No. 139 in Spanish
noche
"Night."
In a sentence
La noche está estrellada.
The night is starry.
Here, 'noche' refers to the time of the day between evening and morning, characterized by darkness outside.
Vamos a una fiesta esta noche.
We are going to a party tonight.
'Noche' in this sentence refers to a specific evening or night in which the described event will occur.
Trabajo de noche, así que duermo de día.
I work at night, so I sleep during the day.
In this usage, 'de noche' refers to the general time period of night as opposed to day.
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