German-English translation for "dunkeln"

"dunkeln" English translation

dunkeln
[ˈdʊŋkəln]unpersönliches Verb | impersonal verb v/unpers &intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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grow dark, darken
examples
  • es dunkelt , der Abend dunkelt literarisch | literaryliter
    it is getting (oder | orod growing) dark, it is darkening
    es dunkelt , der Abend dunkelt literarisch | literaryliter
dunkeln
[ˈdʊŋkəln]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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grow dark, get darker, darken
examples
  • ihr Haar ist gedunkelt
    her hair is darker
    ihr Haar ist gedunkelt
dunkeln
[ˈdʊŋkəln]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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darken, deepen make dark
  • darken
    dunkeln Farben
    deepen
    dunkeln Farben
    dunkeln Farben
  • make (etwas | somethingsth) dark
    dunkeln Stoff etc
    dunkeln Stoff etc
dunkeln
Neutrum | neuter n <Dunkelns>

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the darkening of the evening...
examples
  • das Dunkeln des Abends literarisch | literaryliter <als Substantiv gebraucht | used as a nounsubstVerb | verb v>
    the darkening of the evening, the fall of evening
    das Dunkeln des Abends literarisch | literaryliter <als Substantiv gebraucht | used as a nounsubstVerb | verb v>
The dark matter is actually not dark in the usual sense, but utterly transparent.
Die Dunkle Materie ist tatsächlich nicht dunkel im herkömmlichen Sinne, sondern völlig transparent.
Source: News-Commentary
It was dark under the bridge.
Es war dunkel unter der Brücke.
Source: Tatoeba
One of them you heard about: dark matter, dark energy.
Eines, von dem Sie gehört haben, betrifft Dunkle Materie und Dunkle Energie.
Source: TED
There too we shall be advancing in the dark.
Auch hier tappen wir im dunkeln.
Source: Europarl
The road to Tampere was a very dark one.
Der Weg nach Tampere war sehr dunkel.
Source: Europarl
He would have liked to fall down and worship him, if it were in the dark.
Er hätte, wäre es dunkel gewesen, vor ihm niederfallen und ihn anbeten mögen.
Source: Books
If it is already dark in the July season, how is it going to look in the December light?
Wenn es schon dunkel ist in der Julisonne, wie wird es wohl im fahlen Dezemberlicht aussehen?
Source: Europarl
However, we are still in the dark about the details.
Über das genaue Ergebnis tappen wir allerdings noch im dunkeln.
Source: Europarl
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