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overnight

 
Dictionary: o·ver·night   (ō'vər-nīt') pronunciation

adj.
  1. Lasting for, extending over, or remaining during a night: an overnight trip; an overnight guest.
  2. For use over a single night or for a short journey: overnight supplies.
  3. Mailed for guaranteed delivery on the next day: an overnight package.
  4. Happening as if in a single night; sudden: an overnight success.
adv. (ō'vər-nīt')
  1. During or for the length of the night: Let the meat marinate overnight.
  2. In or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: became a sensation overnight.
n.
An overnight stay or trip.


v., -night·ed, -night·ing, -nights. (ō'vər-nīt')

v.intr.
To spend the night: overnighting at a country inn.

v.tr.
To send by mail or other courier for delivery the next day.


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lasting through or extending over the whole night
  Synonym: nightlong


The adverb overnight has one meaning:

Meaning #1: happening in a short time or with great speed


Wikipedia: Overnight
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Overnight

Overnight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and fall of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy.

Tagline: There's more than one way to shoot yourself.

Plot

Overnight is the story of Troy Duffy, a Los Angeles bartender who is also a musician in a band called "The Brood" (along with his brother Taylor), and an aspiring screenwriter.

At the beginning of the film, Troy is riding high: his script (The Boondock Saints) has just been picked up by Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein for $300,000. In addition, Duffy will direct the film (with a budget of $15 million), his band will produce the soundtrack and get a recording contract from Maverick Records, and Weinstein will buy the bar Duffy works in, and hire Duffy to run it.

The deal, however, quickly turns sour. Miramax puts the film in turnaround, conference calls are refused, and soon Duffy is without any contract at all. The film is eventually made, for less than half its original forecast production budget. After the limited cinematic release, it was released on DVD and VHS. A "Word of Mouth" film, it has become a cult classic; however, due to contract, Duffy receives no money from its video release. The Brood (then renamed to The Boondock Saints) releases its album, which sells only 690 copies.

Duffy is presented as a victim of his own ego, and as the film progresses he becomes increasingly abusive to his friends, relatives and business partners. According to co-director Montana, "Troy seemed to revel in the attention of Hollywood's lights and our cameras. Only three times during the production did he ask not to be filmed. It was on those occasions that he threatened us." He made many racial, sexist, and homophobic comments that were not even used in the documentary (although a few are included as well as one anti-semitic comment) as Montana didn't want his film to be viewed as a "hatchet job."[citation needed]

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Translations: Overnight
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - den foregående aften, natten over, i nattens løb
adj. - pludselig, som sker fra den ene dag til den anden
v. intr. - overnatte
n. - den foregående aften

Nederlands (Dutch)
voor/gedurende één nacht, plotseling, op de vooravond, nacht-, een logeerpartij van een nacht, overnachten

Français (French)
adv. - dans la nuit, pour la nuit, toute la nuit, jusqu'au lendemain, (fig) du jour au lendemain
adj. - de nuit, pour la nuit, toute la nuit, (fig) immédiat (des résultat)
v. intr. - passer la nuit
n. - de nuit, la nuit, de voyage

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Nacht..., nächtlich
adv. - über Nacht, in kürzester Zeit
n. - (ugs.) Aufenthalt für eine Nacht, der vergangene Abend
v. - übernachten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας, ολονύχτιος, για τη νύχτα
adv. - μέσα σε μία νύκτα (μόνο), κατά τη διάρκεια της νύχτας, αποβραδίς, από τη μια μέρα στην άλλη
n. - το προηγούμενο βράδυ, (πληθ.) (καθομ.) καθημερινές στατιστικές ακροαματικότητας, (Βρετ.) αποζημίωση διανυκτέρευσης τηλεοπτικού συνεργείου εκτός έδρας

Italiano (Italian)
notturno, di una notte, dall'oggi al domani, improvvisamente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - da véspera, da noite anterior
adv. - durante a noite, na noite anterior, de um dia para outro
n. - a tarde do dia anterior

Русский (Russian)
всю ночь, с ночевкой

Español (Spanish)
adv. - de noche, por la noche, de la noche a la mañana, en la noche anterior, toda la noche
adj. - de noche, de la noche anterior, nocturno
v. intr. - pasar la noche
n. - la noche anterior

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (som varar) över en natt
adv. - över natten, natten före, över en natt
n. - ngt som varar en natt, ngt som sker över en natt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在前一夜, 昨晚一晚上, 整夜, 通宵的, 前夜的, 晚上的, 过一夜, 前晚

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在前一夜, 昨晚一晚上, 整夜
adj. - 通宵的, 前夜的, 晚上的
v. intr. - 過一夜
n. - 前晚

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 밤새, 전날밤중에, 갑자기
adj. - 밤새의, 갑작스러운
v. intr. - 밤을 새다
n. - 밤샘

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 一晩の, 夜通しの
adv. - 一晩, 夜通し, 一夜のうちに, 一夜にして, 前の晩に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فجائي (ظرف) أثناء الليله الفائته, بين عشيه وضحاها (الاسم) إقامه لليله واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮במשך הלילה, ללילה, בן-לילה, לפתע, מיד, מהר, בערב שעבר‬
adj. - ‮לשימוש במשך הלילה, נעשה/קרה במשך הלילה, נשאר ללילה, ללילה אחד, קורה לפתע או מהר מאד‬
v. intr. - ‮שהה או נסע בלילה‬
n. - ‮שהיית לילה, הערב הקודם‬


 
 

 

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