Pronunciaciones (2)
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/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
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ˈsʌnˌsɛt
Sustantivo
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
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at sunset
’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
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The final period of the life of a person or thing.
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one's sunset years
'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
A set termination date.
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The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
The region where the sun sets; the west.
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Verbo
To phase out.
Uso- transitivo
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We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.
Más ejemplos (1)
Here’s what you need to know about Amazon’s decision to sunset its older e-readers and tablets, and what that means for you.
Adjetivo
of a declining industry or technology
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sunset industries
providing for termination
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a program with a sunset provision
Sustantivo
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
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atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
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the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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