What does oscuro in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word oscuro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use oscuro in Italian.
The word oscuro in Italian means dark, unclear, murky, shade, dim, black out, obscure,cloud, darken, be in the dark, be in the dark about, dark side, dark side of something, to keep in the dark about. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word oscuro
darkaggettivo (scuro) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La luce non penetrava in quel vicolo oscuro. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. When I entered, the room was dark. |
unclear, murkyaggettivo (figurato (poco chiaro, difficile da interpretare) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il significato delle tue parole mi risulta oscuro. The meaning of your words is unclear to me. |
shade, dimverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (privare della luce) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Oscurai la lampada per immergere la stanza nel buio. I dimmed the lamp to plunge the room into darkness. |
black outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (segnale radiotelevisivo) (TV/radio signal) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) Il segnale della mia stazione radio preferita era oscurato dal governo. My favourite radio station signal had been blacked out by the government. |
obscure,cloudverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (offuscare il ricordo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il nuovo amore oscurò completamente la memoria del precedente. I blocked out the memory of that night. |
darkenverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (diventare scuro) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il sole si oscurò durante l'eclissi. The sun darkened during the eclipse. |
be in the dark
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be in the dark about
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dark side
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
dark side of somethingsostantivo maschile (figurato (lato misterioso o cupo di [qlcs] o [qlcn]) |
to keep in the dark about
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