What does scuro in Italian mean?

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

The word scuro in Italian means dark, deep, dark, grim, stern, serious, darkness, gloom, shadow, dark side, shutter, grave, obscure, dark, darken, become darker, become darker, dark blue. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scuro

dark

aggettivo (oscuro, privo di luce)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Non mi piace questo appartamento perché ha troppe stanze scure.
I don't like this apartment as it has too many dark rooms.

deep, dark

aggettivo (colori: tendente al nero)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sugli abiti scuri le macchie si vedono meno.
Stains are harder to see on dark clothes.

grim, stern, serious

aggettivo (figurato (accigliato, cupo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio nonno è scuro in volto da giorni e qualcosa opprime sicuramente il suo cuore.
My grandfather has been looking grim (or: serious) for days and I'm sure that something is worrying him.

darkness, gloom, shadow

sostantivo maschile (buio, oscurità, tenebra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non portare la bimba allo scuro perché ne ha paura.
Don't take the girl into the darkness because she's scared of it.

dark side

sostantivo maschile (parte scura di [qc])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Possiamo ravvivare lo scuro con un tocco di colore nuovo.
We can brighten up the dark side of this wall with a touch of colour.

shutter

sostantivo maschile (popolare (finestra: imposta di legno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho dimenticato di chiudere gli scuri e adesso sbattono al vento.
I forgot to close the shutters and they are now banging in the wind.

grave

aggettivo (timbro, suono: grave) (music)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il trombone produce dei suoni scuri.
The trombone makes grave sounds.

obscure

aggettivo (figurato (poco comprensibile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le sue parole scure mi hanno turbato molto.
His obscure words worried me a great deal.

dark

sostantivo maschile (colore scuro) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
In questo dipinto prevalgono troppo gli scuri.
There are too many dark colors in this painting.

darken

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rendere scuro)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Prova a scurire un po' la foto per aumentare l'effetto di contrasto.

become darker

verbo intransitivo (diventare scuro)

Quando le diedi la cattiva notizia, Paola scurì in volto.

become darker

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (diventare scuro)

Con l'arrivo dei nuvoloni il cielo si scurì rapidamente.

dark blue

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