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finster (adj)  dark, gloomy, dark and gloomy; grim; sinister
die Finsternis (-se)  darkness; eclipse

Am 29. März 2006 gibt es eine totale Sonnenfinsternis in Teilen von Afrika, Europa und Asien.
On March 29, 2006 there will be a total solar eclipse in parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Related: die Mondfinsternis lunar eclipse, eclipse of the moon

Also see: Eclipse Glossary - German-English

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