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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

night awakening   n réveil nocturne  m 

Collaborative Dictionary     English-French
night owl n. le noctambule   Reverso DG8
night skincare n. le soin de nuit Reverso DG8
night watch n. la garde de nuit   Reverso DG8
over-late night n. la nuit trop courte Reverso DG8
sleepless night n. la nuit blanche   Reverso DG8
student night n. la soirée étudiante Reverso DG8
Twelfth Night n. la Nuit des rois   Reverso DG8
night skin care n. le soin de nuit Reverso DG8
like night and day adv. comme le jour et la nuit   Reverso DG8
it's like night and day adv. c'est le jour et la nuit Reverso DG8
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'night' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
garde de nuit n. 1) night nurse (f), 2) night watch (f) Reverso DG8
bihoreau nm. night-heron Reverso DG8
bihoreaux nmpl. night herons Reverso DG8
première n. 1) first one (f), 2) first night (f) Reverso DG8
bihoreau cannelle nm. rufous night-heron Reverso DG8
bihoreau goisagi nm. Japanese night-heron Reverso DG8
bihoreau gris nm. black-crowned night-heron Reverso DG8
bihoreau malais nm. Malayan night-heron Reverso DG8
bihoreau violacé nm. yellow-crowned night-heron Reverso DG8
héron bihoreau nm. night-heron Reverso DG8
nuit d'hôtel nf. hotel room night Reverso DG8
soirée d'étudiants nf. student night Reverso DG8
soirée étudiante nf. student night Reverso DG8
galette des rois nf. Twelfth-Night pancake Reverso DG8
soin de nuit nm. night skincare Reverso DG8
tarif de nuit n. night rate ~
bihoreau à dos blanc nm. white-backed night-heron Reverso DG8
passer... une nuit blanche vi. spend a sleepless night Reverso DG8
jusque tard dans la nuit adv. till late in the night Reverso DG8

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