capvespre

Catalan

Etymology

cap + vespre

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəbˈves.pɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kəbˈbes.pɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kabˈves.pɾe/

Noun

capvespre m (plural capvespres)

  1. dusk, nightfall
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana:
      Vam fer moltes tertúlies de capvespre, i ell sabia que si m'oferia armes de foc les refusaria; amb tota discreció, a última hora, va afegir les caixes al meu equipatge.
      We had many conversations at nightfall, and he knew that, if he offered me firearms, I would refuse them; with all discretion, at the last moment, he had added the boxes to my luggage.

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