Soir-là (en. That evening)

/swaʁ la/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A moment designating a particular evening.

That evening, there was an outdoor show.

Ce soir-là, il y avait un spectacle en plein air.

Refers to a past event that took place one evening.

I remember the party we had that evening.

Je me souviens de la fête que nous avons eue ce soir-là.

Derived from 'soir' in French, with the addition of the demonstrative pronoun 'là'.

that evening

also indicates a specific moment in the evening.

ce soir-là

an evening like that

evokes a memorable or special evening.

un soir comme ça

after that evening

refers to what happened after that specific event.

après ce soir-là

evening

Part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night.

soir

night

Time period after sunset.

nuit

sunset

Moment when the sun sets on the horizon.

coucher de soleil

A memorable evening

It was really a wild evening that evening!

C'était vraiment une soirée de folie ce soir-là!

A unique event

That evening will be etched in my memory!

Ce soir-là restera gravé dans ma mémoire!