twilight

twilight
noun
1) (evening light) Dämmerlicht, das; Zwielicht, das
2) (period of half-light) Dämmerung, die
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noun
1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) die Dämmerung
2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) der Dämmerzustand
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twi·light
[ˈtwaɪlaɪt]
n no pl Dämmerung f, Zwielicht nt
in the \twilight in der Dämmerung, im Zwielicht; (fig)
he was in the \twilight of his career as a painter er befand sich in seiner letzten Schaffensperiode als Maler
the \twilight of sb's life jds Lebensabend
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['twaIlaɪt]
n
(= time) Dämmerung f; (= semi-darkness also) Dämmer- or Zwielicht nt

at twilight — in der Dämmerung

the twilight of the gods — die Götterdämmerung

the twilight of western civilization — der Herbst der westlichen Zivilisation (liter)

the twilight of his life, his twilight years — sein Lebensabend m

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twilight [ˈtwaılaıt]
A s
1. (meist Abend-)Dämmerung f:
Twilight of the Gods MYTH Götterdämmerung f
2. Zwielicht n, Halbdunkel n
3. fig Verfall m:
twilight of one’s life Lebensabend m
B adj
1. zwielichtig (auch fig), dämm(e)rig, schattenhaft
2. Zwielicht…, Dämmer(ungs)…
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noun
1) (evening light) Dämmerlicht, das; Zwielicht, das
2) (period of half-light) Dämmerung, die
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n.
Abenddämmerung f.
Dämmerung f.
Zwielicht n.

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