obscure

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

Translation

adj. isiyojulikana; isiyo maarufu sana
v. kuficha; kufanya iwe vigumu kuelewa au kutambua
Word Forms
Present Participleobscuring
Past Participleobscured
Past Tenseobscured
Third Person Singularobscures
Comparativeobscurer
Superlativeobscurest

Phrases & Collocations

obscure meaning

maana ya ​​kijicho

obscure language

lugha ya ​​kijicho

obscure reference

rejelea ya ​​kijicho

obscure origin

asili ya ​​kijicho

obscure artist

msanii wa ​​kijicho

obscure glass

kioo cha ​​kijicho

Example Sentences

to obscure the truth

kuficha ukweli

Real-world Examples

Clouds were obscuring the moon completely.

Mawingu yalificha mwezi kabisa.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yes. Jonathan Gruber was pretty obscure until recently.

Ndio. Jonathan Gruber alikuwa maarufu sana hadi hivi karibuni.

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

A red carpet now obscures exquisite floor mosaics.

Kikapu nyekundu sasa kinachafua mosaic nzuri ya sakafu.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

Na vita ya maneno vinachafua maeneo muhimu ya makubaliano.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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

Lakini hata jua hili dhaifu mara nyingi linachafushwa kwa siku nyingi na fumbo kubwa la vumbi.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

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

Harakati yoyote ile, mawingu hayana uwezo wa kuchafua jambo hili.

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

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

Kila mara utakapo ukumbana nacho, kinachafua ukweli.

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

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

Wanaume hawa wengi wenye heshima na mawazo yao na neno lisilojulikana.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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

Kwa kulinganisha, sayari yenye ukubwa wa Jupiter ingechemka nyota kwa 1% tu.

Source: Realm of Legends

He grew the bushy black beard that obscured his face.

Aliokuwa na beard nyeusi kubwa iliyoficha uso wake.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

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