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/ˈnotʃe/
Translation
night, evening
Word origin
From Latin nox, noctem ('night'). The cluster ct gave Spanish ch, as in ocho from octo.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nox
- English cognates
- nocturnal, nocturne, equinox
Grammar
Examples
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Tonight we are meeting for dinner at nine.
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He could not sleep all night long.
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The city has a different look at night.
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Last night I dreamt about a very long journey.
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He works at night and sleeps during the day.
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Tonight we are going to have dinner with my parents.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(21)El amigo de mi padre
1 min read · Core 1000
El camino a casa
2 min read · Core 1000
A Paula le duele todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Casi no llega
3 min read · Core 1000
Cinco mil palabras después
3 min read · Core 5000
Cuando llegué, ya había pasado
3 min read · Core 5000
El nuevo doctor de Paula
3 min read · Core 1000
El perro del barrio
3 min read · Core 5000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
Espero que vengáis
3 min read · Core 5000
La aventura de Sofía
3 min read · Core 5000
La llamada
3 min read · Core 1000
Le echo de menos
3 min read · Core 5000
Lo que dijo el médico
3 min read · Core 5000
No creo que sea grave
3 min read · Core 5000
Pasen y siéntense
3 min read · Core 5000
Preparando la visita
3 min read · Core 5000
¡Vaya sorpresa!
3 min read · Core 5000
La cena de los Pereira
4 min read · Core 1000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(8)Spanish Future Tense: ir a + Infinitive and the Inflectional Future
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Indefinites: alguno, ninguno, alguien, nadie, algo, nada, cualquiera
Spanish Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
Spanish Ordinals, Fractions, Dates and Time (el primer día, media hora, son las tres y cuarto)
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
How Spanish Builds Verbs: -izar, -ecer, -ificar, -ear (realizar, oscurecer, simplificar)
Verbs of Becoming in Spanish: ponerse, hacerse, volverse, convertirse en, llegar a ser
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