às escuras

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /az isˈku.ɾɐs/, /az esˈku.ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /az iʃˈku.ɾɐʃ/, /az eʃˈku.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /az esˈku.ɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /az (i)ʃˈku.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aʃˈku.ɾɐʃ/

Adverb

às escuras (not comparable)

in the dark (without light)
(idiomatic) in the dark (without information)
(idiomatic) under wraps (in secrecy)

Further reading

“às escuras”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026