English-German Dictionary
German Translation of “dark”
dark (dɑːk
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Translations
adjective
- (literal, figurative)
dunkel
- forces, look, threat
finster
it's getting dark
es wird dunkel
⇒a dark blue
ein dunkles Blau
⇒the dark side of sth
die Schattenseite einer Sache genitive
⇒to drop dark hints
dunkle Andeutungen machen
- forces, look, threat
noun
- the dark
die Dunkelheit
⇒they aren't afraid of the dark
sie haben keine Angst vor der Dunkelheit
⇒after/before dark
nach/vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit
⇒we'll be back after dark
wir kommen wieder, wenn es dunkel ist
- (figurative) to be in the dark (about sth)
keine Ahnung (von etw) haben
⇒to keep or leave sb in the dark (about sth)
jdn (über etw accusative) im Dunkeln lassen
Similar Words
= dim, murky, shady, shadowy, grey, cloudy, dingy, overcast, dusky, unlit, pitch-black, indistinct, poorly lit, sunless, tenebrous, darksome, pitchy, unilluminated
= evil, foul, horrible, sinister, infamous, vile, satanic, wicked, atrocious, sinful, hellish, infernal, nefarious, damnable
= secret, deep, hidden, mysterious, concealed, obscure, mystic, enigmatic, puzzling, occult, arcane, cryptic, abstruse, recondite, Delphic
'dark' in Other Languages
- Arabic: مُظْلِم
- Brazilian Portuguese: escuro escura
- Chinese: 黑暗的
- Croatian: mračan mračna
- Czech: tmavý
- Danish: mørk
- Dutch: donker
- European Spanish: oscuro oscura
- Finnish: tumma
- French: sombre
- German: dunkel
- Greek: σκοτεινός σκοτεινή
- Italian: scuro scura
- Japanese: 暗い
- Korean: 어두운
- Norwegian: mørk
- Polish: ciemny ciemna
- Portuguese: escuro escura
- Romanian: întunecat întunecat, întunecată, întunecați, întunecate
- Russian: темный темная
- Spanish: oscuro oscura
- Swedish: mörk mörkt
- Thai: มืด
- Turkish: karanlık
- Ukrainian: темний
- Vietnamese: tối tăm
- Arabic: ظَلام
- Brazilian Portuguese: escuro
- Chinese: 黑暗
- Croatian: mrak
- Czech: tma
- Danish: mørke
- Dutch: donker
- European Spanish: oscuridad
- Finnish: pimeä
- French: noir
- German: Dunkel
- Greek: σκοτάδι
- Italian: buio
- Japanese: 闇
- Korean: 어둠
- Norwegian: mørke
- Polish: ciemność
- Portuguese: escuro
- Romanian: întuneric
- Russian: тьма
- Spanish: oscuridad
- Swedish: mörker
- Thai: ความมืด
- Turkish: karanlık
- Ukrainian: темрява
- Vietnamese: bóng tối
- Arabic: داكِن
- Brazilian Portuguese: preto preta
- Chinese: 深的
- Croatian: taman
- Czech: tmavý
- Danish: mørke-
- Dutch: donker
- European Spanish: oscuro
- Finnish: tumma
- French: foncécouleur
- German: dunkel
- Greek: σκούρος σκούρα
- Italian: scuro scura
- Japanese: 濃い
- Korean: 어두운
- Norwegian: mørk
- Polish: ciemny ciemna
- Portuguese: escuro
- Romanian: închis închis, închisă, închiși, închise
- Russian: темный
- Spanish: oscuro oscura
- Swedish: mörk mörkt
- Thai: เข้ม
- Turkish: koyu
- Ukrainian: темний
- Vietnamese: tối đen
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