a plena luz del día
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Spanish
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]- IPA (key): /a ˌplena ˌluθ del ˈdia/ [a ˌple.na ˌluθ̬ ð̞el̪ ˈd̪i.a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain )
- IPA (key): /a ˌplena ˌlus del ˈdia/ [a ˌple.na ˌluz ð̞el̪ ˈd̪i.a] (Latin America, Philippines )
Adverb
[edit ]- (idiomatic ) in broad daylight (in a blatant and visible manner)
- Alternative forms: en plena luz del día , a plena luz , a la luz del día
- 1974, Antonio Domínguez Hidalgo, Y otras melancolías :
- Frente a ti...
libre de todos
sentado en el nocturno transcurrido de mi tiempo
me dispongo a regresar a plena luz del día
bajo un cielo desprovisto de tinieblas
y uncido en su promesa
de mañana eterna.- In front of thee...
free of all
sitting in the nocturnal past of my time
I'm about to return in broad daylight
under a sky devoid of darkness
and yoked in his promise
of eternal morning.
- In front of thee...