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1 dark
dark [dα:k]1. adjectivea. ( = lacking light) sombre ; ( = unlit) dans l'obscuritéb. ( = dark-coloured) [colour, skin] foncé ; [clothes, eyes] sombre• dark blue/green bleu/vert foncé invc. ( = sinister) dark hints were dropped about a possible prosecution on a fait planer la menace d'éventuelles poursuites judiciairesd. ( = gloomy) [thoughts, mood] sombre2. noun3. compounds* * *[dɑːk] 1.the dark — le noir, l'obscurité f
in the dark — dans le noir or l'obscurité
2.before/until dark — avant/jusqu'à la (tombée de la) nuit
1) ( lacking in light) sombreit is getting dark — il commence à faire noir or nuit
it's dark — il fait noir or nuit
2) ( in colour) [colour, suit] sombredark blue — bleu foncé inv
3) ( physically) [hair, eyes, skin] brunshe's dark — elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns
4) ( gloomy) [time, days, mood] sombre5) ( sinister) [secret, thought] noir (before n); [threat, warning] sombre6) ( evil) [force, power] maléfique••a shot in the dark — ( guess) un coup pour voir
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2 dark
A n the dark le noir, l'obscurité f ; in the dark dans le noir or l'obscurité ; before/until dark avant/jusqu'à la (tombée de la) nuit ; after dark après la tombée de la nuit.B adj1 ( lacking in light) [room, alley, forest, day, sky] sombre ; it is getting ou growing dark il commence à faire noir or nuit ; it's dark il fait noir or nuit ; it's very dark in here c'est très sombre ici ; the sky went dark le ciel s'est assombri ; the dark side of the moon la face cachée de la lune ; in darkest Africa au fin fond de l'Afrique ;2 ( in colour) [colour, suit, liquid] sombre ; dark blue/green bleu/vert foncé inv ; dark grey socks des chaussettes gris foncé ;3 ( physically) [hair, eyes] brun ; [skin, complexion] brun ; she's dark elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns ; his hair is getting darker ses cheveux ont foncé ; a small dark ou dark-skinned woman une petite femme à la peau brune ;4 ( gloomy) [period, mood] sombre ; the dark days of the recession les sombres jours de la récession ; to look on the dark side voir les choses en noir ;5 ( sinister) [secret, thought, prejudice] noir (before n) ; [influence, threat, warning] sombre ; the dark side of le côté sinistre de [person, regime] ;6 ( evil) [influence, force, power] maléfique ;to be in the dark être dans le noir (about à propos de) ; I was completely in the dark j'étais dans le noir le plus complet ; to leave sb in the dark laisser qn dans l'ignorance ; to keep sb in the dark about sth cacher qch à qn ; keep it dark garde ça pour toi ○ ; to take a leap ou shot in the dark ( guess) deviner à tout hasard ; ( risk) prendre un grand risque ; to work in the dark GB progresser à tâtons. -
3 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.) noir comme du jais -
4 pitch-black
adjective (as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark: Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night.) noir comme du jais -
5 quite
quite [kwaɪt]a. ( = entirely) tout à fait• quite! exactement !• that's quite enough! ça suffit comme ça !b. ( = to some degree, moderately) plutôt, assez* * *[kwaɪt]1) ( completely) [new, ready, understand] tout à fait; [alone, empty, exhausted, ridiculous] complètement; [impossible] totalement; [justified] entièrement; [extraordinary] vraimentit's quite all right — ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance
quite clearly — [see] très clairement
2) ( exactly)that's not quite all — ( giving account of something) et ce n'est pas tout
3) ( definitely)4) ( rather) [big, easily, often] assezquite a few — un bon nombre de [people, examples]
5) ( as intensifier)to be quite something — [house, car] valoir le coup d'œil (colloq)
6) ( expressing agreement)
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