Usage examples of "à la nuit tombée" in French with translation to English

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Des fois, à la nuit tombée, il levait les yeux vers le ciel étoilé avec curiosité. There were times, at falling night, when he looked up with curiosity to the stars.
N'y va pas après la nuit tombée. Don't go out after dark.
Notre armée attaqua l'ennemi à la nuit. Our army attacked the enemy during the night.
Nous dansâmes toute la nuit. We danced all night long.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il y avait du tonnerre et des éclairs la nuit dernière. There was thunder and lightning last night.
Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
S'il m'avait appelé la nuit dernière, je lui aurai dit la vérité. If he had called me last night, I would have told him the truth.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
J'ai parcouru ses courbes toute la nuit sans me lasser. I went all over her curves, all night, without wearying.
Dois-je me rendre à la fête ? Do I have to go to the party?
Elle a travaillé toute la nuit. She worked through the night.
Tom ne croit pas à la vie après la mort. Tom doesn't believe in life after death.
La neige recouvrit toute la ville pendant la nuit. The snow covered the whole city overnight.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle. The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Je me suis tellement ruiné, la nuit dernière. I got so wasted last night.
Ne touche pas à la peinture fraîche. Don't touch the wet paint.
Tom a parlé sans cesse toute la nuit. Tom kept talking all night.
Il parle avec une pipe à la bouche. He spoke with a pipe in his mouth.
Nous sommes revenues au camp avant la nuit. We came back to camp before dark.
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