in the dark
Without informationWithout information.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)Without information.
Management kept the board of directors completely in the dark.
They remained in the dark until the newspaper story came out.
im Dunkeln, im Dunkeln
(slang)Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, dark; without light, somewhere that is dark.
I tripped over his suitcase in the dark.
Examples
445 sentencesCats can see in the dark.
Коти можуть бачити у темряві. — iceman
ruКошки могут видеть в темноте. — marafon
deKatzen können im Dunkeln sehen. — MUIRIEL
Tom was sitting in the dark, smoking.
Том сидів у темряві та палив. — deniko
ruТом сидел в темноте и курил. — marafon
Why are you sitting in the dark?
Чому ти сидиш у темряві? — deniko
ruТы чего в темноте сидишь? — marafon
Can cats really see in the dark?
Коти насправді можуть бачити у темряві? — deniko
I was afraid of getting lost in the dark.
Я боявся загубитися в темряві. — deniko
ruЯ боялся заблудиться в темноте. — marafon
Translations
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