midnight

mezzanotte

Le dodici di notte, quando finisce un giorno e comincia quello successivo.

In inglese semplice: Twelve o’clock at night, when one day ends and the next begins.

• We got home at midnight.
• The clock struck midnight as the party ended.
• Will you still be awake after midnight?

Come si usa: at midnight (The last bus leaves at midnight.)

Contrari: noon

Espressioni comuni: at midnight, after midnight, midnight train

mezzanotte solare

Momento a metà del tempo che passa tra il tramonto e l’alba.

In inglese semplice: The point halfway between sunset and sunrise.

• Solar midnight falls halfway between sunset and sunrise.
• The sun is farthest below the horizon at local midnight.
• In this calculation, midnight depends on sunset and sunrise times.

Sinonimi: middle of the night

Espressioni comuni: solar midnight, local midnight