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à noite fechada

[ah NOY-tuh fuh-SHAH-duh]
adverbial phrase
in the dead of night; at the height of darkness
1. during the darkest hours of the night, when it is completely dark
He left the house at the dead of night.
Ele saiu de casa à noite fechada.
2. very late at night or very early in the morning when darkness is still complete
The burglary occurred at the height of darkness.
O roubo ocorreu à noite fechada.
Synonyms
à noite cerradaem plena noitena calada da noiteno coração da noite
Antonyms
à luz do diade diaao amanhecer

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
à noite fechada
commonly used in literature and formal speech
São Paulo
à noite fechada
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
à noite fechada
standard usage
Portugal
à noite fechada
traditional and literary expression

Related Idioms & Phrases

na calada da noite
no silêncio da noite
quando a noite cobre tudo
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