dark
adjective
1 adjective lacking lightdorcha adj3 it's very dark in here tá sé an-dorcha istigh anseoit was dark when we came home bhí sé dorcha nuair a thángamar abhaileit's getting dark tá sé ag éirí dorcha, tá sé ag dul ó sholasthe dark winter nights oícheanta dorcha an gheimhridhthe dark side of the moon an taobh dorcha den ghealach 2 adjective not pale in colourdorcha adj3 dubh adj1 he was wearing a dark suit bhí culaith dhorcha airthe male is darker in colour bíonn an ceann fireann níos dorchashe saw a dark shape in the water chonaic sí toirt dhubh san uisceTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective of colour: deepdorcha adj3 trom adj dú- prefhe prefers dark colours is fearr leis dathanna dorchaI chose a darker shade roghnaigh mise imir níos dorchashe wore a dark grey suit bhí culaith dhúliath uirthi, bhí culaith liath dhorcha uirthidark blue dúghorm adj1, gorm dorchadark brown dúdhonn adj1, donn dorchadark green dúghlas adj1, glas dorcha 4 adjective of person's colouringdorcha adj3 she has dark hair tá gruaig dhorcha uirthihe had dark eyes bhí súile dorcha aigedark skin is more resistant to sunlight tá craiceann dorcha níos fearr ag seasamh na gréinetall, dark, and handsome ard, dubh agus slachtmhar; ard dubh dóighiúil 5 adjective sinisterdorcha adj3 he has a very dark side to him tá tréithe an-dorcha anndark forces are affecting the country tá fórsaí dorcha ag dul i bhfeidhm ar an tír 6 adjective bleak, hopelessdorcha adj3 dubh adj1 gruama adj3 duairc adj1 things were looking dark bhí cuma ghruama ar chúrsaíit was a dark period in our history ba ré dhorcha inár stair éit's a dark day for them is é an lá dubh dóibh éit left a dark cloud over the country d'fhág sé an tír faoi néal dubhthis is a dark tale scéal duairc é seo 7 adjective of humourdubh adj1 dorcha adj3 dark humour greann dubh 8 adjective (of tone, threat) menacingdorcha adj3 bagrach adj1 the dark tone of his speech ton dorcha a óráidethey gave us a dark warning thug siad rabhadh bagrach dúinn 9 adjective of secret, mysteryrúnda adj3 folaigh gs as adj ceilte adj3 she has a dark secret tá rún folaigh aiciin the dark corners of his mind i nduibheagán a intinnehe kept it dark choinnigh sé faoi rún é, choinnigh sé aige féin é, ní dúirt sé dada faoi 10 adjective LING in phoneticsleathan adj 11 adjective THEAT (of theatre) closeddúnta adj3 druidte adj3
noun
12 noun darknessdorchadas masc1 dorchacht fem3 we couldn't see anything in the dark ní fhacamar dada sa dorchadas, níor léir dúinn aon ní sa dorchachthe doesn't like the dark ní maith leis an dorchadas, ní maith leis an dorchachtshe waited until dark d'fhan sí go raibh sé dorchathey must be kept in the dark ní mór iad a choimeád sa dorchadasthey don't go out after dark ní théann siad amach tar éis thitim na hoíche, ní théann siad amach i ndiaidh dó dul ó sholasin the dark of the night i ndorchacht na hoíche, i ndubh na hoíche, faoi choim na hoíche