a oscuras

in the dark

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in the dark Used when there is no light or when something is dark.
SP: Se fue la luz y la cocina quedó a oscuras.
EN: The power went out and the kitchen was left in the dark.

Esa casa estaba totalmente a oscuras.

That house was completely dark.

Imagínate una escena a oscuras, cuando de repente, aparezco.

Imagine a dark scene, when suddenly, I appear.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

La habitación estaba a oscuras.

The room was dark.

Los internos se quedaron a oscuras tras la muerte de Byrne.

The inmates were left in the dark after Byrne's death.

— The Internship (2026)

Tom hizo que sus sirvientes comieran a oscuras.

Tom made his servants eat in the dark.

Las luces se apagaron de repente y todo quedó a oscuras.

The lights suddenly went out and everything went dark.