Obscurité partielle où l'on distingue peu de choses.
Partial darkness where little can be seen.
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See how the word “pénombre” is used in sentences
Nous le distinguions à peine dans la pénombre. — We could barely see him in the gloom.
Une impression de morosité emplissait le bureau. — A sense of gloom filled the office.
L'abattement dans la pièce était palpable aujourd'hui. — The gloom in the room was palpable today.
La pénombre de la cave m'a poussé à allumer une lampe. — The gloom of the cellar made me switch on a lamp.
Pourquoi tant de morosité à propos des résultats ? — Why so much gloom about the results?
Ressens-tu souvent un sentiment d'abattement ? — Do you often feel a sense of gloom?
Une seule bougie repoussait la pénombre. — A single candle pushed back the gloom.
La bonne nouvelle a enfin dissipé la morosité. — The good news lifted the gloom at last.
Elle a essayé de secouer l'abattement qui pesait sur elle. — She tried to shake off the gloom hanging over her.
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