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sundown

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sun·down  (sndoun)
n.
The time of sunset.

sundown [ˈsʌnˌdaʊn]
n
(Astronomy) another name for sunset
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sundown - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizonsundown - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
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"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Translations
sundown [ˈsʌndaʊn] N (US) → anochecer m
at sundownal anochecer
before sundownantes del anochecer
sundown [ˈsʌndaʊn] n (US)coucher m du soleil
at sundown → au coucher du soleil
sun-drenched sundrenched [ˈsʌndrentʃt] adjinondé(e) de soleil
sundress [ˈsʌndrɛs] nrobe f bain de soleil
sun-dried [ˌsʌnˈdraɪd] adj
sun-dried tomatoes → tomates fpl séchées
sundown [ˈsʌnˌdaʊn] n (esp Am) → tramonto


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ROAMING BY the mountainside at sundown, a Wolf saw his own shadow become greatly extended and magnified, and he said to himself, "Why should I, being of such an immense size and extending nearly an acre in length, be afraid of the Lion?
As sundown approached the Sorceress realized she had been defeated by the superior cunning of the aged witch; so she gave the command to her people to march out of the city and back to their tents.
I slept the afternoon away under the trees, and when my father roused me at sundown it was a very sick little boy that got up and dragged wearily homeward.
 
 
 
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