daylight

day·light  (dlt)

n.

1. The light of day; sunlight.

2.

a. Daybreak.

b. Daytime.

3. Exposure to public notice: corrupt business practices that were finally brought into the 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).

Idiom:

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

see daylight

a.  to understand something previously obscure

b.  to realize that the end of a difficult task is approaching See also daylights

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" daytime, day 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 even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
	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.

3. dawn, dawning, sunrise, aurora (poetic), daybreak, crack of dawn, sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic) He returned shortly after daylight.

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.

Translations

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!

B. CPD daylight attack N → ataque m diurno
daylight hours NPL → horas fpl de luz

daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt] n
to 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 f
day 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

(RELIGION) the day of reckoning (= day of judgement) → le jour du Jugement

(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

[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 mf
day release

n
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 valable pour la journée)m >
day room n (in hospital) → salle f de séjour commune
day shift n

(= workers) → équipe f de jour

(= working period) → poste m de jour
to be on the day shift → être de jour
day surgery n → chirurgie f ambulatoire

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)

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daylight:

daylight robbery

n (Brit inf) → Halsabschneiderei f (inf), → Nepp m (inf)

daylight saving time

n (esp US) → Sommerzeit f

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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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