nightfall
The close of the day; the coming of nightThe close of the day; the coming of night.
» We need to finish before nightfall.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The close of the day; the coming of night.
at nightfall
Einbruch der Nacht, Einbruch der Dunkelheit, Zwielicht
наступле́ние но́чиnastuplénije nóči, су́меркиsúmerki
(countable, uncountable)Nocturnal emission.
- the time of day immediately following sunset
Examples
45 sentencesWe need to finish before nightfall.
We need to finish doing this before nightfall.
The police expect to apprehend the robber before nightfall.
Judging from the look of the sky, we might have a shower before nightfall.
There's something magic about the nightfall.
ruВ наступлении ночи есть что-то волшебное. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.From night + fall. Cf. dewfall.
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Forms
plural: nightfallsSynonyms
21 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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