obscure

obscure
I [əb'skjʊə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (hard to understand) [meaning, origin] oscuro
2) (little-known) [writer] oscuro, sconosciuto
3) (indistinct) [shape] indistinto; [memory] indistinto, vago
II [əb'skjʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (conceal) offuscare, nascondere [truth]; confondere, complicare [issue]
2) (cover) offuscare, oscurare [view]
* * *
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective
1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) oscuro
2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) oscuro
3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) oscuro
2. verb
(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) oscurare
- obscurity
* * *
obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
a.
1 oscuro (anche fig.); poco chiaro; indistinto; confuso; vago: an obscure explanation, una spiegazione oscura (o poco chiara); an obscure figure, una figura indistinta; an obscure scientist, un oscuro scienziato
2 (di linguaggio, ecc.) astruso; incomprensibile
3 (autom., mecc.) inaccessibile: obscure parts, parti inaccessibili (del motore)
obscurely avv. obscureness n. [u]. (to) obscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
v. t.
1 oscurare (anche fig.); offuscare; ottenebrare; eclissare: to obscure sb.'s glory, oscurare la gloria di q.
2 nascondere in parte; far dimenticare: His current success obscures his past failures, il suo attuale successo fa dimenticare i suoi fallimenti passati
3 confondere; rendere più confuso (o più difficile): His testimony obscured the issue, la sua testimonianza è servita solo a complicare le cose.
* * *
I [əb'skjʊə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (hard to understand) [meaning, origin] oscuro
2) (little-known) [writer] oscuro, sconosciuto
3) (indistinct) [shape] indistinto; [memory] indistinto, vago
II [əb'skjʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (conceal) offuscare, nascondere [truth]; confondere, complicare [issue]
2) (cover) offuscare, oscurare [view]

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