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el ocaso(
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kah
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. sundown (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Si vamos a pasar la noche aquí, tenemos que levantar la tienda antes del ocaso.If we're spending the night here, we must put up the tent before sundown.
2. (literary) (downfall)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. decline
Sus malas decisiones financieras provocaron el ocaso de su negocio.His poor financial decisions led to the decline of his business.
b. twilight (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
La novelista escribió su única poesía en el ocaso de su vida.The novelist wrote her only poem in the twilight of her life.
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