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dusk

/dʌsk/

Translations

dusknoun

dusks

crépuscule

The streetlights began to flicker on as dusk settled over the city.

Les réverbères ont commencé à s’allumer à mesure que le crépuscule tombait sur la ville.

Additional translations

déclinSens figuré, littéraire.

Synonyms

duskadjective

/dʌsk/

Attributive use: modifies a noun to indicate relation to the time of day just after sunset.

crépusculaire

They set out on a dusk walk along the shore.

Ils sont partis pour une promenade crépusculaire le long du rivage.

Additional translations

sombreSens descriptif général ; moins précis que « crépusculaire ».

Synonyms

duskverb

dusked

Past Simple

dusked

Past Participle

dusking

Gerund

/dʌsk/

s’assombrirVerbe intransitif ; le plus naturel pour dire que la lumière baisse au coucher du soleil.

The sky began to dusk as the sun dipped below the horizon.

Le ciel a commencé à s’assombrir lorsque le soleil a disparu sous l’horizon.

Additional translations

assombrirVerbe transitif ; surtout en style littéraire.

Synonyms

grow dark

Definitions

dusknoun

The time of day immediately following sunset, characterized by a gradual decrease in daylight and the onset of twilight.

The streetlights began to flicker on as dusk settled over the city.

A period of partial darkness between day and night; twilight.

The garden looked magical in the soft light of dusk.

A period marking the decline or final phase of something.

Many believed the empire was already in its dusk.

duskadjective

Occurring at or characteristic of the time just after sunset.

They set out on a dusk walk along the shore.

Somewhat dark or gloomy; dim.

The dusk interior of the cabin felt cool after the glaring sun outside.

duskverb

To become dark or dim as the sun sets.

The sky began to dusk as the sun dipped below the horizon.

To darken or cause to become less bright.

Gathering storm clouds dusked the late afternoon sky.