What does obscure in Spanish mean?

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

The word obscure in Spanish means oscuro/a, oscuro/a, incierto/a, desconocido/a, ocultar, garabatos, texto oscuro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word obscure

oscuro/a

adjective (indistinct: to the eye)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
What's that obscure shape next to that tree?
¿Qué es esa forma oscura al lado del árbol?

oscuro/a

adjective (figurative (unclear: in meaning) (significado)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
The poem was so obscure I couldn't make any sense of it.
El poema era tan oscuro que no entendí de qué se trataba.

incierto/a

adjective (not known)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
The origins of this tradition are obscure.
Los orígenes de esta tradición son inciertos.

desconocido/a

adjective (not famous)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
We listened to the album of an obscure singer from the 1960s.
Escuchamos el álbum de un desconocido cantante de los 60.

ocultar

transitive verb (conceal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
They used curtains to obscure holes in the walls.
Usaban cortinas para tapar los agujeros en la pared.

garabatos

noun (text which is hard to decipher) (figurado)

(nombre masculino plural: Sustantivo masculino que se usa únicamente en plural, con los artículos los o unos. Ejemplos: los maritates, unos víveres.)
Doctors always have obscure writing.
Los médicos siempre tienen letra de patas de araña.

texto oscuro

noun (writing whose meaning is hard to discover) (figurado)

Though the philosopher was at times accused of obscure writing, his ideas still transformed his field.
Aunque a veces se lo acusaba de escribir jerigonza, el filósofo revolucionó su campo.

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