Meanings
adverbthe night before last (not comparable)
- not comparableDuring the night before last night; two nights ago.
Translations
German vorgestern Nacht (compare vorgestern Abend)
- vorgestern Nacht (compare vorgestern Abend)during the night before last night
Lithuanian užvakar vakare, užvakar naktį
- užvakar vakareduring the night before last night
- užvakar naktįduring the night before last night
Persian پریشب
- پریشب (parišab)during the night before last night
Polish przedwczorajszej nocy
- przedwczorajszej nocyduring the night before last night
Russian позапро́шлой но́чью
- позапро́шлой но́чью (pozapróšloj nóčʹju)during the night before last night
Scottish Gaelic a' bhòn-raoir
- a' bhòn-raoirduring the night before last night
Spanish anteanoche, noche de anteayer
- anteanocheduring the night before last night
- noche de anteayerduring the night before last night
Welsh echnos
- echnosduring the night before last night
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the night before last,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20night%20before%20last.
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