Was heißt »Fins­ter­nis« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Fins­ter­nis lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • darkness

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Das Licht durchbricht die Finsternis.

The light penetrates the darkness.

Im Korridor herrschte absolute Finsternis.

The corridor was in complete darkness.

The corridor was completely dark.

Lieber eine Kerze anzünden als über die Finsternis klagen.

It's better to light a candle than complain about the dark.

Da nun die Sonne am Untergehen war, fiel ein tiefer Schlaf auf Abram; und siehe, Schrecken und große Finsternis überfiel ihn.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Lassen wir nicht die Finsternis siegen!

Let's not let the darkness win.

Synonyme

Dun­kel­heit:
dark
gloom

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Can you see in the darkness of the night?

  • She managed to run away under cover of darkness.

  • She has a terror of darkness.

  • They had a narrow escape under cover of darkness.

  • He escaped under cover of darkness.

  • He felt his way through the darkness.

  • I struck a match in the darkness.

  • A black darkness is an example of a pleonasm.

  • The robber emerged from the darkness.

  • We saw a dim light in the darkness.

  • Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.

  • We advanced under cover of darkness.

  • He was alone in the darkness - and nobody else.

  • Tom watched Mary disappear into the darkness.

  • He was alone in the darkness. There was nobody else, except for a little squirrel hiding behind a tree.

  • The light that casts away the darkness also creates shadows.

  • When darkness falls, the baboons return to the trees to sleep, safe from night prowlers.

  • Flying in darkness without adequate training is a major cause of light aircraft accidents.

  • It took my eyes a moment to adjust to the darkness.

  • Tom felt his way through the darkness.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Mond­fins­ter­nis:
lunar eclipse
Son­nen­fins­ter­nis:
eclipse of the sun
solar eclipse

Fins­ter­nis übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Finsternis. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2024, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Finsternis. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1808585, 4926463, 5221180, 7758791, 11965919, 323986, 312498, 312494, 307617, 293509, 293507, 693384, 694099, 28425, 28415, 23337, 22647, 1510220, 2742880, 2751627, 2842343, 2909552, 2939240, 3113297 & 3171564. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR