tramontare

to set (of the sun)

verb trah-mon-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin trans- (beyond) + mons/montis (mountain) — the sun going behind the mountains.

Also means

to decline

Usage Note

Tramontare is intransitive and takes essere in compound tenses: il sole è tramontato. Figuratively, tramontare describes the fading of a person's fame or an era's end: la sua stella è tramontata. The related noun il tramonto means 'sunset' or 'decline'.

Examples

"Il sole tramonta tardi in estate."

Natural Translation

The sun sets late in summer.

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