noun🔗ShareCrépusculeThe soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth."I could just make out her face in the twilight."Je pouvais à peine distinguer son visage dans le crépuscule.astronomyweathertimenaturespacephenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrépusculeThe time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness."It was twilight by the time I got back home."Il faisait crépuscule quand je suis rentré chez moi.timenatureastronomyspaceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrépusculeThe time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon."The streetlights flickered on during twilight, as the sky deepened from orange to a soft blue. "Les lampadaires se sont allumés au crépuscule, alors que le ciel passait de l'orange à un bleu doux.astronomytimeweathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrépuscule, pénombreAny faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition."The twilight hours after school were perfect for a quiet walk home. "Les heures du crépuscule après l'école étaient parfaites pour une promenade tranquille à la maison.timeconditionnatureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclairer faiblement, tamiserTo illuminate faintly."The bedside lamp twilighted the room, allowing me to read without disturbing my sleeping roommate. "La lampe de chevet tamisait la pièce, me permettant de lire sans déranger mon colocataire endormi.timenatureappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrépusculaire, vespéral, obscurPertaining to or resembling twilight; faintly illuminated; obscure."The twilight world beneath the dense forest canopy made it difficult to see the trail clearly. "Le monde crépusculaire sous la dense canopée de la forêt rendait difficile de voir clairement le sentier.appearancetimenatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
