night Signification, définition

Signification de night en français

• 0 the period of time when it is dark -- nuit [ feminine ]

  • animals that hunt at night les animaux qui chassent la nuit

  • I woke several times during the night. Je me suis réveillé plusieurs fois pendant la nuit.

  • She lay waiting for the night to end. Elle était allongée, attendant que la nuit se termine.

• 1 evening, before going to sleep -- soir [ masculine ]

  • You’ve been out three nights this week. Tu es sorti trois soirs cette semaine.

  • Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night? Aimeriez-vous venir dîner samedi soir ?

  • He arrived last night. Il est arrivé hier soir.

• 2 an occasion when you go to bed late or early -- aller se coucher tôt/tard

  • I really need to have an early night tonight. J’ai vraiment besoin d’aller me coucher tôt ce soir.

• 3 used to wish a child a good night’s sleep when they go to bed -- Bonne nuit

  • Night, night, sweetheart. Bonne nuit, mon ange.

• 4 the period from sunset to sunrise -- (de) nuit

  • We slept well that 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.

• 5 the time of darkness -- nuit

  • In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.