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faire noir

to be dark; to be dark outside / in a room

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phrase Uncommon #14,452
to be dark; to be dark outside / in a room Used impersonally with il fait noir to describe darkness, especially when there is little or no light. In English, it is often rendered as 'it's dark'.
FR: Il fait noir ici, il faut allumer la lumière.
EN: It's dark in here; we need to turn on the light.

Il commence à faire noir, dehors.

It's starting to get dark outside.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Il ne devrait pas déjà faire noir ?

Shouldn't it be dark already?

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Il a commencé à faire noir.

It started to get dark.

Il doit faire noir !

It must be dark!

— Mommy (2014)

Il ne devrait pas commencer à faire noir ?

Shouldn't it be starting to get dark?

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)