oscuro

/osˈkuɾo/, [osˈku.ɾo]

dark


Examples
  • Era verde oscuro.

    It was dark green.

  • Está oscuro aquí.

    It's dark in here.

  • Brillaban como estrellas en el edificio sucio y oscuro.

    They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.

  • A los niños no les gusta salir cuando está oscuro.

    Children don't like to go out in the dark.

  • Estaba bastante oscuro.

    It was pretty dark.

  • Estaba oscuro cuando llegué al hotel.

    It was dark when I reached the hotel.

  • Tom siempre se viste de negro o de algún otro color oscuro.

    Tom always dresses in black or some other dark color.

  • Ese abrigo oscuro no va con su tez oscura.

    That dark coat does not match her dark skin.

  • Un ladrón acechaba en el oscuro pasillo.

    A thief lurked in the dark doorway.

  • Está oscuro en esa pieza.

    It is dark in that room.

  • Está muy oscuro.

    It's very dark.

  • La hermosa niña de cabello oscuro estaba en el parque.

    The beautiful, black-haired girl was in the park.

  • ¿Qué es más útil, el sol o la luna? La luna, por supuesto, brilla cuando está oscuro, pero el sol solo brilla cuando hay luz.

    What's more useful, the sun or the moon? The moon, of course, it shines when it's dark, but the sun only shines when there's light.

  • Ella llevaba una bufanda azul oscuro.

    She wore a dark blue scarf.

  • Los asiáticos generalmente tienen pelo oscuro.

    Asians generally have black hair.

  • El bosque estaba muy oscuro, y ella no podía dejar de temblar de miedo.

    The wood was very dark, and she could not help trembling from fear.

  • Estaba oscuro para cuando llegamos al hotel.

    It was dark when we reached the hotel.

  • El cielo se puso cada vez más oscuro.

    The sky became darker and darker.

  • El cielo se fue poniendo cada vez más oscuro.

    The sky grew darker and darker.

  • Prefiero el rojo oscuro.

    I like dark red better.


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