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night

 
 
/naɪt/ noun [C, U]

Translation

DARK the time in every 24 hours when it is dark and people usually sleep
gece
I didn't get any sleep last night. It's warm during the day, but it can get quite cold at night. The phone rang in the middle of the night. Did you hear that storm during the night? We stayed up almost all night talking. Tim's working nights this week.1572
EVENING the period from the evening to the time when you go to sleep
gece, akşam
Did you have a good time last night? Are you doing anything on Friday night?1572
SAYING THE TIME used to describe the hours from the evening until just after 12 midnight
gece, gece yarısına kadar olan süre
They're open from 7 in the morning until 10 o'clock at night.1572
have an early/a late night to go to bed early/late
erken/geç yatmak
We had a bit of a late night last night.1572
a night out an evening spent away from home doing something enjoyable
eğlenmek için dışarıda geçirilen gece
a night out at the theatre1453
Good night. You say 'Good night' to someone who is going to bed.
'İyi geceler!', 'İyi uykular!', 'Allah rahatlık versin!'
Good night, sleep well. → See also the dead of night/winter2118
(Definition of night noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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