midnight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for midnight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

midnight [Am ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, Brit ˈmɪdnʌɪt] N

midnight

medianoche f

at midnight

a medianoche

before/around midnight

antes de/alrededor de (la) medianoche

the midnight sun

el sol de medianoche

See also oil

I.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] N

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil inf

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro inf

to strike oil lit (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f LatAm

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C FOOD:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, pp >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido inf

I.midnight blue <attr midnight-blue> [Am ˈˌmɪdˌnaɪt ˈblu, Brit] ADJ

midnight blue

negro azulado adj inv

midnight blue

de color negro azulado

the walls are midnight blue

las paredes son negro azulado or de color negro azulado

II.midnight blue [Am ˈˌmɪdˌnaɪt ˈblu, Brit] N

midnight blue

negro m azulado

midnight feast N

midnight feast

festín de medianoche (en el dormitorio)

Midnight Mass N

Midnight Mass

misa f de gallo

Midnight Mass

misa f del gallo

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twelve (o'clock) midnight/noon

las doce de la noche/del mediodía

the clock chimed midnight

el reloj dió or tocó las doce

Translations for midnight in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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medianoche

midnight

llegó a medianoche

he arrived at midnight

misa de gallo

midnight mass (on Christmas Eve)

son las doce de la noche

it's midnight

quemarse o dejarse las pestañas inf

to burn the midnight oil

midnight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for midnight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.midnight [ˈmɪdnaɪt] N no pl

midnight

medianoche f

II.midnight [ˈmɪdnaɪt] ADJ

midnight

de medianoche

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to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

it's near midnight

es casi medianoche

Translations for midnight in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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medianoche

midnight

a medianoche

at midnight

hacia la medianoche

around midnight

quemarse las pestañas fig

to burn the midnight oil

al filo de la medianoche

at the stroke of midnight

media noche

midnight

a media noche

at midnight

misa del gallo

midnight mass

uva

It is customary in Spain on New Year's Eve at exactly twelve seconds to midnight to eat one (white) uva (grape) for every campanada (chime of the bell), which can be heard on television at intervals of one second. This is supposed to bring good fortune for the coming year.

midnight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's near midnight

es casi medianoche

by tomorrow/midnight

para mañana/la medianoche

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

It is customary in Spain on New Year's Eve at exactly twelve seconds to midnight to eat one (white) uva (grape) for every campanada (chime of the bell), which can be heard on television at intervals of one second. This is supposed to bring good fortune for the coming year.

uva

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Around midnight the two boats came together and those aboard were placed on the nearest island.

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Traditionally, the second mate stands a 12-4 watch: from midnight until 4am and noon until 4pm.

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A car picked him up at midnight and drove him to the palace.

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Third, curfew on weekdays is midnight, on weekends its two.

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The department also encouraged them to not frequent casinos or adult entertainment establishments within the cities, and established a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew.

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If they needed to see him, they did so between midnight and dawn.

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By midnight, more than 90,000 people had registered.

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At midnight, he operated on the patient stretched out a billiard table.

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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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Battle which started at 18:00 lasted until the midnight.

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