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Russian
Etymology
From в- (v-) + тёмную (tjómnuju).
Pronunciation
Adverb
втёмную • (vtjómnuju)
- (card games) without seeing the opponent's cards; without showing one's cards
- Antonym: всве́тлую (vsvétluju)
- (colloquial) blindly, in the dark
- де́йствовать втёмную ― déjstvovatʹ vtjómnuju ― to take a leap in the dark
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