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entre chien et loup

/ɑ̃.tʁə ʃjɛ̃ e lu/

adverb/ɑ̃.tʁə ʃjɛ̃ e lu/

between a dog and a wolf; at dusk, at twilight; gloaming; golden hour (used in same technical sense for “good photographic light at twilight”)

Entre chien et loup, le boulevard s'est apaisé et les voitures sont en veilleuse.At dusk, the boulevard is quiet and the cars have their side lights on.

Calque of Latin inter canem et lupum (“between a dog and a wolf”), because at that time in the day, one can't see the difference. Traditional sentiment, dating to antiquity (found in 2nd century CE texts), in French from the 18th century.