Sentence examples of "sombre" in French

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Translations: all50 dark42 sink6 somber1 other translations1
Soudainement le ciel devenait sombre. All of a sudden the sky became dark.
Il flotte mais ne sombre pas. It is tossed by the waves, but does not sink.
Il se fait sombre dehors. It is getting dark outside.
Il fait déjà sombre dehors. It's already dark outside.
Le ciel était très sombre. The sky was completely dark.
Il fait sombre dans cette pièce. It is dark in that room.
Il faisait sombre sous le pont. It was dark under the bridge.
Quelque chose bougeait dans le sombre. Something was stirring in the dark.
C'était une nuit sombre et tempétueuse. It was a dark and stormy night.
La cave est laide, sombre, et puante. The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.
Il fait trop sombre pour jouer dehors. It is too dark to play outside.
Viens avant qu'il ne fasse sombre. Come home before dark.
Il fait de plus en plus sombre. It is getting darker and darker.
Tu dois revenir avant qu'il fasse sombre. You must come back before it gets dark.
Il fait trop sombre pour jouer au tennis. It's too dark to play tennis now.
Le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre. The sky became darker and darker.
Il fait trop sombre pour que je lise. It is too dark for me to read.
Il faisait assez sombre lorsque j'atteignis mon domicile. It was quite dark when I got home.
Il fait trop sombre pour jouer au baseball maintenant. It's too dark to play baseball now.
Il fait sombre là-dedans. As-tu une lampe torche ? It's dark in here. Do you have a flashlight?
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