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night [naɪt] n 1. the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day 2. (modifier) of, occurring, working, etc., at night a night nurse 3. the occurrence of this period considered as a unit four nights later they left 4. the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening 5. the time between bedtime and morning she spent the night alone 6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the weather conditions of the night a clear night 7. the activity or experience of a person during a night 8. (sometimes capital) any evening designated for a special observance or function 9. nightfall or dusk 10. a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc. make a night of it to go out and celebrate for most of the night night and day continually that baby cries night and day Related adjective nocturnal [Old English niht; compare Dutch nacht, Latin nox, Greek nux] nightless adj nightlike adj Night an abnormal fear of darkness. Also called scotophobia. an abnormal love of the night. the act of walking or wandering at night. — noctivagant, noctivagous, adj. night-blindness. an abnormal fear of shadows. achluphobia. also darkness.
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night noun darkness, dark, night-time, dead of night, night watches, hours of darkness We spent the night at his house. Finally night fell. night and day constantly, all the time, continually, continuously, endlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, interminably, unremittingly, twenty-four-seven (informal), day in, day out He was at my door night and day, demanding attention. Quotations "Night hath a thousand eyes" [John Lyly Maides Metamorphose] "The night has a thousand eyes," "And the day but one" [F.W. Bourdillon Light] "Night is the half of life, and the better half" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre] "the huge and thoughtful night" [Walt Whitman When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd] "sable-vested night, eldest of things" [John Milton Paradise Lost] Translations night [naɪt] A. N 1. (= time of day) → noche f it is night (liter) → es de noche Monday night → el lunes por la noche a Beethoven night → un concierto dedicado a Beethoven all night (long) → toda la noche at night → por la noche, de noche 11 o'clock at night → las 11 de la noche last thing at night → lo último antes de acostarse to stay up late at night → trasnochar to have a bad night → dormir mal, pasar una mala noche the night before the ceremony → la víspera de la ceremonia by night → de noche, por la noche night and day → noche y día to have an early night → acostarse temprano good night! → ¡buenas noches! in the night → durante la noche last night (= late) → anoche; (= in the evening) → ayer por la tarde the night before last → anteanoche to have a late night → acostarse muy tarde you've had too many late nights → llevas muchos días acostándote muy tarde we decided to make a night of it and go to a club afterwards → decidimos prolongar la velada e irnos a una discoteca después to have a night out → salir por la noche I can't sleep nights (US) → no puedo dormir la noche to spend the night → pasar la noche to spend the night together (euph) (= to have sex) → pasar la noche juntos tomorrow night → mañana por la noche to work nights → trabajar de noche B. CPD night bird N → ave f nocturna night blindness N → ceguera f nocturna night fighter N → caza m nocturno, cazabombardero m nocturno night nurse N → enfermera f de noche night owl N (fig) → ave f nocturna night porter N → guarda m nocturno night safe N → caja f de seguridad nocturna night school N → escuela f nocturna night shift N → turno m nocturno, turno m de noche night stand N (US) = night table night storage heater N → acumulador m eléctrico nocturno night table N → mesita f de noche night vision N → visión f nocturna see also night-vision night watch N (= shift) → turno m de noche (Hist) → ronda f nocturna; (= individual) = night watchman night watchman N (in factory) → vigilante m nocturno; (in street) → sereno m night work N → trabajo m nocturno night [ˈnaɪt] n (= opposite of day) → nuit f I want a single room for two nights → Je veux une chambre à un lit pour deux nuits. Night fell → La nuit est tombée. He didn't sleep a wink all night → Il n'a pas fermé l'œil de la nuit. The fighting continued all night → Les combats se sont poursuivis toute la nuit. good night! → bonne nuit! last night → la nuit dernière I couldn't sleep last night → Je n'ai pas dormi la nuit dernière. at night → la nuit The doors are locked at night → Les portes sont fermées la nuit. by night → de nuit in the night → pendant la nuit during the night → pendant la nuit night and day → nuit et jour day and night → jour et nuit to have an early night → se coucher tôt to have a late night → se coucher tard to work nights → travailler de nuit My mother works nights → Ma mère travaille de nuit. (= evening) → soir m I went out on Saturday night → Je suis sorti samedi soir. I didn't get a dance all night → Je n'ai pas dansé de toute la soirée. last night → hier soir So whose party were you at last night? → Chez qui étiez-vous hier soir ? at night → le soir He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant → Il prenait des cours du soir pour devenir comptable. It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow → Il est onze heures du soir à Moscou. the night before adv → la veille au soir He had drunk too much the night before → Il avait trop bu la veille au soir.; prep → la veille de the night before the election → la veille des élections the night before last → avant-hier soir big night, election night, night out modif [nurse, flight] → de nuit night-bird [ˈnaɪtbɜːrd] n (= person) → couche-tard m inv, noctambule mf night n → Nacht f; (= evening) → Abend m; night is falling → die Nacht bricht herein; I saw him last night → ich habe ihn gestern Abend gesehen; I’ll see him tomorrow night → ich treffe ihn morgen Abend; I stayed with them last night → ich habe heute or letzte Nacht bei ihnen übernachtet; to stay four nights with somebody → vier Nächte lang bei jdm bleiben; I’ll stay with them tomorrow night → ich übernachte morgen Nacht bei ihnen; to look for somewhere to stay the night → eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit suchen; on Friday night → Freitagabend/-nacht; on the night of (Saturday) the 11th → am (Samstag dem) 11. nachts; 11 o’clock at night → 11 Uhr nachts; 6 o’clock at night → 6 Uhr abends; she works at night → sie arbeitet nachts; to travel by night → nachts reisen; to see Paris by night → Paris bei Nacht sehen; far into the night → bis spät in die Nacht, bis in die späte Nacht; in/during the night → in/während der Nacht; the night before they were … → am Abend/die Nacht zuvor waren sie …; the night before last they were … → vorgestern Abend/vorletzte Nacht waren sie …; to spend the night at a hotel → in einem Hotel übernachten; to have a good/bad night or night’s sleep → gut/schlecht schlafen; (patient also) → eine gute/schlechte Nacht haben; I need a good night’s sleep → ich muss mal wieder ordentlich schlafen; night-night! (inf) → gut Nacht! (inf); night after night → jede Nacht, Nacht um Nacht (geh); all night (long) → die ganze Nacht; night and day (lit, fig) → Tag und Nacht; to have a night out → (abends) ausgehen; a night out with the lads (Brit) or boys → ein Abend mit den Kumpeln; to make a night of it → durchmachen (inf); to have a late/an early night → spät/früh ins Bett kommen, spät/früh schlafen gehen; too many late nights! → zu wenig Schlaf!; after your early night → nachdem du so früh schlafen gegangen bist; to work nights → nachts arbeiten; to be on nights → Nachtdienst haben; (shift worker) → Nachtschicht haben; the dark night of the soul (fig) → die dunkle Nacht der Seele (Theat) → Abend m; the last three nights of … → die letzten drei Abende von …; a Mozart night → ein Mozartabend m ? first night adv nights (esp US) → nachts night in cpds → Nacht-; night bird night blindness n → Nachtblindheit f nightcap n (= drink) → Schlaftrunk m (inf) nightclothes pl → Nachtzeug nt, → Nachtwäsche f (esp Comm) nightclub n → Nachtlokal nt → or -klub m night cream n → Nachtcreme f night depository n → Nachttresor m nightdress n → Nachthemd nt night duty night editor n → Nachtredakteur(in) m(f) nightfall night fighter n → Nachtjäger m night flight n → Nachtflug m nightgown n → Nachthemd nt nighthawk n (US) (lit) → Amerikanischer Ziegenmelker; (fig) → Nachtschwärmer(in) m(f) night: nightjar n → Ziegenmelker m, → Nachtschwalbe f night letter n (US) → (zu billigem Tarif gesandtes) Nachttelegramm nt nightlife n → Nachtleben nt night-light n (for child etc) → Nachtlicht nt (for teapot etc) → Teelicht nt nightlong adj → sich über die ganze Nacht hinziehend; (= lasting several nights) → nächtelang; after their night vigil → nachdem sie die ganze Nacht gewacht hatten night: night nurse night owl n (inf) → Nachteule f (inf) night porter n → Nachtportier m night safe n → Nachtsafe m night school n → Abendschule f night: night shelter n → Nachtquartier nt night shift nightshirt n → (Herren)nachthemd nt night sky n → nächtlicher Himmel nightspot n → Nachtlokal nt night stand n (US) → Nachttisch m night stick n (US) → Schlagstock m night-storage heater n → Nachtspeicherofen m night table n (US) → Nachttisch m night-time night vision n → Nachtsichtigkeit f night-vision adj → Nachtsicht- night vision aid, night vision scope n → Nachtsichtgerät nt night watch n → Nachtwache f night watchman n → Nachtwächter(in) m(f) nightwear n → Nachtzeug nt, → Nachtwäsche f (esp Comm) night [naɪt] 1. n → notte f; (evening) → sera good night! → buona notte! at night → di notte, la notte in the night, during the night → durante la notte by night → di notte last night → la notte scorsa, ieri notte, stanotte Tuesday night → martedì notte, la notte di martedì, la notte fra martedì e mercoledì (evening) → martedì sera, la sera di martedì the night before → la notte prima (evening) → la sera prima the night before last → l'altro ieri notte (evening) → l'altro ieri sera 11 o'clock at night → le 11 di sera the last 3 nights of (Theatre) → le 3 ultime serate or rappresentazioni di to have a night out → uscire la sera we had a lovely night out → abbiamo passato una bellissima serata fuori to spend the night → passare la notte I spent the night studying → ho passato la notte a studiare to have a good/bad night → dormire bene/male to have a late night → andare a letto tardi he's working nights → fa il turno di notte night [naɪt] 1. n → notte f; (evening) → sera good night! → buona notte! at night → di notte, la notte in the night, during the night → durante la notte by night → di notte last night → la notte scorsa, ieri notte, stanotte Tuesday night → martedì notte, la notte di martedì, la notte fra martedì e mercoledì (evening) → martedì sera, la sera di martedì the night before → la notte prima (evening) → la sera prima the night before last → l'altro ieri notte (evening) → l'altro ieri sera 11 o'clock at night → le 11 di sera the last 3 nights of (Theatre) → le 3 ultime serate or rappresentazioni di to have a night out → uscire la sera we had a lovely night out → abbiamo passato una bellissima serata fuori to spend the night → passare la notte I spent the night studying → ho passato la notte a studiare to have a good/bad night → dormire bene/male to have a late night → andare a letto tardi he's working nights → fa il turno di notte n night [nait] 1 the period from sunset to sunrise We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective ) He is doing night work. nag لَيْل، لَيْلَه нощ noc; noční nat; nat- die Nacht, Nacht-... νύχτα noche öö, õhtu شب yö (de) nuit לַילָה रात noć,mrak éjszaka, éjjel malam nótt; kvöld notte; di notte 夜 밤, 야간 naktis, vakaras; naktinis, vakarinis nakts; vakars waktu malam nacht, avond natt noc, wieczór noite (de) noapte ночь noc; nočný noč; nočen noć natt, kväll กลางคืน gece, gece vakti 夜 ніч, вечір رات، شب đêm 夜 2 the time of darkness In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four. nag ظَلام، لَيْل вечер noc nat die Dunkelheit η νύχτα, το σκοτάδι noche öö شب هنگام pimeys nuit זְמָן הַחֲשֵכָה संध्या noć,tmina éjszaka malam nótt notte 暗闇 밤의 어둠 tamsa, naktis nakts; tumsa malam nacht natt noc noite noaptea ночь, вечер noc noč noć mörker กลางคืน gece, akşam 夜晚 темрява, пітьма تاريکي کا وقت buổi đêm 夜晚 adj / adv nightly every night a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly. nagtelik, snags لَيْلي всяка вечер každonoční, každonočně natlig; hver nat allabendlich νυχτερινός, κάθε βράδυ cada noche igaöine, igal ööl شبانه؛ هر شب öinen (de) tous les soirs בָּכל לַילָה रात्रि का, रात्रिकालिन svake noći,noću éjszakánként(i) setiap malam á hverri nóttu; á hverju kvöldi (di) ogni sera 毎夜 밤마다의 kasnakt(inis), kasvakar(inis) iknakts-; ikvakara-; ik nakti; ik vakaru setiap malam elke avond hver natt/kveld, nattlig (co)nocny, co noc todas as noites în fiecare/de noapte еженощный; каждую ночь nočný; každú noc nočen svake noći varje natt (kväll) ทุกคืน her gece 晚上的;每夜 кожної ночі, щоночі ہر رات đêm đêm 晚上的;每夜 n night-club a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc. nagklub مَلْهى لَيْلي нощен клуб noční podnik natklub der Nachtklub νυχτερινό κέντρο διασκέδασης, κλαμπ club nocturno ööklubi کلوپ شبانه yökerho boîte de nuit מוֹעָדוֹן לַילָה (नर्तकों की) रात में खुलने वाली गोष्ठीं noćni lokal,bar éjszakai mulató klab malam næturklúbbur locale notturno ナイトクラブ 나이트클럽 naktinis restoranas naktsklubs; naktslokāls kelab malam nachtclub nattklubb nocny lokal boite ночной клуб nočný podnik nočni lokal noćni klub nattklubb สถานเริงรมย์ยามค่ำคืน gece klubü 夜總會 нічний клуб نائٹ کلب، مجلس شبينہ hộp đêm 夜总会 n nightdress, ˈnightgown a garment for wearing in bed. naghemp, nagrok ثَوب النَّوْم للنِّساء нощница noční košile natkjole das Nachthemd νυχτικό camisón de noche öörõivad لباس خواب yöpuku chemise de nuit פִּיגָ'מָה गाउन, रात्रि पोशाक spavaćica hálóing pakaian tidur náttkjóll camicia da notte ねまき 잠옷 naktiniai marškiniai naktskrekls gaun tidur nachthemd nattdrakt, nattkjole koszula nocna camisa de noite cămaşă de noapte ночная рубашка nočná košeľa spalna srajca spavaćica nattlinne, nattdräkt ชุดราตรี gecelik 睡衣 вечірня сукня لباس شبينہ، رات کا لباس áo ngủ nữ 睡衣 n nightfall the beginning of night; dusk. skemerdonker هُبوط الليْل здрач soumrak skumring der Einbruch der Nacht σούρουπο, νύχτωμα anochecer videvik شب هنگام ilta tombée de la nuit רֶדֶת הַלַילָה सन्ध्या समय sumrak alkony senjakala rökkurbil, ljósaskipti, næturkoma crepuscolo 日暮 해질녘 sutema, prieblanda krēsla; tumsas iestāšanās waktu senja schemering mørkets frambrudd, skumring zmrok crepúsculo căderea nopţii вечер, сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak kvällning, nattens (mörkrets) inbrott ช่วงเวลาก่อนมืดมิด akşam karanlığı, akşam vakti 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки دھندلکا، آغاز شب hoàng hôn 黄昏 n nightmare a frightening dream I had a nightmare about being strangled. nagmerrie كابوس кошмар noční můra mareridt der Alptraum εφιάλτης pesadilla luupainaja کابوس painajainen cauchemar סִיוּט दु:स्वन, डरावना या भयानक स्वप्न, हौआ, सदा बना रहने वाला भय noćna mora rémkép mimpi buruk martröð incubo 悪夢 악몽 košmaras, baisus sapnas murgs, ļauns sapnis mimpi buruk nachtmerrie mareritt koszmar pesadelo coşmar кошмар nočná mora mora košmar mardröm ฝันร้าย karabasan, kâbus 惡夢 страхіття ڈراؤنا خواب cơn ác mộng 恶梦 adj nightmarish nagmerrieagtig كابوسي، كالكابوس кощмарен děsivý, jako ve zlém snu mareridtsagtig alptraumartig εφιαλτικός de pesadilla painajalik کابوس مانند؛ ترسناک painajaismainen cauchemardesque מַפחִיד दु:स्वप्नपूर्ण kao u mori,mučan lidérces mengerikan martraðarkenndur d'incubo 悪夢のような 악몽 같은 košmariškas, siaubingas murgains; baismīgs mengerikan nachtmerrieachtig som i et mareritt koszmarny arrepiante de coşmar кошмарный desivý morast košmaran mardrömslik เกี่ยวกับฝันร้าย kâbuslu, korkunç, müthiş 惡夢似的 кошмарний بہت زيادہ خوف ناک như một cơn ác mộng 恶梦似的 n night-school (a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. aandskool مدْرَسَه لَيلِيَّه вечерно училище večerní škola aftenskole die Abendschule νυχτερινό σχολείο escuela nocturna õhtukool مدرسه شبانه iltakoulu école du soir לִימוּדֵי עֶרֶב रात्रि स्कूल večernja škola esti tagozat sekolah malam kvöldskóli scuola serale 夜間学校 야간 학교 vakarinė mokykla vakarskola sekolah malam avondschool kveldsskole szkoła wieczorowa escola nocturna вечерняя школа; вечерние курсы večerná škola večerna šola večernja škola aftonskola โรงเรียนซึ่งมีการเรียนการสอนตอนค่ำ gece okulu 夜校 вечірня школа شبينہ مدرسہ، شام کا اسکول lớp học ban đêm 夜校 night shift 1 (a period of) work during the night He's on (the) night shift this week. nagskof وَرْدِيَّة العَمَل الليلي нощна смяна noční směna natskift die Nachtschicht νυχτερινή βάρδια turno de noche öine vahetus شیفت شب yövuoro poste de nuit מִשמֶרֶת לַילָה रात में काम करने वाले कर्मचारियों का समूह noćna smjena éjszakai műszak giliran malam næturvakt turno di notte 夜勤 야근 naktinė pamaina vakara maiņa; naktsmaiņa sesi malam nachtdienst nattskift nocna zmiana turno da noite schimb de noapte ночная смена nočná smena nočna izmena noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืน gece nöbeti, gece vardiyası 夜班 нічна зміна رات کو کام کرنے کا وقت ca đêm 夜班 2 the people who work during this period We met the night shift leaving the factory. nagskofwerkers عُمّال وَرْدِيَّة الليل работници нощна смяна noční směna nathold die Nachtschicht όσοι δουλεύουν σε νυχτερινή βάρδια turno de noche öövahetuses töötajad شب کار yövuorolaiset équipe de nuit הָעוֹבדִים בְּמִשמֶרֶת לַילָה रात्रि की पारी noćna smjena(radnika) éjszakai műszak giliran malam næturvakt servizio notturno 夜勤者 야간 근무자 naktinė pamaina naktsmaiņa pekerja waktu malam nachtploeg nattskift/-arbeidere nocna zmiana turno da noite schimb de noapte работающие в ночную смену nočná smena delavci nočne izmene noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืน gece ekibi, gece vardiyası 夜班工人 нічна зміна رات کو کام کرنے والے người làm ca đêm 夜班工人 n night-time the time when it is night Owls are usually seen at night-time. aand, nag وقْت الليل нощно време noc (noční čas) nattetid die Nachtzeit κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας noche öine aeg هنگام شب yöaika nuit לַילָה निशा काल noćno doba,noć éjszaka (ideje) waktu malam næturtími, að nóttu notte 夜間 야간 nakties metas nakts laiks waktu malam nacht nattetid nocna pora noite noaptea ночь; тёмное время суток noc noč noću nattetid เวลากลางคืน gece vakti, gece 夜間 нічний час, ніч رات کا وقت ban đêm 夜间 n night-ˈwatchman a person who looks after a building etc during the night. nagwagter حارِس لَيْلي пазач noční hlídač nattevagt der Nachtwächter νυχτοφύλακας vigilante nocturno öövaht نگهبان شبانه yövartija gardien/-ienne de nuit שוֹמֵר לַילָה चौकीदार noćni stražar éjjeliőr penjaga malam næturvörður guardiano/custode notturno 夜警 야경꾼 naktinis sargas naktssargs pengawal malam nachtwaker nattevakt stróż nocny guarda-nocturno paznic de noapte ночной сторож, вахтёр nočný strážnik nočni čuvaj noćni čuvar nattvakt คนเฝ้ายามกลางคืน gece bekçisi 值夜班的人 вахтер رات کا پہرہ دار người gác đêm 值夜班的人 night → ليل noc nat Nacht νύχτα noche yö nuit noć notte 夜 밤 nacht natt noc noite ночь natt กลางคืน gece đêm 夜晚 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| The first sound in the morning was her voice as she went about the house singing like a lark, and the last sound at night was the same cheery sound, for the girls never grew too old for that familiar lullaby. In his bed at night he imagined unspeakable things and in the morning went forth to tell his dreams as facts. "We'll stay and take the night train back," agreed Mr. |
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