darkness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for darkness in the English»French Dictionary

darkness [Brit ˈdɑːknəs, Am ˈdɑrknəs] N

1. darkness (blackness):

darkness

obscurité f

to be in/to be plunged into darkness

être dans/être plongé dans l'obscurité

as darkness fell

à la tombée de la nuit

in/out of the darkness

dans/de l'obscurité

2. darkness (evil):

the forces of darkness

les puissances fpl des ténèbres

pitch darkness N

pitch darkness

nuit f noire

semi-darkness N

semi-darkness

pénombre f

semi-darkness

demi-jour m

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the prince of darkness

le prince des ténèbres

unrelieved darkness, gloom, anxiety

permanent

perpetual darkness, stench, state

permanent

Translations for darkness in the French»English Dictionary

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obscurité

darkness

dans l'obscurité

in the darkness

opacité (de nuit)

darkness

noirceur (de cheveux, nuit, d'yeux)

darkness

les ténèbres lit, fig

darkness uncountable

les ténèbres de qc fig

the darkness of sth

l'ange/le prince/l'empire des ténèbres REL

the Angel/the Prince/the Realm of Darkness

darkness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for darkness in the English»French Dictionary

darkness N no pl

darkness

pénombre f

to plunge sth into darkness

plonger qc dans l'obscurité

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gathering darkness, speed

croissant(e)

descend darkness

tomber

shroud in darkness, fog

envelopper

Translations for darkness in the French»English Dictionary

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noirceur

darkness

être plongé dans l'obscurité

to be surrounded by darkness

obscurité

darkness

l'obscurité grandit

the darkness grew deeper

fouiller l'obscurité des yeux

to peer into the darkness

nuit

darkness

darkness Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

under cover of darkness

sous le couvert de la nuit

to plunge sth into darkness

plonger qc dans l'obscurité

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the next day, the world shook and it rained and wind blew, and the world was thrown into darkness for a week.

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Time weighs heavily upon us as the darkness slowly advances.

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If they are defeated in at their human-size, they can use the very darkness that they have gathered to make themselves grow into giants.

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The submarine was plunged into darkness and the forward part began to flood.

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With ten laps left in the race, darkness was creeping in.

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It dealt with the question, are nothing and darkness real things?

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When he peers above him into the darkness it filled with light and illuminated the darkness below.

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Sometimes retreat was hampered by seaplanes dropping flares to render the boats visible in darkness.

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The darkness was such that the two groups came within 20yd m before noticing each other.

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They hear a strange noise and in the darkness see a pair of eyes which turns out to be a cat.

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