dark years

language: fr

definitions

  1. A period of time characterized by hardship, suffering, misery, or oppression.
    fr: années sombres
  2. A period marked by a lack of knowledge, progress, or enlightenment.
    fr: années d'obscurantisme

examples

  1. The seeds of the Zhou Dynasty's rise had been planted during those dark years of imprisonment.

    Les graines de l'ascension de la dynastie Zhou avaient été semées durant ces sombres années d'emprisonnement.

  2. Historians often refer to this era as the dark years of scientific stagnation.

    Les historiens qualifient souvent cette ère d'années d'obscurantisme scientifique.