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à noitinha

[ah noy-tee-nyuh]
adverb/noun phrase
in the early evening, at dusk, at nightfall
1. during the early hours of the evening, just as night is beginning to fall
We usually go for a walk at dusk.
Costumamos passear à noitinha.
2. colloquially, a short while before nighttime
The party started early in the evening.
A festa começou à noitinha.
Synonyms
ao anoitecerao entardecerno crepúsculoà tardinha
Antonyms
à manhãzinhaao meio-diaà tarde

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
à noitinha
very common colloquial usage
Rio de Janeiro
à noitinha
frequently used in casual speech
São Paulo
à noitinha
common colloquial variant
Portugal
ao anoitecer
Portuguese tends to use 'ao anoitecer' more formally; 'à noitinha' is less common but understood

Related Idioms & Phrases

à noitinha cai a chuva
sair à noitinha
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