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1 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. -
2 sky
1 noun(gen) ciel m;∎ the sky went dark le ciel s'est assombri;∎ smoke rose into the sky de la fumée s'élevait dans le ciel;∎ the sky at night le ciel nocturne;∎ familiar the sky's the limit tout est possible□∎ to sky the oars lever les avirons trop haut(climate) cieux mpl; (descriptive) ciels mpl;∎ we spend the winter under sunnier skies nous passons l'hiver sous des cieux plus cléments;∎ Turner is famous for his skies Turner est renommé pour ses ciels►► sky blue bleu ciel m;Television sky cloth rideau m de fond;old-fashioned military slang sky pilot aumônier□ m (dans l'armée) -
3 glow
glow [gləʊ](a) (embers, heated metal) rougeoyer; (sky, sunset) s'embraser, flamboyer; (jewel) briller, rutiler;∎ the cigarette glowed red in the dark la cigarette rougeoyait dans l'obscurité∎ to glow with health éclater ou rayonner de santé;∎ her face glowed in the cold wind elle avait le visage rougi par le vent;∎ to glow with pleasure rayonner de plaisir;∎ to be glowing with health être rayonnant de santé;∎ his cheeks were glowing il avait les joues en feu;∎ his words made her glow with pride ses mots la firent rayonner de fierté2 noun(a) (of fire, embers) rougeoiement m; (of heated metal) lueur f; (of sky, sunset) embrasement m, flamboiement m; (of sun) feux mpl; (of colours, jewel) éclat m;∎ it gives off a blue glow cela émet une lumière bleue∎ to have a healthy glow in one's cheeks avoir les joues bien rouges;∎ glow of health bonne mine f;∎ a glow of pleasure une rougeur de plaisir∎ it gave him a glow of pride cela le faisait rayonner d'orgueil;∎ he felt a warm glow spread over him as the whisky went down il sentit une sensation de chaleur dans tout le corps après avoir bu le whisky;∎ it gives you a warm glow (news, scene etc) ça vous fait chaud au cœur►► glow plug (in engine) bougie f de préchauffage
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