nuit
French → English
(temporal) Night: the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise when the sun is below the horizon
Pendant la nuit, les chauves-souris sortent pour chasser les insectes.
(English) During the night, bats come out to hunt insects.
Il a neigé toute la nuit, recouvrant la ville d'un épais manteau blanc.
(English) It snowed all night, covering the city in a thick white blanket.
(visual) Darkness: total absence of light; deep obscurity
Il est difficile de s'orienter dans cette grotte sans lampe, car la nuit y est totale.
(English) It is difficult to find your way in this cave without a lamp, as the darkness is total.
Le phare guide les navires à travers la nuit noire et le brouillard épais.
(English) The lighthouse guides ships through the dark night and thick fog.
Entry ID: fr:en:nuit · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary