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benighted

UK
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
US
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/

Traduzioni

benightedadjective
more benighted
Comp.
most benighted
Super.
UK
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
US
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
plongé dans l'obscuritéLittéraire, pour le sens « surpris par la nuit ».
The benighted travelers struggled to find their way in the unfamiliar terrain.
Les voyageurs plongés dans l'obscurité eurent du mal à retrouver leur chemin dans ce terrain inconnu.
arriéréPéjoratif, surtout pour une ignorance intellectuelle ou morale jugée rétrograde.
The benighted villagers had never been exposed to modern technology.
Les villageois arriérés n'avaient jamais été exposés aux technologies modernes.
Sinonimi
ignorant
unenlightened
uneducated
ill-informed
backward
Contrari
enlightened
benightverb

benighted

Past Simple

benighted
Past Simple
benighted
Past Participle
benighting
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈnaɪt/
US
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obscurcirS’emploie surtout dans un registre littéraire ou ancien au sens de « couvrir de ténèbres, surprendre par la nuit ».
The travelers were benighted by the sudden onset of nightfall before they could reach the village.
Les voyageurs furent obscurcis par l’arrivée soudaine de la nuit avant d’atteindre le village.
abrutirSens figuré : rendre ignorant, obscurcir l’esprit ; registre littéraire.
The oppressive regime sought to benight the population by controlling access to information and education.
Le régime oppressif cherchait à abrutir la population en contrôlant l’accès à l’information et à l’éducation.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
s'assombrirSens intransitif rare : devenir nuit, s’obscurcir.
Sinonimi
obscure
darken
surround
envelop
shroud

Definizioni

benightedadjective
In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically due to a lack of opportunity.
The benighted villagers had never been exposed to modern technology.
Overtaken by darkness or night.
The benighted travelers struggled to find their way in the unfamiliar terrain.
benightverb
To overtake with darkness or night.
The travelers were benighted by the sudden onset of nightfall before they could reach the village.
To envelop in intellectual or moral darkness; to make ignorant.
The oppressive regime sought to benight the population by controlling access to information and education.
To become night; to grow dark.
The sky benighted quickly after the sun slipped below the horizon.
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