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afternoon

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af·ter·noon  (ftr-nn)
n.
1. The part of day from noon until sunset.
2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.

afternoon [ˌɑːftəˈnuːn]
n
1.
a.  the period of the day between noon and evening
b.  (as modifier) afternoon tea
2. a middle or later part the afternoon of life
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
midafternoon - the middle part of the afternoon
2.afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Translations
afternoon [ˈɑːftəˈnuːn]
A. Ntarde f
good afternoon!¡buenas tardes!
in the afternoonpor la tarde
(in the) afternoons he's generally outpor las tardes en general no está
B. CPD afternoon performance Nfunción f de la tarde
afternoon tea N (Brit) → merienda f

afternoon [ˌɑːftərˈnuːn]
naprès-midi m or f
He stayed there all afternoon → Il y est resté tout l'après-midi.
3 o'clock in the afternoon → trois heures de l'après-midi
this afternoon → cet après-midi
on Saturday afternoon → samedi après-midi
yesterday afternoon → hier après-midi
tomorrow afternoon → demain après-midi
good afternoon! (greeting)bonjour!; (saying goodbye)au revoir!
modif [session, visit, shift] → de l'après-midi; [sun] → de l'après-midi
afternoon nap → sieste f
afternoon performance [play] → matinée f
afternoon tea (British) nthé m (de cinq heures)

afternoon
nNachmittag m; in the afternoon, afternoons (esp US) → am Nachmittag, nachmittags; at three o’clock in the afternoon(um) drei Uhr nachmittags; on Sunday afternoon(am) Sonntagnachmittag; on Sunday afternoonssonntagnachmittags or sonntags nachmittags, am Sonntagnachmittag; on the afternoon of December 2ndam Nachmittag des 2. Dezember, am 2. Dezember nachmittags; this/tomorrow/yesterday afternoonheute/morgen/gestern Nachmittag; good afternoon!Guten Tag!; afternoon!Tag! (inf)
adj attrNachmittags-; afternoon performanceNachmittagsvorstellung f

afternoon [ˈɑːftəˈnuːn] npomeriggio
in the afternoon → nel or di pomeriggio
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon → alle 3 del pomeriggio
good afternoon! → buon giorno!

afternoon
n afternoon [aːftəˈnuːn]
the time between morning and evening tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; (also adjective ) afternoon tea. middag, namiddag بَعْدَ الظُهْر следобед odpoledne eftermiddag der Nachmittag; Nachmittags... απόγευμα tarde pärastlõuna بعد از ظهر iltapäivä après-midi אָחַר הַצָהֳרַיִים तीसरा पहर poslije podne délután petang, sore síðdegi, eftirmiðdagur pomeriggio 午後 오후 popietė pēcpusdiena tengah hari middag ettermiddag (etter kl. 12) popołudnie tarde după-amiază послеполуденное время popoludnie, popoludňajší popoldne poslepodne eftermiddag[] ตอนบ่าย öğleden sonra 下午 час після полудня; пообідній час سہ پہر buổi chiều

afternoon بَعْد الظهر odpoledne eftermiddag Nachmittag απόγευμα tarde iltapäivä après-midi poslijepodne pomeriggio 午後 오후 middag ettermiddag popołudnie tarde время после полудня eftermiddag ตอนบ่าย öğleden sonra buổi chiều 下午


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Alone am I again, and like to be so, alone with the pure heaven, and the open sea; and again is the afternoon around me.
A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw.
SHE set off on a fine spring afternoon along the cart- road that leads over the hill.
 
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