overnight

overnight
overnight
1. adverb
   a. ( = during the night) pendant la nuit
• it rained overnight il a plu pendant la nuit
• to stay overnight with sb passer la nuit chez qn
   b. ( = suddenly) du jour au lendemain
• the town had changed overnight la ville avait changé du jour au lendemain
2. adjective
   a. [journey] de nuit
• overnight accommodation is included la nuit d'hôtel est comprise dans le prix
   b. ( = sudden) there had been an overnight change of plan les plans avaient changé du jour au lendemain
3. compounds
► overnight bag noun sac m de voyage
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✦ Lorsque overnight est un adverbe, l'accent tombe sur la dernière syllabe : ‚əʊvəˈnaɪt, lorsque c'est un adjectif, sur la première : ˈəʊvə‚naɪt.
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1. ['əʊvənaɪt]
adjective
1) (night-time) [journey, train] de nuit; [stay] d'une nuit; [guest] pour la nuit; [stop] pour une nuit
2) fig (rapid) [success] immédiat
2. [ˌəʊvə'naɪt]
adverb
1) (during the night) dans la nuit; (for the night) pour la nuit

to stay overnight — passer la nuit

2) fig (rapidly) du jour au lendemain

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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