Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream n | (title of comedic play) | Ein Sommernachtstraum Unbest Art, m + Nm |
| Anmerkung: Comedy by English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616). |
| a night out on the town n | (evening at bar, party) | ausgehen Vi, sepa |
| | (informell) | weggehen Vi, sepa |
| | | feiern gehen Vi |
| | After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |
| all night adv | (throughout the night) | die ganze Nacht Rdw |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is an adj |
| | The convenience store is open all night. |
| all-night adj | (continuing through the night) | die ganze Nacht lang Rdw |
| | These all-night study sessions are tiring me out. |
| all through the night expr | (throughout the night) | die ganze Nacht lang Rdw |
| | | die ganze Nacht hindurch Rdw |
| | All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| at night adv | (during the nighttime) | nachts Adv |
| | | in der Nacht Rdw |
| | Bats only feed at night. |
| | My cat is often the most alert and playful at night. |
| | Fledermäuse fressen nur nachts. |
bachelor party (US),
stag night,
stag party,
stag do (UK),
buck's party (AU) n | (party for a husband-to-be) | Junggesellenabschied Nm |
| | Bachelor parties tend to be wild and crazy. |
| | We're going to a nightclub for Simon's stag do. |
bachelorette party (US),
hen night,
hen party,
hen do (UK) n | (party for a wife-to-be) | Jungesellinnenabschied Nm |
| by night adv | (at night-time) | bei Nacht adv |
| | | nachts adv |
| | | nächtlich adj |
| | The solders staged a surprise attack by night. |
| | Die Soldaten inszenierten einen Überraschungsangriff bei Nacht. |
| day and night adv | (all the time) | rund um die Uhr Rdw |
| | | Tag und Nacht Rdw |
| | | ununterbrochen Adj |
| | Edgar's been working day and night to get the house ready in time. |
| during the night adv | (in the night time, at night) | in der Nacht Rdw |
| | | nachts Adv |
| | I heard an eerie sound during the night; it turned out to be an owl in the garden. |
| every night adv | (nightly) | jeden Abend Pron + Nm |
| | | jede Nacht Pron + Nf |
| | I brush my teeth every night before I go to bed. |
| fly-by-night adj | figurative (dishonest, scamming) (Slang, vulgär) | hinterfotzig Adj |
| | | hinterhältig Adj |
| | | falsch Adj |
| (a) good night n | (enjoyable evening, night) | netter Abend, schöner Abend Adj + Nm |
| | | unterhaltsamer Abend Adj + Nm |
| | We had a steak dinner and lots of laughs--it was a good night. |
| | Wir hatten ein Steak und haben viel gelacht – es war ein unterhaltsamer Abend. |
goodnight,
good night interj | (on [sb] going to bed) | Gute Nacht Int |
| | I'm going to sleep. Goodnight. |
goodnight,
good night interj | (in evening: goodbye) | Gute Nacht Int |
| | I'll be leaving now; goodnight! |
goodnight,
good-night n as adj | (indicating farewell) | Gute-Nacht- Präf |
| | | eine gute Nacht wünschend Rdw |
| | (altmodisch) | eine gute Nachtruhe wünschend Rdw |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen may be used when the term is an adjective |
| | He gave her a good-night kiss. |
| in the dead of night adv | (in the middle of the night) | Mitten in der Nacht Rdw |
| | Strange noises in the dead of night can be very scary. |
| in the night adv | (between sunset and sunrise) | in der Nacht Rdw |
| | | nachts Adv |
| | At some point in the night I awoke to the sound of screaming. |
| last night adv | (yesterday evening) | gestern Abend Adv + Nm |
| | I went to bed very early last night - just after nine. |
| | Gestern Abend bin ich sehr früh ins Bett gegangen - kurz nach neun. |
| last night adv | (yesterday during the night) (informell) | gestern Nacht Adv + Nf |
| | | letzte Nacht Adj + Nf |
| | There was heavy snowfall in the area last night. |
| | Gestern Nacht gab es in dieser Region starken Schneefall. |
| late at night adv | (at a late hour, during the night) | bis tief in die Nacht Rdw |
| | | zu später Stunde Rdw |
| | | mitten in der Nacht Rdw |
| | I used to stay up late at night listening to music and reading. |
| late-night adj | (taking place at a late hour) | Spät- Präf |
| | | zu später Stunde Rdw |
| | | nächtlich Adj |
| | I saw it on the late-night news. |
morning,
noon and night expr | (at all times) | früh, mittags und abends Rdw |
| | | immer Adv |
| | | zu jeder Zeit Rdw |
| night and day adv | (all the time, constantly) | Tag und Nacht Rdw |
| | | die ganze Zeit Rdw |
| | We worked night and day to meet the deadline. |
| | I have been working night and day to get this project finished on time. |
| night bird n | (nocturnal bird) | Nachtvogel Nm |
night bird,
nightbird n | figurative (person busy at night) | Nachtmensch Nm |
| | | Nachtschwärmer Nm |
| | | Nachteule Nf |
| night crawler n | colloquial (large nocturnal earthworm) | Tauwurm, Aalwurm Nm |
| | | gemeiner Regenwurm Adj + Nm |
| night light n | (soft room light left on at night) | Nachtlicht Nn |
| | | Nachtlampe Nf |
| | My daughter is afraid of the dark so she sleeps with a night light in her bedroom. |
| night out n | (evening or nighttime social outing) | Ausgehen Nn |
| | | gemeinsamer Abend Adj + Nm |
| | We had a great night out on Friday – you should've come. |
| night owl n | figurative ([sb] who is active at night) (ugs) | Nachteule Nf |
| | I am at my best in the morning, but my husband is a night owl. |
| night shift n | (nocturnal work period) | Nachtschicht Nf |
| | People who work the night shift often have trouble adjusting their sleep schedule. |
| night shift n | (team working overnight) | Nachtschicht Nf |
| | The night shift are just starting work when most of the rest of us are going to bed. |
| night sky n | (stars, etc. seen at night) | Nachthimmel Nm |
| night spot n | (late-night entertainment venue) (Anglizismus, informell) | Nachtlocation Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Nachtclubs Nf |
| | Gary and his friends decided to explore the night spots near their hotel. |
| night sweats npl | (pathology) | nächtliche Schweißausbrüche Adj + Npl |
| | | nächtliches Schwitzen Adj + Nn |
| | | Nachtschweiß Nm |
| | (Medizin) | nächtliche Hyperhidrose Adj + Nf |
| night table n | (small bedside table) (ugs) | Nachttisch Nm |
| | I keep a glass of water on my night table. |
| Night-night! interj | infantile (good night) | Gute Nacht Int |
| | | Schlaf gut und träum schön Int |
| nightcap n | (alcoholic drink) | Absacker Nm |
| | | Schlummertrunk Nm |
| | Would you like to come to my place for a nightcap? |
| nightcap n | (hat worn for sleep) | Schlafmütze Nf |
| | My grandfather wears a nightcap to bed. |
| nightclothes npl | (garments worn for sleeping) | Schlafsachen Npl |
| | | Schlafanzug Nm |
| | | Nachthemd Nn |
nightclub,
night club n | (bar with dancing) | Nachtclub Nm |
| | (altmodisch) | Nachtlokal Nn |
| | | Nightclub Nm |
| | Some of the nightclubs stay open till 2 am. |
| | Manche der Nachtclubs haben bis 2 Uhr morgens geöffnet. |
nightlife,
night life,
night-life n | (night-time entertainment) | Nachtleben Nn |
| | The beach was great but the town had no nightlife. |
| | Der Strand war toll, aber die Stadt hatte kein Nachtleben. |
nightlight,
night-light,
night light n | (soft light left on at night) | Nachtlicht Nn |
nighttime,
night-time n | (period of night) | Nacht- Präf |
| | They skyline is especially beautiful during nighttime. |
nighttime,
night-time adj | (nocturnal) | nachts Adj |
| | | in der Nacht Rdw |
| | Owls are nighttime hunters. |
nightwatchman,
night watchman n | (man employed as nighttime guard) | Nachtwächter Nm |
| | Our office is guarded at night by the nightwatchman. |
| one-night stand n | (isolated sexual encounter with [sb]) (Anglizismus) | One Night Stand Nm |
| | Betty's not my girlfriend; we had a one-night stand, that's all. |
| | Betty ist nicht meine Freundin, wir hatten nur einen One Night Stand, das ist alles. |
| opening night n | (theatre: first performance) | Premiere Nf |
| | | Uraufführung Nf |
| sleepless night n | (awake all night) | schlaflose Nacht Adj + Nf |
| | | kein Auge zu bekommen Rdw |
| spend the night v expr | (stay somewhere overnight) (ugs) | schlafen Vi |
| | | die Nacht verbringen VP |
| that night adv | (on a specified night in the past) | in dieser Nacht Rdw |
| | (literarisch) | in jener Nacht Rdw |
| | Sixteen ships were sunk that night. Do you remember what you were doing that night? |
| the night before n | (previous night or evening) | die Nacht davor Rdw |
| | | die vorherige Nacht Rdw |
| the night before adv | (on the previous night or evening) | in der Nacht davor Rdw |
| | | in der vorherigen Nacht Rdw |
| the night is young expr | (its' not very late) | die Nacht ist noch jung Rdw |
| tomorrow night adv | (on the evening of next day) | morgen Nacht Adv + Nf |
| | See you tomorrow night! |
| trivia night n | (for playing trivia game) | Quiz-Nacht, Quiznacht Nf |
| | | Ein Spieleabend, bei dem Wissensspiele gespielt werden Rdw |
| up all night expr | (awake throughout the night) | die ganze Nacht wach Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | kein Auge zugemacht Rdw |