English-German translation for "darken"

"darken" German translation

darken
[ˈdɑː(r)kən]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • dunkelor | oder od dunkler färbenor | oder od machen
    darken make darker in colour
    darken make darker in colour
  • verdüstern, trüben
    darken make gloomy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    darken make gloomy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • blenden, blind machen
    darken rare | seltenselten (blind)
    darken rare | seltenselten (blind)
darken
[ˈdɑː(r)kən]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • sich dunkelor | oder od dunkler färben
    darken make darker colour
    darken make darker colour
  • sich verdüsternor | oder od trüben
    darken become gloomy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    darken become gloomy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • sich bewölken
    darken become cloudy: of sky
    darken become cloudy: of sky
  • erblinden
    darken rare | seltenselten (go blind)
    darken rare | seltenselten (go blind)
not to darken sb’s door
jemandes Schwelle nicht betreten
not to darken sb’s door
Aber die Wahlen wurden schon einmal abgesagt, und das läßt nichts Gutes ahnen.
But a previous disturbing interruption of voting somewhat darkens this horizon.
Source: Europarl
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