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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries황혼
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwang-hon
"우리는 황혼 무렵에 산책을 했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
The darker stage of twilight, especially that occurring just after sunset.
"We returned home as dusk fell over the valley."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English dosc, dusc 'dark-colored', related to dūst 'dust'; the noun sense 'shadowiness, twilight' developed in the late 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "dusk" is said worldwide
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crépuscule
Transliteration: kre-pys-kyl
"Les lumières de la ville s'allument au crépuscule."
Dämmerung
Transliteration: dɛmərʊŋ
"Wir gingen in der Abenddämmerung spazieren."
crepuscolo
Transliteration: kre-pu-sko-lo
"Il cielo si tinge di rosso al crepuscolo."
atardecer
Transliteration: a-tar-de-瑟r
"Salimos a caminar al atardecer."
crepúsculo
Transliteration: kre-pu-sku-lu
"O sol desapareceu no crepúsculo."
गोधूलि
Transliteration: godhūli
"गोधूलि बेला में पक्षी अपने घोंसलों को लौटते हैं।"
黄昏
Transliteration: huáng hūn
"他们在黄昏时分到达了村庄。"
황혼
Transliteration: hwang-hon
"우리는 황혼 무렵에 산책을 했다."
黄昏
Transliteration: tasogare
"黄昏時の空はとても美しかった。"
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