overnight
adverb
1 adverb during the nighti rith na hoíche i gcaitheamh na hoíche thar oíche we travelled overnight thaistealaíomar thar oíchethere had been a heavy frost overnight bhí sioc trom ann i gcaitheamh na hoícheit was raining overnight bhí sé ag cur báistí le linn na hoíche 2 adverb for the course of the nighti rith na hoíche i gcaitheamh na hoíche thar oíche it was left there overnight fágadh ansin thar oíche éwill it keep overnight? an gcoinneoidh sé go maidin?they stayed overnight in Kildare chaith siad an oíche i gCill Dara, d'fhan siad thar oíche i gCill DaraTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adverb very quicklythar oíche go tobann it won't happen overnight ní tharlóidh sé thar oíche, tógfaidh sé tamallhe expected everything to change overnight bhí sé ag súil go n-athródh gach rud thar oíche, cheap sé go n-athródh gach rud ar an bpointethey became famous overnight tháinig clú agus cáil thar oíche orthu, bhí clú agus cáil orthu go tobann
adjective
4 adjective during the nightthar oíche if you require overnight accommodation má theastaíonn lóistín na hoíche uaitwe got an overnight train there fuaireamar traein thar oíche anndue to the overnight rain mar gheall ar an bhfearthainn a bhí ann le linn na hoíche 5 adjective instanttobann adj1 thar oíche don't expect any overnight improvement ná bí ag dréim le haon fheabhas thar oíchehe became an overnight hero rinneadh laoch de ar an bpointeverb
6 verb stay over INTRANSITIVEfan thar oíche an oíche a chaitheamhwe overnighted in a small hotel d'fhanamar thar oíche in óstán beag, chaitheamar an oíche in óstán beag 7 verb (US) transport goods TRANSITIVEseol thar oíchenoun
8 noun stayfanacht thar oíche stopadh thar oíche 9 noun work shiftseal oíche