Pronunciation AHD: därk SAMPA: /dA:(r)k/ IPA: /dɑː(r)k/ Adjective dark (darker, darkest) Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. Sinister or malign (dark forces are at work). Translations Breton: teñval (1) Bulgarian: тъмен (1, 2) Chinese Characters: 暗; 黑, 黒 Chinese: 黑暗 Czech: tmavý Dutch: donker (1), duister (1,2) French: sombre, obscure (1); noir (2) Italian: buio, scuro (1); oscuro (2) Frisian: tsjuster, donker German: dunkel (1,2), düster (2) Polish: ciemny m (1), mroczny m (2) Romanian: intunecat, sumbru, obscur (1) Russian: тeмный Slovak: tmavý Swedish: mörk Noun dark A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. Ignorance (to be kept in the dark) Nightfall (after dark) Translations Breton: teñvalijenn f, teñvalded f (1), teñvalijenn (2) Bulgarian: мрак m (1), тъмнина f (1), невидение n (2), незнание n (2), свечеряване n (3) Chinese: 黑暗 Dutch: donker n (1), ongewisse (2), onwetendheid f (2) French: noir m, obscurité f German: Dunkelheit f (1), Dunkel n (1,2) Italian: buio m, oscurità f Polish: ciemność f (1), mroki pl n (2), zmrok m (3) Romanian: intuneric n, obscuritate f Swedish: mörker Related words darken darkness Phrases after dark at dark before dark