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1 darkness
Dunkelheit, die* * *noun (the state of being dark.) die Dunkelheit* * *dark·ness[ˈdɑ:knəs, AM ˈdɑ:rk-]n no plthe room was in complete \darkness der Raum war völlig dunkelto be plunged into \darkness in Dunkelheit getaucht seinmoments of \darkness düstere Momente* * *['dAːknɪs]n1) (lit) Dunkelheit f; (of night) Finsternis f, Dunkelheit fin total darkness — in totaler or völliger Dunkelheit, in tiefem Dunkel (geh)
the house was in darkness — das Haus lag im Dunkeln
2) (fig: sinisterness) Finsterkeit f3) (fig: gloominess, sadness) Düsterkeit f* * *darkness s1. Dunkelheit f, Finsternis f:the room was in complete darkness der Raum war völlig dunkel2. Heimlichkeit f, Verborgenheit f3. dunkle Färbung4. (das) Böse:the powers of darkness die Mächte der Finsternis6. Blindheit f7. fig (geistige) Blindheit, Unwissenheit f8. fig Unklarheit f, Unverständlichkeit f* * *noun, no pl.Dunkelheit, die* * *n.Dunkelheit f.Finsternis f.Schwärze -n f. -
2 plunge
A n1 ( from height) plongeon m ; death plunge journ plongeon de la mort ; to take a plunge ( dive) piquer une tête ;3 gen, fig the company's plunge into debt l'endettement subit de l'entreprise ; the plunge in confidence la perte subite de confiance ; nothing could prevent the country's plunge into chaos rien ne pouvait empêcher le pays de sombrer dans le chaos.B vtr1 ( thrust) to plunge sth into sth plonger qch dans qch ; he plunged the knife into her heart il lui a plongé le couteau dans le cœur ; she plunged her hand into the water/the bag elle a plongé sa main dans l'eau/le sac ; to be plunged into être plongé dans [crisis, danger, new experience, strike] ; être submergé de [debt] ; the house was plunged into darkness la maison a été plongée dans l'obscurité ;2 ( unblock) déboucher [qch] avec une ventouse [sink].C vi1 ( fall from height) [person, waterfall, submarine] plonger ; [bird, plane] piquer ; [road, cliff] fig plonger ; the plane plunged to the ground l'avion a piqué vers le sol ; the boy plunged over the precipice to his death l'enfant a fait une chute mortelle dans le précipice ; the car plunged off the road la voiture est sortie en catastrophe de la route ;3 fig ( embark on) to plunge into se lancer dans [activity, career, negotiations] ; sombrer dans [chaos, crisis, decline] ; se ruer vers [danger].to take the plunge se jeter à l'eau.■ plunge forward [person] s'élancer ; [boat] piquer de l'avant ; [horse] se ruer ; [vehicle] foncer. -
3 obscurité
obscurité [ɔpskyʀite]feminine nouna. [de nuit] darknessb. ( = anonymat) obscurity* * *ɔpskyʀite1) ( de lieu) darkness2) (d'œuvre, de personne) obscurity; ( de situation) vagueness* * *ɔpskyʀite nf1) (= manque de lumière) darknessdans l'obscurité — in the dark, in darkness
2) [explication, texte] obscurity3) (= anonymat, médiocrité) obscurity* * *obscurité nf1 ( de lieu) darkness; dans l'obscurité in the darkness;2 (d'œuvre, de texte) obscurity;3 (de personne, travail) obscurity;4 ( de situation) vagueness.[ɔpskyrite] nom féminindans l'obscurité in darkness, in the darksoudain, l'obscurité se fit dans la chambre it suddenly became ou went dark in the room4. (littéraire) [anonymat]vivre/tomber dans l'obscurité to live in/to fall into obscurity -
4 ciemnoś|ć
f 1. (G pl ciemności) (brak światła) darkness U, (the) dark- ciemność zapadła darkness fell- bać się ciemności to be afraid of the dark- uciec pod osłoną ciemności to escape under cover of darkness- nic nie widzieliśmy w ciemności we couldn’t see anything in the dark(ness)- miasto tonie w ciemnościach the city has been plunged into darkness2. sgt przen. (niezrozumiałość) obscurity- ciemność czyjejś wypowiedzi/czyjegoś stylu the obscurity of sb’s statement/style3. sgt książk. (zło) darkness; (głupota) ignorance- siły ciemności the forces of darkness■ egipskie ciemności pitch-darkness- w domu panowały egipskie ciemności it was pitch-dark in the houseThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ciemnoś|ć
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