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dusk
(dŭsk)n.
The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.
adj.
Tending to darkness; dusky.
intr. & tr.v. dusked, dusk·ing, dusks
To become or make dark or dusky.
[From Middle English, dark, alteration of Old English dox.]
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dusk
(dʌsk)n
1. twilight or the darker part of twilight
2. poetic gloom; shade
adj
poetic shady; gloomy
vb
poetic to make or become dark
[Old English dox; related to Old Saxon dosan brown, Old High German tusin yellow, Norwegian dusmen misty, Latin fuscus dark brown]
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dusk1
(dʌsk)n.
1. the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
2. partial darkness; shade; gloom.
[1615–25; back formation from dusky]
dusk2
(dʌsk)adj.
1. tending to darkness; dark.
v.t., v.i. 2. to make or become dusk; darken.
[before 1000; Middle English duske; metathetic alter. of Old English dox dusky, doxian to turn dark; c. Latin. fuscus dark]
dusk′ish, adj.
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dusk
Past participle: dusked
Gerund: dusking
| Imperative |
|---|
| dusk |
| dusk |
| Present |
|---|
| I dusk |
| you dusk |
| he/she/it dusks |
| we dusk |
| you dusk |
| they dusk |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dusked |
| you dusked |
| he/she/it dusked |
| we dusked |
| you dusked |
| they dusked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dusking |
| you are dusking |
| he/she/it is dusking |
| we are dusking |
| you are dusking |
| they are dusking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dusked |
| you have dusked |
| he/she/it has dusked |
| we have dusked |
| you have dusked |
| they have dusked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dusking |
| you were dusking |
| he/she/it was dusking |
| we were dusking |
| you were dusking |
| they were dusking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dusked |
| you had dusked |
| he/she/it had dusked |
| we had dusked |
| you had dusked |
| they had dusked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dusk |
| you will dusk |
| he/she/it will dusk |
| we will dusk |
| you will dusk |
| they will dusk |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dusked |
| you will have dusked |
| he/she/it will have dusked |
| we will have dusked |
| you will have dusked |
| they will have dusked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dusking |
| you will be dusking |
| he/she/it will be dusking |
| we will be dusking |
| you will be dusking |
| they will be dusking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dusking |
| you have been dusking |
| he/she/it has been dusking |
| we have been dusking |
| you have been dusking |
| they have been dusking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dusking |
| you will have been dusking |
| he/she/it will have been dusking |
| we will have been dusking |
| you will have been dusking |
| they will have been dusking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dusking |
| you had been dusking |
| he/she/it had been dusking |
| we had been dusking |
| you had been dusking |
| they had been dusking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dusk |
| you would dusk |
| he/she/it would dusk |
| we would dusk |
| you would dusk |
| they would dusk |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dusked |
| you would have dusked |
| he/she/it would have dusked |
| we would have dusked |
| you would have dusked |
| they would have dusked |
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Noun 1. [画像:dusk - the time of day immediately following sunset]dusk - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Verb 1. dusk - become dusk
darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
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dusk
noun
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nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
soumrak
skumringtusmørke
iltahämärä
sumrak
alkonyesthajnalszürkület
ljósaskipti; húm, rökkur
夕暮れ
해질녘
prieblandaprietemasutematamsumas
krēsla
mrak
sumrak
skymning
เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ํา
akşam karanlığıalaca karanlıkalacakaranlık
hoàng hôn
dusk
[dʌsk] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dusk
n (= twilight) → (Abend)dämmerung f; (= gloom) → Finsternis f; at/shortly after dusk → bei/kurz nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dusk
[dʌsk] n (twilight) → crepuscolo ; (gloom) → (semi)oscuritàat dusk → sul far della sera, al crepuscolo
in the dusk (liter) → nella semioscurità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dusk
(dask) noun (the time of) partial darkness after the sun sets; twilight. skemer غَسَق здрач lusco-fusco soumrak die Abenddämmerung skumring σούρουπο crepúsculo videvik غروب iltahämärä crépuscule דמדומים संध्या काल, गोधूली sumrak szürkület senjakala ljósaskipti; húm, rökkur crepuscolo たそがれ 해질녘 sutema, prietema krēsla senja schemering skumring, tussmørke zmierzch تياره ماښام lusco-fusco amurg сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak skymning เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ํา; เวลาโพล้เพล้; สนธยา alaca karanlık, akşam karanlığı 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки شام کا دھندلکا lúc chạng vạng 黄昏
ˈdusky adjective dark-coloured. skemerig قاتِم اللوْن здрач escurecido temný dämmerig mørk; mørkladen; dyster σκοτεινός, σκούρος moreno tõmmu تیره رنگ tumma sombre אפלולי, כהה धुंधला, काला, उदास, मलिन taman, zagasit sötét hitam myrkur; dökkleitur; drungalegur scuro 黒っぽい 어둑어둑한 tamsus krēslains; tumšs kabur donker mørk, dyster ciemny تياره escurecido întunecos смуглый tmavý temen mračan dunkel, skum, mörk ค่อนข้างมืด koyuca, loş 陰暗的,暗色的 темний اندھیرا sẫm màu 昏暗的,暗淡的
ˈduskiness noun skemering قَتامَة اللوْن тъмнина escuridão šero, temno dunkle Farbe mørklødenhed; dyster stemning; tusmørke σκοτεινιά obscuridad hämarus تاریکی hämäryys obscurité אָפלוּלִיוּת धुंधलापन tama, mrak homályosság kekaburan drungi, myrkur oscurità うす暗いこと 어둑어둑함 prieblanda, tamsumas krēsla; tumšums kekaburan donker mørklett farge; dyster stemning; tussmørke półmrok تياره escuridão înserare; întuneric сумрак; смуглость stmievanie mračnost zamračenost dunkel, mörker, dysterhet ความมืด karanlık, karanlık oluş 陰暗,暗色 сутінок; темрява تاریکی bóng tối 暗淡
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dusk
→ غَسَق soumrak tusmørke Abenddämmerung σούρουπο anochecer iltahämärä crépuscule sumrak crepuscolo 夕暮れ 해질녘 schemering skumring zmierzch anoitecer сумерки skymning เวลาเย็นก่อนค่ํา alacakaranlık hoàng hôn 黄昏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009