anochecer

/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/, [a.no.t͡ʃeˈθeɾ]

nightfall, sunset, to become night


Verb anochecer (first-person singular present anochezco, first-person singular preterite anochecí, past participle anochecido)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to become night, to get dark
  2. (intransitive) to be somewhere by dark

Noun anochecer m (plural anocheceres)

  1. dusk, nightfall

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Examples
  • Tom le dijo a María que no debería caminar sola al anochecer.

    Tom told Mary that she shouldn't walk alone after dark.

  • Él nunca sale después del anochecer.

    He never goes out after dark.

  • Todos los niños tuvieron que irse a la cama antes de anochecer.

    All of the children had to go to bed before dark.

  • Alcanzaremos Londres antes del anochecer.

    We will reach London before dark.

  • Será mejor que no vayas después del anochecer.

    You had better not go after dark.

  • Estoy molido. He trabajado desde el amanecer hasta el anochecer.

    I'm beat. I've been working from dawn to dusk.

  • Hay algo mágico acerca del anochecer.

    There's something magic about the nightfall.

  • Todavía nos quedan por andar otras diez millas antes del anochecer.

    We have another ten miles to walk before sunset.

  • No salgan después del anochecer.

    Don't go out after dark.

  • Todos los niños se habían ido a la cama antes de anochecer.

    All of the children had gone to bed before it got dark.

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