Meaning

1 senses
  1. The estimated number of unreported criminal cases.

    Dunkelziffer

    тёмный показа́тельtjómnyj pokazátelʹ

Examples

35 sentences
  1. A dark figure was standing there.

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  2. Who's that dark figure in the background?

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  3. Mennad walked towards the dark figure.

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  4. The dark figure faded and disappeared.

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  5. Mennad walked toward the strange dark figure.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
estimated number of unreported criminal cases:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
estimated number of unreported criminal cases:

Origin

Calque of German Dunkelziffer.

Calque of German Dunkelziffer.

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Forms

plural: dark figures
Singulardark figure
Pluraldark figures

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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