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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquart de nuit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaʁ də nɥi
"Il travaille souvent le quart de nuit à l'usine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A work shift that takes place at night, typically starting around midnight and ending in the early morning hours.
"Working the graveyard shift can severely disrupt a person's natural sleep cycle." - 2
The group of workers who labor during these late-night hours.
"The graveyard shift at the hospital handled several emergency cases overnight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States during the late 19th or early 20th century, the term combines 'graveyard'—referring to the quiet, dead hours of the night—with 'shift', a standard period of work. Originally popularized in industrial settings where factories operated round the clock, it vividly evokes the eerie quiet and darkness associated with working through the middle of the night.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Graveyard shift" is said worldwide
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quart de nuit
Transliteration: kaʁ də nɥi
"Il travaille souvent le quart de nuit à l'usine."
Nachtschicht
Transliteration: ˈnaxtˌʃɪçt
"Wegen der Nachtschicht konnte er tagsüber nicht gut schlafen."
turno di notte
Transliteration: ˈturno di ˈnɔtte
"Il turno di notte è sempre molto faticoso."
turno de noche
Transliteration: ˈtuɾno de ˈnotʃe
"Muchos enfermeros odian hacer el turno de noche."
turno da noite
Transliteration: ˈtuɾnu dɐ ˈnɔjtʃi
"Ele está escalado para o turno da noite esta semana."
रात की पाली
Transliteration: raat ki paali
"रात की पाली में काम करने से स्वास्थ्य पर असर पड़ता है।"
夜班
Transliteration: yèbān
"上夜班让他的作息时间完全颠倒了。"
야간 근무
Transliteration: yagan geunmu
"그는 이번 주에 야간 근무를 맡고 있습니다."
深夜勤務
Transliteration: shinya kinmu
"深夜勤務の後はしっかりと睡眠をとる必要があります。"
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