sunset (ˈsʌnˌsɛt
)
Definitions
noun
- the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
- the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
- Also called
sundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality - the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life
Translations
- British English:
sunset
Sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears.The ceremony takes place daily at sunset.ˈsʌnˌsɛt NOUN The ceremony takes place daily at sunset.
- Spanish:
crepúsculo
nm
- French:
coucher de soleil
nm
- German:
Sonnenuntergang
nm Sonnenuntergänge
- Chinese: 日落 n
- Arabic: غُرُوبُ الشَّمْس n
- Portuguese: pôr do sol nm
- Russian: закат солнца nm
- Croatian: zalazak sunca nm
- Czech: západ slunce nm
- Danish: solnedgang nutr
- Dutch: zonsondergang nm
- Finnish: auringonlasku n
- Greek: ηλιοβασίλεμα nnt
- Italian: tramonto nm
- Japanese: 日没 n
- Korean: 일몰 n
- Norwegian: solnedgang nm
- Polish: zachód słońca nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: pôr do sol nm
- European Spanish:
crepúsculo
nm
- Swedish: solnedgång nutr
- Thai: พระอาทิตย์ตก n
- Turkish: gün batımı n
- Vietnamese: hoàng hôn n
Usage examples
And I had to get him in the frame before a jumbo jet took off into the sunset on Monday night.
, KICK BACK (2002)Most gardens shut at dusk anyway, but do try and catch a sunset.
Country Life (2005)During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking or engaging in any sexual activity from before sunrise to sunset.
Ottawa Sun (2003)The couple tied the knot at sunset on Saturday at a rented mansion in California.
Sun, News of the World (2001)And quite soon, shortly after sunset , you will see a blazing great star rise over there, by the Mosque of Omar.
, The Thirteen Gun Salute (1989)