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"Midnight" is a noun which is often translated as "la medianoche", and "noon" is a noun which is often translated as "el mediodía". Learn more about the difference between "midnight" and "noon" below.
midnight(
mihd
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nayt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la medianoche (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's five minutes to midnight.Faltan cinco minutos para la medianoche.
noon(
nun
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el mediodía (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The waitress got up at noon to go to work.La mesera se levantó a mediodía para ir a trabajar.
2. (figurative) (literary) (peak)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
