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tonight

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to·night  (t-nt)
adv.
On or during the present or coming night.
n.
This night or the night of this day.

[Middle English to night, from Old English t niht, at night : t, at, on; see to + niht, night; see night.]

tonight [təˈnaɪt]
n
the night or evening of this present day
adv
1. in or during the night or evening of this day
2. Archaic last night
[Old English tōniht, from to1 (at) + night]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tonighttonight - the present or immediately coming night
nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
Adv.1.tonighttonight - during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"
Translations
tonight [təˈnaɪt]
A. ADVesta noche
I'll see you tonightnos vemos esta noche
B. N tonight's TV programmeslos programas de TV de esta noche

tonight [təˈnaɪt]
adv (= this evening) → ce soir
Are you going out tonight? → Tu sors ce soir?
I think I'll go to bed early tonight → Je crois que vais aller me coucher tôt ce soir.
see you tonight! → à ce soir!
(= during the night) → cette nuit
I'll sleep well tonight → Je dormirai bien cette nuit.
nce soir
Tonight is the opening night of the opera → La soirée d'ouverture de l'opéra a lieu ce soir.
tonight's programme → le programme de ce soir, le programme de la soirée
tonight's all-night vigil → la veille de ce soir, la garde de nuit de ce soir

tonight, (US) tonite: (inf)
adv (= this evening)heute Abend; (= during the coming night)heute Nacht; see you tonight!bis heute Abend!
n (= this evening)der heutige Abend; (= the coming night)die heutige Nacht; tonight’s partydie Party heute Abend; I’m looking forward to tonightich freue mich auf heute Abend or auf den heutigen Abend; tonight is the night we’ve been looking forward toheute ist der Abend, auf den wir uns gefreut haben; tonight is a night I’ll remember all my lifean den heutigen Abend/an heute Nacht werde ich mich mein ganzes Leben lang erinnern; tonight’s weather: tonight will be clear but colddas Wetter heute Nacht: heute Nacht wird es klar, aber kalt sein; tonight’s paperdie heutige Abendzeitung, die Abendzeitung von heute

tonight [təˈnaɪt] adv & n (this evening) → questa sera, stasera; (this night) → questa notte, stanotte
I'll see you tonight → ci vediamo stasera
tonight's TV programmes (Brit) or programs (Am)i programmi della serata
tonight [təˈnaɪt] adv & n (this evening) → questa sera, stasera; (this night) → questa notte, stanotte
I'll see you tonight → ci vediamo stasera
tonight's TV programmes (Brit) or programs (Am)i programmi della serata

tonight
n / adv tonight [təˈnait]
(on) the night of this present day Here is tonight's weather forecast; I'm going home early tonight. vanaand الليلَه، هذه الليْلَه довечера dnešní/dnes večer i aften heute abend απόψε esta noche tänane õhtu, täna õhtul امشب tänä iltana ce soir הַלַילָה आज की रात večeras ma este, éjjel malam ini kvöld yfirstandandi dags, í kvöld questa sera/notte, stasera, stanotte 今夜 오늘 밤 šis vakaras, ši naktis; šįvakar, šiąnakt šis vakars; šī nakts; šovakar; šonakt malam ini vanavond i kveld/natt dzisiaj wieczorem esta noite (în) seara aceasta сегодня вечером dnes večer, dnes v noci; dnešný večer, dnešná noc nocoj večeras i kväll, i natt คืนนี้; ในคืนนี้ bu gece 今晚,今夜 сьогоднішній вечір; сьогодні ввечері, вночі آج کي رات đêm nay

tonight في هذه الليلة dnes večer i aften heute Abend απόψε esta noche tänä iltana ce soir večeras stasera 今夜 오늘밤 vanavond i kveld dzisiaj wieczorem hoje à noite сегодня вечером i kväll ในคืนนี้ bu gece vào đêm nay 今晚


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His Dog availed himself of the occasion to invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives a feast, and there is always much food remaining; come and sup with me tonight.
You're going to church tonight, and how can you face your Maker when you've been breaking one of His laws in the afternoon?
If you have nothing better to do, Count [or Prince], and if the prospect of spending an evening with a poor invalid is not too terrible, I shall be very charmed to see you tonight between 7 and 10- Annette Scherer.
 
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