Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ tarde (late afternoon) +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Noun

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atardecer m (plural atardeceres)

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

Further reading

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