formørke

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gjøre mørkere to make darker
- skyer formørket himmelen clouds darkened the sky
stenge utsikten til en lyskilde;
skygge for to block the view of a source of light;
to eclipse
- månen formørker sola the moon eclipses the sun
i overført betydning: gjøre dystergloomy · bleak · grim · sombre og trist in a figurative sense: to make gloomydyster and sad
- formørke tilværelsen to darken one's existence
- tiden ble formørket av krig the times were darkened by war
- du må ikke la dette formørke livet ditt you mustn't let this cast a shadow over your life