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1 oscuro
1. adj dark( sconosciuto) obscure2. m darkessere all'oscuro di qualcosa be in the dark about something* * *oscuro agg.1 dark: cielo oscuro, dark sky; foresta, notte oscura, dark forest, night; una stanza oscura, a dark room // viso oscuro, ( torvo, accigliato) frowning face; il suo volto si fece oscuro, his face darkened // (fot.) camera oscura, darkroom2 (fig.) ( non chiaro, non esplicito) dark, obscure; mysterious: passo, significato oscuro, obscure passage, meaning; uno scrittore oscuro, an abstruse writer; un oscuro presagio, segreto, a dark omen, secret; oscuri disegni, dark designs; ricevere oscure minacce, to receive dark (o mysterious) threats; una vicenda con molti punti oscuri, an episode with a lot of obscure aspects; morire in circostanze oscure, to die in mysterious circumstances3 (fig.) ( poco noto) obscure, unknown; ( umile) obscure, humble: uno scrittore oscuro, an obscure (o unknown) writer; molti episodi della vita di Dante sono ancora oscuri, many episodes of Dante's life remain obscure; un'oscura esistenza, an obscure existence; di oscuri natali, of obscure (o humble) origins4 (fig.) ( disonorevole, vergognoso) dark, shameful: fatti, secoli oscuri della nostra storia, dark (o shameful) deeds, centuries of our history◆ s.m. darkness, dark (spec. fig.): essere all'oscuro, ( al buio) to be in the dark (o darkness); essere all'oscuro di qlco., (fig.) to be in the dark about sthg.; tenere una persona all'oscuro di qlco., (fig.) to keep a person in the dark about sthg.* * *[os'kuro] oscuro (-a)1. agg(scuro) dark, (fig : incomprensibile, sconosciuto) obscure, (triste: pensiero) gloomy, sombre, (umile: vita, natali) humble, obscure2. smtenere qn/essere all'oscuro di qc — to keep sb/be in the dark about sth
* * *[os'kuro]1) (buio) darkcamera -a — fot. darkroom
2) (sconosciuto) [persona, luogo, origine] obscure3) (incomprensibile) [testo, concetto, ragione] obscure4) (misterioso, inquietante) [segreto, minaccia] dark••tenere qcn. all'oscuro di — to keep sb. in the dark about
* * *oscuro/os'kuro/2 (sconosciuto) [persona, luogo, origine] obscure3 (incomprensibile) [testo, concetto, ragione] obscure4 (misterioso, inquietante) [segreto, minaccia] dark; il lato oscuro di the dark side of; un oscuro presagio a dark omenessere all'oscuro di to be in the dark about; tenere qcn. all'oscuro di to keep sb. in the dark about. -
2 oscuro
[os'kuro] oscuro (-a)1. agg(scuro) dark, (fig : incomprensibile, sconosciuto) obscure, (triste: pensiero) gloomy, sombre, (umile: vita, natali) humble, obscure2. smtenere qn/essere all'oscuro di qc — to keep sb/be in the dark about sth
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