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Usages of dunkel
Der Stern am Himmel beginnt zu leuchten, wenn die Nacht dunkel wird.
The star in the sky begins to shine when the night becomes dark.
Die Nacht ist dunkel.
The night is dark.
Die Wand im Zimmer ist dunkel.
The wall in the room is dark.
Das Gebäude wird gerade renoviert, deshalb ist das Treppenhaus dunkel.
The building is being renovated right now, therefore the stairwell is dark.
Für das Interview trug er eine dunkle Sonnenbrille, weil der Akku seiner Kamera leer war und er draußen warten musste.
For the interview he wore dark sunglasses because the battery of his camera was empty and he had to wait outside.
Ungenutzte Räume im Haus sind oft dunkel.
Unused rooms in the house are often dark.
Die Pilze brate ich kurz in der Pfanne, damit der Knoblauch nicht zu dunkel wird.
I quickly fry the mushrooms in the pan so that the garlic does not get too dark.
Im November bleiben mein Schwager und ich meistens zu Hause, weil es früh dunkel wird.
In November my brother-in-law and I mostly stay at home, because it gets dark early.
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