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Detailed Translations for darken from English to French

darken:

to darken verb (darkens, darkened, darkening)

  1. to darken (become overcast; cloud over)
  2. to darken (obscure)
    obscurcir; assombrir; enténébrer
    • obscurcir verb (obscurcis, obscurcit, obscurcissons, obscurcissez, )
    • assombrir verb (assombris, assombrit, assombrissons, assombrissez, )

Conjugations for darken:

present
  1. darken
  2. darken
  3. darkens
  4. darken
  5. darken
  6. darken
simple past
  1. darkened
  2. darkened
  3. darkened
  4. darkened
  5. darkened
  6. darkened
present perfect
  1. have darkened
  2. have darkened
  3. has darkened
  4. have darkened
  5. have darkened
  6. have darkened
past continuous
  1. was darkening
  2. were darkening
  3. was darkening
  4. were darkening
  5. were darkening
  6. were darkening
future
  1. shall darken
  2. will darken
  3. will darken
  4. shall darken
  5. will darken
  6. will darken
continuous present
  1. am darkening
  2. are darkening
  3. is darkening
  4. are darkening
  5. are darkening
  6. are darkening
subjunctive
  1. be darkened
  2. be darkened
  3. be darkened
  4. be darkened
  5. be darkened
  6. be darkened
diverse
  1. darken!
  2. let's darken!
  3. darkened
  4. darkening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for darken:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
assombrir darken; obscure
enténébrer darken; obscure
obscurcir darken; obscure
se couvrir become overcast; cloud over; darken cover; cover up; dress; put on
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
se couvrir fur

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Related Definitions for "darken":

  1. make dark or darker1
    • darken a room1
  2. become dark or darker1
    • The sky darkened1
  3. tarnish or stain1
    • a scandal that darkened the family's good name1

Wiktionary Translations for darken:

darken
verb
  1. -
darken
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
darken obscurcir verduisteren — donkerder maken

darken form of dark:

dark [the ~] noun

  1. the dark (darkness)
    la ténèbres; le noir; l'obscurité; la nuit
  2. the dark (hell; inferno; darkness)
    l'enfer; le le royaume des ténèbres; la géhenne; la ténèbres; le feu éternel; l'enfers

Translation Matrix for dark:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
enfer dark; darkness; hell; inferno
enfers dark; darkness; hell; inferno underworld
feu éternel dark; darkness; hell; inferno
géhenne dark; darkness; hell; inferno rack
le royaume des ténèbres dark; darkness; hell; inferno
noir dark; darkness being black; black; blackness; coloured person; darkness; negro; obscurity; vagueness
nuit dark; darkness darkness; night; overnight stay
obscurité dark; darkness darkness; fog; haze; mist; obscurity; vagueness
ténèbres dark; darkness; hell; inferno darkness; obscurity; vagueness
- darkness; iniquity; night; nighttime; shadow; wickedness
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- benighted; black; colored; coloured; dark-skinned; dour; glowering; glum; moody; morose; non-white; obscure; saturnine; sinister; sour; sullen
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
noir dark; unlit black; melancholic; nostalgic; pensive; sad; wistful
obscur dark; unlit bewildered; chaotic; complex; complicated; confused; cryptic; deceitful; difficult; diffuse; disconcerted; disordered; dubious; enigmatic; flustered; grimy; inconvenient; indistinct; intricate; involved; malicious; mendacious; mysterious; nasty; obscure; ominous; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; unreliable; vague
obscurément dark; unlit deceitful; dubious; grimy; inconvenient; indistinct; mendacious; nasty; obscure; ominous; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; unreliable
pas éclairé dark; unlit
sombre dark; unlit cheerless; deathlike; deathly; dismal; distressed; drab; dreary; dull; eccentric; exceptional; extremely; full of worries; gloomy; greatly; grey; highly; joyless; mat; melancholic; moody; morbid; nostalgic; particular; pensive; pessimistic; plaintive; sad; somber; sombre; sorrowful; sorry; special; triste; ultra; wistful; woeful
ténébreux dark; unlit cheerless; drab; dreary; dull; gloomy; grey; joyless; sad

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Related Definitions for "dark":

  1. not giving performances; closed1
    • the theater is dark on Mondays1
  2. having skin rich in melanin pigments1
  3. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)1
    • dark eyes1
  4. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black1
    • sitting in a dark corner1
    • a dark day1
    • dark shadows1
    • dark as the inside of a black cat1
  5. (used of color) having a dark hue1
    • dark green1
    • dark glasses1
    • dark colors like wine red or navy blue1
  6. marked by difficulty of style or expression1
    • much that was dark is now quite clear to me1
  7. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture1
    • the dark ages1
    • a dark age in the history of education1
  8. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable1
    • Darth Vader of the dark side1
    • a dark purpose1
    • dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility1
  9. showing a brooding ill humor1
    • a dark scowl1
  10. secret1
    • keep it dark1
  11. an unenlightened state1
    • he was in the dark concerning their intentions1
  12. an unilluminated area1
  13. absence of light or illumination1
  14. absence of moral or spiritual values1
  15. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside1

Wiktionary Translations for dark:

dark
noun
  1. nightfall
  2. -
  3. a complete or partial absence of light
adjective
  1. -
  2. not bright or light, deeper in hue
  3. hidden, secret
  4. having an absolute or relative lack of light
dark
adjective
  1. sombre, peu clair.
  2. Qualifie ce qui approche de la couleur noire
  3. Sans lumière
  4. triste, morne], mélancolique, irrité, hostile, lugubre
  5. néfaste
  6. Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière.
  7. Qui est peu éclairer ; qui recevoir peu de lumière ; qui est obscur.
noun
  1. absence partielle ou totale de lumière.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
dark noir; obscurité Dunkelheit — ein dunkel, lichtarmer Zustand oder Ort
dark foncé; ténébreux; sombre dunkel — ohne oder wenig Licht, lichtlos
dark sombre düster — dunkel, trübe, schlecht beleuchtet
dark obscur; foncé donker — zonder licht