Translation examples
adjective
Коридор тоже освещался свечами, но от них он делался только мрачнее. Длинные, тонкие, черные свечи горели ярко-синим огнем, и в их призрачном свете трое друзей сами стали похожи на привидения.
The passageway leading to Nearly Headless Nick’s party had been lined with candles, too, though the effect was far from cheerful: These were long, thin, jet black tapers, all burning bright blue, casting a dim, ghostly light even over their own living faces.
How many English words do you know?
Test your English vocabulary size, and measure how many words you know.
Online Test