atardecer

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + tarde (late; evening) + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ataɾdeˈθeɾ/ [a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ataɾdeˈseɾ/ [a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tar‧de‧cer

Verb

atardecer (impersonal, third-person singular present atardece, third-person singular preterite atardeció, past participle atardecido)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark

Conjugation

Noun

atardecer m (plural atardeceres)

  1. late afternoon, sunset, dusk, evenfall, nightfall

Further reading

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