втёмную
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From в- (v-) + тёмную (tjómnuju).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
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
Further reading edit
- преферанс on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ru