oscuro

=

dark

preposition

oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a
adjective
1. dark (sin luz)
  • ¡qué oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a está este cuarto! -> this room is very dark!
2. dark (color, traje, piel, pelo)
3. overcast (nublado)
4. obscure (poco claro, poco conocido)
5. uncertain, unclear (incierto)
  • tiene un origen oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a -> she's of uncertain origin
6. shady (intenciones, asunto)
a oscuras
adverbial phrase
also:
  • nos quedamos a oscuras -> we were left in the dark
  • en este tema estoy a oscuras (figurative) -> I'm ignorant about this subject

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oscuro [os-coo'-ro, rah]
article & verb
1. OBSCURO.

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