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pikdonker

pitch-dark

adjective · /ˌpɪkˈdɔŋ.kər/

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Het was pikdonker buiten, zonder maan.

It was pitch-dark outside, without a moon.

Toen de lichten uitgingen, werd het pikdonker.

When the lights went out, it became pitch-dark.

We moesten door een pikdonkere tunnel lopen.

We had to walk through a pitch-dark tunnel.

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