dark

buio, oscuro

Con poca luce o senza luce, tanto che è difficile vedere.

In inglese semplice: Having little or no light, so things are hard to see.

• The room is dark.
• It was getting dark when we left.
• Can you see anything in this dark tunnel?

Sinonimi: unlit, dim

Contrari: light, bright

Espressioni comuni: dark room, get dark, dark outside

scuro

Di un colore più vicino al nero che al bianco.

In inglese semplice: Having a deep colour that is closer to black than white.

• He has dark hair.
• She chose a darker shade of blue.
• Do you prefer light or dark colours?

Come si usa: dark + colour (The door is painted dark green.)

Sinonimi: deep

Contrari: light, pale

Espressioni comuni: dark blue, dark hair, dark clothes, dark brown

cupo, oscuro

Che suscita tristezza o paura, oppure lascia poca speranza.

In inglese semplice: Sad, frightening, or without much hope.

• Those were dark days for our family.
• The story takes a dark turn.
• She feared a darker future after the factory closed.

Sinonimi: bleak, gloomy, grim

Contrari: hopeful

Espressioni comuni: dark times, dark thoughts, dark future, dark period

sconosciuto

La cui capacità di vincere gare non è ancora conosciuta.

In inglese semplice: Having an ability to win races that other people do not yet know about.

• A dark horse entered the race.
• The trainer kept his dark runner away from public trials.
• Bettors struggled to judge the dark horse’s chances.

Sinonimi: untested, unknown

Espressioni comuni: dark horse, dark contender

buio, oscurità

L’assenza di luce in un luogo.

In inglese semplice: The lack of light in a place.

• I cannot see in the dark.
• The children are afraid of the dark.
• Her eyes slowly adjusted to the dark.

Come si usa: in the dark (We searched for the keys in the dark.)

Sinonimi: darkness

Contrari: light

Espressioni comuni: in the dark, out of the dark

imbrunire

Il momento in cui finisce la luce del giorno e comincia la notte.

In inglese semplice: The time when daylight ends and night begins.

• Come home before dark.
• We reached the village just after dark.
• They played outside until dark.

Come si usa: before/after/until dark (We arrived home before dark.)

Sinonimi: nightfall, dusk

Espressioni comuni: before dark, after dark, until dark

ignoranza

La condizione di non sapere qualcosa o di non esserne stati informati.

In inglese semplice: A state of not knowing or being told something.

• They kept me in the dark.
• We are still in the dark about their plans.
• Why was she left in the dark about the decision?

Come si usa: be in the dark about something (I am in the dark about the new rules.); keep/leave someone in the dark (They left the staff in the dark about the sale.)

Sinonimi: ignorance

Espressioni comuni: in the dark, dark about something

capi scuri

Indumenti di colori scuri, solitamente lavati separatamente da quelli bianchi o chiari.

In inglese semplice: Clothes with deep colours, usually washed separately from white or pale clothes.

• Wash the darks separately.
• I put all my darks in one basket.
• This detergent is designed for darks.

Sinonimi: dark clothes

Contrari: whites

Espressioni comuni: wash the darks, darks and whites, load of darks