twilight

crepuscolo

Periodo appena prima dell’alba o dopo il tramonto, quando il cielo è parzialmente buio.

In inglese semplice: The time just before sunrise or after sunset when the sky is partly dark.

• We went for a walk at twilight.
• It was twilight when they reached the village.
• The birds stayed active until twilight.

Sinonimi: dusk

Espressioni comuni: at twilight, until twilight

luce crepuscolare

Luce debole nel cielo poco prima dell’alba o dopo il tramonto.

In inglese semplice: The weak light in the sky just before the sun rises or after it sets.

• The hills glowed in the twilight.
• Soft twilight filled the empty garden.
• We could barely see the path in the fading twilight.

Sinonimi: half-light

Espressioni comuni: fading twilight, in the twilight

tramonto, declino

Periodo in cui una vita, una carriera o una situazione si avvicina alla fine o perde forza.

In inglese semplice: A period when a life, career, or situation is ending or losing its strength.

• She enjoyed her twilight years.
• The empire was entering its twilight.
• He found new purpose in the twilight of his life.

Come si usa: the twilight of something (He wrote this book in the twilight of his career.)

Sinonimi: decline

Contrari: dawn

Espressioni comuni: twilight years, twilight of something