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Meanings of dark in English

Portuguese
ignorância
Catalan
iniquitat
Spanish
oscuridad
Wikidata

Absence of moral or spiritual values.

        ignorância
        Portuguese
        fim de tarde
        Catalan
        nit
        Spanish
        noche
        Wikidata

        The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.

            fim de tarde
            Portuguese
            escuro
            Catalan
            obscur
            Spanish
            oscuro

            Devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.

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                  escuro

                  Causing dejection.

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                      Usage of dark in English
                      1
                      They were buried in dust in the dark room in the clock-tower.
                      J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 / The Haunted Baronet (1...
                      2
                      No, no; that would be luxurious; let us chat in the dark.
                      The Wandering Jew — Volume 02
                      3
                      No, no; the man who is in the dark is in safety.
                      The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
                      4
                      The leader is a dark-brown stallion; the mares are lighter in colour.
                      From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
                      5
                      I'd felt dark power similar to this before today-similar ,butnot identical.
                      Dead beat
                      6
                      It grew very dark; and it was sultrily still in the woods.
                      Melbourne House, Volume 2
                      7
                      The boy was silent; defiance and fear struggled in the dark eyes.
                      McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
                      8
                      I mean, Susie used to come home in the dark, some days.
                      Ladder of years: a novel
                      9
                      Presumably we can expect the same here among Ireland's new dark-skinned population.
                      The Irish Times
                      10
                      Drowning in the wine-dark sea.' She lifted her cup and drained it.
                      Roma Victrix
                      11
                      And he would be sitting alone in the dark in the wine-cellar.
                      The Lost Prince
                      12
                      I'm not sure it;s actually raining right now, juts a bit dark.
                      The Guardian
                      13
                      This information -call it dark data -must be set free.
                      Wired
                      14
                      The water grew dark; it cleared, and in it was a picture.
                      Allan's Wife
                      15
                      She thinks I am still in the dark; let her believe it.
                      The Clique of Gold
                      16
                      It has, however, filed a patent for its hybrid lit-dark order book.
                      Reuters
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                      Translations for dark
                      Dark through the time
                      Dark across language varieties
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
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