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La Palabra Del Dia: "noche"

La Palabra Del Dia: "noche"

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noche ( noh'-cheh )

noun ( evening, night )

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Examples:

1. Esta noche hay un concierto gratis de música clásica en el parque.

There is a free classical music concert in the park tonight.

2. La noche más larga del año siempre cae en el solsticio de invierno.

The longest night of the year always falls on the winter solstice.

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updated Feb 5, 2015
posted by rac1
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Jan 28, 2015
Hola guapo. xo - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
Maybe I'll get Snoopy to drive me at night! Gracias Amby :-)!!!!! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
He loves to drive..lol - rac1, Jan 28, 2015

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Mi visión de la noche no es bueno, así que evite conducir cuando está oscuro.

My night vision is not good, so I avoid driving when it's dark.

updated Feb 5, 2015
posted by Jraider
No hablamos de esta cosa, Jraider. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
Por qué annie? - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
Mine is not the greatest either. - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
:) - Raja-jani, Jan 28, 2015
Take Dani with you Amb, she is super girl, has laser vision .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 28, 2015
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Si tomas otro café te pasarás la noche en vela.

If you have any more coffee you’ll be awake all night.

Me pasé la noche en vela con el niño.

I was up all night with the baby.

updated Jan 28, 2015
posted by ian-hill
I love this expression. - Manity, Jan 28, 2015
Coffee makes me sleepy. :) - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
Too much coffee? I know this theory is out there, but where is the science? - jrschenk, Jan 28, 2015
Pobre de ti, un niño tan de repente.. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
Is' pasar' eflexive then, Ian, in this context ? Es que no he pegado ojo, y no sé? - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
Annie - in my dictionary it is. reflexive :) - ian-hill, Jan 28, 2015
You may be right, I just had not thought of it as such, don't worry. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
I'm a light sleeper anyway :-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
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Las noches del de invierno con el plenilunio alumbrando a la nieve son las más bellas del año.

Winter nights with a full moon shining on the snow are the most beautiful of the year.

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updated Jan 29, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
That's a beautiful scene. - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
All Alaskan's would agree. - jrschenk, Jan 28, 2015
:-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
'las noches de invierno...' - Pablo064, Jan 28, 2015
just added "plenilunio" to list of words learned. It's like luna llena. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
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Tuvimos algunas noches oscuras y tormentosas durante la "Ventisca de 2015".

We had a few dark and stormy nights during the Blizzard of 2015.

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updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by sanlee
Oh dear! Did you have to live through that? - 00ffada9, Jan 28, 2015
That blizzard must have been horrendous! - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
We are still digging out. There is a four foot snow pile in front of the driveway. - sanlee, Jan 28, 2015
Looks to me like they are digging out a car from the 1950s - some snow storm :) - ian-hill, Jan 28, 2015
Send some my way sanlee :-)!! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
:( - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 28, 2015
We have dug ourselves out, but not going driving yet. - sanlee, Jan 28, 2015
I'm taking a guess that this picture really is from the '50s. Please correct me otherwise. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
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During these short months it's already completely dark when I come home. I cannot imagine how people live further up north.

En estos meses tan cortos ya es noche cerrada cuando llego a casa. No me puedo imaginar cómo vive la gente más al norte.

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updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by Manity
I was just thinking about this yesterday. It will be nice when summer comes and we have more daylight. - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
Someof us just leave, but don't tell the others.. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
The days are slowly getting longer here :-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
I am hating this winter .. to make things worse it starts raining .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 28, 2015
noche cerrada? 'ya está completamente oscuro or ya es completamente de noche' - Pablo064, Jan 28, 2015
I'm guessing that "cerrada" means night closing in, meaning that it's becoming night, that it's getting darker. "Completamente" is a better word to use in your sentence. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
I agree it is possible to say this in other ways but noche cerrada is a normal expression and I've seen it used in exactly that way. - Manity, Jan 29, 2015
noche cerrada means when it is completely dark, probably cloudy and you cannot see neither the stars nor the moon, 'it's getting dark is está oscureciendo' I wonder in which country it is a normal expression - Pablo064, Jan 29, 2015
Yes, what I mean is completely dark and cloudy, no light from any source. Perhaps it's the picture that's bothering you? It's not the best one for the purpose but it's not easy to make a picture that's a faithful representation. - Manity, Jan 29, 2015
oh don't get me wrong, sorry I was just explaining to tipagal, it's fine no more suggestions, the picture is beautiful :) - Pablo064, Jan 29, 2015
Ah, yes, that makes sense. Please keep up with the suggestions, it's always better to be aware of what other options there are :) - Manity, Jan 29, 2015
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Cuando joven estaba un anochecedora, pero ahora tengo niños y quiero acostarme tan pronto que posible porque sé que van a levantarse con el sol...

When young I was a night owl, but now that I have children I want to retire to bed as early as possible for I know they'll get up with the sun...

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updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by Faldaesque
Love that word "anochecedora" :-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
I guess there is no sleeping in for you. - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
'De joven yo era un trasnochador...tan pronto como sea posible..' - Pablo064, Jan 28, 2015
ditto Jraider. And I remembered the word! Thanks for sentence. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
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Por las noches me molestan los mosquitos en los veranos y el tiempo en los inviernos.. es difícil dormir en paz.

At night mosquitos bother me in the summers and the weather in the winters .. it is difficult to sleep peacefully..

updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by Joydeep_Singh
Lo siento. Creo que se dice: por el verano y por el invierno. singular. But, Joydeep, that's only my passing thoughts. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
I hope that they don't carry malaria :-(((!!!! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
No,, these days they are carrying more of dengue.. i got malaria once, when i was a kid .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 28, 2015
Sorry to hear that, amigo. Good to see you. :) - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
I was curious what environment you live in so I checked out your profile. No answers there but noticed you listed yourself as a beginner in Spanish. C'mon, you are not a beginner. At the very least, you're intermediate. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
Hi Tipa, I live in microwave oven environment of India .. where summers burns one alive and winters are freezing as hell. :( - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 29, 2015
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Estos tipos han pasado una noche de ronda.

These guys have spent the night reveling.

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updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by Daniela2041
They must have went straight from work. jeje - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
looked into "de ronda" meaning reveling. I did come upon an old song "Noche de Ronda" that reportedly means something like going on the town, at night. So it looks like you are right. (of course, with your Spanish background how can you be wrong?) Thanks. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
Thanks, you are so kind. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jan 29, 2015
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Cuando el reloj toca las doce de la víspera de Navidad empieza la hora en la cual saben hablar los animales. El pequeño chico, Sven , no estaba en su cama, no, estaba escondido en la cuadra porque quería ver a las vacas y los caballos hablando en secreto entre si, y este pasa solo durante ésta hora y en ésta noche, si se hubiese quedado en la cama, hubiese perdido la única oportunidad de escucharlos hasta el año siguiente.

When the clock srtikes twelve on Christmas Eve, it is the start of the hour in which the animals can speak.. The little boy , Sven , was not in bed, oh no, he was hiding in the stables because he wanted to see the cows and the horses talking secretly amongst themselves, and this happens only during this hour, on this night, and if he had stayed in bed he would have lost the only chance of listening to them until the following year.

updated Jan 29, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
This is a Swedish belief and Sven , clearly a naughty little boy of a curios disposition.. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
I'd do the same as Sven ;-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
Yes, because by next year he might be too grown up, and the year before he was too small to dare go outside at night.. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Jan 28, 2015
What a great entry! I wish the story would continue. :) - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
It maight, Rac, we have to see what tomorrow's word brings, maybe Sven can have an adventure. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
'si se hubiese quedado en la cama, hubiese perdido..' :) - Pablo064, Jan 28, 2015
Stuff like this can get my confidence up enough to attempt to read a Spanish fiction novel like bosquederoble is doing. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
Gracias, Tiempo, I'll change it, I can see why. And thanks, Tipa Gal. - annierats, Jan 29, 2015
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Para un hombre ordinario, un traje de noche no es necesario a menudo, por eso si una ocasión como ésta pasa ellos preferirían uno prestado.

For an ordinary man, a night suit is not necessary often, that's why if such an occasion arises they rather borrow one.

updated Jan 29, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Suggestion: ......"is not often necessary" ....."occasion arises, it's better to"...... :) - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
Its fun to dress up once in a while :-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Jan 29, 2015
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No voy a los eventos que duran hasta bien entrada la noche.

I don’t go to events that last late into the night.

updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
I go, but I pay for it the next day. - rac1, Jan 28, 2015
It takes alot out of you. - annierats, Jan 28, 2015
When I played in a band, I worked untill 2 am, then got up at 4am to go to my regular job :-)! - Jraider, Jan 28, 2015
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¡Uno de mis sueños es obtener una buena cámara y lente para sacar una fotografía de noche tan hermosa como ésta!

One of my dreams is to obtain a good enough camera and lens to take photos as beautiful as this one!

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updated Jan 29, 2015
posted by bandit51jd
I want that too. When you do, post some pics. :) - rac1, Jan 29, 2015
Will we be waiting a long, long time then! :) Sure, I can continue to do that! - bandit51jd, Jan 29, 2015
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La primera El primero partido de la noche en Campo de Wrigley, que es la casa de los Cachorros de Chicago, fue el 8 de agosto de 1988. Eso Esa fecha es fácil para mi recordar porque el 8 de agosto fue el cumple de mi padre y la fecha es esta compuesto compuesta de todo ochos: 8/8/88.

The first night game at Wrigley Field, which is the home of the Chicago Cubs, was August 8, 1988. That date is easy for me to remember because August 8 was my dad's birthday and the date has all eights: 8/8/88.enter image description here

updated Jan 29, 2015
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
Cumple is short for cumpleaños which means birthday. I noticed that "cumple" was used to mean birthday in a Spanish magazine I was reading recently. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
The famous Wrigley Field. :):) - rac1, Jan 29, 2015
'El primer partidO (masculine), fue 'el' 8 de ago..porque 'el' 8 de agosto...esA fechA es fácil...y lA fechA 'está' compuestA..de todos ochos.. yes! everybody says 'cumple' - Pablo064, Jan 29, 2015
@ tiempo_de_es Thanks you sooo much, as always, for corrections. I will have to do some research to find out why "estar" is used intead of "ser" after la fecha. Feel free to comment if you see this; otherwise, I'll look for an answer. - Sassette, Jan 29, 2015
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La noche es el tiempo para relajarse y pensar en el día que ha pasado. Y en la noche podemos dormir, y a veces soñamos de cosas extrañas y sorprendente. La noche es un tiempo misterioso

The evening is the time for relaxing and thinking about the day which has passed. And in the night we can sleep, and sometimes we dream of strange and surprising things. The night is a mysterious time.

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updated Jan 29, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
¿Estos medicamentos se prescriben, o no? :) - jrschenk, Jan 29, 2015
Some of those dreams are really strange. :) - rac1, Jan 29, 2015