last night
Noun

last night (uncountable)

  1. (often, used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present.
    He said he didn't get any sleep last night and I know he hadn't gotten much the previous night.
    Last night was wonderful. Can I see you again?
Synonyms Translations
  • French: hier soir
  • German: gestern Abend (before midnight); heute Nacht (after midnight; can also mean the coming night, depending on tense); gestern Nacht, letzte Nacht (after midnight; both less common)
  • Italian: notte scorsa, ieri notte, ieri sera
  • Portuguese: noite passada, noite de ontem
  • Russian: прошлый
  • Spanish: ayer por la noche, anoche
Adverb

last night (not comparable)

  1. During the previous day’s nighttime. During the night before today.
    “We partied last night.”
Translations
  • French: hier soir
  • German: gestern Abend (before midnight); heute Nacht (after midnight; can also mean the coming night, depending on tense); gestern Nacht, letzte Nacht (after midnight; both less common)
  • Italian: iernotte, ieri notte, iersera
  • Portuguese: ontem à noite, ontem de noite, noite passada
  • Russian: прошлый
  • Spanish: anoche, ayer por la noche



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