Spanish word

trasnochar

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾasnoˈtʃaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbstay up late

Example

No quiero trasnochar esta noche.

I don't want to stay up late tonight.

Illustration for trasnochar (stay up late)

More examples

¿Por qué vas a trasnochar si tienes reunión mañana?

Why are you going to stay up late if you have a meeting tomorrow?

Core concept

Pulling an all-nighter.

Common phrases

  • trasnochar toda la noche

    stay up all night

  • trasnochar por una fiesta

    stay up at a party

Similar words

quedarse despierto: Stay awake late into the night, remaining conscious past bedtime.
desvelarse: Lie awake through the night, unable to sleep.
pasar la noche en blanco: Spend the night without sleeping.

Definition in Spanish

Quedarse despierto durante la noche, ya sea hasta muy tarde o hasta la madrugada.

Word origin

Built from tras- (from Latin trans 'across') plus noche 'night', originally meaning to go across the night awake and now meaning to stay up late or all night.

Usage tips

  • Often appears with the reflexive form 'trasnocharse' in casual speech and is commonly used to explain staying up all night to study, work, or party.

Other meanings

  • stay up all nightverb

Opposites

Related words

  • trasnochadosleep-deprivedadjective
  • trasnochadornight owlnoun

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