obscure

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

Translation

adj. ukjent; ikke særlig kjent
v. å skjule; gjøre vanskelig å forstå eller oppfatte
Word Forms
Present Participleobscuring
Past Participleobscured
Past Tenseobscured
Third Person Singularobscures
Comparativeobscurer
Superlativeobscurest

Phrases & Collocations

obscure meaning

uklar betydning

obscure language

uklar språk

obscure reference

uklar referanse

obscure origin

uklar opprinnelse

obscure artist

ukjent kunstner

obscure glass

uklar glass

Example Sentences

to obscure the truth

å skjule sannheten

Real-world Examples

Clouds were obscuring the moon completely.

Skyene skjulte månen fullstendig.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

Ja. Jonathan Gruber var ganske obskur frem til nylig.

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

A red carpet now obscures exquisite floor mosaics.

Et rødt teppe skjuler nå utsøkte gulvmosaikker.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

Og den retoriske striden skjuler viktige områder med enighet.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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

Men selv dette svekkede sollyset blir ofte skjult i dager av enorme støvstormer.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

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

Uansett hvor tunge skyene måtte være, kan de ikke skjule dette fenomenet.

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

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

Hver gang du støter på det, så skjuler det alltid sannheten.

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

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

Alle disse pompøse, gamle, hvite mennene med sine avhandlinger og obskure terminologier.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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

For sammenligning vil en planet i størrelsen til Jupiter bare skjule stjernen med 1%.

Source: Realm of Legends

He grew the bushy black beard that obscured his face.

Han fikk et buskete, svart skjegg som skjulte ansiktet hans.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

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