is getting or growing dark

il commence à faire noir or nuit

it's dark

il fait noir or nuit

it's very dark in here

c'est très sombre ici

the sky went dark

le ciel s'est assombri

the dark side of the moon

la face cachée de la lune

in darkest Africa

au fin fond de l'Afrique

2. dark (in colour):

dark colour, suit, liquid

sombre

dark blue/green

bleu/vert foncé

inv dark grey socks

des chaussettes gris foncé

3. dark (physically):

dark hair, eyes

brun

dark skin, complexion

brun

she's dark

elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns

his hair is getting darker

ses cheveux ont foncé

a small dark or dark-skinned woman

une petite femme à la peau brune

4. dark (gloomy):

dark period, mood

sombre

the dark days of the recession

les sombres jours de la récession

to look on the dark side

voir les choses en noir

5. dark (sinister):

dark secret, thought, prejudice

noir

dark attr influence, threat, warning

sombre

the dark side of person, regime

le côté sinistre de

6. dark (evil):

dark influence, force, power

maléfique

7. dark (angry):

dark look

noir

I got a dark look from him

il m'a jeté un regard noir

8. dark LING:

dark l

l dur

III.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk]

to be in the dark

être dans le noir (about à propos de)

I was completely in the dark

j'étais dans le noir le plus complet

to leave sb in the dark

laisser qn dans l'ignorance

to keep sb in the dark about sth

cacher qc à qn

keep it dark

garde ça pour toi inf

to take a leap or shot in the dark (guess)

deviner à tout hasard

to take a leap or shot in the dark (risk)

prendre un grand risque

to work in the dark Brit

progresser à tâtons

Dark Continent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Dark Continent in the English»French Dictionary

Dark Continent N

the Dark Continent

le continent noir

Translations for Dark Continent in the English»French Dictionary

continent¹ [ˈkɒntɪnənt, Am ˈkɑ:ntnənt] N

continent

continent m

continent² [ˈkɒntɪnənt, Am ˈkɑ:ntnənt] ADJ

continent

continent(e)

I.dark [dɑ:k, Am dɑ:rk] ADJ

1. dark (black):

dark

noir(e)

2. dark (not light-coloured):

dark

foncé(e)

tall, dark and handsome

beau, grand et mat

3. dark fig (tragic):

dark

sombre

dark prediction

pessimiste

to have a dark side

avoir une face cachée

to look on the dark side of things

voir la vie en noir

4. dark (evil):

dark

méchant(e)

5. dark (secret):

dark

secret(-ète)

II.dark [dɑ:k, Am dɑ:rk] N no pl

the dark

le noir f

to be afraid of the dark

avoir peur du noir

to do sth before/after dark

faire qc avant que la nuit tombe subj

a leap in the dark

un saut dans l'inconnu

Phrases:

to be (completely) in the dark

ignorer tout de qc

to keep sb in the dark

laisser qn dans l'ignorance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Dawn of the Dark Continent.

en.wikipedia.org

His animals are painted in both a classical style with incredible accuracy and in a contemporary and conflicting style which evokes an overwhelming sense of the great Dark Continent.

en.wikipedia.org

Educate the masses about the uselessness of this hideous and savage behaviour that has only succeeded in feeding into the narrative of a dark continent.

www.news24.com

What was once known as the Dark Continent will henceforth be known as the bright continent.

www.bbc.co.uk

Running through the whole book, gluing its disparate elements together, is the Dark Continent itself: beautiful, dangerous, impervious to change.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Fans of the original film have criticised Dark Continent for its lack of monsters.

www.irishexaminer.com

A new survey corrects this estimate, showing just how frozen this dark continent truly is.

gizmodo.com

The title of the painting was a tribute to the big tuskers who once inhabited the Dark Continent.

en.wikipedia.org

He has now traveled to the Dark Continent over three dozen times.

en.wikipedia.org