overnight

o·ver·night  (vr-nt)

adj.

1. Lasting for, extending over, or remaining during a night: an overnight trip; an overnight guest.

2. For use over a single night or for a short journey: overnight supplies.

3. Mailed for guaranteed delivery on the next day: an overnight package.

4. Happening as if in a single night; sudden: an overnight success.

adv. (vr-nt)

1. During or for the length of the night: Let the meat marinate overnight.

2. In or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: became a sensation overnight.

n.

An overnight stay or trip.

v. (vr-nt) o·ver·night·ed, o·ver·night·ing, o·ver·nights

v.intr.

To spend the night: overnighting at a country inn.

v.tr.

To send by mail or other courier for delivery the next day.

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overnight

adv [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt]

1. for the duration of the night we stopped overnight

2. in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly the situation changed overnight

adj [ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt] (usually prenominal)

1. done in, occurring in, or lasting the night an overnight stop

2. staying for one night overnight guests

3. lasting one night an overnight trip an overnight bank loan

4. for use during a single night overnight clothes

5. occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden an overnight victory

vb (intr)

to stay the night

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	overnight - lasting, open, or operating through the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip" all-night, nightlong long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
Adv.	1.	overnight - during or for the length of one night; "the fish marinates overnight"
	2.	overnight - happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"

Translations

overnight [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt]

A. ADV

1. (= through the night)
we drove overnight → condujimos durante la noche
we'd like to keep him in overnight for observation → nos gustaría que se quedase la noche en observación
soak the beans overnight → deje las judías a remojo toda la noche
we stayed overnight in Pisa/at John's place → pasamos la noche en Pisa/en casa de John, hicimos noche en Pisa/en casa de John

2. (= quickly) [disappear, spring up] → de la noche a la mañana
the plants came up almost overnight → las plantas salieron prácticamente de la noche a la mañana

B. ADJ

1. (= night-time)
overnight accommodation is included → el precio de la estancia por la noche está incluido
it involved a lot of overnight driving → supuso conducir muchas horas durante la noche
an overnight journey → un viaje de noche
to make an overnight journey → viajar de noche
the operation requires an overnight stay in hospital → esta operación requiere que se quede una noche or que haga noche en el hospital
we arrived in Rio after an overnight stop in Madrid → llegamos a Río tras hacer noche en Madrid

2. (= quick) [change, transformation] → repentino
the film that turned her into an overnight sensation → la película que la convirtió en una sensación de la noche a la mañana
he became an overnight success in America → de la noche a la mañana, se convirtió en una estrella en América

C. CPD overnight bag N → bolso m de viaje

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overnight [ˌəʊvə^rˈnaɪt]

adv

(= during the night) → pendant la nuit
If you leave your bike out overnight, it's likely to disappear → Si vous laissez votre vélo dehors pendant la nuit, il y a de fortes chances qu'il disparaisse.
to travel overnight → voyager de nuit

(= for the night)
He stayed there overnight → Il y a passé la nuit.
He'll be away overnight → Il ne rentrera pas ce soir. overnight accommodation, overnight stay

(= suddenly) → du jour au lendemain

[ˈəʊvə^rnaɪt] n (= overnight stay) → séjour m d'une nuit

vi (= stay overnight) → passer la nuit
overnight accommodation n (for one night) → nuit f d'hôtel; (for more than one night) → nuits fpl d'hôtel
overnight bag n → sac m de voyage
overnight stay n → séjour m d'une nuit
overnight success n → succès m instantané
to become an overnight success [person, show, book] → connaître un succès instantané

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overnight

adv

→ über Nacht; we drove overnight → wir sind die Nacht durchgefahren; to stay overnight (with somebody) → (bei jdm) übernachten, (bei jdm) über Nacht bleiben

(fig) → von heute auf morgen, über Nacht; the place had changed overnight → der Ort hatte sich über Nacht verändert

adj

→ Nacht-; overnight accommodation → Übernachtungsmöglichkeit f; including overnight accommodation the cost is £50 → die Kosten betragen £ 50 inklusive Übernachtung; overnight train → Nachtzug m

(fig: = sudden) → ganz plötzlich; an overnight success → ein Blitzerfolg m; she became an overnight star → sie wurde über Nacht zum Star; the play was an overnight success → das Stück wurde über Nacht ein Erfolg

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overnight:

overnight bag

n → Reisetasche f

overnight case

n → kleine Reisetasche (für eine einzelne Übernachtung)

overnight stay

n → Übernachtung f

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overnight [ˈəʊvəˈnaɪt]

1. adv (happen) → durante la notte; (travel) → di notte (fig) (quickly) → da un giorno all'altro
to stay overnight → fermarsi a dormire
he stayed there overnight → ha passato la notte lì
he'll be away overnight → passerà la notte fuori
we can't solve this one overnight → non possiamo risolvere questo da un giorno all'altro

2. adj (journey) → di notte (fig) (success) → istantaneo/a, fulmineo/a
this'll mean an overnight stay at Calais → questo significa che dovremo passare la notte a Calais

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overnight [ˈəʊvəˈnaɪt]

1. adv (happen) → durante la notte; (travel) → di notte (fig) (quickly) → da un giorno all'altro
to stay overnight → fermarsi a dormire
he stayed there overnight → ha passato la notte lì
he'll be away overnight → passerà la notte fuori
we can't solve this one overnight → non possiamo risolvere questo da un giorno all'altro

2. adj (journey) → di notte (fig) (success) → istantaneo/a, fulmineo/a
this'll mean an overnight stay at Calais → questo significa che dovremo passare la notte a Calais

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overnight

adj / adv overnight [əuvəˈnait]

1 for or during the night an overnight bag. oornag= خِلال الليْل нощен celonoční; na noc nat-; i nattens løb Nacht-... για μια νύχτα, κατά τη διάρκεια μιας νύχτας de una noche; de viaje öö- شبانه؛ ویژه شب yö- d'une/de nuit; (pendant) la nuit לְמֶשֶך הַלַילָה रात भर prekonoćni nagyon gyors semalaman nætur- per la notte, durante la notte １夜の 하룻밤 동안 skirtas nakčiai, naktinis; (per) naktį nakts-; vienas nakts- semalaman voor {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n nacht bare for én natt nocny, z dnia na dzień de pernoitar на (одну) ночь celonočný; na noc nočen preko noći övernattnings-, över natt[] ตลอดคืน gece kullanılan, geceleyin 一夜間(的) нічний رات کا qua đêm 一夜间（的）

2 very quick(ly) He was an overnight success. blits=, kits بِسُرْعَه، بينَ ليْلَةٍ وَضُحاها бърз přes noc fra den ene dag til den anden über Nacht πολύ γρήγορα, σε μια νύχτα (μτφ.) repentino, de la noche a la mañana üle öö یک شبه؛ به سرعت yhtäkkinen du jour au lendemain בִּן-לַילָה सहसा brzo, preko noći éjszakai sekejap mata sem gerist mjög snöggt (dall'oggi al domani) 突然に 갑자기 labai greitas, žaibiškas; staiga, žaibiškai spējš, pēkšņs; spēji, pēkšņi segera van de ene dag op de andere over natta, plutselig błyskawiczny imediato происшедший мгновенно; внезапный cez noc čez noč preko noći över en natt อย่างรวดเร็ว anîden, bir gecede 突然的 раптовий راتوں رات chốc lát 突然的