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A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
- I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graveyard shift
Antonyms: day shift
A group of workers who work during the night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
- You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graveyard shift
Antonyms: day shift
workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graveyard shift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shift
the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graveyard shift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shift, work shift, duty period
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
jornada nocturna
— period
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Chinese Mandarin:
夜班
(yèbān)
— period
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Chinese Mandarin:
大夜班
(dàyèbān)
— period
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Chinese Mandarin:
大夜
(dàyè)
— period
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Czech:
noční směna
— period
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Dutch:
nachtdienst
— period
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Finnish:
yövuoro
— period
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French:
poste de nuit
— period
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German:
Nachtschicht
— period
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Greek:
νυχτερινή βάρδια
(nychteriní várdia)
— period
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Italian:
turno di notte
— period
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Italian:
turno notturno
— period
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Italian:
terzo turno
— period
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Italian:
terza
— period
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Italian:
notte
— period
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Japanese:
夜勤
(yakin)
— period
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Korean:
야근
(yageun)
— period
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Lombard:
nòt f or nòcc
— period
-
Lombard:
terza f or terz (el)
(la)
— period
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Macedonian:
ноќна смена
(noḱna smena)
— period
-
Norwegian Bokmål:
nattskift
— period
-
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nattskift
— period
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Polish:
nocna zmiana
— period
-
Polish:
nocka
— period
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Portuguese:
turno da noite
— period
-
Portuguese:
turno noturno
— period
-
Russian:
ночна́я сме́на
(nočnája sména)
— period
-
Slovak:
nočná zmena
— period
-
Spanish:
el turno nocturno
— period
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Swedish:
nattskift
— period
-
Turkish:
gece vardiyası
— period
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Ukrainian:
нічна зміна
(nična zmina)
— period
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Vietnamese:
ca đêm
— period
-
Chinese Mandarin:
夜班職員 /夜班职员
(yèbān zhíyuán)
— group of workers
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Dutch:
nachtdienst
— group of workers
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Finnish:
yövuoro
— group of workers
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French:
équipe de nuit
— group of workers
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German:
Nachtschicht
— group of workers
-
Greek:
νυχτερινή βάρδια
(nychteriní várdia)
— group of workers
-
Macedonian:
ноќна смена
(noḱna smena)
— group of workers
-
Norwegian Bokmål:
nattskift
— group of workers
-
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nattskift
— group of workers
-
Polish:
nocna zmiana
— group of workers
-
Portuguese:
turno da noite
— group of workers
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Portuguese:
turno noturno
— group of workers
-
Russian:
ночна́я сме́на
(nočnája sména)
— group of workers
-
Swedish:
nattskift
— group of workers
-
Turkish:
gececiler
— group of workers
-
Ukrainian:
нічна зміна
(nična zmina)
— group of workers
