dawn in French
dawn in French is aube, aurore, lever du soleil — dawn means the time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
dawn in French
aube
aurore
aube
(countable) The rising of the sun.
lever du soleil
(countable) The rising of the sun.
aurore
(countable) The rising of the sun.
se lever
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
naître
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
What does "dawn" mean?
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noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
"A pale pink dawn spread across the hills as the campers woke."
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verb To begin to become clear or obvious to someone, often suddenly.
"The truth slowly dawned on her as she read the letter a second time."
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dawn in a sentence
- A pale pink dawn spread across the hills as the campers woke.
- They set off at dawn to beat the traffic.
- The truth slowly dawned on her as she read the letter a second time.
- It dawned on us that nobody had booked the venue.
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What is "dawn" in French?
"dawn" in French is aube, aurore, lever du soleil. dawn means: The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
How do you use "dawn" in a sentence?
Example: "A pale pink dawn spread across the hills as the campers woke." In French, "dawn" is aube, aurore, lever du soleil.
Are there other ways to say "dawn" in French?
Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "dawn": aube, aurore, lever du soleil, se lever, naître.
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