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"Dawn" is a noun which is often translated as "el amanecer", and "dusk" is a noun which is often translated as "el crepúsculo". Learn more about the difference between "dawn" and "dusk" below.
dawn()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sunrise)
a. el amanecer (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The lark started singing just before dawn.La alondra comenzó a cantar justo antes del amanecer.
c. la madrugada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We're leaving tonight, so I guess we'll arrive tomorrow at dawn.Partimos a la noche, así que creo que llegaremos mañana a la madrugada.
2. (beginning)
a. los albores (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Today we witness the dawn of a new era.Hoy somos testigos de los albores de una nueva época.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to begin)
dusk()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el crepúsculo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The city streetlights turned on at dusk.Las farolas de la ciudad se encendieron en el crepúsculo.
b. el anochecer (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was awake from dusk until dawn working on his thesis.Estuvo despierto desde el anochecer hasta el amanecer trabajando en su tesis.
c. el atardecer (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We went for a walk at dusk, and watched the sunset from the beach.Salimos a dar un paseo al atardecer, y vimos la puesta de sol desde la playa.
2. (darkness)
a. la penumbra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They had to light candles to see each other in the dusk of the room.Tuvieron que encender velas para verse en la penumbra del cuarto.
