night

notte

Periodo tra la sera e la mattina, quando fuori solitamente è buio.

In inglese semplice: The part of each day between evening and morning, when it is usually dark outside.

• It gets cold at night.
• I slept badly last night.
• We spent three nights by the sea.

Come si usa: at night (The streets are quiet at night.); on + specified night (We met on a cold winter night.)

Sinonimi: nighttime

Contrari: day

Espressioni comuni: at night, last night, all night, by night

notte

Periodo definito dalla legge, che inizia poco dopo il tramonto e termina poco prima dell’alba.

In inglese semplice: A period defined by law as starting shortly after sunset and ending shortly before sunrise.

• The law defines when night begins.
• The court classified the burglary as occurring at night.
• Under this rule, night ends thirty minutes before sunrise.

Contrari: day

Espressioni comuni: night burglary, during the night, definition of night

buonanotte

Saluto amichevole prima di andare a letto o quando ci si separa da qualcuno a tarda sera.

In inglese semplice: A friendly goodbye said before going to bed or leaving someone late in the evening.

• Night, Mum!
• Night, everyone. See you tomorrow.
• Night, darling. Sleep well.

Sinonimi: good night

Espressioni comuni: night everyone, night mum, night darling