No. 10,777 in French
nocturnes
Musical compositions inspired by or evocative of the night.
In a sentence
Pendant l'été, nous organisons des visites nocturnes du musée.
During the summer, we organize nighttime tours of the museum.
Here, 'nocturnes' is used as an adjective describing visits that occur at night.
Les hiboux sont des animaux nocturnes.
Owls are nocturnal animals.
In this sentence, 'nocturnes' describes the characteristic of owls being active at night.
Chopin a écrit de nombreux nocturnes célèbres.
Chopin wrote many famous nocturnes.
Here, 'nocturnes' is used as a noun referring to a genre of musical composition inspired by the night.
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