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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.dark /dɑːk/ agg.
  1. (lacking in light) buio;
    it is getting o growing ~ comincia a farsi buio o notte
  1. (in colour) scuro;
    ~ blue, green blu, verde scuro
  1. (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro;
    a ~ o ~-skinned woman una donna (con la carnagione) scura
  1. (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero;
    the ~ days of the recession i giorni bui della recessione;
    to look on the ~ side vedere tutto nero
  1. (sinister) [secret, thought] oscuro;
    the ~ side of il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
  1. (evil) [force, power] malefico
  1. (angry) I got a ~ look from him mi ha lanciato un’occhiataccia.
2.dark /dɑːk/ n. the ~ il buio, l’oscurità;
in the ~ al buio, nell’oscurità;
before ~ prima del buio, prima di notte;
until, after ~ fino al, dopo il calar della notte
locuzioni idiomatiche to be in the ~ (about sth.) essere all’oscuro (di qcs.);
to leave, keep sb. in the ~ lasciare, tenere qcn. all’oscuro;
to take a shot in the ~ tirare a indovinare.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
darkadj (without light)buio agg
The house was dark when I woke up.
La casa era buia quando mi sono svegliato.
darkadj (colour tone)scuro agg
Richard is wearing a dark green shirt.
Richard indossa una camicia verde scuro.
 
Additional Translations
darkadj (opaque)scuro agg
We opened the dark lantern to let out a ray of light.
Abbiamo aperto il lucernario scuro per fare uscire un raggio di luce.
darkadj (threatening)scuro agg
The sky was full of dark clouds.
Il cielo era pieno di nuvole scure.
darkadj (voice: deep)cupo agg
The viola has a darker tone than the violin.
La viola ha un tono più cupo del violino.
darkadj (evil)oscuro agg
Many people consider him good, but he has a dark side, too.
Molte persone lo considerano buono, ma ha anche un lato oscuro.
darkadj (mysterious)misterioso, oscuro agg
A dark stranger came to town.
Uno straniero misterioso è arrivato in paese.
darkadj (secret)oscuro, misterioso agg
People say she has a dark past.
La gente dice che ha un passato oscuro.
darkadj (complexion)scuro agg
Many people find dark skin attractive.
Molti trovano attraente la pelle scura.
darkadj (gloomy)grigio agg
I don't feel like going out on dark days.
Non mi piace uscire nelle giornate grigie.
dark, the darkn (lack of light)oscurità nf
 buio nm
He couldn't see the phone in the dark.
Non riusciva a vedere il telefono nell'oscurità.
Non riusciva a vedere il telefono al buio.
darkn (end of daylight)buio nm
My parents want me home before dark.
I miei genitori vogliono che io torni a casa prima che faccia buio.
dark, the darkn (without electricity)buio nm
 oscurità nf
The town was left in the dark after the storm.
Il paese è rimasto al buio dopo la tempesta.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
afraid of the darkadj (scared of darkness)timoroso del buio
be in the darkessere all'oscuro
dark adaptationadeguamento al buio
dark ageepoca buia
dark agesnpl figurative (unenlightened situation)anni oscuri, anni bui nmpl
He considered his adolescence the dark ages of his life, a time before he knew anything.
Gli anni bui di Napoleone occorsero durante la sua prigionia all'sola d'Elba.
 periodo buio, periodo oscuro nm
dark and gloomyadj (weather: with grey skies)grigio e cupo agg
Bring your coat with you - it's dark and gloomy out.
dark and gloomyadj (mood, outlook: miserable, pessimistic)fosco, cupo agg
The economic forecast for the next year is dark and gloomy.
La recessione non è finita, le previsioni economiche rimangono fosche.
dark and gloomyadj (scene, house: ominous, grim)tetro agg
It was a dark and gloomy night and all around was a sense of doom.
Questa casa ha un che di tetro.
dark beerbirra scura
dark blacknerissimo agg
dark bluen (navy or deep-blue colour)blu scuro nm
People wearing dark blue are hard to see at night.
dark blueadj (navy or deep blue in colour)blu scuro agg
People wearing dark blue clothing are hard to see at night.
dark brownmarrone scuro agg
dark chocolaten (plain or non-milk chocolate)cioccolato fondente nm
Dark chocolate has become very popular as of late.
 cioccolato scuro nm
Mi piace tanto il cioccolato scuro, specialmente quello con 85% cacao.
dark cloudn literal (grey cloud threatening rain)nuvola scura nf
They went outside to play despite the dark clouds that were quickly moving in.
dark cloudn figurative (bad omen, pessimism)nuvola nera nf
The bad news placed a dark cloud over her happiness.
dark cloudsnpl literal (grey clouds threatening rain) colloquialenuvoloni nmpl
The rains will come soon - the air is heavy, and dark clouds are gathering over the hills.
Guarda che nuvoloni, sta per scatenarsi un temporale.
dark cloudsnpl figurative (bad omen)nuvole nere nfpl
In 1938, the dark clouds of war were once again gathering over Europe.
dark comedyn (black humour, macabre comedy)commedia nera nf
The play was a dark comedy filled with deliciously macabre characters.
Un esempio di commedia nera è il film "Detenuto in attesa di giudizio", nel quale il protagonista viene arrestato per un errore giudiziario.
 film di umorismo nero nm
dark cornerangolo buio
dark depthsprofondità oscure
dark glassesnpl (sunglasses, tinted spectacles)occhiali scuri nmpl
Some people wear dark glasses all the time, as a fashion statement, even when there's no need,
He thought it was fashionable to wear his dark glasses at night.
Nell'abbigliamento stile Blues Brothers non possono mancare gli occhiali scuri.
dark hairn (brunette or brown hair)capelli scuri nmpl
She has naturally dark hair but she dyes it blond.
dark haired, dark-hairedadj (brunette) dai capelli scurimoro, bruno agg
Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
Is Jane the dark-haired girl or the blonde?
Jane è la ragazza mora o quella bionda?
dark horsen figurative (secretive person)persona misteriosa nf
I don't trust her; she's a dark horse.
dark horsen (racehorse about which little is known)partecipante non quotato
dark horsen (political candidate about whom little is known)outsider nm
At first, Obama was a dark horse, but he emerged to win the election!
dark magicn (witchcraft, black magic)magia nera nf
dark meatn (poultry: flesh of the legs)carne scura nf
The dark meat of the bird is often the tastiest part.
dark of nightn (night time, middle of the night)cuore della notte nm
In the dark of night the forest became a place of menace.
Fu svegliato nel cuore della notte dai rumori dei ladri.
dark secretsegreto oscuro
dark shadeombra scura
dark skinn (brown or olive complexion)pelle scura nf
African American mothers often have difficulty finding dolls with dark skin.
dark skinned, dark-skinnedadj (non-white: not Caucasian)di carnagione scura agg
Nota: hyphen used when term is before a noun
Sunburnt John in his Hawaiian shirt contrasted with the dark-skinned natives.
Il missionario bianco spiccava in mezzo ai nativi di carnagione scura.
dark skinned, dark-skinnedadj (tanned)abbronzato agg
Nota: Potential racist overtones.
Sheila was so dark-skinned after all the years abroad that I hardly recognised her.
Sheila era così abbronzata, dopo la lunga permanenza all'estero, che la riconobbi a fatica.
dark starcompagno oscuro
dark woodn (wood of dark brown colour)legno scuro nm
dark-blueblu scuro adj
dark-brown (brownish)marrone scuro adj
dark-eyeddagli occhi scuri adj
dark-gray USgrigio scuro adj
dark-greenverde scuro adj
dark-haired (having dark hair)dai capelli scuri adj
dark-haireddai capelli scuri adj
dark-orangearancione scuro adj
dark-redrosso scuro adj
deep dark secretoscuro segreto nm
glow-in-the-darkadj (luminous)luminescente agg
grope in the dark incertezzabrancolare nel buio nm
in a dark cornerin un angolo buio, nascosto
in the darkadv (where there is no light)al buio avv
The lights in the cave went out, leaving the tourists in the dark.
With the heavy clouds covering the stars and moon, they walked in the dark along the path.
Per un guasto alla centrale elettrica, la città è rimasta al buio per tutta la notte.
in the darkadv figurative (uniformed, without knowledge of sth)all'oscuro avv
There must be an answer to this problem, but I admit I'm in the dark.
She was surprised by the party, because her friends kept her in the dark when planning it.
In certi regimi politici la popolazione è tenuta all'oscuro di quanto succede nel resto del mondo.
in the dark of nightadv (at night)nel buio della notte, nell'oscurità della notte avv
The owl is able to hunt in the dark of night because it has specially adapted eyes.
Il gufo può cacciare tranquillamente nel buio della notte grazie alla sua vista notturna.
night-darkscuro come la notte
pitch darkadj (totally without light)buio come la pece
pitch darkn (total darkness, blackness)oscurità totale nf
pitch-darknero come pece
shot in the darkipotesi azzardata
shot in the darksparo nel buio
the darkil buio nm
wine-darkdel colore del vino
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