полутёмный

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Russian

Etymology

полу- (polu-) +‎ тёмный (tjómnyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

полутёмный (polutjómnyj) (no comparative)

  1. half-dark, dim, scantily lit
    • 1991, Виктор Пелевин [Victor Pelevin], “Level 12”, in Принц Госплана, Текст; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., Prince of Gosplan, New York: New Directions, 1998:
      Пе́ред ним был зал с высо́ким сво́дчатым потолко́м, на его́ сте́нах горе́ли фа́келы и висе́ли ковры́, а в одно́м из концо́в видна́ была́ по́днятая решё́тка, за кото́рой начина́лся полутё́мный коридо́р.
      Péred nim byl zal s vysókim svódčatym potolkóm, na jevó sténax goréli fákely i viséli kovrý, a v odnóm iz koncóv vidná bylá pódnjataja rešótka, za kotóroj načinálsja polutjómnyj koridór.
      He was facing a hall with a tall vaulted ceiling; on the walls there were lighted torches and carpets, and at the far end he could see a raised portcullis, beyond which began a dimly lit corridor.

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