Betekenis van dark In het Nederlands

• 0 with little or no light:

  • It was too dark to see much.

  • What time does it get dark in the summer?

  • Our bedroom was very dark until we put a larger window in.

  • dark blue/green

  • dark clouds

  • She has dark hair.

  • He was tall, dark (= with black/brown hair) and handsome.

• 1 sad and without hope:

  • Her husband's sudden death was the start of a dark chapter in her life.

  • This environmental report contains more dark predictions about the future of the earth.

• 2 evil or threatening:

  • He believed dark forces were threatening democracy.

  • There's a darker side to his character.

• 3 secret or hidden:

  • I've just been promoted, but keep it dark - I don't want everyone to know just yet.

• 4 the fact of there being no light somewhere:

  • Cats can see in the dark.

  • I've always been afraid of the dark.

  • It isn't safe to leave the house after dark.

  • I want to be home before dark.

• 5 with little or no light, or having little brightness:

  • It was too dark to see much of anything.

  • What time does it get dark in the summer?

  • a dark blue dress

  • dark hair/eyes

• 6 unhappy or sad; gloomy:

  • The report contains dark predictions about the future.

• 7 evil or threatening:

  • He gave me a dark look when I criticized his work.

• 8 the absence of light:

  • Does eating carrots really help you to see in the dark?

  • She arrived home well before/after dark (= before/after the sun had gone down).