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morning
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morn·ing  (môrnng)
n.
1. The first or early part of the day, lasting from midnight to noon or from sunrise to noon.
2. The dawn.
3. The first or early part; the beginning: the morning of a new nation.

[Middle English, from morn, morn; see morn.]

morning [ˈmɔːnɪŋ]
n
1. the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
2. sunrise; daybreak; dawn
3. the beginning or early period the morning of the world
the morning after Informal the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
5. (modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning morning coffee See also mornings
[C13 morwening, from morn, formed on the model of evening]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.morning - the time period between dawn and noonmorning - the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"
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"
daylight, daytime, day - 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"
early-morning hour - an hour early in the morning
2.morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewellmorning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
3.morning - the first light of daymorning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
4.morning - the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

morning
noun
1. before noon, forenoon, morn (poetic), a.m. On Sunday morning he was woken by the telephone.
2. dawn, sunrise, morrow (archaic), first light, daybreak, break of day I started to lose hope of ever seeing the morning.
morning, noon and night all the time, always, constantly, forever, continually, perpetually, incessantly, without a break, unceasingly, twenty-four-seven (informal) You get fit by playing the game morning, noon and night.
Related words
adjective matutinal
Quotations
"Awake! For morning in the bowl of night"
"Has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight"
"And lo! the Hunter of the East has caught"
"The Sultan's turret in a noose of light" [Edward Fitzgerald The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám]
Translations
morning [ˈmɔːnɪŋ]
A. Nmañana f; (before dawn) → madrugada f
he's generally out morningspor las mañanas no suele estar
the morning after (hum) → la mañana después de la juerga
good morning!¡buenos días!
in the morning (= during the morning) → por la mañana, en la mañana(LAm); (tomorrow) → mañana por la mañana
early in the morninga primera hora de la mañana, muy de mañana
at seven o'clock in the morninga las siete de la mañana
at three in the morninga las tres de la madrugada
the next morningla mañana siguiente
on Saturday morningel sábado por la mañana
tomorrow morningmañana por la mañana
yesterday morningayer por la mañana
B. CPD morning coat Nchaqué m
morning dress Nchaqué m, traje m de etiqueta
morning glory Ndondiego m de día, ipomea f
morning mist Nbruma f del alba
morning paper Ndiario m or periódico m de la mañana
morning prayers NPLoficio m matinal
morning sickness N (Med) → náuseas fpl del embarazo
morning star Nlucero m del alba
morning tea Nm mañanero

morning [ˈmɔːrnɪŋ] n
(gen)matin m
tomorrow morning → demain matin
this morning → ce matin
in the morning (= in that part of the day) → le matin
I work better in the morning → Je travaille mieux le matin.
at 7 o'clock in the morning → à sept heures du matin (= tomorrow morning) → demain matin
he'll phone back in the morning → il rappellera dans la matinée
every morning → tous les matins
on Monday morning → lundi matin
the next morning → le lendemain matin
the morning after → le lendemain matin
What happens the morning after? → Que se passe-t-il le lendemain matin ?
the morning after sth → le lendemain de qch
the morning after the party → le lendemain de la fête morning paper
(as duration)matinée f
I've been busy all morning → J'ai été occupé toute la matinée.
morning, noon and night (= all the time) → nuit et jour
She works morning, noon and night → Elle travaille nuit et jour.
morning-after pill npilule f du lendemain
morning paper njournal m du matin
morning sickness nnausées fpl matinales
morning star nétoile f du matin

morning
nMorgen m; (as opposed to afternoon also) → Vormittag m; (fig) (of life)Frühling m (liter); (of an era)Anfänge pl, → Beginn m; morning dawnedes dämmerte; in the morningmorgens, am Morgen, vormittags, am Vormittag; (= tomorrow)morgen früh; early in the morningfrüh(morgens), in der Frühe, am frühen Morgen; (= tomorrow)morgen früh; very early in the morningin aller Frühe, ganz früh (am Morgen); (= tomorrow)morgen ganz früh; late (on) in the morningam späten Vormittag, gegen Mittag; (at) 7 in the morning(um) 7 Uhr morgens or früh; (= tomorrow)morgen (früh) um 7; I didn’t get back until 2 in the morningich bin erst um 2 Uhr früh nach Hause gekommen; this/yesterday morningheute/gestern Morgen, heute/gestern Vormittag; tomorrow morningmorgen früh, morgen Vormittag; on the morning of November 28tham Morgen des 28. November, am 28. November morgens; it was the morning afteres war am nächsten or anderen Tag or Morgen; the morning after the night before, the morning-after feelingder Katzenjammer or die Katerstimmung am nächsten Morgen; morning, noon and nightmorgens, mittags und nachts, Tag und Nacht
attram Morgen; (= regularly in the morning)morgendlich; morning flightVormittagsflug m; morning trainFrühzug m; what time is morning coffee? (at work) → wann ist morgens die Kaffeepause?; (in café) → ab wann wird vormittags Kaffee serviert?

morning:
morning-after pill
ndie Pille danach
morning coat
nCut(away) m
morning dress
n no plCut(away) m; (dark) → Stresemann m
morning-glory
n (Bot) → Winde f
morning gown
nHauskleid nt
morning market
n (Comm) → Vormittagsmarkt m
Morning Prayer
nMorgenandacht f, → Frühgottesdienst m
morning room
nFrühstückszimmer nt
morning sickness
n(Schwangerschafts)übelkeit f
morning star
nMorgenstern m
morning suit
nCut(away) m; (dark) → Stresemann m

morning [ˈmɔːnɪŋ]
1. n (part of day) → mattina, mattino; (expressing duration) → mattinata
this morning → stamattina, questa mattina
yesterday morning → ieri mattina
tomorrow morning → domani mattina, domattina
on Monday morning → lunedì mattina
a morning's work → il lavoro di una mattinata
in the morning → di mattina, la mattina (tomorrow) → domattina
I work in the mornings → lavoro la mattina
at 7 o'clock in the morning → alle 7 del mattino
on the morning of September 19th → la mattina del 19 settembre
2. adj (walk) → mattutino/a; (papers) → del mattino

morning
n morning [ˈmoːniŋ]
the first part of the day, approximately up to noon this morning; tomorrow morning. oggend صَباح сутрин ráno morgen; formiddag der Morgen πρωί mañana hommik بامداد aamu matin בּוֹקֶר सुबह jutro, prijepodne reggel pagi morgunn mattina 아침 rytas rīts pagi ochtend morgen, formiddag rano manhã dimineaţă утро ráno dopoldan jutro morgon ตอนเช้า sabah 早晨 ранок دن کا پہلا پہر buổi sáng
n morning-ˈafter pill
a contraceptive pill that a woman can take soon after having sex. náseks-pil حَبَّة دواء ضِد الحَمْل بعد العَمَل الجِنْسي контрацептив след секс antikoncepční pilulka užívaná po styku anticonceptionspille die Pille-Danach αντισυλληπτικό χάπι της επόμενης μέρας pídora del día después hädaabipill ضد بارداری pilule du lendemain גְלוּלַת הַבּוֹקֶר שֶׁאָחֲרֵי यौन संबंध के बाद ली जाने वाली गर्भनिरोधक गोलियां kontracepcijska tableta (aktus utáni) fogamzásgátló tabletta pil KB wanita pillola del giorno dopo (性交後の朝のむ)経口避妊薬 경구 피임약 piliulė nuo pastojimo pretapaugļošanās tablete pēc dzimumakta pil pencegah kehamilan (morning)afterpil abortpille pigułka `dzień po противозачаточная таблетка orálna antikoncepčná postkoitálna tabletka vrsta kontracepcijske tablete pilula za jutro posle dagenefterpiller ยาคุมกำเนิดซึ่งทานหลังจากมีเพศสัมพันธ์ cinsel temastan sonra alınabilen doğum kontrol hapı 女用口服避孕丸 протизаплідна таблетка, яку приймають на наступний день після статевого акту مانع حمل گولی جو مباشرت کے چند گھنٹے بعد لی جائے thuốc ngừa thai
morning glory
any of various vines with funnel-shaped purple, blue, pink or white flowers that bloom early in the day. purperwind مَجْد الصَّباح: لَبْلاب грамофонче (цвете) svlačec die Winde περικοκλάδα dondiego de día lehtertapp درخشش صبح päivänsini belle-de-jour לְפוּפִית एक तरह की लता jutarnje piće hajnalka sejenis bunga yang mekarnya hanya di pagi hari klukkubróðir (bella di giorno) あさがお 나팔꽃 ipomėja, sukutis tītenis bunga seri pagi haagwinde powój rochiţa rându­nicii вьюнок pupenec slak ladolež blomman för dagen พืชชนิดหนึ่ง gündüz sefası 牽牛花 іпомея نفیر نما پھولوں والا پودا cây bìm bìm hoa tía
n morning dress
the clothes worn by a man for very formal events (eg weddings) held during the day. oggenddrag لباس الرَّجُل للمُناسَبات الرَّسْمِيَّه костюм společenský oblek jaket mürrisch επίσημο πρωινό ένδυμα chaqué y sombrero de copa sako لباس رسمی saketti habit חֲלִיפָת בּוֹקֶר सुबह का पहनावा posebna odjeća zsakett setelan jas untuk pagi hari viðhafnarklæðnaður (karla) tight 男子用礼装 (남자의) 주간 예복 dieninis frakas žakete un svītrotas bikses pakaian rasmi siang jacquet sjakett, stripete bukser og flosshatt frak roupa de passeio îmbrăcăminte lejeră визитка spoločenský oblek (svečana) moška obleka svečano odelo jackett, förmiddagsdräkt เสื้อผ้าที่สวมใส่อย่างเป็นทางการ gündüz giyilen resmî elbise 常禮服 домашня сукня صبح کا مردانہ لباس bộ lễ phục mặc ban ngày

morning صباح ráno morgen Morgen πρωί mañana aamu matin jutro mattina 午前 아침 ochtend morgen ranek manhã утро morgon เวลาเช้า sabah buổi sáng 早晨


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