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1 -sunset, dusk o nightfall?-
Nota d'usoI sostantivi “sunset”, “dusk” e “nightfall” possono essere tutti tradotti con tramonto, ma possiedono sfumature di significato diverse. “Sunset” indica il momento in cui il sole tramonta all'orizzonte, mentre “dusk” e “nightfall” si riferiscono al periodo immediatamente successivo, in cui c'è ancora un po' di luce, ma sta iniziando a fare buio: Andiamo a vedere il tramonto, let's go and see the sunset; La luce dopo il tramonto è perfetta per questa foto, the light at dusk is perfect for this picture. -
2 dawn
I [dɔːn]1) alba f., aurora f.before o by dawn prima dell'alba; at (the crack of) dawn all'alba; dawn broke spuntò il giorno; from dawn to o till dusk — dall'alba al tramonto
2) fig. (beginning) alba f.II [dɔːn]1) [ day] spuntareit suddenly dawned on him why, how — si rese improvvisamente conto del perché, di come
* * *[do:n] 1. verb((especially of daylight) to begin to appear: A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.) spuntare2. noun1) (the very beginning of a day; very early morning: We must get up at dawn.) alba2) (the very beginning of something: the dawn of civilization.) principio, albori•- dawning- dawn on* * *[dɔːn]1. n1) alba2) figdawning — (of civilization) albori mpl
2. vi(day) spuntare•- dawn on* * *dawn /dɔ:n/n. [cu]1 aurora; alba: Dawn is breaking, si fa l'alba; spunta il giorno; They left at dawn, sono partiti all'alba NOTA D'USO: - sunrise, dawn o daybreak?-● from dawn to dusk, dall'alba al tramonto □ dawn chorus, cinguettio degli uccelli all'alba □ dawn raid, irruzione della polizia all'alba; (fig., Borsa) tentativo inatteso di dare la scalata a una società all'apertura degli scambi.(to) dawn /dɔ:n/v. i.1 ( di giornata) cominciare: The day dawned bright and sunny, la giornata è cominciata con un sole splendente; Day was dawning, stava spuntando il giorno3 farsi evidente; apparire chiaro: The realization was beginning to dawn that they were lost, cominciava a apparirgli chiaramente che si erano persi; Then came the dawning realization that she would have to face him, poi, ha cominciato a rendersi conto che avrebbe dovuto affrontarlo; He looked puzzled for a moment and then light dawned, è sembrato un attimo perplesso, poi ha realizzato.* * *I [dɔːn]1) alba f., aurora f.before o by dawn prima dell'alba; at (the crack of) dawn all'alba; dawn broke spuntò il giorno; from dawn to o till dusk — dall'alba al tramonto
2) fig. (beginning) alba f.II [dɔːn]1) [ day] spuntareit suddenly dawned on him why, how — si rese improvvisamente conto del perché, di come
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