What does escurecer in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word escurecer in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use escurecer in Portuguese.

The word escurecer in Portuguese means darken, darken, dim, get dark, get dark, get dark, turvar, escurecer, escurecer, escurecer, tapar, escurecer, escurecer, bronzear, escurecer, escurecer, escurecer, escurecer, escurecer, enevoar, enegrecer, escurecer, escurecer, escurecer mais cedo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escurecer

darken

verbo transitivo (fazer escuro)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

darken

verbo transitivo (diminuir a brancura de)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

dim

verbo transitivo (fazer diminuir a luz de)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

get dark

(tornar-se escuro)

get dark

(anoitecer) (at nightfall)

get dark

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (tornar-se escuro)

turvar, escurecer

(light: become less bright) (literal: luz)

The lights in the cinema grew dim as the film was about to start.

escurecer

transitive verb (make darker in colour)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Darken the canvas with a thin coat of paint.

escurecer, tapar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (obscure light source)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Durante tempos de guerra, muitos civis têm de escurecer as janelas para o inimigo não saber onde bombardear.
During times of war, many civilians have to black out their windows so the enemy won't know where to bomb.

escurecer

verbal expression (room, stage, etc.: become dark)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)

escurecer, bronzear

intransitive verb (become darker in colour) (ficar mais escuro)

The sky darkened as the storm moved in.

escurecer

(sky, room: become less filled with light)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

escurecer

noun (end of daylight)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Meus pais querem que eu volte para casa antes do escurecer.
My parents want me home before dark.

escurecer

intransitive verb (color: become darker)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O vermelho das bagas escurecia na medida em que elas amadureciam.
The red of the berries deepened as they grew ripe.

escurecer

transitive verb (color: make darker) (cor)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The painter deepened the red of the apples in the shadow areas.

escurecer

intransitive verb (literary (setting: become gloomy, dark)

Amanda went home as the sky began to gloom.

enevoar

(get hazy)

When the coal power plant opened, the sky hazed over with pollution.

enegrecer, escurecer

transitive verb (blacken)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The soldiers blacked their faces before the mission.

escurecer

transitive verb (literary (obscure)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Her hair shadowed her face.

escurecer mais cedo

phrasal verb, intransitive (UK (night: get darker earlier)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Agora que as noites estão escurecendo mais cedo, não há lugar melhor para ficar do que numa poltrona perto da lareira.
Now that the nights are drawing in, there's no better place to be than in an armchair by the fire.

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