Dark in spanish
pronunciation: oʊskuɹ̩oʊ part of speech: adjective
dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.]1 = oscuro. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.more:
» a dark past = un pasado oscuro.
Example: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction = "A veces las cosas salen mal" es la historia de dos compañeros de piso: Halifax, un ex-periodista con un pasado oscuro y con una exesposa que no ve desde hace mucho, y Shakra, un compañero de universidad obcecado en la destrucción de Halifax .» after dark = de noche, por la noche.
Example: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.» a leap in the dark = salto al vacío.
Example: It is an area of intellectual risk, of leaps in the dark, and of unending controversy.» a shot in the dark = palos de ciego, palos al aire.
Example: My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000.» a stab in the dark = palos de ciego, palos al aire.
Example: He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent.» bump around in + the dark = ir a tientas y a ciegas.
Example: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.» after dark all cats are leopards = de noche, todos los gatos son pardos.
Example: An American proverb says that 'after dark, all cats are leopards' and maybe it's true.» dark alley = callejón oscuro.
Example: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.» dark blue = azul oscuro.
Example: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.» dark brown = marrón oscuro.
Example: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings.» dark brown eyes = ojos morunos.
Example: The majority of people in the world overall have dark brown eyes.» dark chocolate = chocolate nero.
Example: This bitter chocolate ice cream recipe uses two types of dark chocolate, sugar, egg yolks, cream, and the surprise tang of buttermilk.» dark cloud = nubarrón.
Example: The article is entitled 'Dark clouds, silver linings: the 1977 Pittsburgh Conference'.» dark-coloured [dark-colored, -USA] = de color oscuro.
Example: In summer we prefer light-coloured clothes and in winter we usually wear dark-coloured clothes.» dark-haired = de pelo negro, de pelo oscuro.
Example: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.» dark red = rojo oscuro.
Example: This very rare type of birthmark consists of a dark red or purple mark which, while it is flat, may have a slightly knobbly surface.» darkroom = cuarto oscuro.
Example: The decision was taken to replace the conventional darkroom equipment with modern, digital equivalents.» dark-skinned = de piel morena, de tez morena, de piel oscura, de tez oscura.
Example: The light-skinned vs. dark-skinned debate has been a heated topic within the black community for decades.» dark spot = mancha oscura.
Example: Lemons have vitamin C that can lighten dark spots on your face.» get + dark = atardecer, anochecer, oscurecer, ponerse oscuro, volverse oscuro.
Example: When trying to find out exactly what time will it get dark tonight, there are several variables that need to be taken into account.» glow in the dark = fosforescencia.
Example: The classic 'glow in the dark' or phosphorescent pigments consist of very fine crystals of zinc sulfide.» glow in + the dark = fosforescer en la oscuridad, fosforecer en la oscuridad.
Example: A team of entomologists has unraveled the mystery of the world's only millipedes that glow in the dark.» in the dark = en la ignorancia, a tientas, a ciegas, a tientas y a ciegas, a dos velas.
Example: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.» in the dark = en la oscuridad, a oscuras.
Example: If you run in the dark, you can increase your chances of avoiding an accident by wearing clothing that makes you more visible.» in the dark of (the) night = en la oscuridad de la noche.
Example: Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.» keep + Nombre + in the dark = mantener a Alguien en la ignorancia, no revelar Algo a Alguien.
Example: I'm not against mammography, but I am against women being kept in the dark about the true benefits and risks associated with this practice.» keep + Nombre + in the dark = mantener Algo en la oscuridad, mantener Algo a oscuras.
Example: It can change colour by keeping it in the dark or slowly heating and cooling it.» kiss in + the dark = andar a tientas.
Example: The article is entitled 'Kissing in the dark: promoting and communicating in a public library setting'.» leave + Nombre + in the dark = quedarse en la ignorancia, dejar en la ignorancia, no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo.
Example: It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.» pitch-dark = negro como el carbón, negro como el azabache, oscuro como boca de lobo, negro como el tizón.
Example: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.» scrabble in + the dark = rebuscar en la oscuridad, andar a tientas, andar a tientas y a ciegas.
Example: I am scrabbling in the dark trying to understand the problems and any light shed on this matter would be appreciated.» scramble in + the dark = rebuscar en la oscuridad, andar a tientas, andar a tientas y a ciegas.
Example: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety .» stab (a)round in + the dark = andar a tientas, buscar a tientas, dar palos de ciego, andar a tientas y a ciegas, ir a tientas y a ciegas.
Example: Quite often there is a lot of creativity, ingenuity and stabbing around in the dark towards finding a solution to a problem.» turn + dark = volverse oscuro, oscurecerse.
Example: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.]2 = siniestro, sombrío, ténebre, umbrío. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.more:
» cast + a (dark) cloud over = proyectar una (larga) sombra sobre, ensombrecer, poner en tela de juicio, poner en entredicho, poner en apuros.
Example: This change casts a dark cloud over the ability of the Chinese government to take difficult economic decisions ahead.» cast + a dark shadow over = proyectar una larga sombra sobre, ensombrecer, poner en tela de juicio, poner en entredicho, poner en apuros.
Example: Whether in India or in Ireland, the damage done by partition casts a dark shadow over our history.» dark-age = de la edad media.
Example: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.» Dark Ages, the = Alta Edad Media, la.
Example: Observations of how this process has changed are divided into three historical periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era.» darker times + lie ahead = avecinarse tiempos difíciles.
Example: Darker times lie ahead if librarians are to continue to act as educators instead of assuming a role as disseminators of information and knowledge.» dark horse = vencedor inesperado, ganador sorpresa.
Example: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.» dark past = pasado oscuro.
Example: She comes from a very dark past, making her feel that the world is untrustworthy.» dark secret = secreto oscuro.
Example: Showing a happy and fulfilled facade, she is hiding a dark secret that could eventually bring her to her knees.» dark side, the = cara oculta, la.
Example: This article 'The dark side of online information dirty data' discusses the problem of product defects (or dirty data) in on-line data bases.» dark tourism = turismo siniestro, turismo negro, turismo oscuro.
Example: The place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, Robben Island in South Africa, is one dark tourism destination.» go back to + the Dark Ages = volver a la Edad Media, volver a la Edad de Piedra.
Example: We feel like we have gone back to the Dark Ages where politics has trumped science.» in the dark ages = en la edad de la piedra, en la prehistoria.
Example: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).» take + Nombre + back to the Dark Ages = devolver a la Edad Media, devolver a la Edad de Piedra.
Example: This decision is a threat to Yemen as a whole and will take Yemen back to the Dark Ages.