daylight

daylight
noun
1) (light of day) Tageslicht, das

go on working while it's still daylight — weiterarbeiten, solange es noch hell ist

in broad daylight — am helllichten Tag[e]

daylight saving [time] — Sommerzeit, die

2) (dawn)

at or by/before daylight — bei/vor Tagesanbruch

3) (fig.)

I see daylight — ich denke, die Situation lichtet sich

it's daylight robbery — es ist der reine Wucher

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noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun: daylight hours.) das Tageslicht
2) (dawn: To get there on time we must leave before daylight.) der Tagesanbruch
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ˈday·light
n no pl Tageslicht nt
in broad \daylight am helllichten Tag[e]
to knock [or beat] the living \daylights out of sb (fam) jdn windelweich schlagen fam
to let \daylight into sth etw ans Licht [der Öffentlichkeit] bringen
to scare [or frighten] the living \daylights out of sb (fam) jdn zu Tode erschrecken
to see \daylight [allmählich] klarsehen
he saw \daylight ihm ging ein Licht auf
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['deIlaɪt]
n
1) (= daybreak) Tagesanbruch m
2) Tageslicht nt

it is still daylight — es ist noch hell

it was broad daylight — es war heller or helllichter Tag

in broad daylight —

I'd like to get there in daylight — ich möchte gern bei Tag ankommen

to beat the living daylights out of sb (inf) — jdn windelweich schlagen (inf)

to scare the living daylights out of sb (inf) — jdm einen fürchterlichen Schreck einjagen (inf)

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daylight s
1. Tageslicht n:
by (oder in) daylight bei Tag(eslicht);
in broad daylight am helllichten Tag;
(as) clear as daylight
a) taghell,
b) fig sonnenklar;
when I awoke it was broad daylight war es schon heller Tag;
beat (oder knock) the (living) daylights out of sb umg jemanden fürchterlich verdreschen;
let daylight into sb sl jemanden durchlöchern (erstechen od erschießen);
let daylight into sth fig
a) etwas der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machen,
b) etwas aufhellen oder klären;
light sth up like daylight etwas taghell erleuchten;
scare the (living) daylights out of sb umg jemandem einen fürchterlichen Schrecken einjagen;
throw daylight on sth fig Licht in eine Sache bringen;
he sees daylight at last fig
a) endlich geht ihm ein Licht auf,
b) endlich sieht er Land
2. Tagesanbruch m:
at daylight bei Tagesanbruch
3. Zwischenraum m
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noun
1) (light of day) Tageslicht, das

go on working while it's still daylight — weiterarbeiten, solange es noch hell ist

in broad daylight — am helllichten Tag[e]

daylight saving [time] — Sommerzeit, die

2) (dawn)

at or by/before daylight — bei/vor Tagesanbruch

3) (fig.)

I see daylight — ich denke, die Situation lichtet sich

it's daylight robbery — es ist der reine Wucher

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n.
Tageslicht n.

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