dark

oscuro

adjective

dark
[dɑːk]
sustantivo
1oscuridad (f) (darkness)
  • before/after dark -> antes/después del anochecer
  • in the dark -> en la oscuridad
2(idioms)
  • to be in the dark (about something) -> estar in albis (sobre algo) (español de España), no tener idea (sobre algo) (Am)
  • to keep somebody in the dark (about something) -> mantener a alguien en la ignorancia (acerca de algo)
adjetivo
3oscuro(a) (not light); oscuro(a), moreno(a) (skin, hair)
  • it's dark by six o'clock -> a las seis ya es de noche
  • it's getting dark -> está oscureciendo or anocheciendo
  • dark glasses -> gafas (f pl) oscuras
  • to be a dark horse (sentido figurado) -> ser quien puede dar la campanada; (in competition) ser el/la candidato(a) sorpresa; (in politics) ser un enigma (secretive person)
4sombrío(a), oscuro(a) (sentido figurado) (thought, period); siniestro(a) (look)
  • the dark Ages (hisoria) -> la Edad Media
  • to be in the dark Ages (antes del año mil)(sentido figurado) -> estar en la prehistoria

dark [dark-rum]
sustantivo
1Oscuridad, tinieblas (absence of light).
  • The la oscuridad -> To wait until esperar hasta que anochezca
  • After de noche -> 2. Ignorancia, falta de ciencia o conocimiento; mancha
  • To leave one in the dejar a uno a oscuras ->

dark [dɑːk]
adjective
darker (comparative)darkest (superlative)
1 (not illuminated) oscuro
a dark night una noche cerrada
it was dark in the living room
the room/house was dark (poky) era una habitación/casa oscura; (badly-lit) la habitación/casa estaba oscura; (lights not on) la habitación/casa estaba a oscuras; it was already dark outside ya había oscurecido; ya era de noche
to get darkget oscurecerse; ponerse oscuro; (at night-time) oscurecer; hacerse de noche
it gets dark early in winter en invierno oscurece pronto; en invierno se hace de noche pronto
the dark side of the moonside la cara oculta de la luna
2 (in colour) [+colour, clothes] oscuro; [+complexion, hair] moreno; prieto; (Méx) [+cloud] gris
dark blue/red etcetc azul/rojo etc oscuro;etc he is tall and dark es alto y moreno; es alto y prieto; (Méx)
3 (sad, gloomy) [+day, period] aciago; [+mood, thoughts] sombrío
these are dark days for the steel industry son días aciagos para la industria del acero
it was a dark day for the Walton family it was a dark day in Israel's history
4 (obscure, mysterious) oscuro
the dark recesses of the human mind los oscuros recovecos de la mente humana
darkest AfricaAfrica lo más recóndito de África
a dark corner of the worldcorner un rincón recóndito del mundo
to keep sth darkkeep (informal) no decir ni pío de algo; (informal)
keep it dark! (informal) ¡de esto ni una palabra a nadie!
he's a dark horse es una incógnita; es un enigma
5 (sinister) [+secret, plan, threat] siniestro
who performed the dark deed? ¿quién llevó a cabo el vil acto?; I got some dark looks from Janet Janet me lanzaba miradas asesinas
noun
after dark después del anochecer; until dark hasta el anochecer; I want to leave before dark quiero salir antes de que anochezca; quiero salir antes del anochecer; the dark la oscuridad; he is afraid of the dark le tiene miedo a la oscuridad; why are you sitting in the dark? ¿por qué estás sentado en lo oscuro?
to be in the dark about sth (informal) no saber nada sobre algo
I'm still in the dark (about it) (informal) aún no sé nada (de eso)
to keep/leave sb in the dark about sth (informal) mantener/dejar a algn desinformado de algo; ocultar algo a algn
modifier
the Dark Ages (n) la Alta Edad Media
we're still living in the dark ages todavía vivimos en la Edad Media
dark chocolate (n) chocolate amargo; (m) chocolate negro; (m)
dark glasses (n) gafas oscuras; (f)
dark matter (n) (Astron) materia oscura; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "dark"

Imperative
  • dark
  • you dark
  • he/she darks
  • we dark
  • you dark
  • they dark
Preterite
  • I darked
  • you darked
  • he/she darked
  • we darked
  • you darked
  • they darked
Present Continuous
  • I am darking
  • you are darking
  • he/she is darking
  • we are darking
  • you are darking
  • they are darking
Present Perfect
  • I have darked
  • you have darked
  • he/she has darked
  • we have darked
  • you have darked
  • they have darked
Past Continuous
  • I was darking
  • you were darking
  • he/she was darking
  • we were darking
  • you were darking
  • they were darking
Past Perfect
  • I had darked
  • you had darked
  • he/she had darked
  • we had darked
  • you had darked
  • they had darked
Future
  • I will dark
  • you will dark
  • he/she will dark
  • we will dark
  • you will dark
  • they will dark
Future Perfect
  • I will have darked
  • you will have darked
  • he/she will have darked
  • we will have darked
  • you will have darked
  • they will have darked
Future Continuous
  • I will be darking
  • you will be darking
  • he/she will be darking
  • we will be darking
  • you will be darking
  • they will be darking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been darking
  • you have been darking
  • he/she has been darking
  • we have been darking
  • you have been darking
  • they have been darking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been darking
  • you will have been darking
  • he/she will have been darking
  • we will have been darking
  • you will have been darking
  • they will have been darking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been darking
  • you had been darking
  • he/she had been darking
  • we had been darking
  • you had been darking
  • they had been darking
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