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night

darkness between sunset and sunrise
Not to be confused with:
knight – a man awarded a nonhereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit; a man devoted to the service of a woman
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night

 (nīt)
n.
1.
a. The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness.
b. This period considered as a unit of time:for two nights running.
c. This period considered from its conditions:a rainy night.
2. The period between dusk and midnight of a given day:either late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
3.
a. The period between evening and bedtime.
b. This period considered from its activities:a night at the opera.
c. This period set aside for a specific purpose:Parents' Night at school.
4.
a. The period between bedtime and morning:spent the night at a motel.
b. One's sleep during this period:had a restless night.
5. Nightfall:worked from morning to night.
6. Darkness:vanished into the night.
7.
a. A time or condition of gloom, obscurity, ignorance, or despair:"In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning"(F. Scott Fitzgerald).
b. A time or condition marked by absence of moral or ethical values:"He never would have let us go untroubled into the night of private greed"(Anthony Lewis).
adj.
1. Of or relating to the night:the night air.
2. Intended for use at night:a night light.
3. Working during the night:the night nurse.
4. Active chiefly at night:night prowlers.
5. Occurring after dark:night baseball.
[Middle English, from Old Englishniht; seenekw-t- inIndo-European roots.]
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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. (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
11.make a night of itto go out and celebrate for most of the night
12.night and daycontinually:that baby cries night and day.
[Old Englishniht; compare Dutchnacht, Latinnox, Greeknux]
ˈnightlessadj
ˈnightˌlikeadj
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night

(naɪt)

n.
1. the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
2. the beginning of this period; nightfall.
3. the darkness of night; the dark.
4. a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.
5. (sometimes cap.) an evening used or set aside for a particular event or purpose.
adj.
6. of or pertaining to night: the night hours.
7. occurring or seen at night: a night spectacle.
8. used or designed to be used at night.
9. active or working at night: night people.
Idioms:
night and day, unceasingly; continually.
[before 900; Middle English; Old Englishniht, neaht, c. Old Frisian nacht, Old Saxon, Old High German naht (GermanNacht), Old Norse nātt, Gothicnahts, Latinnox (s.noct-), Greeknýx (s.nykt-)]
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Night


an abnormal fear of darkness. Also calledscotophobia.
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.
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Night

 

See Also:DARKNESS

  1. The black night spread like glistening caviar —Diane Wakoski
  2. The dark-blue velvet night hung like a curtain —Elizabeth Bowen
  3. The darkness of night, like pain, is dumb; the darkness of dawn, like peace, is silent —Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Dusk was falling like blue flakes —Truman Capote
  5. The evenings and nights were like shutters opening and closing, no more than that —Dan Jacobson
  6. Midnight shakes the memory as a madman shakes a dead geranium —T. S. Eliot
  7. Night, bereft of dreams, is like a deserted railway station after hours —Robert Duncan
  8. Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truth —P. J. Bailey
  9. Night comes like a blackout —John Rechy
  10. The night dives down like one great crow —Richard Wilbur
  11. Night falls like a dropped shutter —Beryl Markham
  12. Night falls like fire —Algernon Charles Swinburne
  13. The night feels like a gigantic Ferris wheel turning in blackness, very slowly —Margaret Laurence
  14. Night had fallen like a black curtain —Colin Forbes
  15. The night is as soft as milk —Albert Camus
  16. The night is like flower petals, the air moist as a damp cloth —W. P. Kinsella
  17. The night is soft and silent, warm as cashmere —W. P. Kinsella
  18. The night roars on … like an express train —Erich Maria Remarque
  19. The night descended on her like a benediction —Joseph Conrad
  20. The nights stick together like pages in an old book —John Ashberry
  21. The night stretches before me like an endless checklist —Natascha Wodin
  22. The night trickles on like liquid time —Natascha Wodin
  23. The still night drifted deep like snow about me —Edna St. Vincent Millay
  24. The summer night is like a perfection of thought —Wallace Stevens
  25. The night, like ice, seemed to harden around her —William Dieter
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night

1.'night' and 'at night'

Night is the period during each twenty-four hours when it is dark. If something happens regularly during this period, you say that it happensat night.

The doors were kept closedat night.
I used to lie awakeat night, listening to the rain.

Anight is one of these periods of darkness. You usually refer to a particular period asthe night.

He went to a hotel and spentthe night there.
I got a phone call in the middle ofthe night.
2.the previous night

If something happened during the night before the present day, you say that it happenedin the night,during the night, orlast night.

I didn't hear Sheilain the night.
I had the strangest dreamlast night.

You can also say that a situation existedlast night.

I didn't manage to sleep muchlast night.

Last night is also used for saying that something happened during the previous evening.

I met your husbandlast night.

If you are talking about a day in the past and you want to say that something happened the night before that day, you say that it happenedin the night,during the night, orthe previous night.

His father had diedin the night.
This was the hotel where they had stayedthe previous night.
3.exact times

If you want to make it clear that you are talking about a particular time in the early part of the night rather than the morning, you addat night.

This took place at eleven o'clockat night on our second day.

However, if you are talking about a time after midnight and you want to make it clear that you are talking about the night and not the afternoon, you sayin the morning.

It was five o'clockin the morning.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.night - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outsidenight - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
period,period of time,time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
24-hour interval,day,mean solar day,solar day,twenty-four hour period,twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
weeknight - any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday
evening - the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"
late-night hour - the latter part of night
midnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"
small hours - the hours just after midnight
lights-out - a prescribed bedtime
wedding night - the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
daylight,daytime,day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
2.night - a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
period,period of time,time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
3.night - the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"
period,period of time,time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
4.night - the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit; "three nights later he collapsed"
time unit,unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
5.night - darkness; "it vanished into the night"
dark,darkness - absence of light or illumination
6.night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night"
crepuscle,crepuscule,dusk,evenfall,gloam,gloaming,nightfall,twilight,fall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
7.night - the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"
period,period of time,time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
8.Night - Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
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night

noundarkness,dark,night-time,dead of night,night watches,hours of darknessWe spent the night at his house.Finally night fell.
Related words
adjectivenocturnal
likenoctimania
fearnyctophobia
Quotations
"Night hath a thousand eyes" [John LylyMaides Metamorphose]
"The night has a thousand eyes,"
"And the day but one" [F.W. BourdillonLight]
"Night is the half of life, and the better half" [Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre]
"the huge and thoughtful night" [Walt WhitmanWhen Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd]
"sable-vested night, eldest of things" [John MiltonParadise Lost]
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night

noun
The period of time between sunset and sunrise:
adjective
Of or occurring during the night:
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Translations
ظَلام، لَيْلليللَيلٌلَيْل، لَيْلَهليلة
нощ
nocnočnívečer
natskumringaftenmørke
nokto
öö
yöyöuniiltapimeäpimeys
noć
éjszakaéjszakázásestemegszállássötétség
nóttnótt; kvöld
夜日暮れ闇一晩一泊
밤
nox
naktisvakarinė mokyklabaisus sapnaskasnaktkasnaktinis
naktstumsavakars
întunericnoapte
nocvečer
nočtemavečer
noćноћ
natt
usiku
กลางคืน
gecegece vaktiakşam
ніч
đêmtối

night

[naɪt]
A.N
1. (=time of day) →nochef
it is night (liter) →esde noche
Monday night →el lunespor la noche
a Beethoven night →unconciertodedicado a Beethoven
all night (long) →toda lanoche
at night →por la noche,de noche
11 o'clock at night →las 11de lanoche
last thing at night →loúltimoantes deacostarse
to stay up late at night →trasnochar
to have abad night →dormirmal,pasar unamalanoche
the nightbefore the ceremony →lavísperade laceremonia
by night →de noche,por la noche
night andday →noche y día
to have anearly night →acostarsetemprano
good night! →¡buenasnoches!
in the night →durante lanoche
last night (=late) →anoche; (=in the evening) →ayer por la tarde
the night before last →anteanoche
to have alate night →acostarsemuytarde
you've had too many late nights →llevas muchosdías acostándotemuytarde
we decided tomake a night of it and go to a club afterwards →decidimosprolongar lavelada e irnos a unadiscoteca después
to have a nightout →salirpor la noche
I can'tsleep nights (US) →no puedo dormir lanoche
tospend the night →pasar lanoche
to spend the night together (euph) (=to have sex) →pasar lanochejuntos
tomorrow night →mañana por la noche
towork nights →trabajarde noche
2. (Theat)
first night →estrenom
last night →últimarepresentaciónf
B.CPDnight birdN →avefnocturna
night blindnessN →ceguerafnocturna
night fighterN →cazamnocturno,cazabombarderomnocturno
night nurseN →enfermerafde noche
night owlN (fig) →avefnocturna
night porterN →guardamnocturno
night safeN →cajafde seguridadnocturna
night schoolN →escuelafnocturna
night shiftN →turnomnocturno,turnomde noche
night standN (US) =night tablenight storage heaterN →acumuladormeléctriconocturno
night tableN →mesitafde noche
night visionN →visiónfnocturna
see alsonight-visionnight watchN (=shift) →turnomde noche (Hist) →rondafnocturna; (=individual) =night watchmannight watchmanN (in factory) →vigilantemnocturno; (in street) →serenom
night workN →trabajomnocturno
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night

[ˈnaɪt]
n
(=opposite of day) →nuitf
I want a single room for two nights →Je veux unechambre à unlit pour deuxnuits.
Night fell →La nuitesttombée.
He didn't sleep a wink all night →Il n'a pasfermé l'œilde lanuit.
The fighting continued all night →Lescombats se sontpoursuivis toute lanuit.
good night! →bonne nuit!
last night →la nuitdernière
I couldn't sleep last night →Je n'ai pasdormila nuitdernière.
at night →la nuit
The doors are locked at night →Lesportes sontfermées lanuit.
by night →de nuit
in the night →pendantla nuit
during the night →pendantla nuit
night and day →nuit etjour
day and night →jour etnuit
to have an early night →se couchertôt
to have a late night →se couchertard
to work nights →travaillerde nuit
My mother works nights →Mamèretravaille denuit.
(=evening) →soirm
I went out on Saturday night →Je suissortisamedisoir.
I didn't get a dance all night →Je n'ai pasdansé de toute lasoirée.
last night →hier soir
So whose party were you at last night? →Chez qui étiez-voushier soir ?
at night →le soir
He was going to college at night, in order to become an accountant →Ilprenait descours du soir pourdevenircomptable.
It's eleven o'clock at night in Moscow →Ilest onzeheuresdu soir àMoscou.
the night beforeadv →la veille ausoir
He had drunk too much the night before →Il avaittrop bula veille ausoir.;prep →la veille de
the night before the election →la veille desélections
the night before last →avant-hiersoirbig night,election night,night out
modif [nurse, flight] →de nuitnight-bird[ˈnaɪtbɜːrd]n
(=bird) →oiseaumnocturne
(=person) →couche-tardm inv,noctambulemf
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night

n
→Nachtf;(= evening) →Abendm;night is falling →dieNachtbricht herein;I saw him lastnight →ich habe ihngesternAbendgesehen;I’ll see him tomorrownight →ichtreffe ihnmorgenAbend;I stayed with them lastnight →ich habeheuteorletzteNacht bei ihnenübernachtet;to stay fournights with somebody →vierNächte lang beijdmbleiben;I’ll stay with them tomorrownight →ichübernachtemorgenNacht bei ihnen;to look for somewhere to stay thenight →eineÜbernachtungsmöglichkeitsuchen;on Fridaynight →Freitagabend/-nacht;on thenight of (Saturday) the 11th →am (Samstag dem) 11.nachts;11 o’clock atnight →11Uhrnachts;6 o’clock atnight →6Uhrabends;she works atnight →siearbeitetnachts;to travel bynight →nachtsreisen;to see Paris bynight →Paris beiNachtsehen;far into thenight →bisspät in dieNacht, bis in diespäteNacht;in/during thenight →in/während derNacht;thenight before they were … →amAbend/dieNachtzuvor waren sie …;thenight before last they were … →vorgesternAbend/vorletzteNacht waren sie …;to spend thenight at a hotel →in einemHotelübernachten;to have a good/badnightornight’s sleep →gut/schlechtschlafen; (patient also) →einegute/schlechteNacht haben;I need a goodnight’s sleep →ich muss malwiederordentlichschlafen;night-night!(inf) →gutNacht!(inf);night afternight →jedeNacht,Nacht umNacht(geh);allnight (long) →dieganzeNacht;night and day(lit, fig) →Tag undNacht;to have anight out →(abends)ausgehen;anight out with the lads (Brit)or boys →einAbend mit denKumpeln;to make anight of it →durchmachen(inf);to have a late/an earlynight →spät/frühinsBettkommen,spät/frühschlafengehen;too many latenights! →zu wenigSchlaf!;after your earlynight →nachdem du sofrühschlafengegangen bist;to worknights →nachtsarbeiten;to be onnights →Nachtdienst haben; (shift worker) →Nachtschicht haben;the darknight of the soul(fig) →diedunkleNacht derSeele
(Theat) →Abendm;the last threenights of … →dieletzten dreiAbende von …;a Mozartnight →ein Mozartabendm ?first night
advnights (esp US) →nachts

night

in cpds →Nacht-;
night bird
n →Nachtvogelm;(fig) →Nachteulef (inf), →Nachtschwärmer(in)m(f)
night blindness
nightcap
n
(= garment) →Nachtmützef; (for woman) →Nachthaubef
(= drink) →Schlaftrunkm (inf)
nightclothes
pl →Nachtzeugnt, →Nachtwäschef (esp Comm)
nightclub
n →Nachtlokalnt →or -klubm
night cream
night depository
nightdress
n →Nachthemdnt
night duty
n →Nachtdienstm;to be onnight →Nachtdienst haben
night editor
n →Nachtredakteur(in)m(f)
nightfall
n →Einbruchm →derDunkelheit;atnight →beiEinbruch derDunkelheit
night fighter
n →Nachtjägerm
night flight
n →Nachtflugm
nightgown
n →Nachthemdnt
nighthawk
n (US)(lit) →AmerikanischerZiegenmelker;(fig) →Nachtschwärmer(in)m(f)

night

:
nightjar
night leave
n (Mil) →Urlaubm →biszumWecken
night letter
n (US) →(zu billigem Tarif gesandtes) Nachttelegrammnt
nightlife
n →Nachtlebennt
night-light
n
(for child etc) →Nachtlichtnt
(for teapot etc) →Teelichtnt
nightlong
adj →sich über dieganzeNachthinziehend;(= lasting several nights) →nächtelang;after theirnight vigil →nachdem sie dieganzeNachtgewacht hatten

night

:
night nurse
n →Nachtschwesterf;(= man) →Nachtpflegerm
night owl
n (inf) →Nachteulef (inf)
night porter
night safe
n →Nachtsafem
night school

night

:
night shelter
night shift
n →Nachtschichtf;to beor work onnight →Nachtschicht habenorarbeiten
nightshirt
n →(Herren)nachthemdnt
night sky
n →nächtlicher Himmel
nightspot
n →Nachtlokalnt
night stand
n (US) →Nachttischm
night stick
n (US) →Schlagstockm
night-storage heater
night table
n (US) →Nachttischm
night-time
n →Nachtf;atnight →nachts;in thenight →während derNacht,nachts
adj attr →nächtlich;night temperature →Nachttemperaturf
night vision
n →Nachtsichtigkeitf
night-vision
adj →Nachtsicht-
night vision aid,night vision scope
n →Nachtsichtgerätnt
night watch
night watchman
n →Nachtwächter(in)m(f)
nightwear
n →Nachtzeugnt, →Nachtwäschef (esp Comm)
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night

[naɪt]
1.n →nottef; (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 nottescorsa,ieri notte,stanotte
Tuesday night →martedì notte,la notte dimartedì,la notte framartedì emercoledì (evening) →martedìsera,la sera dimartedì
the night before →la notte prima (evening) →la sera prima
the night before last →l'altroieri notte (evening) →l'altroieri sera
11 o'clock at night →le 11di sera
the last 3 nights of (Theatre) →le 3ultimeserateorrappresentazioni di
to have a night out →uscirela sera
we had a lovely night out →abbiamopassato una bellissimaserata fuori
to spend the night →passarela notte
I spent the night studying →hopassatola notte astudiare
to have a good/bad night →dormirebene/male
to have a late night →andare a lettotardi
he's working nights →fa ilturno di notte
2.adj (work, nurse, train) →di notte
night flight →volo notturno
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night

(nait) noun
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 noite noc; noční die Nacht,Nacht-... nat; nat-νύχταnoche öö, õhtu شب yönuitלילה रात noć, mrak éjszaka, éjjel malam nótt; kvöldnotte;di notte 夜 밤, 야간 naktis, vakaras; naktinis, vakarinis nakts; vakars waktu malamnacht,avondnattnoc,wieczór شپهnoite (de) noapteночь noc; nočný noč; nočen noć natt, kväll กลางคืนgece, gece vakti 夜間 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 noite noc die Dunkelheit nat η νύχτα, το σκοτάδιnoche öö شب هنگام pimeysnuit זְמָן הַחֲשֵכָה संध्या noć, tmina éjszaka malam nóttnotte 暗闇 밤의 어둠 tamsa, naktis nakts; tumsa malamnachtnattnoc د شپى له خواnoite noapteaночь,вечер noc noč noć mörker เวลามืดgece,akşam 夜晚 темрява, пітьма تاريکي کا وقت buổi đêm夜晚
ˈnightly adjective, adverb
every night.a nightly news programme;He goes there nightly. nagtelik, snags لَيْلي всяка вечер todas as noites každonoční, každonočněallabendlich natlig; hver natνυχτερινός, κάθε βράδυ cada noche igaöine, igal ööl شبانه؛ هر شب öinentous 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,nattlignocny, co noc هره شپه todas as noites în fie­care/de noapte еженощный; каждую ночь nočný; každú noc nočen svake noći varje natt (kväll) ทุกคืน her gece 每晚的，每晚 кожної ночі, щоночі ہر رات đêm đêm 每夜（的）
ˈnight-club noun
a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainmentetc. nagklub مَلْهى لَيْلي нощен клуб boite noční podnik der Nachtklub natklub νυχτερινό κέντρο διασκέδασης,κλαμπclub nocturno ööklubi کلوپ شبانه yökerhoboîte de nuit מוֹעָדוֹן לַילָה (नर्तकों की) रात में खुलने वाली गोष्ठीं noćni lokal, bar éjszakai mulató klab malam næturklúbburlocale notturno ナイトクラブ 나이트클럽 naktinis restoranas naktsklubs; naktslokāls kelab malamnachtclubnattklubb nocny lokal د شپى ميخانى boiteночной клуб nočný podnik nočni lokal noćni klub nattklubb สถานเริงรมย์ยามค่ำคืน gece klubü 夜店 нічний клуб نائٹ کلب، مجلس شبينہ hộp đêm夜总会
ˈnightdress,ˈnightgown noun
a garment for wearing in bed. naghemp, nagrok ثَوب النَّوْم للنِّساء нощница traje de noite noční košile das Nachthemd natkjoleνυχτικό camisón de noche öörõivad لباس خواب yöpukuchemise de nuitפיג'מה गाउन, रात्रि पोशाक spavaćica hálóing pakaian tidur náttkjóllcamicia da notte ねまき 잠옷 naktiniai marškiniai naktskrekls gaun tidurnachthemdnattdrakt,nattkjolekoszula nocna د خوب كالىcamisa de noite cămaşă de noapteночная рубашка nočná košeľa spalna srajca spavaćica nattlinne, nattdräkt ชุดนอนgecelik 睡衣 вечірня сукня لباس شبينہ، رات کا لباس áo ngủ nữ睡衣
ˈnightfall noun
the beginning of night; dusk. skemerdonker هُبوط الليْل здрач crepúsculo soumrak der Einbruch der Nacht skumringσούρουπο,νύχτωμαanochecer videvik شب هنگام iltatombée de la nuit רֶדֶת הַלַילָה सन्ध्या समय sumrak alkony senjakala rökkurbil, ljósaskipti, næturkomacrepuscolo 日暮 해질녘 sutema, prieblanda krēsla; tumsas iestāšanās waktu senjaschemeringmørkets frambrudd,skumringzmrok د شپى له خواcrepúsculo căderea nopţiiвечер,сумерки súmrak mrak sumrak kvällning, nattens (mörkrets) inbrott ช่วงเวลาก่อนมืดมิด akşam karanlığı, akşam vakti 黃昏 присмерк, сутінки دھندلکا، آغاز شب hoàng hôn黄昏
ˈnightmare noun
a frightening dream.I had a nightmare about being strangled. nagmerrie كابوس кошмар pesadelo noční můra der Alptraum mareridtεφιάλτηςpesadilla luupainaja کابوس painajainencauchemarסיוט दु:स्वन, डरावना या भयानक स्वप्न, हौआ, सदा बना रहने वाला भय noćna mora rémkép mimpi buruk martröðincubo 悪夢 악몽 košmaras, baisus sapnas murgs, ļauns sapnis mimpi buruknachtmerriemarerittkoszmar ډارونكى خوب pesadelo coşmarкошмар nočná mora mora košmar mardröm ฝันร้ายkarabasan,kâbus 惡夢 страхіття ڈراؤنا خواب cơn ác mộng恶梦
ˈnightmarish adjective
nagmerrieagtig كابوسي، كالكابوس кощмарен arrepiante děsivý, jako ve zlém snu alptraumartig mareridtsagtigεφιαλτικός de pesadilla painajalik کابوس مانند؛ ترسناک painajaismainencauchemardesqueמפחיד दु:स्वप्नपूर्ण kao u mori, mučan lidérces mengerikan martraðarkenndur d'incubo 悪夢のような 악몽 같은 košmariškas, siaubingas murgains; baismīgs mengerikannachtmerrieachtig som i et mareritt koszmarny ډارونكى arrepiante de coşmarкошмарный desivý morast košmaran mardrömslik เกี่ยวกับฝันร้าย kâbuslu,korkunç,müthiş 惡夢般的 кошмарний بہت زيادہ خوف ناک như một cơn ác mộng恶梦似的
ˈnight-school noun
(a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. aandskool مدْرَسَه لَيلِيَّه вечерно училище escola noturna večerní škola die Abendschule aftenskoleνυχτερινό σχολείοescuela nocturna õhtukool مدرسه شبانه iltakouluécole du soir לִימוּדֵי עֶרֶב रात्रि स्कूल večernja škola esti tagozat sekolah malam kvöldskóliscuola serale 夜間学校 야간 학교 vakarinė mokykla vakarskola sekolah malamavondschoolkveldsskoleszkoła wieczorowa د شپه ليسه escola nocturnaвечерняя школа;вечерние курсы večerná škola večerna šola večernja škola aftonskola โรงเรียนซึ่งมีการเรียนการสอนตอนค่ำgece okulu 夜校 вечірня школа شبينہ مدرسہ، شام کا اسکول lớp học ban đêm夜校
ˈnight shift
1. (a period of) work during the night.He's on (the) night shift this week. nagskof وَرْدِيَّة العَمَل الليلي нощна смяна turno da noite noční směna die Nachtschicht natskiftνυχτερινή βάρδιαturno de noche öine vahetus شیفت شب yövuoroposte de nuit מִשמֶרֶת לַילָה रात में काम करने वाले कर्मचारियों का समूह noćna smjena éjszakai műszak giliran malam næturvaktturno di notte 夜勤 야근 naktinė pamaina vakara maiņa; naktsmaiņa sesi malamnachtdienstnattskiftnocna zmiana د شپى نوكريوالturno da noite schimb de noapteночная смена nočná smena nočna izmena noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืนgece 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 turno da noite noční směna die Nachtschicht nathold όσοι δουλεύουν σε νυχτερινή βάρδιαturno de noche öövahetuses töötajad شب کار yövuorolaisetéquipe 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 malamnachtploeg nattskift/-arbeiderenocna zmiana د شپه كاركونكىturno da noite schimb de noapte работающие в ночную смену nočná smena delavci nočne izmene noćna smena nattskift ทำงานกลางคืน gece ekibi, gece vardiyası 夜班員工 нічна зміна رات کو کام کرنے والے người làm ca đêm夜班工人
ˈnight-time noun
the time when it is night.Owls are usually seen at night-time. aand, nag وقْت الليل нощно време noite noc (noční čas) die Nachtzeit nattetid κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχταςnoche öine aeg هنگام شب yöaikanuitלילה निशा काल noćno doba, noć éjszaka (ideje) waktu malam næturtími, að nóttunotte 夜間 야간 nakties metas nakts laiks waktu malamnachtnattetid nocna pora شپه مهالnoite noapteaночь; темное время суток noc noč noću nattetid เวลากลางคืน gece vakti,gece 夜間 нічний час, ніч رات کا وقت ban đêm夜间
ˌnight-ˈwatchman noun
a person who looks after a buildingetc during the night. nagwagter حارِس لَيْلي пазач guarda-noturno noční hlídač der Nachtwächter nattevagt νυχτοφύλακαςvigilante 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 malamnachtwakernattevakt stróż nocny د شپه له خوا ساتونكى guarda-nocturno paznic de noapte ночнои сторож,вахтер nočný strážnik nočni čuvaj noćni čuvar nattvakt คนเฝ้ายามกลางคืน gece bekçisi 夜間守衛 вахтер رات کا پہرہ دار người gác đêm 夜间守卫员，值夜班的警卫员
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

night

→لَيلٌ noc natNachtνύχταnoche yönuit noćnotte 夜 밤nachtnattnocnoiteночь natt กลางคืนgece đêm夜晚
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

night

n. noche;
by ___ →de noche, por la noche;
Good ___ →Buenas noches;
last ___ →anoche;
___ before last →anteanoche.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

night

adj nocturno; —terrors terrores nocturnos;n nochefat — enor poror durante la noche;last — anoche
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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