Слово англійською: night

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Переклад night українською: ніч

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night

noun
/naɪt/
[uncountable, countable]
  1. the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep
    • at night These animals only come out at night.
    • by night They sleep by day and hunt by night.
    • in the night Does your baby still wake in the night?
    • She woke up in the middle of the night.
    • The accident happened on Friday night.
    • on the night of… on the night of 10 January/January 10
    • Did you hear the storm last night?
    • I lay awake all night.
    • Where did you spend the night?
    • You're welcome to stay the night here.
    • What is he doing calling at this time of night?
    • You'll feel better after you've had a good night's sleep.
    • She spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
    • The trip was for ten nights.
    • per night The hotel costs €95 per person per night.
    • the night train/boat/flight
    • The night sky was clear and full of stars.
    • Night fell (= it became dark).
    see also nights
    Homophones knight | nightknight   night
    /naɪt/
    • knight noun
      • The story tells of a knight who leaves a castle to fight a dragon.
    • night noun
      • At night you can see thousands of stars.
  • the evening until you go to bed
    • Let's go out on Saturday night.
    • Bill's parents came for dinner last night.
    • She doesn't like to walk home late at night.
    • I saw her in town the other night (= a few nights ago).
    • I'm working late tomorrow night.
    • He had plans to spend a quiet night at home.
    • Some nights he comes home late.
    • There's late night shopping on Fridays.
    see also date night, early night, goodnight, late night
  • an evening when a special event happens
    • the first/opening night (= of a play, film, etc.)
    • the last night of the play's run
    • We’ll be up late on election night.
    • a karaoke night
    • an Irish/Scottish, etc. night (= with Irish/Scottish music, entertainment, etc.)
    see also stag night
  • Word OriginOld English neaht, niht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nacht and German Nacht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nox and Greek nux.
    Idioms
    dance the night away
    1. to dance for the whole evening or night
    have a good/bad night
    1. to sleep well/badly during the night
    have a night on the tiles
    1. (British English, informal) to stay out late enjoying yourself
    in the dead of night
    (British English also at dead of night)
    1. in the quietest part of the night
      • I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
    it’ll be all right on the night
    1. (saying) used to say that a performance, an event, etc. will be successful even if the preparations for it have not gone well
    make a day/night of it
    1. (informal) to make a particular activity that you enjoy last for a whole day/evening instead of only part of it
      • We took a picnic lunch to the river and made a day of it.
      • They decided to make a night of it and went on to a club.
    the morning after (the night before)
    1. (humorous) the morning after an evening of drinking
      • Drink plenty of water the morning after the night before, and learn from experience.
    morning, noon and night
    1. at all times of the day and night (used to emphasize that something happens very often or that it happens continuously)
      • She talks about him morning, noon and night.
      • The work continues morning, noon and night.
      • It's all she talks about, morning, noon and night.
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    night and day
    (also day and night)
    1. all the time; continuously
      • The machines are kept running night and day.
      • The store is open day and night.
    night night
    1. used especially by children or to children, to mean goodnight
      • ‘Night night, sleep tight!’
    a night out
    1. an evening that you spend enjoying yourself away from home
      • They enjoy a night out occasionally.
      Extra Examples
      • Fancy a night out?
      • I was getting myself ready for a night out.
    spend the night with somebody
    1. to stay with somebody for a night
      • My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
    2. (also spend the night together)
      to stay with somebody for a night and have sex with them
    the still of the night
    1. (literary) the time during the night when it is quiet and calm
    things that go bump in the night
    1. (informal, humorous) used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained
      • There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night.
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