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oscuro meaning in English

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oscuro adjective

black [blacker, blackest](without light)
adjective
[UK: blæk] [US: ˈblæk]
Black clouds prevent us from seeing. = Nubes oscuras nos impiden ver.

dark [darker, darkest](having an absolute or relative lack of light)
adjective
[UK: dɑːk] [US: ˈdɑːrk]
It's very dark. = Está muy oscuro.

deep [deeper, deepest](of a color, dark and highly saturated)
adjective
[UK: diːp] [US: ˈdiːp]

gloomy [gloomier, gloomiest](affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡluː.mi] [US: ˈɡluː.mi]
The room is very gloomy. = La habitación es muy oscura.

insignificant(not significant; not important)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt] [US: ˌɪn.ˌsɪg.ˈnjɪ.fɪkənt]

archibebe oscuro noun
{m}

spotted redshank(Tringa erythropus)
noun

azul oscuro noun

dark blue(a deep, dim blue colour: navy or similar)
noun
[UK: dɑːk bluː] [US: ˈdɑːrk ˈbluː]

claroscuro noun
{m}

chiaroscuro [chiaroscuros](artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts)
noun
[UK: kɪ.ˌɑː.rə.ˈskʊə.rəʊ] [US: kɪ.ˌɑːr.rə.ˈskʊəro.ʊ]

cuarto oscuro noun
{m}

darkroom [darkrooms](dark room where photographs are developed)
noun
[UK: ˈdɑː.kruːm] [US: ˈdɑːr.ˌkruːm]

junco ojioscuro noun
{m}

snowbird [snowbirds](dark-eyed junco)
noun
[UK: ˈsnoˌbərd] [US: ˈsnoˌbərd]

lentes oscuros noun
{m-Pl}

sunglasses(tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.ɡlæ.sɪz] [US: ˈsʌn.ˌɡlæ.səz]

muy oscuro adjective

pitch-black(of the blackest black)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪtʃ blæk] [US: ˈpɪtʃ blæk]

pasar de castaño oscuro verb

cross the line(overstep a boundary)
verb

go too farverb
[UK: ɡəʊ tuː ˈfɑː(r)] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈfɑːr]

pasar de castaño oscuro preposition

beyond the pale(of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, etc.)
preposition

semioscuro adjective

semidarkadjective