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minuit

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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midnight [Brit ˈmɪdnʌɪt, Am ˈmɪdˌnaɪt] N

1. midnight (in time):

midnight
minuit m
at midnight
à minuit
it is (just) after midnight
il est (un peu) plus de minuit
she arrived just after midnight
elle est arrivée juste après minuit
it's past midnight
il est minuit passé
it's past midnight attr celebration, deadline
de minuit

2. midnight (despair):

midnight fig
ténèbres fpl
to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusqu'à l'aube

midnight sun N

midnight sun
soleil m de minuit

midnight feast N

midnight feast
festin m nocturne (organisé en cachette)

midnight blue N ADJ

midnight blue
bleu m nuit

midnight madness sale N Am

midnight madness sale
soldes fpl extraordinaires en nocturne
12 o'clock midday/midnight
midi/minuit
French
French
English
English
minuit
midnight
à minuit
at midnight
minuit et demi
half past twelve, half past midnight
minuit moins le quart
a quarter to twelve, a quarter to midnight
de minuit messe, soleil
midnight
réveillonner (pour Noël)
to celebrate Christmas (with a midnight meal and a party on Christmas Eve)
j'ai travaillé/joué sans interruption jusqu'à minuit
I worked/played nonstop until midnight
la pendule égrena les douze coups de minuit
the clock chimed out the twelve strokes of midnight

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

I. midnight N no pl

midnight
minuit m
at midnight
à minuit

II. midnight ADJ

midnight
de minuit

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusqu'au beau milieu de la nuit
to stay out late/past midnight
rentrer tard/après minuit
at precisely midnight
à minuit précis
to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusqu'à tard dans la nuit
French
French
English
English
minuit
midnight
à minuit et demi
at half past midnight
messe de minuit
midnight mass
à minuit sonnant/à 4 heures sonnantes
at the stroke of midnight/4 o'clock
aux alentours de minuit
around midnight
il est minuit sonné/4 heures sonnées
it is midnight/4 o'clock exactly
passé minuit
after midnight
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

I. midnight N

midnight
minuit m
at midnight
à minuit

II. midnight ADJ

midnight
de minuit

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusque tard dans la nuit
to stay out late/past midnight
rentrer tard/après minuit
at precisely midnight
à minuit précis
French
French
English
English
minuit
midnight
à minuit et demi
at half past midnight
messe de minuit
midnight mass
à minuit sonnant/à 4 heures sonnantes
at the stroke of midnight/4 o'clock
aux alentours de minuit
around midnight
il est minuit sonné/4 heures sonnées
it is midnight/4 o'clock exactly
passé minuit
after midnight
c'est pour aujourd'hui ou pour demain? inf
is it going to happen before midnight?

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusqu'au beau milieu de la nuit
to burn the midnight oil
travailler jusqu'à tard dans la nuit
by tomorrow/midnight
d'ici demain
to stay out late/past midnight
rentrer tard/après minuit
it's near/nowhere near midnight
il est presque/loin d'être minuit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The coffee house was open from 10:30 to midnight daily.
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His absence was discovered during the midnight head count, one of the five daily prisoner counts held on weekends and holidays.
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On the stroke of midnight, the watchman again gives a sign and the knights begin to lament.
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At midnight, he operated on the patient stretched out a billiard table.
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Trains run from approximately 5:00am to midnight daily.
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