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day·light
(dā′līt′)n.
Idiom: 1. The light of day; sunlight.
2.
a. Dawn: at work before daylight.
b. Daytime.
3. Exposure to public notice: corrupt business practices that were finally brought to daylight.
4. Understanding or insight into what was formerly obscure: new evidence that gave the researchers some daylight into the matter.
5. Sports An opening, as between defensive players, especially one providing an opportunity for action: The running back found some daylight and gained six yards.
6. daylights Slang One's wits: "His adventurism had scared the daylights out of them" (Frederick Forsyth).
see daylight
To make sufficient progress so that completion of a project seems possible.
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daylight
(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt)n
1.
a. light from the sun
b. (as modifier): daylight film.
2. the period when it is light; daytime
3. daybreak
4. see daylight
a. to understand something previously obscure
b. to realize that the end of a difficult task is approaching
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day•light
(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt)n., adj., v. -light•ed -lit, -light•ing. n.
1. the period of light during a day.
2. public awareness.
3. daytime.
4. daybreak; dawn.
5. a space between any two parts that should be close together: I can see daylight between the curtains.
6. daylights, wits; sanity: to scare the daylights out of someone.
adj. 7. done, used, or taking place in daylight: the daylight shooting on a film.
v.t. 8. to expose to daylight by the removal of obstructions: a railway tunnel daylighted by blasting the enclosing rock.
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Noun 1. [画像:daylight - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside]daylight - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
forenoon, morn, morning, morning time - the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"
afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
midafternoon - the middle part of the afternoon
2. daylight - light during the daytime
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
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daylight
noun
1. sunlight, sunshine, light of day, natural light Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
2. daytime, broad daylight, daylight hours It was still daylight but many cars had their headlamps on.
in broad daylight in public, in full view, in the light of day The murder happened in broad daylight.
scare the living daylights out of someone terrify, shock, frighten, scare, appal, horrify, intimidate, dismay, petrify, terrorize, scare to death, put the fear of God into, make your hair stand on end, fill with terror, make your flesh creep, make your blood run cold, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits This film scared the living daylights out of me.
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Translations
ضَوء النَّهارفَجْر
dennídenní světlosvítání
dag-daggrydagslys
amanecer luz (del día)
nappali világosság
dagrenning, dagurdagsbirta
denné svetlo
dnevna svetloba
gün ışığı şafak vaktitan ağarması
daylight
[ˈdeɪlaɪt]A. N → luz f (del día)
at daylight (= dawn) → al amanecer
in the daylight; by daylight → de día
in broad daylight → a plena luz del día, en pleno día
to see daylight I am beginning to see daylight (= understand) → empiezo a ver las cosas claras ; (= approach the end of a job) → ya vislumbro el final
to beat or knock the (living) daylights out of sb → dar una tremenda paliza a algn
to scare the (living) daylights out of sb → dar un susto de muerte a algn
it's daylight robbery! (Brit) → ¡es un robo or una estafa!
at daylight (= dawn) → al amanecer
in the daylight; by daylight → de día
in broad daylight → a plena luz del día, en pleno día
to see daylight I am beginning to see daylight (= understand) → empiezo a ver las cosas claras ; (= approach the end of a job) → ya vislumbro el final
to beat or knock the (living) daylights out of sb → dar una tremenda paliza a algn
to scare the (living) daylights out of sb → dar un susto de muerte a algn
it's daylight robbery! (Brit) → ¡es un robo or una estafa!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
daylight
[ˈdeɪlaɪt] nto be daylight → faire jour
It was still daylight → Il faisait encore jour.
after daylight → après le lever du jour
in daylight → à la lumière du jour
in broad daylight → en plein jour daylight hours n → heures fpl de jour daylight robbery n (British) (= extortionate)
It's daylight robbery! → C'est de l'arnaque! daylight saving time n (mainly US) → heure f d'été day nursery n (= crèche) → crèche fday off n → jour m de congé day off work n → jour m de congé
to take a day off work → prendre un jour de congé day of reckoning n
(fig)
His day of reckoning is approaching → Le moment de rendre des comptes approche.
when the day of reckoning comes → quand viendra le jour de rendre des comptes day-old [ˌdeɪˈəʊld] adj
His day of reckoning is approaching → Le moment de rendre des comptes approche.
when the day of reckoning comes → quand viendra le jour de rendre des comptes day-old [ˌdeɪˈəʊld] adj
[bread] → de la veille
[chick] → d'un jour day one n
from day one (= from the beginning) → depuis le début
on day one (= at the beginning) → le premier jour day pass n (for museum, train) → carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) → forfait m d'une journée day pupil n (British) (at boarding school) → externe mfday release
from day one (= from the beginning) → depuis le début
on day one (= at the beginning) → le premier jour day pass n (for museum, train) → carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) → forfait m d'une journée day pupil n (British) (at boarding school) → externe mfday release
n
to be on day release [prisoner] → être en semi-liberté
to be on day release [prisoner] → être en semi-liberté
modif
day release job [prisoner] → placement m à l'extérieur
day release course (for employee) → stage m de formation en alternance day return n (British) (for train, bus) → aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)day room n (in hospital) → salle f de séjour commune day shift n
day release job [prisoner] → placement m à l'extérieur
day release course (for employee) → stage m de formation en alternance day return n (British) (for train, bus) → aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)day room n (in hospital) → salle f de séjour commune day shift n
(= working period) → poste m de jour
to be on the day shift → être de jour day surgery n → chirurgie f ambulatoire
to be on the day shift → être de jour day surgery n → chirurgie f ambulatoire
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daylight
n
(= daybreak) → Tagesanbruch m
→ Tageslicht nt; it is still daylight → es ist noch hell ; it was broad daylight → es war heller or helllichter Tag ; in broad daylight → am hellen or helllichten Tage ; I’d like to get there in daylight → ich möchte gern bei Tag ankommen ; to beat the living daylights out of somebody (inf) → jdn windelweich schlagen (inf); to scare the living daylights out of somebody (inf) → jdm einen fürchterlichen Schreck einjagen (inf)
daylight
:daylight robbery
n (Brit inf) → Halsabschneiderei f (inf), → Nepp m (inf)
daylight saving time
n (esp US) → Sommerzeit f
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daylight
[ˈdeɪˌlaɪt] n → luce f (del giorno)at daylight (dawn) → alle prime luci, all'alba
in the daylight, by daylight → alla luce del giorno
it is still daylight → è ancora giorno
I am beginning to see daylight (fig) (understand) → ora comincio a vederci chiaro (near the end of a job) → comincio a vedere uno spiraglio di luce
daylight attack → attacco di giorno
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day
(dei) noun1. the period from sunrise to sunset. She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold. dag يَوْم ден dia den der Tag dag ημέρα día päev روز päivä jour יום दिन, दिवस dan, radni dan nap(pal) siang dagur giorno 日中 낮 diena diena hari dag dag dzień ورځ dia zi день deň dan dan dag กลางวัน gün 白晝 день دن ban ngày 白昼
2. a part of this period eg that part spent at work. How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day. dag يَوْم العَمَل работен ден dia den der Tag -dag ημέρα jornada päev روز työpäivä journée יום दिन svaki dan nap hari vinnudagur giornata (勤務時間としての) 1日 날 diena darba diena hari dag arbeidsdag, skoledag dzień ورځ dia zi (de muncă) день deň dan dan dag ตอนกลางวัน gün 白天(指工作時間) день دن کے اوقات کار ngày 白天(指工作时间)
3. the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next. How many days are in the month of September? dag نَهار денонощие dia den der Tag døgn εικοσιτετράωρο día (öö)päev شبانه روز vuorokausi jour יממה एक मध्यरात्रि से दूसरी मध्यरात्रि के बीच का 24 घंटे का काल kalendarski dan nap (24 óra) hari sólarhringur giorno 日, 一昼夜 하루 para, diena diennakts hari dag døgn dzień شپه او ورځ dia zi сутки; день deň dan dan dag, dygn วัน gün 一天 доба آدھی رات سے اگلی رات تک چوبیس گھنٹے کی مدت ngày 一天
4. (often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone). in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power. dag, tyd زَمَن، عَهْد времето на tempos doba, časy die Tage (pl.) tid; periode καιρός, μέρες, εποχή los tiempos de aeg دوره؛ روزگار aikoina temps זמן, תקופה काल vrijeme, određeni dani vki, vmi idején, korában zaman blómaskeið tempi 時代 시절 laikai laiks; laika posms zaman tijd dager, tid; epoke dzień دوړه tempos pe vremea время; пора časy v času... doba tid, dagar ช่วงเวลา zaman, devir 日子,時代 період; епоха زمانہ thời buổi 日子,时代
ˈdaybreak noun dawn; the first appearance of light. We left at daybreak. dagbreek فَجْر، سَحَر، انْبِلاج الفَجْر зора amanhecer svítání, rozednění der Tagesanbruch daggry ξημέρωμα amanecer koit سپیده دم؛ سحر aamunsarastus lever du jour שחר भोर, तड़के, अलस्सुबह svitanje hajnal(hasadás) pagi dagrenning albeggiare 夜明け 동틀녁 aušra rītausma waktu fajar dageraad daggry świt سهاړه amanhecer zorii zilei рассвет úsvit, svitanie zora svitanje gryning, dagning ฟ้าสาง tan, şafak vakti 黎明 світанок پو پھٹنا bình minh 黎明
ˈday-dream noun a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake. dagdroom, lugkasteel حُلْم اليَقْظَه бленувам devaneio snění der Tagtraum dagdrøm ονειροπόληση ensueño unistamine رویا؛ خیال پردازی uneksiminen rêverie חֲלוֹם בְּהָקִיץ दिवास्वप्न, दिन में सपने देखना sanjarenje ábrándozás lamunan dagdraumur sogno a occhi aperti 白中夢 공상, 몽상 svajonės, fantazijos sapnis; fantāzija lamunan dagdroom dagdrøm, fantasi sen na jawie خیال devaneio reverie, visare грёзы snívanie sanjarjenje sanjarenje dagdröm การฝันกลางวัน düş, hülya 白日夢,幻想 фантазія; мрії خیالی پلاؤ mơ tưởng hão huyền 白日做梦,幻想
verbShe often day-dreams. dagdroom, mymer, lugkastele bou يَسْتَغْرِقُ في أحْلامِ اليَقْظَه мечтаене за приятни неща devanear snít (o) mit offenen Augen träumen dagdrømme ονειροπολώ soñar despierto unistama خیال پردازی کردن uneksia rêvasser לַחֲלוֹם בְּהָקִיץ दिन में सपने देखना sanjariti álmodozik melamun dagdreyma sognare a occhi aperti 空想にふける 몽상하다 svajoti, fantazuoti sapņot; fantazēt mengelamun dagdromen dagdrømme, fantasere marzyć خیال devanear a visa грезить snívať (o) sanjariti sanjariti dagdrömma ฝันกลางวัน düş kurmak, hayallere dalmak 幻想,空想,做白日夢 мріяти خیالی پلاؤ پکانا đầu óc mơ màng 幻想,空想
ˈdaylight noun1. (also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun. daylight hours. sonlig, daglig ضَوء النَّهار слънчвеа светлина luz do dia denní světlo das Tageslicht dagslys; dag- φως της μέρας luz päevavalgus روشنایی روز؛ نور خورشید päivänvalo jour; de jour אוֹר יוֹם दिन का उजाला danje svjetlo nappal siang dagsbirta luce del giorno 昼光 일광 dienos šviesa dienasgaisma cahaya matahari daglicht; dag- dagslys światło dzienne خورشید luz do dia lumina zilei; zi светлое время суток denné svetlo dan; dneven dnevni dagsljus แสงแดด; กลางวัน gün ışığı 白晝,白天 денне світло; денний سورج کی روشنی ban ngày 白昼,白天
2. dawn. To get there on time we must leave before daylight. dagbreek فَجْر зора amanhecer svítání der Tagesanbruch daggry αυγή amanecer koidik طلوع خورشید؛ سحر aamu lever du jour שחר भोर zora, početak dana (nappali) világosság fajar dagrenning, dagur lo spuntare del giorno 夜明け 새벽 aušra rītausma siang zonsopgang daggry świt سهاړ amanhecer zorii zilei рассвет úsvit zora zora gryning รุ่งอรุณ şafak vakti; tan ağarması 黎明 світанок طلوع صبح rạng đông 黎明
day school a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home. dagskool مَدْرَسَه خارِجِيَّه училище без пансион externato škola (neinternátní) die Ganztagsschule dagskole ημερήσιο σχολείο externado päevakool مدرسه روزانه päiväkoulu externat בֵּית סֶפֶר दिन का विद्यालय dnevna škola iskola sekolah siang dagskóli scuola senza mensa 通学学校 주간학교 dieninė mokykla dienas skola hari bersekolah dagschool dagskole szkoła dzienna مدرسه externato şcoală cu elevi externi школа без пансиона denná škola eksternat dnevna škola dagskola โรงเรียนที่มีการเรียนเฉพาะกลางวัน yatısız okul 日校(不提供學生寄宿的一般學校) денна школа دن کا اسکول trường học ngoại trú 走读学校,日校,无宿舍学校
ˈdaytime noun the time when it is day. dag, bedags, oordag نَهار ден dia denní doba der Tag dagtime διάρκεια της ημέρας día päevaaeg روز هنگام؛ روز päiväsaika le jour שְׁעוֹת הָיוֹם दिन na taj određeni dan nappal siang dagtími; að degi til giorno 昼間 낮 dienos metas dienas laiks siang hari overdag om dagen وړځ dia zi, în timpul zilei дневное время vo dne podnevi obdanica dag, dagtid ช่วงเวลากลางวัน gündüz 白天,日間 день دن کا وقت ban ngày 白天,日间
call it a day to bring (something) to an end; to stop (eg working). I'm so tired that I'll have to call it a day. ophou/ uitskei, dit daarby laat يُنْهي приключвам parar skončit (pro dnešek) für heute Schluß machen holde inde; holde fyraften; holde op σταματώ τη δουλειά για τη μέρα dar algo por terminado selleks päevaks lõpetama دست از کار کشیدن lopettaa tältä päivältä s'en tenir là לְהַפסִיק לַעֲבוֹד कार्य बंद करने का निर्णय करना kraj nečega „leteszi a lantot" mengakhiri hætta, segja það gott í dag cessare di lavorare おしまいにする 하루를 끝내다 baigti šį kartą mest mieru; beigt strādāt berhenti het bijltje erbij neerleggen ta kvelden, holde opp med kończyć له كاره لاس باستل parar a se opri кончим на этом na dnes skončiť končati završiti få räcka för idag, lägga av för idag เลิกทําบางสิ่ง; เลิกงานและกลับบ้าน paydos etmek 結束今天的工作,今天到此為止 закінчувати; припиняти کام ختم کرنا dừng làm gì 收工,今天到此为之
day by day every day. He's getting better day by day. dag vir/ na dag يَوماً فَيَوماً всеки ден dia a dia den za dnem Tag für Tag dag for dag μέρα με τη μέρα día a día päevast päeva روز به روز joka päivä jour après jour מִדֵי יוֹם दिन-प्रतिदिन dan za danom napról napra setiap hari dag eftir dag; með hverjum deginum giorno dopo giorno 日ごとに 매일 diena iš dienos dienu no dienas hari demi hari met de dag, elke dag dag etter dag, for hver dag dzień po dniu وړځ په ورځ dia a dia zi de zi, în fiecare zi день за днём každý deň dan za dnevom iz dana u dan dag för dag แต่ละวัน günden güne, gün be gün 每天 кожен день مسلسل ngày lại ngày 每天
day in, day outin make someone's day to make someone very happy. That baby's smile made my day. iemand bly maak يُفْرِح، يُسْعِد ощастливявам fazer alguém feliz obšťastnit, učinit velmi šťastným sehr glücklich machen redde nogens dag χαροποιώ, φτιάχνω τη μέρα κπ. alegrarle a alguien el día kogu päevale värvi andma دلشاد کردن tehdä onnelliseksi réjouir לִגרוֹם לוֹ אוֹשֶׁר किसी को सुखद अनुभव प्रदान करना usrećiti nekoga jó kezdet membuat seseorang senang gleðja far felice 喜ばせる (~을) 기쁘게 해주다 suteikti laimės padarīt laimīgu mengembirakan hati iemands dag goed maken gjøre glad, glede wprawić kogoś w znakomity nastrój خوشحال fazer alguém feliz осчастливить obšťastniť osrečiti ulepšati rädda ngns dag ทําให้มีความสุข mutluluk vermek, mutlu kılmak 使...快活 ощасливлювати کسی کو مسرت بخشنا làm cho ai sung sướng 使...快活
one day1. at some time in the future. He hopes to go to America one day. een dag, eendag, eenmaal يَوْما ما някой ден algum dia jednoho dne eines Tages en dag κάποτε στο μέλλον algún día ühel heal päeval روزی jonain päivänä un jour יוֹם אֶחָד एक दिन jednog dana majd egyszer kelak einhvern daginn, einhvern tíma un giorno いつか (미래) 언젠가 kada nors kādreiz suatu hari nanti ooit eens en dag, en gang kiedyś, któregoś dnia ورځی algum dia într-o zi когда-нибудь raz nekega dne jednog dana en dag, en gång วันหนึ่ง (ในอนาคต) bir gün, günün birinde (將來的)某一天 колись زمانئہ مستقبل میں کسی وقت ngày nào đó (将来的)某一天
2. on a day in the past. I saw him one day last week. een dag, eenmaal في الأسْبوع الماضي един ден um dia někdy an einem Tag en dag κάποια μέρα, μια μέρα στο παρελθόν un día ühel päeval یک روز yksi päivä un jour בְּאֶחַד הַיָמִים गुजरा हुआ एक दिन jednom valamikor, egyszer di masa lalu um daginn un giorno ある日に (과거) 어느날 kartą, kažkada kādu dienu minggu lepas op een dag her om dagen, en dag kiedyś, któregoś dnia یوه ورځ um dia într-o zi как-то раз niekedy enkrat pre neki dan en dag วันหนึ่ง (ในอดีต) bir gün, günün birinde (過去的)某一天 одного разу زمانئہ ماضی میں کسی دن một ngày trong quá khứ (过去的)某一天
some day at some time in the future. She hopes to get married some day. eendag, eenmaal (in die toekoms) يَوما ما في المُسْتَقْبَل някой ден um dia někdy eines Tages en dag κάποια μέρα algún día ükskord, ühel päeval در آینده jonain päivänä un jour יוֹם אֶחָד भविष्य में किसी दिन, कभी jednog dana egy szép napon (majd) kelak einhvern tíma un giorno いつか (미래) 어느날 kada nors kādreiz suatu hari ooit eens en dag i framtida kiedyś, któregoś dnia آینده um dia cândva когда-нибудь jedného dňa nekega dne jednog dana en dag, en gång ในวันหนึ่ง (ในอนาคต) bir gün, günün birinde (將來)總有一天 коли-небудь مستقبل میں کسی وقت một ngày nào đó (将来)总有一天
the other day not long ago. I saw Mr Smith the other day. nou die dag, ʼn paar dae gelede مُنْذُ أيّام، مُنْذُ بِضْعَةِ أيّام онзи ден outro dia nedávno, onehdy vor kurzem forleden dag τις προάλλες el otro día hiljuti, mõni päev tagasi اخیراً äskettäin l'autre jour לִפנֵי כָּמָה יִמים कुछ ही समय पहले neki dan a minap baru-baru ini um daginn l'altro giorno ついこの前 몇 칠 전에 neseniai nesen suatu masa dahulu onlangs forleden dag niedawno, onegdaj اخر outro dia de curând на днях nedávno zadnjič pre neki dan häromdagen ไม่นานมานี้ geçen gün, geçenlerde (在不久前)某天 цими днями, за кілька днів بہت پہلے نہیں cách đây không lâu (在不久前)某天
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day·light
n. luz del día.
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