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Meaning of Sunset | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈsʌnˌsɛt

Definitions

  1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The final period of the life of a person or thing.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  4. A set termination date.
    attributive, countable, uncountable
  5. The region where the sun sets; the west.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إياب الغروب خاتمة خِتَامِي غروب غُرُوب اَلشَّمْس قيامة مغيب
Български залез
Bosanski zahod zapad заход
Čeština západ západ slunce
Cymraeg machlud machlud haul
Dansk solnedgang
Deutsch Abendrot Lebensabend Rüste Sonnenuntergang
Ελληνικά δύση ηλιοβασίλεμα λιόγερμα σουρούπωμα
Español crepúsculo ocaso
Suomi auringonlasku iltarusko
Français crépuscule
Gàidhlig dol fodha na grèine
Galego arrebol pór do sol solpor
עברית שקיעה
हिन्दी सूर्यास्त
Hrvatski zahod zapad заход
Magyar alkony kivezet megszüntet
Bahasa Indonesia senja usia senja
Íslenska sólarlag sólsetur
Italiano crepuscolo tramonto
日本語 ゆうひ 入相 夕焼け 日の入り 日没 暮れ 暮れ方 曛 黄昏
ខ្មែរ ថ្ងៃលិច
한국어 曛 일락 저녁놀 해넘이 해질녘 황혼
Kurdî gurup
Latina crepusculum obitus occidens
Lietuvių saulėlydis
Te Reo Māori uranga
Македонски зајдисонце залез
മലയാളം അസ്തമയം
Nederlands zonsondergang
Polski zachód słońca zapad zmierzch
Português crepúsculo pôr do sol
Română apus crepuscul declin
Русский закат заря захо́д со́лнца
Српски zahod zapad заход
Svenska solnedgång
Türkçe gün batımı gurup
Українська захід
Tiếng Việt hoàng hôn ráng chiều xế chiều

Examples

“at sunset”
“’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.”
“one's sunset years”
“'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.”
“The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sunset clause Sunset Crater sunset crop sunset flip sunset industry sunset law

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