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B2 — Upper Intermediate Time & Life

Essere al tramonto

To be at one's twilight

Literal Translation

"To be at the sunset"

What it means

A metaphor for being in the final phase of a career, an era, or a life.

Example in context

"Quella grande civiltà era ormai al tramonto."

"That great civilisation was by then at its twilight."

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