dusk

dusk  (dsk)

n.

The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

adj.

Tending to darkness; dusky.

intr. & tr.v. dusked, dusk·ing, dusks

To become or make dark or dusky.

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[From Middle English, dark, alteration of Old English dox.]

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dusk [dʌsk]

n

1. twilight or the darker part of twilight

2. Poetic gloom; shade

adj

Poetic shady; gloomy

vb

Poetic to make or become dark

[Old English dox; related to Old Saxon dosan brown, Old High German tusin yellow, Norwegian dusmen misty, Latin fuscus dark brown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dusk - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" crepuscle, crepuscule, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Verb	1.	dusk - become dusk darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"

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dusk

noun

1. twilight, evening, nightfall, sunset, dark, sundown, eventide, gloaming (Scot. or poetic) We arrived home at dusk.
twilight morning, dawn, daybreak, dawning, sunlight, daylight, aurora (poetic), sunup, cockcrow

2. (Poetic) shade, darkness, gloom, obscurity, murk, shadowiness She turned and disappeared into the dusk.

Translations

dusk [dʌsk] N

1. (= nightfall) → anochecer m, atardecer m
at dusk → al anochecer or atardecer

2. (= gloom) → oscuridad f
in the gathering dusk → en la creciente oscuridad

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dusk [ˈdʌsk] n → crépuscule m
at dusk → au crépuscule

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dusk

n (= twilight) → (Abend)dämmerung f; (= gloom) → Finsternis f; at/shortly after dusk → bei/kurz nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit

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dusk [dʌsk] n (twilight) → crepuscolo; (gloom) → (semi)oscurità
at dusk → sul far della sera, al crepuscolo
in the dusk (liter) → nella semioscurità

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dusk [dʌsk] n (twilight) → crepuscolo; (gloom) → (semi)oscurità
at dusk → sul far della sera, al crepuscolo
in the dusk (liter) → nella semioscurità

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dusk

n dusk [dask]

(the time of) partial darkness after the sun sets; twilight. skemer غَسَق здрач soumrak skumring die Abenddämmerung σούρουπο crepúsculo videvik غروب iltahämärä crépuscule דִמדוּמִים संध्या काल, गोधूली sumrak szürkület senjakala ljósaskipti; húm, rökkur crepuscolo たそがれ 해질녘 sutema, prietema krēsla senja schemering skumring(stid), tussmørke zmierzch lusco-fusco amurg сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak skymning เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ำ; เวลาโพล้เพล้; สนธยา alaca karanlık, akşam karanlığı 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки شام کا دھندلکا lúc chạng vạng 黄昏

adj dusky

dark-coloured. skemerig قاتِم اللوْن здрач temný mørk; mørkladen; dyster dämmerig σκοτεινός, σκούρος moreno tõmmu تیره رنگ tumma sombre אָפלוּלִי, כהה धुंधला, काला, उदास, मलिन taman, zagasit sötét hitam myrkur; dökkleitur; drungalegur scuro 黒っぽい 어둑어둑한 tamsus krēslains; tumšs kabur donker mørk(lett), dyster ciemny escurecido întunecos смуглый tmavý temen mračan dunkel, skum, mörk ค่อนข้างมืด koyuca, loş 暗淡的 темний اندھیرا sẫm màu 暗淡的

n duskiness

skemering قَتامَة اللوْن тъмнина šero, temno mørklødenhed; dyster stemning; tusmørke dunkle Farbe σκοτεινιά obscuridad hämarus تاریکی hämäryys obscurité אָפלוּלִיוּת धुंधलापन tama, mrak homályosság kekaburan drungi, myrkur oscurità うす暗いこと 어둠 prieblanda, tamsumas krēsla; tumšums kekaburan donker mørklett farge; dyster stemning; tussmørke półmrok escuridão înserare; întuneric сумрак; смуглость stmievanie mračnost zamračenost dunkel, mörker, dysterhet ความมืด karanlık, karanlık(ta) oluş 暗淡 сутінок; темрява تاریکی bóng tối 暗淡

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dusk → غَسَقْ soumrak tusmørke Abenddämmerung σούρουπο anochecer iltahämärä crépuscule sumrak crepuscolo 夕暮れ 해질녘 schemering skumring zmierzch anoitecer сумерки skymning เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ำ alacakaranlık hoàng hôn 黄昏