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"In the dark" is a phrase which is often translated as "en la oscuridad", and "darkness" is a noun which is often translated as "la oscuridad". Learn more about the difference between "in the dark" and "darkness" below.
in the dark()
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. en la oscuridad
Jeremy jumped when he thought he saw something move in the dark.Jeremy se sobresaltó cuando creyó ver que algo se movía en la oscuridad.
b. a oscuras
What are you doing here in the dark? Why don't you turn on the light?¿Qué haces aquí a oscuras? ¿Por qué no enciendes la luz?
a. en la oscuridad
Why did Sheila dye her hair green? - I don't know. She keeps me in the dark about those things.¿Por qué Sheila se tiñó el pelo de verde? - No lo sé. Me mantiene en la oscuridad en lo que a esas cosas se refiere.
b. a oscuras
We're still in the dark when it comes to the origin of the virus.Todavía estamos a oscuras en lo que al origen del virus se refiere.
darkness()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la oscuridad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Complete darkness filled the empty room.La oscuridad total llenaba la habitación vacía.
