overnight

pendant la nuit

Au cours de la nuit ou durant toute la nuit.

En anglais simple : During the night, or for the whole night.

• We stayed overnight.
• Leave the beans to soak overnight.
• It snowed overnight, so the roads were white.

Synonymes : during the night

Expressions courantes : stay overnight, leave overnight, soak overnight

du jour au lendemain

Très vite, souvent plus vite que prévu.

En anglais simple : Very quickly, often more quickly than people expect.

• Things won't change overnight.
• The video made her famous overnight.
• You cannot solve these problems overnight.

Synonymes : suddenly, rapidly

Contraires : gradually

Expressions courantes : happen overnight, change overnight, become famous overnight

de nuit

Qui se déroule la nuit ou dure toute la nuit.

En anglais simple : Happening during the night or lasting through the night.

• We took an overnight train.
• An overnight stay costs fifty pounds.
• Overnight rain left puddles on the road.

Synonymes : nighttime

Contraires : daytime

Expressions courantes : overnight train, overnight stay, overnight flight

avec livraison le lendemain

Qui est terminé ou livré au plus tard le lendemain matin.

En anglais simple : Finished or delivered by the next morning.

• We offer overnight delivery.
• She paid extra for overnight shipping.
• The courier's overnight service gets it there by morning.

Expressions courantes : overnight delivery, overnight shipping, overnight service

passer la nuit

Rester dans un lieu donné pour y passer la nuit.

En anglais simple : To spend the night in a particular place.

• We overnighted in Paris.
• The hikers overnighted at a mountain hut.
• Will the crew overnight here before leaving?

Comment l'utiliser : overnight at/in somewhere (We overnighted at a small hotel.)

Synonymes : stay the night

Expressions courantes : overnight at something, overnight in something

envoyer en express

Envoyer quelque chose par un service qui le livre le lendemain.

En anglais simple : To send something using a service that delivers it the next day.

• Please overnight the documents.
• She overnighted a package to our office.
• Can you overnight me a replacement?

Comment l'utiliser : overnight something to someone (I'll overnight the contract to you.); overnight someone something (They overnighted us the replacement part.)

Synonymes : send by express mail

Expressions courantes : overnight something, overnight the documents

envoi express

Envoi ou autre chose transporté ou terminé pendant la nuit et prêt le lendemain.

En anglais simple : Something delivered or finished during the night and ready the next day.

• The overnight arrived this morning.
• Have you checked yesterday's overnights?
• The office sorts the overnights before opening the regular mail.

Expressions courantes : check the overnight, receive an overnight