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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescrepúsculo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kre-pus-ku-lo
"Disfrutamos de la belleza del crepúsculo en la playa."
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The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.
"The hikers hurried to set up camp before twilight faded into darkness."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'twīliht', composed of 'twī' (two or double, indicating a half-light) and 'liht' (light). Historically recorded before 1000 AD, it originally referred specifically to the evening hour between light and darkness, later expanding to include the morning dawn.
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crépuscule
Transliteration: kre-pys-kyl
"Le soleil se couche dans le crépuscule."
Dämmerung
Transliteration: dem-e-roong
"Wir gingen in der Dämmerung spazieren."
crepuscolo
Transliteration: kre-pu-sko-lo
"Il cielo si tinge di rosa al crepuscolo."
crepúsculo
Transliteration: kre-pus-ku-lo
"Disfrutamos de la belleza del crepúsculo en la playa."
crepúsculo
Transliteration: kre-pus-ku-lu
"As luzes da cidade acenderam no crepúsculo."
गोधूलि
Transliteration: godhuli
"गोधूलि बेला में पक्षी अपने घोंسلों को लौटते हैं।"
黄昏
Transliteration: huánghūn
"他们在黄昏时分散步。"
황혼
Transliteration: hwanghon
"황혼 무렵에 하늘이 아름답게 물들었다."
黄昏
Transliteration: tasogare
"夕暮れの黄昏時が一番好きです。"
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