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1 keep someone in the dark about something
English-Dutch dictionary > keep someone in the dark about something
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2 to be in the dark about something
būt neziņā par kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be in the dark about something
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4 to keep somebody in the dark about something
turēt kādu neziņā par kaut koEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to keep somebody in the dark about something
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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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1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) oscuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) oscuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) misterioso, oscuro, secreto
2. 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.) oscuridad- darken- darkness
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dark1 adj1. oscuro2. morenoit gets dark early in winter en invierno, anochece prontodark2 n1. oscuridad2. anochecertr[dɑːk]1 (without light) oscuro,-a2 (colour) oscuro,-a5 (sinister) siniestro,-a, oscuro,-a, tenebroso,-a6 (secret) misterioso,-a, secreto,-a, oscuro,-a1 (darkness) oscuridad nombre femenino2 (nightfall) anochecer nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLafter dark después del anochecerbefore dark antes del anochecer, antes de que anochezcato be in the dark figurative use no saber nadato get dark oscurecer, hacerse de nocheto keep somebody in the dark figurative use ocultarle algo a alguiento keep something dark mantener algo en secretoa dark horse (secretive person) un enigma, una incógnita 2 (surprise winner) un,-a ganador,-ra sorpresadark meat carne nombre femenino más oscuradark ['dɑrk] adj1) : oscuro (dícese del ambiente o de los colores), moreno (dícese del pelo o de la piel)2) somber: sombrío, tristeadj.• lóbrego, -a adj.• moreno, -a adj.• negro, -a adj.• negruzco, -a adj.• obscuro, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• pardo, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• trigueño, -a adj.n.• oscuridad s.f.
I dɑːrk, dɑːkadjective -er, -est1) ( unlit) <room/night> oscuroit's getting dark — está oscureciendo, se está haciendo de noche
2)a) ( in color) oscurodark chocolate — chocolate m sin leche
dark glasses — anteojos mpl oscuros (esp AmL), gafas fpl negras (Esp)
b) ( in complexion) moreno3)a) (evil, sinister) (liter) <deeds/threats> oscurothere's a dark side to his nature/his activities — hay algo (de) siniestro en él/sus actividades
c) (mysterious, obscure) < allusion> oscuroto keep something dark — mantener* algo en secreto
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mass nouna) ( absence of light)to be in the dark about something — estar* a oscuras sobre algo
b) ( nightfall)[dɑːk]1. ADJ(compar darker) (superl darkest)1) (=not illuminated) oscurothe room/house was dark — (=poky) era una habitación/casa oscura; (=badly-lit) la habitación/casa estaba oscura; (=lights not on) la habitación/casa estaba a oscuras
it was already dark outside — ya había oscurecido, ya era de noche
it gets dark early in winter — en invierno oscurece pronto, en invierno se hace de noche pronto
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the dark side of the moon — la cara oculta de la lunahe is tall and dark — es alto y moreno, es alto y prieto (Mex)
3) (=sad, gloomy) [day, period] aciago; [mood, thoughts] sombrío4) (=obscure, mysterious) oscuro•
a dark corner of the world — un rincón recóndito del mundokeep it dark! * — ¡de esto ni una palabra a nadie!
5) (=sinister) [secret, plan, threat] siniestrowho performed the dark deed? — ¿quién llevó a cabo el vil acto?
2.NI want to leave before dark — quiero salir antes de que anochezca, quiero salir antes del anochecer
why are you sitting in the dark? — ¿por qué estás sentado en lo oscuro?
- be in the dark about sth- I'm still in the dark- keep/leave sb in the dark about sthsee shot 2., 5)3.CPDwe're still living in the dark ages — (fig) todavía vivimos en la Edad Media
dark chocolate N — chocolate m amargo, chocolate m negro
dark glasses NPL — gafas fpl oscuras
dark matter N — (Astron) materia f oscura
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I [dɑːrk, dɑːk]adjective -er, -est1) ( unlit) <room/night> oscuroit's getting dark — está oscureciendo, se está haciendo de noche
2)a) ( in color) oscurodark chocolate — chocolate m sin leche
dark glasses — anteojos mpl oscuros (esp AmL), gafas fpl negras (Esp)
b) ( in complexion) moreno3)a) (evil, sinister) (liter) <deeds/threats> oscurothere's a dark side to his nature/his activities — hay algo (de) siniestro en él/sus actividades
c) (mysterious, obscure) < allusion> oscuroto keep something dark — mantener* algo en secreto
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mass nouna) ( absence of light)to be in the dark about something — estar* a oscuras sobre algo
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adj. donker; duister; beschaduwd--------n. donker, duister; zwartdark1[ da:k]1 donkere kleur/tint♦voorbeelden:1 the dark of her eyes • het donker/zwart van haar ogen1 duister ⇒ duister(nis), donkerte♦voorbeelden:2 after/before dark • na/voor het donkerwhistle in the dark • doen alsof men niet bang isbe in the dark (about something) • in het duister tasten (omtrent iets)————————dark21 donker ⇒ duister, onverlicht2 slecht ⇒ duister, verdorven3 somber ⇒ donker, zwart, triest4 verborgen ⇒ geheimzinnig, duister♦voorbeelden:the Dark Continent • het zwarte werelddeela dark secret • een diep geheim -
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adj.1 oscuro(a) (not light); oscuro(a), moreno(a) (skin, hair)2 sombrío(a), oscuro(a) (sentido figurado) (thought, period); siniestro(a) (look)3 tenebroso, oscuro, obscuro, funeral.s.1 oscuridad (darkness)to be in the dark (about something) estar in albis (sobre algo) (español de España), no tener idea (sobre algo) (Am)to keep somebody in the dark (about something) mantener a alguien en la ignorancia (acerca de algo) -
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1. adjective1) dunkel; dunkel, finster [Nacht, Haus, Straße]; (gloomy) düster2) dunkel [Farbe]; (brown-complexioned) dunkelhäutig; (dark-haired) dunkelhaarigdark-blue/-brown — etc. dunkelblau/-braun usw.
3) (evil) finster4) (cheerless) finster; düster [Bild]2. noun1) Dunkel, dasin the dark — im Dunkeln
2)keep somebody in the dark about/as to something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) im dunkeln lassen
it was a shot in the dark — es war aufs Geratewohl geraten/versucht
a leap in the dark — ein Sprung ins Ungewisse
* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) dunkel2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) dunkel3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) dunkel2. 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.) die Dunkelheit- academic.ru/18428/darken">darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *[dɑ:k, AM dɑ:rk]I. adj1. (unlit) dunkel, finster, düsterit was too \dark to see properly es war schon so düster, dass man nichts mehr richtig erkennen konntewhat time does it get \dark in the summer? wann wird es im Sommer dunkel?our bedroom was very \dark in unserem Schlafzimmer war es sehr düster\dark blue dunkelblautall, \dark and handsome groß, dunkel und gut aussehend\dark chapter dunkles Kapitel\dark predictions düstere Vorhersagento have a \dark side Nachteile habento look on the \dark side of things schwarzsehen, pessimistisch sein4. (evil) finster, düster\dark look finsterer Blickto have a \dark side eine finstere [o dunkle] Seite haben5. (secret) dunkel, verborgen, geheim[nisvoll]to keep sth \dark [from sb] etw [vor jdm] geheim haltenhe lived somewhere in \darkest Peru er lebte irgendwo im tiefsten Peru7. LING dunkela \dark ‘l’ ein dunkles ‚l‘8.▪ the \dark die Dunkelheit, das Dunkelto be afraid of the \dark Angst vor der Dunkelheit habento see/sit in the \dark im Dunkeln sehen/sitzento do sth before/after \dark etw vor/nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit tun▶ to be [completely] in the \dark keine Ahnung haben▶ a leap in the \dark ein Sprung m ins Ungewisse* * *[dAːk]1. adj (+er)1) room, house, street, cloud, colour, hair, eyes, skin dunkelit will not be dark for half an hour yet — es wird erst in einer halben Stunde dunkel
it's getting dark —
dark blue/grey — dunkelblau/-grau
from darkest Peru — aus dem finstersten Peru
4) (old: secret) geheim5) (PHON) velar, dunkel2. n1)they aren't afraid of the dark — sie haben keine Angst im Dunkeln or vor der Dunkelheit
after/before dark —
until dark — bis zum Einbruch der Dunkelheit
we'll be back after dark — wir kommen wieder, wenn es dunkel ist
2) (fig)to keep or leave sb in the dark (about sth) — jdn (über etw acc ) im Dunkeln lassen
* * *dark [dɑː(r)k]1. a) dunkel, finster:it is getting dark es wird dunkel;the darkest hour is that ( oder comes) before dawn (Sprichwort) (etwa) wenn die Not am größten ist, ist Gottes Hilf am nächstenb) geschlossen (Theater)2. dunkel (Farbe):3. brünett, dunkel (Haar)4. fig düster, finster, freudlos, trostlos, trüb(e) (Zukunft etc):the dark side of things fig die Schattenseite der Dinge;one’s darkest hour seine schwärzeste Stunde5. düster, finster (Blick etc)6. finster, unwissend, unaufgeklärt (Zeitalter etc)7. böse, verbrecherisch, schwarz (Gedanken):a dark crime ein finsteres Verbrechen;dark powers dunkle Mächte8. geheim(nisvoll), verborgen, dunkel, unerforschlich:keep sth dark etwas geheim halten;9. fig dunkel, unklar, mysteriös (Worte etc)B s1. Dunkel(heit) n(f), Finsternis f:in the dark im Dunkel(n), in der Dunkelheit ( → B 3);after dark nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit;at dark bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit;the dark comes very early es wird sehr früh dunkel2. MAL dunkle Farbe, Schatten min the dark insgeheim ( → B 1)keep sb in the dark about sth jemanden über etwas im Ungewissen lassen;a leap in the dark ein Sprung ins Ungewisse;I am in the dark ich tappe im Dunkeln* * *1. adjective1) dunkel; dunkel, finster [Nacht, Haus, Straße]; (gloomy) düster2) dunkel [Farbe]; (brown-complexioned) dunkelhäutig; (dark-haired) dunkelhaarigdark-blue/-brown — etc. dunkelblau/-braun usw.
3) (evil) finster4) (cheerless) finster; düster [Bild]2. noun1) Dunkel, das2)keep somebody in the dark about/as to something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) im dunkeln lassen
it was a shot in the dark — es war aufs Geratewohl geraten/versucht
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{da:k}
I. 1. тъмен
(as) DARK as (mid) night/pitch тъмно като в рог
2. мургав, черен
DARK complexion мургавина
the DARK race черната раса
3. непросветен, прост, див
in the DARKest ignorance потънал в невежество
the DARK ages ранното средновековие
4. таен, скришен, неизвестен
to keep DARK пазя в тайна, крия се, укривам се
DARK horse кон за надбягване, за чиито качества не се знае много, прен. неизвестна величина, непроявил се човек
5. неясен, неразбираем, загадъчсн, двусмислен
6. жесток, ужасен
7. намръщен, мрачен, безрадостен, печален
to look at the DARK side of things черногледец/песимист съм
II. 1. тъмнина, мрак, тъмно, мръкнало
in the DARK на тъмно
at DARK на мръкване
after DARK след като се мръкне
2. незнание, неведение
to be in the DARK about в неведение съм относно, нищо не знам за
leap in the DARK скок в неизвестността
to do something in the DARK върша нещо тайно* * *{da:k} a 1. тьмен; (as) dark as (mid)night/pitch тьмно като в рог; (2) {da:k} n 1. тьмнина, мрак; тьмно, мръкнало; in the dark на тьмн* * *черен; чернокос; смугъл; тъмнина; тъмница; таен; тъмно; тъмен; скришен; потъмнял; безрадостен; двусмислен; загадъчен; жесток; затъмнен; лош; намръщен; неведение; мургав; мрак; непросветен; неясен;* * *1. (as) dark as (mid) night/pitch тъмно като в рог 2. after dark след като се мръкне 3. at dark на мръкване 4. dark complexion мургавина 5. dark horse кон за надбягване, за чиито качества не се знае много, прен. неизвестна величина, непроявил се човек 6. i. тъмен 7. ii. тъмнина, мрак, тъмно, мръкнало 8. in the dark на тъмно 9. in the darkest ignorance потънал в невежество 10. leap in the dark скок в неизвестността 11. the dark ages ранното средновековие 12. the dark race черната раса 13. to be in the dark about в неведение съм относно, нищо не знам за 14. to do something in the dark върша нещо тайно 15. to keep dark пазя в тайна, крия се, укривам се 16. to look at the dark side of things черногледец/песимист съм 17. жесток, ужасен 18. мургав, черен 19. намръщен, мрачен, безрадостен, печален 20. незнание, неведение 21. непросветен, прост, див 22. неясен, неразбираем, загадъчсн, двусмислен 23. таен, скришен, неизвестен* * *dark [da:k] I. adj 1. тъмен; it is getting \dark стъмва се, мръква се; (as) \dark as midnight ( night, pitch) тъмно като в рог; \dark slide фот. касетка; 2. мургав, чернокос; черен; the \dark race черната раса, негрите; 3. непросветен, некултурен, прост, див; in the \darkest ignorance потънал в невежество; the \dark ages ранното Средновековие; 4. таен, скришен, неизвестен, загадъчен, за когото нищо не се знае; тера инкогнита; to keep \dark пазя в тайна; крия се, укривам се; \dark horse кон за надбягване, за качествата на който не се знае много (който е спечелил неочаквано); неизвестна величина, непроявил се човек; 5. тъмен, неясен, неразбираем, трудноразбираем, загадъчен, двусмислен; 6. лош, жесток, ужасен; \dark deeds ужасни дела; 7. мрачен, намръщен, начумерен, нерадостен, унил, печален; 8. рад. който не предава; • the D. Continent черният континент, Африка; II. n 1. тъмно, тъмнина, мрак, мръкнало; in the \dark на тъмно; at \dark на смрачаване, по мръкнало, по мрак; after \dark след като се мръкне, след падането на нощта; 2. незнание, неведение; to be in the \dark в неведение (мъгла) съм ( about); to keep s.o. in the \dark скривам от някого, държа някого в неведение; a leap in the \dark скок в неизвестното, рискована постъпка; a shot ( stab) in the \dark налучкване, опит наслуки; to whistle in the \dark разг. правя се, че не ме е страх (че не се притеснявам). -
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I [daːk] nтемнота, тьма, ночьLeave it in the dark. — Оставьте это в тайне.
He sprained his foot while walking in the dark. — Он подвернул ногу, идя в темноте.
I don't like walking (being, standing, riding) in the dark. — Я не люблю гулять (быть, стоять, ездить верхом) в темноте.
All the lights went out and we were left in the dark. — Все огни погасли, и мы остались в темноте.
His plans were made in the dark. — Его планы были разработаны в тайне (от всех).
Cats can see in the dark. — Кошки видят в темноте.
- peaceful darkAll cats are grey in the dark. — ◊ Ночью все кошки серы
- silent dark
- fierce dark
- early dark
- perilious dark
- mild dark
- shuddering dark
- haunted dark
- dark adaption
- things done in the dark
- light and the dark of a picture
- shot in the dark
- leap in the dark
- before dark
- after dark
- at dark
- see in the dark
- be afraid of the dark
- be in the daek
- sit in the dark
- be in the dark about smth
- keep smb in the dark
- plot in the dark II [daːk] adj1) тёмный, чёрныйIt was too dark to read. — Было слишком темно для чтения.
These curtains are too dark for our bedroom. — Для спальни это слишком темные шторы.
Things looked dark for his future. — Будущее ничего хорошего ему не предвещало.
The house was all dark. — Дом был погружен в темноту.
It was not quite dark as yet. — Еще было не совсем темно.
The sky was dark with clouds. — Небо было затянуто темными тучами.
- nothing darkThe house was dark with soot. — Стены дома почернели от сажи.
- quite dark
- dark hair
- dark skin
- dark face
- dark complexion
- dark night
- dark day
- dark glasses
- dark forest
- dark street
- dark place
- dark dress
- dark shadows
- dark sound
- dark brown
- dark side of the Moon
- look on the dark side of things
- get dark
- be dark in colour
- keep the medicine in a dark place
- become dark
- grow dark
- look dark
- keep smth dark
- it is getting dark2) угрюмый, мрачный, багровый, измученный, тяжёлыйHe is a dark horse. — Он - " темная лошадка".
- dark mood- dark days
- dark prospect
- dark thoughts
- dark deeds
- dark designs
- dark purpose
- dark hint
- dark sayings
- dark problems
- dark ages
- dark view of the future
- be dark with anger hetered
- have a dark temper
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1) безмолвный, молчаливо хранящий тайну; ≈ нем как рыба (ср. могила)You were silent as the grave about Mrs. Pryor; and now, again, here is another secret. But why you made it a secret is the mystery to me. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Shirley’, ch. XXVI) — Ты ни слова не проронила о миссис Прайор, а теперь вот новая тайна. К чему эти секреты - вот чего я никак не могу понять.
Augustus: "...Will you swear to me not to repeat what I am going to say to you." The Lady: "...I will be as silent as the grave. I swear it." (B. Shaw, ‘Augustus Does His Bit’) — Огастес: "...Поклянитесь мне, что вы будете молчать о том, что я вам сейчас скажу..." Леди: "...я буду нема как рыба, клянусь."
‘But isn't there something between you and Bob Calvert?’ Josie pressed her. ‘You can trust me. I'm as silent as the grave’. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 19) — - А Боб Калверт? Скажешь, между вами ничего нет? - настаивала Джози. - Можешь сказать мне правду, ведь я - могила.
2) ни звука не слышно; ≈ тихо как в могилеI passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door; all was dark and silent as the grave. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. I) — я несколько раз прошел мимо дома, остановился у двери, прислушался. Там было темно и тихо как в могиле.
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f.pl.1 darkness.2 utter darkness, hell.3 gross ignorance.4 the night.5 matins sung the last three days of Holy week.* * ** * *SFPL* * *femenino plurala) ( oscuridad) darknessb) ( ignorancia)* * *femenino plurala) ( oscuridad) darknessb) ( ignorancia)* * *A1 (oscuridad) darknessen las tinieblas de la noche ( liter); in the darkness of the night, in the dark of night2(ignorancia): estamos en tinieblas sobre el caso we have no idea o we're in the dark about what happenedB ( Relig) Tenebrae* * *
tinieblas sustantivo femenino plural
darkness
' tinieblas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiniebla
English:
dark
- darkness
- loom
* * *tinieblas nfpl1. [oscuridad] darkness, murk;estábamos en tinieblas we were in darkness2. [confusión] confusion, uncertainty;estar en tinieblas sobre algo to be in the dark about sth* * *fpl darkness sg* * *tinieblas nfpl1) oscuridad: darkness2) : ignorance* * *tinieblas n darkness -
14 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. -
15 laisser
laisser [lese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!3. reflexive verb• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded• se laisser aller to let o.s. go* * *lese
1.
1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me
laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it
2) ( cesser) liter
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verbe auxiliairelaisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do
laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me
laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!
laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord
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se laisser verbe pronominalelle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around
il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him
ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable
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laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensivelaisser + sujet + infinitifOn trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbeLorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir IIse laisser + infinitif- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III* * *lese1. vt1)J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.
J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.
2) [passager]laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere
Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.
3) [parent survivant] to leaveIl laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.
4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leaveLaisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!
laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb
Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.
Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.
6) (= ne pas empêcher)Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.
Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.
7) (= permettre)rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...
ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...
2. vine pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.
* * *laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimerA vtr1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.[lɛse] verbe transitifA.[ABANDONNER]1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leaveelle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her puddinga. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and chooseb. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leavelaisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk abouta. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go nowb. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you nowil a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children[après sa mort - famille] to leave5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to losey laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leaveil laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him7. [négliger] to leavelaisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with melaissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right8. (littéraire)ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answerB.[DONNER, CÉDER]1. [accorder] to leavelaisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody somethinglaisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it2. [confier] to leavelaisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructionslaissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretakerlaisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do3. [vendre] to let have4. [transmettre]après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son5. [réserver] to leavelaisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end6. [suj: chose]laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe thatelle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonderC.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/openlaisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunishedcela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmovedlaisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peacelaisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about somethinglaissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name inles corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myselflaisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all rightlaissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for thisD.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do somethinglaisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to dolaisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleeplaisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveallaisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dryceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...3. (locution)laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to dolaisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their courselaisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work————————se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchableil se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable————————se laisser verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accusedil s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up livingse laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchaira. [se négliger] to let oneself gob. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relaxse laisser aller à to go as ou so far asse laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptationlaisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you -
16 scuro
1. adj dark2. m darknessessere allo scuro di qualcosa be in the dark about something* * *scuro agg.1 dark: blu scuro, dark blue; abito scuro, ( da uomo) dark suit; ( da donna) dark dress; carnagione scura, dark complexion; occhi scuri, dark eyes; una ragazza dagli occhi scuri, a dark-eyed girl; una stanza scura, a dark room2 (fig.) ( fosco, turbato) dark, sullen; ( torvo) grim: faccia scura, grim face; si fece scuro in viso, his face darkened (o clouded over); non fare quella faccia scura!, don't look so serious!; che faccia scura! Che ti è successo?, you look grim! What's happened?3 (bot., zool.) sordid◆ s.m.1 dark, darkness; dark colour: vestire di scuro, to wear dark colours; essere allo scuro, ( al buio) to be in the dark (o darkness) // essere allo scuro di qlco., (fig.) to be in the dark about sthg.2 (pitt.) shading3 ( imposta) shutter.* * *['skuro] I scuro (-a)1. agg(colore, vestito, capelli) dark2. sm(colore) dark colour Brit o color AmII ['skuro] sm(di finestra) (window) shutter* * *['skuro] 1.1) darkavere la pelle -a, i capelli -i — to be dark-skinned, dark-haired, to have dark skin, hair
verde scuro — dark o deep green
2) (buio) dark3) fig. [ espressione] gloomy2.scuro in volto — with a face like thunder, with a face as black as thunder
sostantivo maschile1) (buio) darkness, obscurity2) (colore)vestire di scuro — to dress in o to wear dark colours
* * *scuro/'skuro/1 dark; avere la pelle -a, i capelli -i to be dark-skinned, dark-haired, to have dark skin, hair; verde scuro dark o deep green2 (buio) dark3 fig. [ espressione] gloomy; scuro in volto with a face like thunder, with a face as black as thunder1 (buio) darkness, obscurity -
17 tiniebla
f.darkness (oscuridad), obscurity, privation of light.* * *\estar en tinieblas sobre algo to be in the dark about something* * *
tiniebla sustantivo femenino
1 darkness sing
2 fig pl las tinieblas (ignorancia, atraso) en ese país, la cultura está todavía en las tinieblas, they're still backward in terms of culture in that country
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18 блуждать в потемках
[bluzhdat' v pot'ornkakh]
To grope in the dark.
To be without knowledge in some particular matter; to understand something vaguely; to act blindly.
Cf. To be in the dark about something. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > блуждать в потемках
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19 cirage
n. m. Etre dans le cirage:a To be 'in the dark about something', to be unaware of what is happening.b To be in a state of semi-consciousness (as a result of a blow, excessive drink, drugs, etc.). Trois bouteilles de roteux et on était tous dans le cirage: Three bottles of champers and we were just about out for the count.c To feel 'down in the dumps', to be overcome by depression. Il est dans le cirage depuis que sa femme l'a quitté: Since his wife left him, he's lost the will to live (also: broyer du noir).d To be in the financial doldrums, to have lost everything. -
20 vague
I.n. m. Etre dans le vague:a To be 'in the clouds', to be miles and miles away in one's mind (also: planer).b To be 'in the dark' about something, not to be in the know. Te dire où il est, je suis plutôt dans le vague! I haven't the foggiest where he is!II.n. f. 'Bin', pocket. N'avoir rien dans les vagues: To be penniless.
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