obscurity in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for obscurity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

obscurity <pl obscurities> [Am əbˈskjʊrədi, Brit əbˈskjʊərɪti] N

1. obscurity U or C (of remark, idea, argument):

obscurity

oscuridad f

in spite of its many obscurities …

a pesar de los muchos puntos oscuros …

2. obscurity U (of background, situation, origin):

obscurity

oscuridad f

to rise from obscurity

salir de la oscuridad

to sink or fall into obscurity

hundirse or caer en el olvido or en la oscuridad

3. obscurity U (darkness):

obscurity liter

oscuridad f

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he faded away into obscurity

fue cayendo poco a poco en el olvido

she emerged from obscurity in 1981

salió de la oscuridad en 1981

she sank back into obscurity

volvió a caer en el olvido

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olvido

obscurity

después de este éxito cayó en el olvido

after this success he disappeared into obscurity o oblivion

un escritor relegado al olvido

a writer condemned to obscurity

la obra fue rescatada del olvido

the play was rescued from oblivion o obscurity

pasó de la fama al más completo ninguneo

she went from fame to total obscurity

oscuridad

obscurity

esa película lo sacó de la oscuridad

that film rescued him from obscurity

oscuridad

obscurity

nunca logró salir del anonimato

he never managed to rise from obscurity

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama

in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

obscurity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for obscurity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

obscurity [əbˈskjʊərəti, Am -ˈskjʊrət̬i] N no pl

obscurity

oscuridad f

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oscuridad

obscurity

en la oscuridad

in obscurity

recoveco

obscurity

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While many of those original songs faded into obscurity, some remained popular for decades.

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It marked his return to writing and recording after many years of relative obscurity.

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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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Up to 1667, the school remained in comparative obscurity.

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A character who becomes rich and famous from poverty and obscurity has undergone peripeteia, even if his character remains the same.

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Following his release, he disappeared into hockey obscurity.

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

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After the company closed in 1951, the play fell into obscurity.

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

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They died in relative obscurity after the war.

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