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German
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Adverb
1.2.1
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Alternative forms
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gestern nacht
Adverb
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gestern
Nacht
last night
; during the night preceding the present day
Synonyms:
heute Nacht
,
letzte Nacht
the night before last night
Synonyms:
vorgestern Nacht
,
vorletzte Nacht
Gestern Nacht
hatte ich stundenlang wachgelegen, aber heute Nacht konnte ich sehr gut schlafen.
The night before last night
I had lain awake for hours, but last night I slept very well.
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Generally this term will be understood as "last night". Sense 2 is only possible when the context is clear, as in the example above. Even then it is fairly rare.
