night

1. (countable)The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

   Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.

   the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit

2. (countable)The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.

3. (countable)A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.

   Nacht, Nocht, Übernachtung

   ночьnočʹ, ночёвкаnočóvka, ночьnočʹ

   нічnič, ночі́вляnočívlja, нічnič

   the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

4. (countable)An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

   a night on the town

   Abend, Nacht, Nocht

   ве́черvéčer

   ве́чірvéčir

5. (countable)A day, or at least a night.

   I stayed my friend's house for three nights.

6. (uncountable)Nightfall.

   from noon till night

   су́меркиsúmerki, су́мракsúmrak

   су́тінкиsútinky

   a shortening of nightfall

7. (uncountable)Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

   The cat disappeared into the night.

   Nacht, Dunkelheit, Nocht

   тьмаtʹma, темнота́temnotá

   darkness

8. (uncountable)A dark blue colour, midnight blue.

9. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.

1. Did you go out last night?

   Ти виходив вчора ввечері?

   ruТы выходил вчера вечером?

   deSeid ihr letzte Nacht ausgegangen?

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2. Mary stayed up late last night.

   Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна.

   ruМэри поздно легла спать вчера.

   deMary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben.

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3. Tom didn't have dinner last night.

   Вчора вечером Том не повечеряв.

   ruТом вчера вечером не ужинал.

   deTom hat gestern nicht zu Abend gegessen.

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4. What happened to you last night?

   Що з тобою сталося вчора ввечері?

   ruЧто с тобой случилось вчера вечером?

   deWas ist dir gestern Abend passiert?

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5. My car was stolen last night.

   Мою машину було вкрадено минулої ночі.

   ruМою машину вчера ночью украли.

   deMein Auto ist letzte Nacht gestohlen worden.

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