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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| duister bn/bw | (zonder licht) | dark adj |
| | | unlit adj |
| | | gloomy adj |
| duister bn/bw | (onduidelijk) | obscure adj |
| | | shadowy adj |
| duister bn | (onaangenaam) | shady adj |
| | | shadowy adj |
| | | gloomy adj |
| | | dubious adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| murky adj | (liquid, glass, etc.: cloudy) | troebel, duister bn |
| | The crocodile waited in the murky water. |
| sinister adj | (threatening evil) | sinister, onheilspellend bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | duister bn |
| | Sinister dark clouds gathered in the sky. |
| abstruse adj | formal (obscure, hard to understand) | diepzinnig bn |
| | | geheimzinnig, duister, mysterieus bn |
| | I studied philosophy for a while but found it too abstruse. |
| dusky adj | (dark, dim) | donker, duister, schemerig bn |
| | This dusky bar is a known refuge for criminals. |
| dimly adv | (with subdued light) | duister, schemerig bw |
| | The room was dimly lit with candles. |
murk,
mirk n | (darkness, gloom) | duisternis nw de, ont. |
| | | duister nw het, ont. |
| | It was foggy, but I could see the shadowy figure coming towards me through the murk. |
| obscure adj | figurative (unclear: in meaning) (figuurlijk) | duister, obscuur bn |
| | | onduidelijk, vaag bn |
| | | ingewikkeld bn |
| | | ondoorgrondelijk bn |
| | The poem was so obscure I couldn't make any sense of it. |
| dour adj | (gloomy) | somber, duister bn |
| | Frowning deeply, the duchess looked even more dour than usual. |
| shadowy adj | figurative (indistinct) | onduidelijk bn |
| | | vaag bn |
| | | duister, verdacht bn |
| | | twijfelachtig bn |
| | The shadowy figure of a man appeared in the doorway. |
| impenetrable adj | figurative (incomprehensible, obscure) | ondoorgrondelijk, onverklaarbaar bn |
| | | obscuur, duister bn |
| | Why did the professor assign this difficult text? The meaning is impenetrable. |
| opaque adj | (dull, dark) | donker, duister bn |
| | | mat bn |
| | I painted my walls with an opaque paint. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| black adj | (lacking light) | donker, duister bn |
| | | pikdonker, pikkedonker bn |
| | The room was black until Ben turned on a light. |
| dark adj | (threatening) (dreigend) | donker, duister bn |
| | The sky was full of dark clouds. |
| dark adj | (evil) | duister bn |
| | Many people consider him good, but he has a dark side, too. |
| dark adj | (mysterious) | duister, mysterieus bn |
| | A dark stranger came to town. |
| shady adj | figurative, informal (business, organization) | duister, onbetrouwbaar, verdacht bn |
| | That company is definitely shady; I've heard they're involved in all sorts of underhand deals. |
murk,
mirk adj | archaic (murky) | duister, donker bn |
| darkly adv | (pessimistically) | somber, duister bw |
| | "The weather looks bad," Joel said darkly. |
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