dark years

language: pt

definitions

  1. A period of time characterized by hardship, suffering, misery, or oppression.
    pt: anos sombrios
  2. A period marked by a lack of knowledge, progress, or enlightenment.
    pt: anos de ignorância

examples

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

    As sementes da ascensão da Dinastia Zhou tinham sido plantadas durante aqueles anos sombrios de aprisionamento.

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

    Os historiadores frequentemente se referem a esta era como os anos sombrios da estagnação científica.