night
n
(=opposite of day) nuit f
→ the night of 13th August
→ The night was very still.
→ We walked for six days and six nights.
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
→ Try these pills if you can't sleep at night.
The doors are locked at night. Les portes sont fermées la nuit.
by night de nuit
→ They travelled by night to avoid detection.
in the night pendant la nuit
→ He woke in the night with a dreadful pain.
during the night pendant la nuit
night and day nuit et jour
→ He was at my door night and day, demanding my attention.
→ They were being guarded night and day.
day and night jour et nuit
→ Dozens of doctors and nurses have been working day and night for weeks.
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 was out that night.
→ Dennis took Catherine to dinner the following night.
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
→ from nine o'clock at night until nine in the morning
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 the wedding
the night before last avant-hier soir
→big night
→election night
→night out
modif
[nurse, flight] de nuit
all-night
adj
[shop, café] ouvert (e) toute la nuit
[party, meeting] qui dure toute la nuit
big night
n (=important evening) soirée f mémorable
→ On the big night, Howard turned up in well-tailored suit and stretch limo to take her to one of Boston's best restaurants.
→ Liz managed a few words: `I am just glad to be here, to support Hugh on his big night
→ That was a big night for me playing my first game at that level.
Bonfire Night
n (British) 5 novembre m (commémoration de la tentative manquée de Guy Fawkes de faire sauter le Parlement, en 1605)
Burns Night
n commémoration de la naissance du poète écossais Robert Burns commémoration de la naissance du poète écossais Robert Burns
election night
n le soir des élections
first night
n (THEATRE) [+play] première f
fly-by-night *
n (=uncommitted person) tout-fou m *
→ Father was a stayer, not a fly-by-night
→ She can see no point in having dinner with a fly-by-night
adj
(=cowboy)
[firm, operation, operator] véreux (-euse)
→ ... fly-by-night operators who fail to complete jobs.
[affair, liaison] passager (-ère)
→ this was no fly-by-night affair
Guy Fawkes Night
n (=Bonfire Night) commémoration de la Conspiration des Poudres qui correspond à la tentative de Guy Fawkes de faire sauter le parlement anglais le 5 novembre 1605 commémoration de la Conspiration des Poudres qui correspond à la tentative de Guy Fawkes de faire sauter le parlement anglais le 5 novembre 1605
hen night * , hen party
*
n (British) enterrement m de vie de jeune fille
late-night
adj
[event, programme] de fin de soirée
→ ... John Peel's late-night show on BBC Radio One.
→ ... late-night drinking parties.
[service] de nuit
→ ... late-night trains.
late-night shopping
n
There's late-night shopping on Thursdays. Les magasins ouvrent en nocturne le jeudi., Les magasins ont une nocturne le jeudi.
night-bird
n
(=bird) oiseau m nocturne
(=person) couche-tard m inv, noctambule mf
night light , nightlight
n (electric) veilleuse f
(=tealight) bougie f chauffe-plats
night-night *
excl bonne nuit
night out
n
girls' night out soirée f entre filles
boys' night out soirée f entre garçons
night owl *
n couche-tard mf inv
→ The late-night parties make the hotel a haven for night owls and a hell for anyone with children.
night porter
n gardien m de nuit
night safe
n coffre m de nuit
night school
n cours mpl du soir
→ People can go out to work in the daylight hours and then come to night school in the evening.
to go to night school prendre des cours du soir
night shelter
n asile m de nuit
night shift
n
(=workers) équipe f de nuit
→ At 7am I relieve the night shift.
→ As the night shift tried to solve the problems, passengers became angrier and angrier.
(=work) poste m de nuit
→ Anyone who fails to turn up for the night shift will be dismissed.
to do the night shift, to be on night shift être de nuit
→ Who's doing the night shift tonight?
→ His wife, who's a nurse, was on night shift at a local hospital at the time.
night stand (US)
n table f de chevet
night-time , night time
n nuit f
at night-time (=during the night) la nuit
(=during the evening) le soir
→ He likes to have his bath at night-time
modif
[curfew, raid, activity] nocturne
→ A night-time curfew remains in force.
→ Thousands were arrested in surprise night-time raids.
→ Feeling unsafe reduces night-time activity for old and young alike.
one-night stand
n (sex) liaison f sans lendemain
opening night
n première f
school night
n soir où il y a classe le lendemain soir où il y a classe le lendemain
stag night
n enterrement m de vie de garçon
Twelfth Night
n la fête des Rois
