What does aube in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word aube in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aube in French.

The word aube in French means dawn, paddle, alb, dawn, at dawn, at daybreak, at the dawn of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aube

dawn

nom féminin (première lueur du jour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime me lever dès l'aube.
I like to get up at dawn.

paddle

nom féminin (battant, godet d'un moulin) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au bord de la rivière le moulin fonctionnait avec une roue à aubes.
The mill used to operate next to the river using a wheel made up of paddles.

alb

nom féminin (robe de cérémonie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'aube est le vêtement des jeunes catholiques pour leur communion.
An alb is worn by young Catholics for their communion.

dawn

nom féminin (figuré (début, commencement) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes encore à l'aube des temps modernes.
We are still at the dawn of the modern age.

at dawn, at daybreak

locution adverbiale (au petit matin)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

at the dawn of

(au début de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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