Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The close of the day; the coming of night.

    at nightfall

    Einbruch der Nacht, Einbruch der Dunkelheit, Zwielicht

    наступле́ние но́чиnastuplénije nóči, су́меркиsúmerki

  2. (countable, uncountable)Nocturnal emission.

More definitions
  • the time of day immediately following sunset

Examples

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  1. We need to finish before nightfall.

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  2. We need to finish doing this before nightfall.

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  3. The police expect to apprehend the robber before nightfall.

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  4. Judging from the look of the sky, we might have a shower before nightfall.

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  5. There's something magic about the nightfall.

    ruВ наступлении ночи есть что-то волшебное.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the close of the day; the coming of night:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the close of the day; the coming of night:

Origin

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.

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