obscure

oscuro, confuso

Que cuesta entender porque su significado no está claro.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to understand because the meaning is unclear.

• The instructions are obscure.
• She struggled to understand the obscure passage.
• His explanation became more obscure as he continued.

Sinónimos: unclear, vague, confusing

Antónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure meaning, obscure reference, obscure language

escondido, oculto

Que está escondido o en un lugar donde es difícil que alguien lo vea.

En inglés sencillo: Hidden away or unlikely to be noticed.

• They met in an obscure corner.
• The entrance was in an obscure alley behind the hotel.
• We found an obscure retreat deep in the woods.

Sinónimos: hidden, secluded, inconspicuous

Antónimos: visible, prominent

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure corner, obscure retreat, obscure spot, obscure flaw

borroso, indistinto

Que no se ve con claridad porque la imagen o los contornos son poco definidos.

En inglés sencillo: Difficult to see clearly because the image or outline is faint.

• An obscure shape appeared in the mist.
• The distant figure remained obscure.
• Only an obscure outline survived in the faded photograph.

Sinónimos: indistinct, faint, blurred

Antónimos: clear, distinct

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure outline, obscure image, obscure shape

remoto, apartado

Situado lejos de pueblos, ciudades u otros lugares donde vive mucha gente.

En inglés sencillo: Far from towns or other places where many people live.

• He grew up in an obscure village.
• They travelled to an obscure settlement in the mountains.
• The writer spent years in an obscure island community.

Sinónimos: remote, isolated

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure village, obscure settlement, obscure hamlet

oscuro, tenue

Que tiene poca luz o carece de ella.

En inglés sencillo: Dark or lacking brightness.

• An obscure light filled the room.
• They entered an obscure chamber beneath the house.
• The painting used obscure colours and deep shadows.

Sinónimos: dark, dim

Antónimos: bright

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure light, obscure chamber, obscure corner

ocultar, tapar

Tapar algo o ponerse delante para impedir que se vea con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: To cover something or block the view so people cannot see it clearly.

• Trees obscure the window.
• Fog obscured the road ahead.
• His face was partly obscured by a scarf.

Sinónimos: hide, conceal, block

Antónimos: reveal

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure the view, obscure someone’s face, obscure the road

oscurecer, atenuar

Hacer que algo tenga menos luz o se vuelva más oscuro.

En inglés sencillo: To make something darker or less bright.

• Smoke obscured the lamp’s glow.
• Clouds obscured the sunlight in the room.
• A heavy curtain obscured the bright light outside.

Sinónimos: dim, darken

Antónimos: brighten

Expresiones frecuentes: obscure the light, obscure the sun