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1 ♦ dark
♦ dark (1) /dɑ:k/a.1 scuro; buio: a dark night, una notte buia; It's getting dark, comincia a farsi buio; dark blue, blu scuro; a dark room, una stanza buia; dark clouds, nubi scure; It was pitch dark, era buio pesto; the dark side of the moon, la faccia oscura (o nascosta) della luna2 ( di carnagione, di colore) bruno, scuro; ( di occhi, di pelle, ecc.) scuro: She has dark eyes, ha gli occhi scuri3 (fig.) cupo; triste: dark thoughts, pensieri cupi; dark humour, umorismo nero; dark prospects, prospettive tetre; to look on the dark side (of things), guardare il lato negativo delle cose; essere pessimista; to show one's dark side, mostrare il proprio lato peggiore; a dark time (o period) un brutto periodo; the dark days of the civil war, i giorni funesti della guerra civile; sb. 's darkest hour, il peggior momento per q.; The future looks dark, il futuro appare fosco5 oscuro, malvagio: to go over to the dark side, passare al lato oscuro; He gave me a dark look, mi ha dato un'occhiataccia● the Dark Ages, i secoli bui, l'alto Medioevo; (spec.) l'età delle invasioni barbariche □ the dark blues ► blue □ dark chocolate, cioccolato fondente □ (teatr.) dark comedy, commedia nera □ (antiq.) the Dark Continent, il continente nero ( l'Africa) □ dark-eyed, dagli occhi scuri □ dark glasses, occhiali scuri □ dark-haired, dai capelli scuri; bruno □ a dark horse, ( USA) un cavallo sconosciuto ( di cui non si conoscono le possibilità di vittoria); un outsider; (fig.) un outsider, un personaggio poco noto; ( anche) un tipo misterioso □ (letter.) the dark lady of the Sonnets, la dama bruna dei Sonetti ( di Shakespeare) □ dark lantern, lanterna cieca □ (fis., astron.) dark matter, materia oscura □ dark-skinned, dalla pelle scura □ Keep it dark!, acqua in bocca!♦ dark (2) /dɑ:k/n. [u]oscurità; buio: to be afraid of the dark, aver paura del buio: after dark, dopo il crepuscolo; a notte fatta; She was sitting in the dark, se ne stava seduta al buio● before dark, prima che faccia buio, prima del calar della notte □ to be left in the dark ( about st.), essere tenuto all'oscuro (di qc.) □ to keep sb. in the dark ( about st.), tenere q. all'oscuro (di qc.) □ (fig.) to take a leap in the dark, fare un salto nel buio. -
2 dark
I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) scuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) scuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) oscuro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) oscurità, buio- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
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3 dark ****
[dɒːk]1) (lacking light: room, night) scuro (-a), buio (-a)it is/is getting dark — è/si sta facendo buio
2) (in colour) scuro (-a), (complexion, hair, colour) scuro (-a), bruno (-a)dark blue/red — blu/rosso scuro inv
he's tall, dark and handsome — è alto, bruno e bello
3) (fig: sad, gloomy) nero (-a), tetro (-a), cupo (-a), (sinister: secret, plan, threat) oscuro (-a)2. nthe dark — il buio, l'oscurità
before dark — prima che faccia (or facesse) buio
after dark — col buio, a notte fatta
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4 Dark Ages
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5 dark horse
1) BE colloq. (enigmatic person) mistero m., incognita f.2) (in sports) outsider m. e f.* * *n* * *1) BE colloq. (enigmatic person) mistero m., incognita f.2) (in sports) outsider m. e f. -
6 dark glasses
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7 dark matter
nAstron materia nera -
8 dark-eyed adj
['dɒːk'aɪd] -
9 dark-haired adj
[ˌdɒːk'hɛəd]bruno (-a), dai capelli scuri -
10 dark-skinned adj
[ˌdɒːk'skɪnd]di pelle or carnagione scura -
11 dark chocolate
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12 dark-eyed
[ˌdɑːk'aɪd]* * *[ˌdɑːk'aɪd] -
13 dark-haired
[ˌdɑːk'heəd]* * *[ˌdɑːk'heəd] -
14 dark-skinned
[ˌdɑːk'skɪnd]* * *[ˌdɑːk'skɪnd] -
15 pitch-dark
* * *adjective (as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark: Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night.) nero come la pece; buio pesto* * * -
16 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) (tentativo alla cieca), sparo nel buio -
17 keep it dark
(to keep something a secret: They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.) tenere qualcosa segreto -
18 darken dark·en
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19 darkly dark·ly adv
['dɒːklɪ](sinisterly) minacciosamente, (gloomily) cupamente, con aria cupa -
20 darkness dark·ness n
['dɒːknɪs]oscurità, buio, (of hair) colore m scurothe house was in darkness — la casa era immersa nel buio or nell'oscurità
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