English–French
“darkness” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/tenɛbʁ/
Example
La chambre est plongée dans les ténèbres.
The room is plunged into darkness.
How to say “darkness” in French
“Darkness” in French is ténèbres.
A world under a heavy veil of darkness, literal in a room and solemn in literary or religious writing.
Example sentences with ténèbres
L'enfant a peur des ténèbres.
The child is afraid of the dark.
Tips for using ténèbres
- In ordinary descriptions, obscurité or il fait noir is more idiomatic; ténèbres sounds literary or solemn.