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1 darken
verb (to make or become dark or darker.) zatemniti* * *[dá:kən]1.transitive verb(za)temniti, (o)slepiti, (o)mračiti; skaliti, umazati; figuratively (z)begati;2.intransitive verb (po)temneti; zmračiti seto darken s.o.'s door — prestopiti prag koga -
2 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) temen2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) temen3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) temen2. 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.) tema- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *I [da:k]adjective ( darkly adverb)temen, temnolas, temačen, mračen, mrk; žalosten, obupan; skrit, skrivnosten, nerazumljiv, nejasen; neznan; negotov; neprosvetljen; zloben, zločinskia dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalec (v dirki); American malo znan kandidat za prezidentathe Dark Blues — študenti iz Oɔforda; srednješolci iz Harrowato keep s.th. dark — skrivati nekaj; obdržati skrivnost zaseAmerican dark and bloody ground — KentuckyII [da:k]nountema, mrak; senca; figuratively negotovost, neznanje; nejasnost, skrivnostnostto keep s.o. in the dark — skrivati, tajiti pred komin the dark of the moon — v mlaju; v temi kot v roguto be in the dark — ne vedeti, ne se znajti, ne biti poučenfiguratively to leave s.o. in the dark — pustiti koga v negotovosti -
3 door
[do:]1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) vrata2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) vrata•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep* * *[dɔ:]nounvrata, vhod, dohod; technical zaklopnica, vratcafiguratively to close the door — onemogočitifiguratively next door to — blizu, skorajfront door — glavna, hišna vratato darken s.o.'s door — priti komu v hišoto show s.o. the door, to turn out of doors — spoditi koga, pokazati mu vratato lay a charge at the door of s.o. — obdolžiti koga -
4 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte
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Darken — Dark en (d[aum]rk n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} ( n*[i^]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See {Dark}, a.] 1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. [1913 Webster] They [locusts]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
darken — c. 1300, to make dark; late 14c., to become dark, from DARK (Cf. dark) + EN (Cf. en) (1). The more usual verb in M.E. was simply dark (O.E. deorcian), as it is in Chaucer and Shakespeare, and darken did not predominate until 17c. The Anglo Saxons … Etymology dictionary
darken — ► VERB 1) make or become darker. 2) cast a shadow over; spoil. 3) become unhappy or angry. ● never darken someone s door Cf. ↑never darken someone s door … English terms dictionary
darken — [där′kən] vi. to become dark or darker vt. 1. to make dark or darker 2. to make blind not darken someone s door or not darken someone s doorway not come to someone s home darkener n … English World dictionary
Darken — Dark en, v. i. To grow or darker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
darken — index depress, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, shroud, tarnish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
darken — *obscure, dim, bedim, eclipse, cloud, becloud, fog, befog, obfuscate Antonyms: illuminate Contrasted words: enlighten, illumine (see ILLUMINATE): elucidate, *explain … New Dictionary of Synonyms
darken — [v] become shaded, unlit becloud, bedim, blacken, cloud over, cloud up, deepen, dim, eclipse, fog, gray, haze, make dim, murk, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade, shadow, tone down*; concept 469 Ant. brighten, illuminate, lighten,… … New thesaurus
Darken — For other uses, see Darken (disambiguation). Darken Author(s) Kate Ashwin Website http://www.darkencomic.com/ Current status / schedule Weekly updates … Wikipedia
darken — UK [ˈdɑː(r)kən] / US [ˈdɑrkən] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms darken : present tense I/you/we/they darken he/she/it darkens present participle darkening past tense darkened past participle darkened 1) to become darker, or to make… … English dictionary
darken — darkener, n. /dahr keuhn/, v.t. 1. to make dark or darker. 2. to make obscure. 3. to make less white or clear in color. 4. to make gloomy; sadden: He darkened the festivities by his presence. 5. to make blind. v.i. 6. to become dark or darker. 7 … Universalium