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I just came across this word for staying overnight somewhere away from home, and wonder how common it is in everyday speech. Too literary to use in normal conversation, or no?
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It's not exclusively literary, but you will certainly not hear it on everyday speech.
I think that if you use it, you will be understood anyway though.
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You may already know this, but trasnochar is the word often heard.
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Commonly used in Radio Nacional de España... when they talk about soccer players...
Here is one example on line: "Los amarillos inician el desplazamiento a El Bierzo este jueves por la tarde. Pernoctarán en Madrid, entrenarán el viernes en la Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas y posteriormente partirán en carretera hacia Ponferrada. http://www.udlaspalmas.net/2013/04/0...ra-ponferrada/ ¡Felices Navidades!
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¿Trasnochar no significa lo contrario de pernoctar?
Quien pernocta, duerme. Quien trasnocha pasa la noche en blanco o viendo en directa la F1 que se corre en un país con un huso horario incómodo?
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@Poli: Although the dictionary says it's the same, I agree with Pino that the usual meaning of "trasnochar" has a different meaning; and we normally don't associate spending the night without sleeping with staying in a foreign place.
"Pernoctar", in usual language, necessarily implies to sleep in a place where you don't live.
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Well, thanks to all. Reckon I'll use it myself now I know it won't come across as being snooty. Merry Christmas to everyone!
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What dictionary? |
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DRAE, Hernán.
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Hola:
Creo una forma menos formal que pernoctar podría se "pasar la noche" e incluso la más coloquial "hacer noche". Viajamos todo el sábado, hicimos noche en Mendoza y llegamos el domingo al mediodía. |
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