Night owl Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈnaɪt/ /ˈaʊɫ

NYTE-owl

UK

nˈaɪt/ /ˈaʊl

NYTE-owl

التعريف

A person who likes to stay up late at night and often feels more awake or active in the evening and at night than in the morning.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Night owl' is informal and often used humorously. Contrasts with 'early bird' (someone who gets up early). Common in descriptions of sleep patterns. Not an insult, just a personality type.

• Spanish: ave nocturna (persona nocturna) - trasnochador
• Portuguese (BR): coruja (pessoa noturna) - pessoa noturna
• Portuguese (PT): coruja (pessoa noturna) - pessoa noctívaga
• Chinese (Simplified): 夜猫子
• Chinese (Traditional): 夜貓子
• Hindi: रात को जागने वाला
• Arabic: ساهر الليل
• Bengali: রাতজাগা মানুষ - রাতচরা
• Russian: сова
• Japanese: 夜型人間
• Vietnamese: cú đêm
• Korean: 올빼미족
• Turkish: gece kuşu
• Urdu: رات کو جاگنے والا
• Indonesian: orang nokturnal - begadang

جمل نموذجية

My brother is a night owl; he always studies late at night.

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Are you a night owl or an early bird?

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She is a real night owl and doesn’t like mornings.

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As a night owl, I do my best work after midnight.

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You’ll find plenty of night owls in big cities where life never really stops.

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When it comes to parties, being a night owl definitely helps!

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