dark in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dark in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk] ADJ

1. dark (lacking in light):

dark room, alley, forest, day, sky

buio

it is getting or growing dark

comincia a farsi buio

it's dark

è buio, notte

it's very dark in here

è molto buio qui

the sky went dark

imbrunì

the dark side of the moon

la faccia nascosta della luna

in darkest Africa

nell'Africa nera, nel cuore dell'Africa

2. dark (in colour):

dark colour, suit, liquid

scuro

dark blue, green

blu, verde scuro

dark grey socks

calze grigio scuro

3. dark (physically):

dark hair, eyes, skin, complexion

scuro

she's dark

è scura

his hair is getting darker

i suoi capelli stanno diventando più scuri

a small dark or dark-skinned woman

una donna piccola con la carnagione scura

4. dark (gloomy):

dark period, mood

triste, nero

the dark days of the recession

i giorni bui della recessione

to look on the dark side

vedere tutto nero, essere pessimista

5. dark (sinister):

dark secret, thought, prejudice, threat

oscuro

dark influence, warning

misterioso

the dark side of person, regime

il lato oscuro di

6. dark (evil):

dark influence, force, power

malefico

7. dark (angry):

I got a dark look from him

mi ha lanciato un'occhiataccia

8. dark LING:

dark l

l scura

II.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk] N

the dark

il buio, l'oscurità

in the dark

al, nel buio, nell'oscurità

before dark

prima del buio, prima di notte

until dark

fino al calar della notte

after dark

dopo il calar della notte

III.dark [Brit dɑːk, Am dɑrk]

keep it dark

acqua in bocca! tientelo per te!

to be in the dark

essere all'oscuro (about di)

I was completely in the dark

ne ero completamente all'oscuro

to leave sb in the dark

lasciare qn all'oscuro

to keep sb in the dark about sth

tenere qn all'oscuro di qc

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

tirare a indovinare

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

fare un salto nel buio

to work in the dark Brit

proseguire a tentoni

dark-haired [ˌdɑːkˈheəd] ADJ

dark-haired person:

dark-haired

con i, dai capelli scuri

pitch-dark ADJ

pitch-dark → pitch-black

See also pitch-black

pitch-black [Brit pɪtʃˈblak, Am ˈˌpɪtʃ ˈblæk], pitch-dark [ˌpɪtʃˈdɑːk] ADJ

pitch-black

nero come la pece

pitch-black night

completamente buio

it was pitch-black

era buio pesto

dark age [ˈdɑːkˌeɪdʒ] N fig

dark age

periodo m nero

dark chocolate [Brit, Am dɑrk ˈtʃɔk(ə)lət] N Am

dark chocolate

cioccolato m fondente

dark-complexioned [ˈdɑːkkəmˌplekʃnd] ADJ

dark-complexioned

dalla carnagione scura, scuro di carnagione

dark-eyed [Brit ˌdɑːkˈʌɪd, Am dɑrkˈaɪd] ADJ

dark-eyed person:

dark-eyed

con gli, dagli occhi scuri

she was pale and dark-eyed

era pallida e con gli occhi scuri

dark lantern [ˈdɑːkˌlæntən] N

dark lantern

lanterna f cieca

dark-skinned [Brit dɑːkˈskɪnd] ADJ

dark-skinned person:

dark-skinned

con la, dalla pelle scura

dark horse [Am ˈdɑrk ˈˌhɔrs] N

1. dark horse Brit (enigmatic person):

dark horse inf

mistero m

you're a bit of a dark horse! inf

sei veramente un'incognita!

2. dark horse (in sports):

dark horse

outsider m

3. dark horse Am POL:

dark horse

= candidato che viene eletto inaspettatamente

dark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dark in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dark [dɑ:rk] ADJ

1. dark (without light, black):

dark

scuro, -a

dark blue

blu scuro

dark chocolate

cioccolato fondente

2. dark (not pale):

dark complexion, hair

scuro, -a

3. dark (tragic, depressing):

dark

cupo, -a

a dark chapter

un capitolo nero

to have a dark side

avere un lato negativo

to look on the dark side of things

vedere solo il lato negativo delle cose

4. dark (evil):

dark

tenebroso, -a

5. dark (unknown, secret):

dark

nascosto, -a

the dark side of sth

il lato nascosto di qc

II.dark [dɑ:rk] N

1. dark (darkness):

dark

oscurità f

to be in the dark

essere al buio

to be afraid of the dark

aver paura del buio

2. dark (time of day):

at dark

quando fa buio

to do sth before/after dark

far qc prima che faccia buio/col buio

Phrases:

to keep sb in the dark about sth

tener qn all'oscuro di qc

dark horse N POL

dark horse

outsider mf inv

dark-skinned ADJ

dark-skinned

di pelle scura

Dark Ages N pl HISTORY

the Dark Ages

l'alto Medioevo

the Dark Ages fig

la preistoria

Translations for dark in the Italian»English Dictionary

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moro (-a) (persona)

dark-skinned

moro (-a) (capelli)

dark-haired

moro (-a)

dark-skinned [or dark-haired] person

bruno (-a) (carnagione)

dark

bruno (-a) (persona)

dark-haired

bruno (-a)

dark-haired person

oscuro (-a)

dark

camera -a PHOTO

dark room

torbido (-a)

dark

buio (-a)

dark

tetro (-a) (buio)

dark

dark Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a dark side

avere un lato negativo

to look on the dark side of things

vedere solo il lato negativo delle cose

to be in the dark

essere al buio

to be afraid of the dark

aver paura del buio

to do sth before/after dark

far qc prima che faccia buio/col buio

to keep sb in the dark about sth

tener qn all'oscuro di qc

a leap in the dark

un salto nel buio

it was a shot in the dark inf

ho [o hai] [o ha] tirato a indovinare

to be in the dark about sth

essere all'oscuro di qc

to grope around in the dark

annaspare nel buio a. fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although he later referred to it as his greatest blunder, it may correspond to theories of dark energy.

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The story celebrates love as well as exposes its dark side of tormenting its patrons in pursuit of it.

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It has a pale grey cap and nape, white cheeks and a dark grey collar.

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Thorax and tegulae shining dark brown with reddish gloss, thorax with a white median line, tegulae narrowly lined white inwardly.

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They were pushing a baby carriage and having this dark moment that made everybody around them cringe.

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Plop is gradually persuaded that the dark has its advantages.

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We can not turn a blind eye to this gruesome maritime tragedy which is now a dark page in our nation's history.

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The light-dark pattern of lines and pavement resembles a true cattle guard to animals.

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Some of the fluorite was true chlorophane and exhibited a brilliant green light when strongly heated and viewed in the dark.

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The forewings are usually marked with two dark stigmata and a black streak near the apex.

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