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Meaning of night shift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
  2. A group of workers who work during the night.

Equivalents

Català jornada nocturna
Čeština noční směna
Deutsch Nachtschicht
Español el turno nocturno
Suomi yövuoro
Français équipe de nuit poste de nuit
Italiano notte Terza terzo turno turno di notte turno notturno
日本語 夜勤
한국어 밤일 야근
Македонски ноќна смена
Nederlands nachtdienst
Polski nocka nocna zmiana
Português turno da noite turno noturno
Русский ночна́я сме́на
Slovenčina nočná zmena
Svenska nattskift

Examples

“Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)”
“I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.”
“You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

night sky night snake night soil night soil man night spot night start

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