втёмную

Russian

Etymology

From в- (v-) +‎ тёмную (tjómnuju).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈftʲɵmnʊjʊ]

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Adverb

втёмную • (vtjómnuju)

1. (card games) without seeing the opponent's cards; without showing one's cards

   Antonym: всве́тлую (vsvétluju)

2. (colloquial) blindly, in the dark

   де́йствовать втёмную ― déjstvovatʹ vtjómnuju ― to take a leap in the dark

Further reading

• преферанс on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ru