Home › French › Glossary › dusk
French vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "dusk" in French?
le crépuscule
In French, "dusk" is le crépuscule.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free French learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say kray-poo-SKUL, with stress on the third syllable and a crisp final l sound.
Grammar notes
le crépuscule is masculine. Its plural is crépuscules.
Example sentence
Nous sommes rentrés à pied au crépuscule.
We walked home at dusk.
Test your French knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember le crépuscule
Crépuscule shares a root with 'crepuscular', an English word for creatures active at dusk.
Related words
- decade la décennie
- century le siècle
- era l' époque
- millennium le millénaire
- weekday le jour de semaine
- weekend le week-end
- holiday la fête
- deadline la date limite
- schedule le calendrier
Browse all French words in the glossary.
Questions about le crépuscule
How do you pronounce le crépuscule?
Say kray-poo-SKUL, with stress on the third syllable and a crisp final l sound.
Is le crépuscule masculine or feminine?
le crépuscule is masculine. le crépuscule is masculine. Its plural is crépuscules.
How is le crépuscule used in French?
le crépuscule is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Nous sommes rentrés à pied au crépuscule. (We walked home at dusk.).
Where can I practice French words for free?
You can play free French minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the French glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Dusk" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the French language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town