♦ darkness

♦ darkness
♦ darkness /ˈdɑ:knəs/
n. [u]
1 oscurità; buio: The room was in complete darkness, la stanza era nell'oscurità più totale; The city was plunged into darkness, la città era immersa nell'oscurità; Darkness falls around 6 in the tropics, il buio cala verso le sei nei tropici; People stayed indoors during the hours of darkness, la gente rimaneva in casa quando faceva buio
2 (fig.) ignoranza; cecità (fig.)
3 tristezza: He went through periods of terrible darkness, ha attraversato periodi di una tristezza terribile
4 scurezza: to judge people by the darkness of their skin, giudicare la gente in base alla scurezza della pelle; darkness of complexion, carnagione bruna, scura; the glossy darkness of her hair, il nero lucido dei suoi capelli; Her pale face stood out against the darkness of her dress, il suo volto pallido spiccava sul vestito scuro
5 (fig.) le tenebre; (il) male: the powers of darkness, le potenze del male
● (relig.) the prince of darkness, il demonio.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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