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Translation

evening, night

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Word origin

From Latin sero ('late, at a late hour'), the adverb from serus ('late').

Origin
Latin
Root
sero (serus)

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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We always have dinner together as a family in the evening at seven.

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This evening I'd rather stay home and watch a film.

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He works in the evenings to pay for his university studies.

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Evening falls earlier in winter than in summer.

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Last night we watched an old black and white film.

désigne la partie de la journée à partir du coucher du soleil jusqu'au début de la nuit. Il se distingue de nuit (qui implique l'obscurité et le sommeil) et d'après-midi (early afternoon). Ce soir (this evening, tonight) et hier soir (yesterday evening, last night) sont des locutions très fréquentes.

Le soir (in the evening, habitually) s'emploie sans article pour une habitude : je lis le soir. Un beau soir (one fine evening) est une locution narrative. Soir entre dans le composé soirée (evening event, social gathering) : une soirée entre amis. Du matin au soir (from morning to night, all day long) exprime la durée intense.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 9: soir, plaire, dernier and 7 more words.