obscure

[US]/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
[UK]/əbˈskjʊr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hindi alam; hindi gaanong kilala
v. upang itago; gawing mahirap unawain o makita
Word Forms
Present Participleobscuring
Past Participleobscured
Past Tenseobscured
Third Person Singularobscures
Comparativeobscurer
Superlativeobscurest

Phrases & Collocations

obscure meaning

di malinaw na kahulugan

obscure language

di malinaw na wika

obscure reference

di malinaw na sanggunian

obscure origin

di malinaw na pinagmulan

obscure artist

di kilalang artista

obscure glass

di kilalang salamin

Example Sentences

to obscure the truth

upang itago ang katotohanan

Real-world Examples

Clouds were obscuring the moon completely.

Lubusang tinatakpan ng mga ulap ang buwan.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

Oo. Si Jonathan Gruber ay medyo hindi kilala hanggang kamakailan.

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

A red carpet now obscures exquisite floor mosaics.

Isang pulang karpet ngayon ang nagtatago sa magagandang floor mosaics.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

At ang laban sa retorika ay nagtatago sa mahahalagang lugar ng kasunduan.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But even this weakened sunlight is often obscured for days by enormous dust storms.

Ngunit kahit ang mahinang sikat ng araw na ito ay madalas na natatakpan sa loob ng ilang araw ng napakalaking bagyo ng alikabok.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

No matter how heavy the clouds may be, they can't obscure this phenomenon.

Anuman ang bigat ng mga ulap, hindi nila maaaring itago ang penomenang ito.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Whenever you run into it, it always obscures the truth.

Sa tuwing makatagpo mo ito, palagi itong nagtatago sa katotohanan.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

All these stuffy old white guys with their treatises and obscure terminologies.

Lahat ng mga nakakairitang matatandang lalaking puti na may kanilang mga treatise at hindi malinaw na terminolohiya.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

For comparison, a planet the size of Jupiter would only obscure the star by just 1%.

Para sa paghahambing, ang isang planeta na kasinlaki ng Jupiter ay tatago lamang sa bituin ng 1%.

Source: Realm of Legends

He grew the bushy black beard that obscured his face.

Nagpatubo siya ng malago at itim na balbas na nagtago sa kanyang mukha.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

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