World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesllamada nocturna
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ya-ma-da nok-tur-na
"Le preocupaba recibir una llamada nocturna."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A telephone call received or made late at night, often implying urgency, intimacy, or bad news.
"She was startled by a late-night call from her brother living overseas." - 2
A confidential or romantic conversation conducted over the phone during late nocturnal hours.
"Their late-night calls lasted for hours until they both fell asleep."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adjectives 'late' (Old English 'læt') and 'night' (Old English 'niht'), paired with the noun 'call' (Old Norse 'kalla'). The compound phrase emerged in contemporary telecommunication culture to signify urgent, intimate, or unexpected nocturnal communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Late-night call" is said worldwide
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appel nocturne
Transliteration: ah-pel nok-turn
"Il a reçu un appel nocturne inattendu."
Nächtlicher Anruf
Transliteration: necht-li-cher an-ruf
Script: nächtlicher Anruf
"Ein nächtlicher Anruf riss ihn aus dem Schlaf."
chiamata notturna
Transliteration: kya-ma-ta not-tur-na
"Ha ricevuto una chiamata notturna urgente."
llamada nocturna
Transliteration: ya-ma-da nok-tur-na
"Le preocupaba recibir una llamada nocturna."
telefonema da madrugada
Transliteration: te-le-fo-ne-ma da ma-dru-ga-da
"O telefonema da madrugada assustou toda a família."
रात का फ़ोन कॉल
Transliteration: raat ka phone call
"रात के इस फ़ोन कॉल ने उसे चिंतित कर दिया।"
深夜来电
Transliteration: shēn yè lái diàn
"一个深夜来电打破了屋里的宁静。"
심야 통화
Transliteration: sim-ya tong-hwa
"그의 갑작스러운 심야 통화가 마음을 흔들었다."
夜間の電話
Transliteration: yakan no denwa
"突然の夜間の電話に驚いた。"
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