beau coucher de soleil
beau coucher de soleil is the French way to say beautiful sunset.
If you want to express a stronger sense of beauty, you can use magnifique coucher de soleil to mean magnificent sunset.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of beau (beautiful), coucher (to lie down/set), de (of) and soleil (sun).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the adjective beau and the noun coucher must take an 'x' or 's', resulting in beaux couchers de soleil.
Did you know?
- The word soleil is actually a diminutive form of the Latin word sōl, meaning it originally described a 'little sun'.
- French has a specific distinction between coucher de soleil (the act of the sun disappearing) and crépuscule (the twilight period that follows).
- In French, the concept of a 'beautiful sunset' is often linked to l'heure dorée or 'the golden hour', a term used by photographers and poets alike.
Examples in context
- Quel beau coucher de soleil.What a beautiful sunset.Tatoeba #1330332 by sacredceltic, translation #416541 by Scott
- Quel beau coucher de soleil !What a beautiful sunset!Tatoeba #341298 by TRANG, translation #36133 by CK
- Jamais je n'ai vu un si beau coucher de soleil.Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset.Tatoeba #341300 by TRANG, translation #54626 by CM
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Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are walking on the beach.
- ManonRegarde, Nathan, quel beau coucher de soleil !Look, Nathan, what a beautiful sunset!
- NathanC'est vrai, les couleurs sont magnifiques.It's true, the colors are magnificent.
- ManonOn a de la chance d'avoir un si beau coucher de soleil.We are lucky to have such a beautiful sunset.
- NathanOui, c'est un moment parfait.Yes, it is a perfect moment.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries beau, coucher, de, soleil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
