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at dusk – French expression
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What does the French expression ‘entre chien et loup’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne.
entre chien et loup – between dog and wolf. entre chien et loup means ‘at dusk’, ‘at twilight’. It describes that hour when it’s difficult to see well, between day and night, when you can’t really see if you’re looking at a dog or at a wolf. entre chien et loup is used a lot when talking about driving.
* « Ne conduis pas trop vite ce soir, on est entre chien et loup et on ne voit pas bien. »* “Don’t drive too fast this evening; at dusk, you cannot see well.”
Tenses and modes
présent : on est entre chien et loup
imparfait : on était entre chien et loup
futur : on sera entre chien et loup
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