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1 darken
darken [ˈdα:kən][sky] s'assombrir ; [room] s'obscurcir* * *['dɑːkən] 1.transitive verb1) ( reduce light in) obscurcir [sky, landscape]; assombrir [house, room]2) ( in colour) foncer [colour]; brunir [complexion]3) fig assombrir2.1) ( lose light) s'obscurcir2) ( in colour) foncer; [skin] brunir3) ( show anger) [eyes, face] se rembrunir4) ( become gloomy) s'assombrir3.darkened past participle adjective [room, house] sombre•• -
2 darken
darken ['dɑ:kən]∎ to darken a room (make look darker) assombrir ou obscurcir une pièce; (plunge into darkness) faire l'obscurité dans une pièce;∎ a darkened building un immeuble dans le noir;∎ a darkened room une pièce sombre;∎ never darken my door again! et que je ne te revoie plus ici!(sky, room) s'assombrir, s'obscurcir; (hair, wood) foncer; (face, brow) s'assombrir; (painting) s'obscurcir -
3 darken
A vtr3 ( cloud) assombrir [atmosphere, future].B vi1 ( lose light) [sky, room] s'obscurcir ;3 ( show anger) [eyes, face] se rembrunir ;4 ( become gloomy) [atmosphere, mood, outlook] s'assombrir.D darkening pres p adj [sky, wood] gagné par l'obscurité ; the darkening evenings les soirées où la nuit tombe vite.don't ever darken my door again! hum ne remettez plus les pieds ici! -
4 darken
verb (to make or become dark or darker.) s'assombrir -
5 to darken
assombrir, noircir, obscurcirGlossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > to darken
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6 black out
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7 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) noir2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) foncé3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) noir2. 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.) noir- darken- darkness - keep it dark -
8 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.) ombre2) ((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.) obscurité3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) cerne4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ombre (de)2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) ombrager qqch.2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) filer qqn•- shadowy- shadowiness - worn to a shadow -
9 obscure
A adj1 ( hard to understand) [meaning, theory, motive, origin] obscur ;B vtr2 ( cover) cacher [moon, view] ;3 ( darken) obscurcir, assombrir. -
10 obscure
obscure [əb'skjʊə(r)](a) (not clear) obscur;∎ the meaning is rather obscure le sens n'est pas très clair;∎ an obscure feeling of unease un obscur ou vague sentiment de malaise;∎ for some obscure reason he thought it would help il pensait, pour d'obscures raisons, que ça serait utile;∎ of obscure birth de naissance obscure∎ she comes from an obscure little village elle vient d'un petit village perdu∎ to grow or become obscure s'obscurcir, s'assombrir∎ that building obscures the view ce bâtiment cache la vue;∎ to obscure the truth cacher ou dissimuler la vérité∎ to obscure the facts/the issue embrouiller les faits/la question -
11 overshadow
overshadow [‚əʊvə'ʃædəʊ](a) (eclipse → person, event) éclipser;∎ the peace talks were overshadowed by the presidential election l'élection présidentielle a éclipsé les pourparlers de paix∎ the house is overshadowed by a huge flyover la maison est assombrie par un immense autopont;∎ the negotiations were overshadowed by gloom une atmosphère morose planait sur les négociations;∎ figurative their lives had been overshadowed by the death of their father leur vie avait été endeuillée par la mort de leur père
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