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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ehs-koo-roo
"Ele comprou um carro de cor azul escuro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
With little or no light; lacking brightness.
"It gets very dark outside after eight o'clock in the evening." - 2
Approaching black in shade; heavy or deep in color.
"She wore a dark blue coat to match the winter weather."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English deorc, meaning 'dark, obscure, gloomy', originating from Proto-Germanic *derekaz. Over centuries, the term has evolved from primarily describing physical absence of light to metaphorically representing secrecy, gloom, or intense color shades.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dark" is said worldwide
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sombre
Transliteration: som-bruh
"La pièce est sombre sans les lumières allumées."
dunkel
Transliteration: doom-kel
"Im Winter wird es sehr früh dunkel."
scuro
Transliteration: skoo-ro
"Preferisco i colori scuri per i vestiti invernali."
oscuro
Transliteration: ohs-koo-roh
"El cielo está muy oscuro antes de la tormenta."
escuro
Transliteration: ehs-koo-roo
"Ele comprou um carro de cor azul escuro."
गहरे रंग का
Transliteration: gahre rang ka
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मुझे गहरे रंग का पेंट पसंद है।"
深色
Transliteration: shēn sè
Script: 中文汉字
"这件衣服是深色的。"
어두운
Transliteration: eoduun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 방은 너무 어두워서 아무것도 보이지 않았다."
暗い
Transliteration: kurai
Script: 日本語
"部屋の中は暗くてよく見えません。"
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