La Palabra Del Dia: "nocturno"
nocturno ( nohk-toor'-noh )
adjective ( nocturnal; evening, night )
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Examples:
1. Los lobos grises son animales nocturnos.
Gray wolves are nocturnal animals.
2. Nos vamos de Madrid a París en el tren nocturno.
We're traveling from Madrid to Paris on the night train.
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Los indígenas norteamericanos no eran personas nocturnas--no batallaban por la noche.
The North American Indians were not nocturnal people--they did not battle at night.
Él tiene que ser nocturno, porque duerme todo el día en su escritorio.
He must be nocturnal, because he sleeps all day at his desk.
Cierra los ojos e ****imagínate***** que estás en un bosque por la noche. ¿Qué sonidos nocturnos puedes oír? Quizás el ululato de un búho. ¿Qué más? ¡Digáme!
Close your eyes and imagine that you are in the forest for the night. What nocturnal sounds can you hear? Perhaps the hoot of an owl. What else? Tell me!
correction: hoot replaces howl
Some people work night jobs so they can study in the day.
Algunas personas trabajan el trabajo nocturno para que pueden estudiar en el día.
Corrections:
Algunas personas trabajan en turno noche para poder estudiar durante el día.
Algunas personas trabajan en el horario nocturne para estudiar en el día.
Me encantan las fotos nocturnas de Budapest pero debo confesar que estoy parcial.
I love the photos of Budapest at night but I have to confess that I am partial
Nocturno: vea joven, juerguista, adolescente.
Nocturnal: see youngster, party animal, teenager.
The night bus service is not running because the drivers are afraid of the dark and want double pay.
El servicio de autobús nocturno no está funcionando porque los conductores le tienen miedo de la oscuridad y quieren doble la tarifa normal.
No soy trasnochadora, no lo he sido nunca, siempre tengo que acostarme muy temprano y los clubes nocturnos siguen siendo un misterio para mi. Una vez fui a un club en Paris, pero me dormí y no recuerdo nada de mi visita al club nocturno.
I'm not a late night person, I never have been, I always have to go to bed early and night-clubs remain a mystery to me. Once, I went to a night-club in Paris, but I fell asleep and I don't remember a thing about my visit to the night club.
La vida nocturna de las ciudades españolas es famosa y las fiestas duran toda la noche.
Spanish cities are famous for their night-life and the parties last all night.
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A pesar de lo que mi esposa querría, no soy nocturno, y si estoy despierto durante la madrugada, será porque me he levantado temprano.
In spite of what my wife would like, I am not nocturnal, and if I am awake in the wee hours of the morning, it will be that I have gotten up early.
My cat is more nocturnal than I am, and often sleeps on my bed during the day.
Mi gato es más nocturno que soy, y a menudo duerme en mi cama durante el día.
Me voy a tomar un vuelo nocturno en mi camino de regreso.
I will be taking a night flight on my way back.
El único lugar donde hay vida nocturna en mi barrio es en el I H O P.
The only place where there is night life in my neighborhood is at the I H O P..
Me gustaría aprender a tocar todos los nocturnos de Chopin, pero me temo que algunos de ellos son demasiado difícil para mí.
I would like to learn to play all of Chopin's nocturnes, but I fear some of them are too hard for me.
Para celebrar la normalización de relaciones entre los EEUU y cuba les presento a ustedes un nocturno cubano:
To celebrate the normalization of relations between the USA and Cuba I present you to all a Cuban nocturn:
