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Day  (d), Benjamin Henry 1810-1889.
American printer and journalist who founded the first penny newspaper, the New York Sun (1833). His son Benjamin (1838-1916) invented the Ben Day process for shading printed illustrations.

Day, Clarence Shepard, Jr. 1874-1935.
American writer best known for his autobiographical Life with Father (1935) and Life with Mother (published 1937).

Day, Dorothy 1897-1980.
American journalist and reformer who cofounded the Catholic Worker in 1933 to promote pacifism and social justice.

Day or Daye  (d), Stephen 1594?-1668.
English-born colonist who was the first printer in New England. His Bay Psalm Book appeared in 1640.

day  (d)
n.
1. The period of light between dawn and nightfall; the interval from sunrise to sunset.
2.
a. The 24-hour period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis.
b. The period during which a celestial body makes a similar rotation.
3. Abbr. D One of the numbered 24-hour periods into which a week, month, or year is divided.
4. The portion of a 24-hour period that is devoted to work, school, or business: an eight-hour day; a sale that lasted for three days.
5. A 24-hour period or a portion of it that is reserved for a certain activity: a day of rest.
6.
a. A specific, characteristic period in one's lifetime: In Grandmother's day, skirts were long.
b. A period of opportunity or prominence: Every defendant is entitled to a day in court. That child will have her day.
7. A period of time in history; an era: We studied the tactics used in Napoleon's day. The day of computer science is well upon us.
8. days Period of life or activity: The sick cat's days will soon be over.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the day.
2. Working during the day: the day nurse.
3. Occurring before nightfall: a day hike.
Idioms:
day after day
For many days; continuously.
day in, day out
Every day without fail; continuously.

[Middle English dai, day, from Old English dæg; see agh- in Indo-European roots.]

day [deɪ]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) Also called civil day the period of time, the calendar day, of 24 hours' duration reckoned from one midnight to the next
2. the period of light between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from the night
3. the part of a day occupied with regular activity, esp work he took a day off
4. (sometimes plural) a period or point in time he was a good singer in his day in days gone by any day now
5. (Astronomy) the period of time, the sidereal day during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis relative to a particular star. The mean sidereal day lasts 23 hours 56 minutes 4.1 seconds of the mean solar day
6. (Astronomy) the period of time, the solar day during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis relative to the sun. The mean solar day is the average length of the apparent solar day and is some four minutes (3 minutes 56.5 seconds of sidereal time) longer than the sidereal day
7. (Astronomy) the period of time taken by a specified planet to make one complete rotation on its axis the Martian day
8. (often capital) a day designated for a special observance, esp a holiday Christmas Day
all in a day's work part of one's normal activity; no trouble
at the end of the day in the final reckoning
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
day of rest the Sabbath; Sunday
end one's days to pass the end of one's life
every dog has his day one's luck will come
in this day and age nowadays
it's early days it's too early to tell how things will turn out
late in the day
a.  very late (in a particular situation)
b.  too late
that will be the day
a.  I look forward to that
b.  that is most unlikely to happen
18. a time of success, recognition, power, etc. his day will soon come
19. a struggle or issue at hand the day is lost
20. (Mining & Quarrying)
a.  the ground surface over a mine
b.  (as modifier) the day level
from day to day without thinking of the future
call it a day to stop work or other activity
day after day without respite; relentlessly
day by day gradually or progressively; daily he weakened day by day
day in, day out every day and all day long
from Day 1 or Day One from the very beginning
one of these days at some future time
28. (modifier) of, relating to, or occurring in the day the day shift Related adjective diurnal See also days
[Old English dæg; related to Old High German tag, Old Norse dagr]

Day [deɪ]
n
(Biographies / Day, Sir Robin (1923 M, British, FILMS AND TV: radio journalist, FILMS AND TV: television journalist) Sir Robin. born 1923, British radio and television journalist, noted esp for his political interviews

day  (d)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Dayday - 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"
time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
tomorrow - the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"
today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"
yesterday - the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
morrow - the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"
eve - the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
date, day of the month - the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
date - a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
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"
high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon - the middle of the day
night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
2.day - some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
crack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment - (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
off-day - a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"
3.day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
Admission Day - in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
Arbor Day - a day designated for planting trees
Cinco de Mayo - the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
commencement day, degree day - the day on which university degrees are conferred
November 5 - anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
Inauguration Day, January 20 - the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
bissextile day, February 29, leap day - the name of the day that is added during a leap year
V-day, Victory Day - the day of a victory
rag day - a day on which university students hold a rag
red-letter day - a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)
payday - the day on which you receive pay for your work
election day, polling day - the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
field day - a day for outdoor athletic competition
field day - (military) a day for military exercises and display
ides - in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
market day - a fixed day for holding a public market
Walpurgis Night - eve of May Day
December 31, New Year's Eve - the last day of the year
January 19, Lee's Birthday, Robert E Lee Day, Robert E Lee's Birthday - celebrated in southern United States
Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th
holiday - a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
February 2, Groundhog Day - if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
February 12, Lincoln's Birthday - the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, Valentine Day, Valentine's Day - a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
February 22, Washington's Birthday - the day on which George Washington is remembered
March 2, Texas Independence Day - Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
March 17, Saint Patrick's Day, St Patrick's Day - a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
All Fools' day, April Fools', April Fools' day - the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes
April 14, Pan American Day - a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
Patriot's Day - the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
First of May, May 1, May Day - observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
Mother's Day - second Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day - the 3rd Saturday in May
Davis' Birthday, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 3 - celebrated in southern United States
Flag Day, June 14 - commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
Father's Day - US: third Sunday in June
Citizenship Day, September 17 - celebrated in the United States
American Indian Day - US: the 4th Friday in September
4.Dayday - 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
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"
night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
5.day - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
work time - a time period when you are required to work
workday, working day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"
6.day - an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
epoch, era - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
7.day - the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
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"
lunar day - the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
8.day - the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
sidereal time - measured by the diurnal motion of stars
9.day - a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
10.Day - United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

day
noun
1. twenty-four hours, working day, twenty-four hour period The conference is on for three days.
2. daytime, daylight, broad daylight, waking hours, daylight hours, hours of light, hours of sunlight They sleep during the day.
3. date, particular day What day are you leaving?
4. time, age, era, prime, period, generation, heyday, epoch In my day we treated our elders with more respect.
call it a day (Informal) stop, finish, cease, pack up (informal), leave off, knock off (informal), desist, pack it in (slang), shut up shop, jack it in, chuck it in (informal), give up or over Faced with such opposition, he had no choice but to call it a day.
day after day continually, regularly, relentlessly, persistently, incessantly, nonstop, unremittingly, monotonously, twenty-four-seven (informal), unfalteringly In this job I just do the same thing day after day.
day and night constantly, all the time, continually, nonstop, without stopping, twenty-four-seven (informal) Chantal kept a fire burning day and night.
day by day gradually, slowly, progressively, daily, steadily, bit by bit, little by little, by degrees Day by day, he got weaker.
day in, day out continually, constantly, all the time, relentlessly, incessantly, nonstop, without stopping, unremittingly, twenty-four-seven (informal), unfalteringly He just sits and watches TV day in, day out.
have had its day be obsolete, be dated, be out of date, be old-fashioned, be past its prime I think the spy novel has had its day.
have seen or known better days be worn out, be frayed, be ragged, be shabby, be threadbare, be tatty, be tattered, be the worse for wear a sports jacket that had seen better days
in this day and age nowadays, now, today, these days, at the moment diseases which are unknown in this day and age
make someone's day make someone happy, delight someone, cheer someone up, hearten someone, enliven someone, gladden someone, perk someone up, gee someone up, buck someone up (informal) Seeing you has really made my day.
Related words
adjective diurnal
Translations
day [deɪ]
A. N
1. (= 24 hours) → día m
what day is it today?¿qué día es hoy?
he works eight hours a daytrabaja ocho horas al día
twice a daydos veces al día
the day afterel día siguiente
the day after tomorrowpasado mañana
day after daydía tras día
two days agohace dos días
any dayun día cualquiera
any day nowcualquier día de éstos
any old dayel mejor día
the day beforeel día anterior
the day before yesterdayanteayer
the day before his birthdayla víspera de su cumpleaños
two days before Christmasdos días antes de Navidad
day by dayde un día para otro, de día a día(LAm)
every daycada día, todos los días
one fine dayel día menos pensado
on the following dayal día siguiente
for days on enddurante días
from day to dayde día en día
from one day to the nextde un día a otro
to live from day to day or from one day to the nextvivir al día
day in day outun día sí y otro también
you don't look a day olderno pasan por ti los días, no pareces un día más viejo
on the day everything will be all rightpara el día en cuestión todo estará en orden
one dayun día
the other dayel otro día
every other dayun día sí y otro no
some dayun día
(on) that dayaquel día
that day when weaquel día en que nosotros ...
one of these daysun día de éstos
this day next week, this day week (Brit) → (de)hoy en ocho días
50 years ago to the day(hoy)hace exactamente 50 años
he's fifty if he's a daydebe tener cincuenta años mínimo
to carry or win the dayganar la victoria
to give sb his day in courtdar a algn la oportunidad de explicarse
to make sb's day it made my day to see him smileme hizo feliz verlo sonreír
that'll be the day, when he offers to pay!¡él nos invitará cuando las ranas críen pelo!
see also black A6
2. (= daylight hours, working hours) → jornada f
to work an eight-hour daytrabajar una jornada de ocho horas
it's a fine dayhace buen tiempo hoy
to work all daytrabajar todo el día
a day at the seasideun día de playa
to travel by day, travel during the dayviajar de día
paid by the daypagado por día
good day!¡buenos días!
to work day and nighttrabajar día y noche
a day offun día libre
to take a day offdarse un día libre, no presentarse en el trabajo
on a fine/wet dayun día bonito/lluvioso
one summer's dayun día de verano
day of reckoning (fig) → día m de ajustar cuentas
to work daystrabajar de día
it's all in a day's workson gajes del oficio
to call it a day (for good) → darse por vencido, abandonar; (for today) → dejarlo por hoy
let's call it a dayterminemos ya
3. (= period) during the early/final days of the strikedurante los primeros/últimos días de la huelga
it has seen better daysya no vale lo que antes
until my dying dayhasta la muerte
it's early days yettodavía es pronto
the happiest days of your lifelos mejores días de su vida
in those daysen aquellos tiempos
in days to comeen días venideros
in this day and age; in the present dayhoy en día
in my dayen mis tiempos
in Queen Victoria's dayen la época de la reina Victoria
he was famous in his dayfue famoso en sus tiempos
in the good old daysen los viejos tiempos
these dayshoy en día
those were the days, whenesa fue la buena época, cuando ...
to this dayhasta el día de hoy
in his younger daysen su juventud
to have had one's day he's had his daypasó de moda, está acabado
see also dog A1
see also time A1, A5
B. CPD day bed N (US) → meridiana f
day boarder N (Brit) (Scol) → alumno/a m/f de media pensión
day boy N (Brit) (Scol) → externo m
day centre N (Brit) → centro m de día
day girl N (Brit) (Scol) → externa f
day job Ntrabajo m habitual, ocupación f habitual
don't give up the day job! (hum) → ¡sigue en lo tuyo!
Day of Judgement Ndía m del Juicio Final
day labourer, day laborer (US) Njornalero m
day nurse Nenfermero/a m/f de día
day nursery Nguardería f
day release course N (Brit) (Comm, Ind) → curso m de un día a la semana(para trabajadores)
day return (ticket) N (Brit) → billete m de ida y vuelta en el día
day school Ncolegio m sin internado
day shift N (in factory etc) → turno m de día
day trip Nexcursión f (de un día)
to go on a day trip to Londonir un día de excursión or (LAm) de paseo a Londres
day tripper Nexcursionista mf

day [ˈdeɪ] n
(gen)jour m
We stayed in Nice for three days → Nous sommes restés trois jours à Nice.
every day → tous les jours
on the day that ..., the day that ... → le jour où ...
the day that I ..., the day I ... → le jour où je ...
by day → le jour
day by day [change, develop, improve] → jour après jour; [live] → au jour le jour
from day to day → de jour en jour
one day a week → un jour par semaine
these days, in the present day → de nos jours, à l'heure actuelle
to make sb's day → faire plaisir à qn
to save the day → sauver la situation
to win the day → remporter la victoire
to carry the day → remporter la victoire
to lose the day → perdre la bataille
to be all in a day's work → faire partie de la routine
to call it a day (= stop) (on a particular day)s'arrêter pour aujourd'hui
I think it's time we called it a day → Je crois que c'est le moment de s'arrêter pour aujourd'hui.; (for ever)
I want his job when he calls it a day
BUT Je veux son travail quand il décide qu'il est temps de s'arrêter.
day after day adv (= incessantly) → jour après jour
day and night adv (= constantly) → jour et nuit
day in, day out adv (= always) → jour après jour
one day adv (= some time) → un jour
one of these days adv (= some time) → un de ces jours
Some day I hope to meet you → J'espère te rencontrer un de ces jours.
the day before n (= eve) → la veille, le jour précédent
the day before sth → la veille de qch
the day before my birthday → la veille de mon anniversaire; adv (= on the day before) → la veille, le jour précédent
the day after → le lendemain, le jour suivant
the following day nle lendemain, le jour suivant; adv (= on the next day) → le lendemain, le jour suivant
the day before yesterday advavant-hier
He arrived the day before yesterday → Il est arrivé avant-hier.
the day after tomorrow advaprès-demain
We're leaving the day after tomorrow → Nous partons après-demain.
the other day adv (= recently) → l'autre jour
to the day adv (= exactly) → jour pour jour
to this day adv (= still) → encore aujourd'hui
(as duration)journée f
during the day → dans la journée
by the day → à la journée
paid by the day → payé(e) à la journée
to work an 8 hour day → faire une journée de huit heures
all day → toute la journée
I stayed at home all day → Je suis resté à la maison toute la journée.
all day long → toute la journée
(= period of time, age) → époque f, temps m
in this day and age (= in modern times) → de nos jours
to have seen better days → avoir connu des jours meilleurs
to have had its day (= lose popularity) → avoir fait son temps working day
day boy n (at boarding school)externe m

day
n
Tag m; he’s coming in three days’ time or in three dayser kommt in drei Tagen; it will arrive any day nowes muss jeden Tag kommen; what day is it today?welcher Tag ist heute?, was haben wir heute?; what day of the month is it?der Wievielte ist heute?; twice a dayzweimal täglich or am Tag; the day before yesterdayvorgestern; the day after/before, the following/previous dayam Tag danach/zuvor, am (darauf)folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag; the day after tomorrowübermorgen; this day week (Brit inf) → heute in acht Tagen (inf); from that day on(wards)von dem Tag an; from this day forth (old)von diesem Tage an; two years ago to the dayauf den Tag genau vor zwei Jahren; one dayeines Tages; one day we went swimming, and the next …einen Tag gingen wir schwimmen, und den nächsten; one of these daysirgendwann (einmal), eines Tages; day in, day outtagein, tagaus; they went to London for the daysie machten einen Tagesausflug nach London; for days on endtagelang; day after dayTag für Tag, tagtäglich; day by dayjeden Tag, täglich; the other dayneulich; at the end of the day (fig)letzten Endes; to live from day to dayvon einem Tag auf den andern leben; today of all daysausgerechnet heute; some day soondemnächst; I remember it to this daydaran erinnere ich mich noch heute; he’s fifty if he’s a day (esp Brit) → er ist mindestens or wenigstens fünfzig; all dayden ganzen Tag; to travel during the day or by daytagsüber or während des Tages reisen; at that time of dayzu der Tageszeit; to work day and nightTag und Nacht arbeiten; good day!guten Tag!; (= goodbye)auf Wiedersehen!; (the) day is done (liter)der Tag ist vorüber; to be paid by the daytageweise bezahlt werden; let’s call it a daymachen wir Schluss; some time during the dayirgendwann im Laufe des Tages; to have a nice dayeinen schönen Tag verbringen; to have a lazy dayeinen Tag faulenzen; have a nice day!viel Spaß!; (esp US, said by storekeeper etc) → schönen Tag noch!; did you have a nice day?wars schön?; did you have a good day at the office?wie wars im Büro?; to have a good/bad dayeinen guten/schlechten Tag haben; what a day! (terrible) → so ein fürchterlicher Tag!; (lovely) → so ein herrlicher Tag!; on a wet/dry dayan einem regnerischen/trockenen Tag; to work an eight-hour dayeinen Achtstundentag haben, acht Stunden am Tag arbeiten; it’s all in the or a day’s work!das ist (doch) selbstverständlich; that’ll be the daydas möcht ich sehen or erleben ? make 1 g
(period of time: often pl) these daysheute, heutzutage; what are you doing these days?was machst or treibst du denn so?; in this day and ageheutzutage; the talking point of the daydas Tagesgespräch; in days to comekünftig, in künftigen Zeiten or Tagen (geh); from his young daysvon Kindesbeinen or frühester Jugend an; in his younger daysals er noch jünger war; in Queen Victoria’s day, in the days of Queen Victoriazu Königin Viktorias Zeiten; the happiest days of my lifedie glücklichste Zeit meines Lebens; those were the daysdas waren noch Zeiten; in the old daysfrüher; in the good old daysin der guten alten Zeit; it’s early days yetes ist noch zu früh; during the early days of the warin den ersten Kriegstagen; he/this material has seen better dayser/dieser Stoff hat (auch) schon bessere Zeiten or Tage gesehen; to end one’s days in miseryim Elend sterben
(with poss adj: = lifetime, best time) famous in her dayin ihrer Zeit berühmt; it has had its daydas hat seine Glanzzeit überschritten; his day will comesein Tag wird kommen; everything has its dayfür alles kommt einmal die richtige Zeit
no pl (= contest, battle) to win or carry the dayden Sieg bringen; to lose/save the dayden Kampf verlieren/retten

day:
day bed
nRuhebett nt
day boarder
n (Brit Sch) → Externe(r) mf
daybook
n (Comm) → Journal nt, → Tagebuch nt
day boy
n (Sch) → Externe(r) m
daybreak
nTagesanbruch m; at daybei Tagesanbruch
daycare
n to be in day (child)in einer Tagesstätte untergebracht sein; (old person)in einer Altentagesstätte untergebracht sein
day(care) centre, (US) day(care) center
n (for children) → Tagesstätte f; (for old people) → Altentagesstätte f
day coach
n (US) → (Eisenbahn)personenwagen m
daydream
nTagtraum m, → Träumerei f
vi(mit offenen Augen) träumen
day excursion
nTagesausflug m
dayfly
day girl
n (Sch) → Externe f
day hospital
nTagesklinik f
day job
nHauptberuf m; don’t give up the day (hum)häng deinen Beruf nicht gleich an den Nagel (inf)
day labourer, (US) day laborer
nTagelöhner(in) m(f)

day:
daylong
adjden ganzen Tag dauernd
day nurse
nTagesschwester f
day nursery
nKindertagesstätte f; (in private house) → Kinderzimmer nt
day-old
adj babyeinen Tag alt; strike, ceasefireseit einem Tag andauernd; food, newspapervom Vortag
day pupil
n (Sch) → Externe(r) mf
dayrate
nTagessatz m
day release
n (Brit) tageweise Freistellung von Angestellten zur Weiterbildung
day release course
n (Brit) → Tageskurs mfür Berufstätige
day return (ticket)
n (Brit Rail) → Tagesrückfahrkarte f

day:
day school
nTagesschule f
day shift
nTagschicht f; to be on or work dayTagschicht arbeiten
day spa
nDay Spa nt, Hotel etc, das eintägige Wellnessprogramme anbietet
day ticket
n (Brit Rail) → Tagesrückfahrkarte f

day:
day-to-day
adjtäglich; occurrencealltäglich; on a day basistageweise
day trader
n (St Ex) → Tagesspekulant(in) m(f), → Daytrader(in) m(f)
day trading
n (St Ex) → Tagesspekulation f, → Daytrading nt
day trip
nTagesausflug m
day-tripper
nTagesausflügler(in) m(f)

day [deɪ] n
a. (24 hours) → giorno
what day is it today? → che giorno è oggi?
2 days ago → 2 giorni fa
one day → un giorno
(on) the day that ... → il giorno che or in cui...
(on) that day → quel giorno
the day before → il giorno avanti or prima
the day before yesterday → l'altroieri
the day before his birthday → la vigilia del suo compleanno
the day after → il giorno dopo
the following day → il giorno seguente
the day after tomorrow → dopodomani
her mother died 3 years ago to the day → oggi sono 3 anni che è morta sua madre
he works 8 hours a day → lavora 8 ore al giorno
any day now → da un giorno all'altro
every day → ogni giorno
every other day → un giorno sì e uno no, ogni due giorni
twice a day → due volte al giorno
one of these days → uno di questi giorni, un giorno o l'altro
the other day → l'altro giorno
from one day to the next → da un giorno all'altro
day after day → giorno dopo giorno
day in day out → un giorno dopo l'altro, tutti i santi giorni
for days on end → per giorni e giorni
day by day → giorno per giorno
to live from day to day or from one day to the next → vivere alla giornata
it made my day to see him smile (fam) → mi ha fatto veramente felice vederlo sorridere
he's fifty if he's a day! (fam) → cinquant'anni li ha di sicuro!
that'll be the day, when he offers to pay! (fam) → figuriamoci se offre di pagare!
b. (daylight hours) → giorno, giornata; (working hours) → giornata
by day → di giorno
to travel by day or during the day → viaggiare di giorno or durante il giorno
to work all day → lavorare tutto il giorno
to work day and night → lavorare giorno e notte
it's a fine day → è una bella giornata
to arrive on a fine/wet day → arrivare col bel tempo/con la pioggia
one summer's day → un giorno d'estate
a day off → un giorno libero
to work an 8-hour day → avere una giornata lavorativa di 8 ore
it's all in a day's work → fa parte del mestiere
paid by the day → pagato/a a giornata
to work days → fare il turno di giorno
c. (period of time, age) → tempo, tempi mpl, epoca
in this day and age → ai nostri tempi
these days → di questi tempi, oggigiorno
to this day ... → ancor oggi...
in days to come → in futuro
in those days → a quei tempi, a quell'epoca
in the days when ... → all'epoca in cui...
in Queen Victoria's day → ai tempi della regina Vittoria
he was famous in his day → ai suoi tempi era famoso
in his younger days → quand'era (più) giovane
in the good old days → ai bei tempi
the happiest days of one's life → il periodo più felice della propria vita
during the early days of the strike → nelle prime fasi dello sciopero
it's had its day → ha fatto il suo tempo

day [deɪ] n
a. (24 hours) → giorno
what day is it today? → che giorno è oggi?
2 days ago → 2 giorni fa
one day → un giorno
(on) the day that ... → il giorno che or in cui...
(on) that day → quel giorno
the day before → il giorno avanti or prima
the day before yesterday → l'altroieri
the day before his birthday → la vigilia del suo compleanno
the day after → il giorno dopo
the following day → il giorno seguente
the day after tomorrow → dopodomani
her mother died 3 years ago to the day → oggi sono 3 anni che è morta sua madre
he works 8 hours a day → lavora 8 ore al giorno
any day now → da un giorno all'altro
every day → ogni giorno
every other day → un giorno sì e uno no, ogni due giorni
twice a day → due volte al giorno
one of these days → uno di questi giorni, un giorno o l'altro
the other day → l'altro giorno
from one day to the next → da un giorno all'altro
day after day → giorno dopo giorno
day in day out → un giorno dopo l'altro, tutti i santi giorni
for days on end → per giorni e giorni
day by day → giorno per giorno
to live from day to day or from one day to the next → vivere alla giornata
it made my day to see him smile (fam) → mi ha fatto veramente felice vederlo sorridere
he's fifty if he's a day! (fam) → cinquant'anni li ha di sicuro!
that'll be the day, when he offers to pay! (fam) → figuriamoci se offre di pagare!
b. (daylight hours) → giorno, giornata; (working hours) → giornata
by day → di giorno
to travel by day or during the day → viaggiare di giorno or durante il giorno
to work all day → lavorare tutto il giorno
to work day and night → lavorare giorno e notte
it's a fine day → è una bella giornata
to arrive on a fine/wet day → arrivare col bel tempo/con la pioggia
one summer's day → un giorno d'estate
a day off → un giorno libero
to work an 8-hour day → avere una giornata lavorativa di 8 ore
it's all in a day's work → fa parte del mestiere
paid by the day → pagato/a a giornata
to work days → fare il turno di giorno
c. (period of time, age) → tempo, tempi mpl, epoca
in this day and age → ai nostri tempi
these days → di questi tempi, oggigiorno
to this day ... → ancor oggi...
in days to come → in futuro
in those days → a quei tempi, a quell'epoca
in the days when ... → all'epoca in cui...
in Queen Victoria's day → ai tempi della regina Vittoria
he was famous in his day → ai suoi tempi era famoso
in his younger days → quand'era (più) giovane
in the good old days → ai bei tempi
the happiest days of one's life → il periodo più felice della propria vita
during the early days of the strike → nelle prime fasi dello sciopero
it's had its day → ha fatto il suo tempo

day
n day [dei]
1 the period from sunrise to sunset She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold. dag يَوْم ден den dag der Tag ημέρα día päev روز päivä jour יוֹם दिन, दिवस dan,radni dan nap(pal) siang dagur giorno 日中 diena diena hari dag dag dzień dia zi день deň dan dan dag กลางวัน gün 白晝 день دن ban ngày
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 den -dag der Tag ημέρα jornada päev روز työpäivä journée יוֹם दिन svaki dan nap hari vinnudagur giornata (勤務時間としての) 1日 diena darba diena hari dag arbeidsdag, skoledag dzień dia zi (de muncă) день deň dan dan dag ช่วงเวลา gün 白天(指工作時間) день دن کے اوقات کار ngày
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 den døgn der Tag εικοσιτετράωρο día (öö)päev شبانه روز vuorokausi jour יְמָמָה 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 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
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 doba, časy tid; periode die Tage (pl.) καιρός, μέρες, εποχή (πληθ.) los tiempos de aeg دوره؛ روزگار aikoina (du) temps (de) זְמָן, תְּקוּפָה काल vrijeme, određeni dani vki, vmi idején, korában zaman blómaskeið tempi 時代 시절 laikai laiks; laika posms zaman tijd dager, tid; epoke dzień tempos pe vre­mea время;пора časy v času... doba tid, dagar ช่วงเวลา zaman, devir 日子,時代 період; епоха زمانہ thời buổi
n daybreak
dawn; the first appearance of light We left at daybreak. dagbreek فَجْر، سَحَر، انْبِلاج الفَجْر зора svítání, rozednění daggry der Tagesanbruch ξημέρωμα amanecer koit سپیده دم؛ سحر aamunsarastus lever du jour שַׁחַר भोर, तड़के, अलस्सुबह svitanje hajnal(hasadás) pagi dagrenning albeggiare 夜明け 동틀녁 aušra rītausma waktu fajar dageraad daggry świt amanhecer zorii zilei рассвет úsvit, svitanie zora svitanje gryning, dagning ฟ้าสาง tan, şafak vakti 黎明 світанок پو پھٹنا bình minh
n day-dream
a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake. dagdroom, lugkasteel حُلْم اليَقْظَه бленувам snění dagdrøm der Tagtraum 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 devaneio reverie, visare грёзы snívanie sanjarjenje sanjarenje dagdröm การฝันกลางวัน düş, hülya 白日夢,幻想 фантазія; мрії خیالی پلاؤ mơ tưởng hão huyền
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She often day-dreams. dagdroom, mymer, lugkastele bou يَسْتَغْرِقُ في أحْلامِ اليَقْظَه мечтаене за приятни неща snít (o) dagdrømme mit offenen Augen träumen 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 devanear a visa грезить snívať (o) sanjariti sanjariti dagdrömma ฝันกลางวัน düş kurmak, hayallere dalmak 幻想,空想 мріяти خیالی پلاؤ پکانا đầu óc mơ màng
n daylight
1 (also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun daylight hours. sonlig, daglig ضَوء النَّهار слънчвеа светлина denní světlo dagslys; dag- das Tageslicht φως της μέρας luz (del día) päevavalgus روشنایی روز؛ نور خورشید päivänvalo (lumière du) 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 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 昼,
2 dawn To get there on time we must leave before daylight. dagbreek فَجْر зора svítání daggry der Tagesanbruch αυγή amanecer koidik طلوع خورشید؛ سحر aamu lever du jour שַׁחַר भोर zora, početak dana (nappali) világosság fajar dagrenning, dagur lo spuntare del giorno 夜明け 새벽 aušra rītausma siang zonsopgang daggry świt amanhecer zorii zilei рассвет úsvit zora zora gryning รุ่งอรุณ şafak vakti; tan ağarması 黎明 світанок طلوع صبح rạng đông
day school
a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home. dagskool مَدْرَسَه خارِجِيَّه училище без пансион škola (neinternátní) dagskole die Ganztagsschule 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 externato şcoală cu elevi externi школа без пансиона denná škola eksternat dnevna škola dagskola โรงเรียนที่มีการเรียนเฉพาะกลางวัน yatısız okul 不收寄宿生的私立學校,日校 денна школа دن کا اسکول trường học ngoại trú
n daytime
the time when it is day. dag, bedags, oordag نَهار ден denní doba dagtime der Tag 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 dienos metas dienas laiks siang hari overdag om dagen 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
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 skončit (pro dnešek) holde inde; holde fyraften; holde op für heute Schluß machen σταματώ τη δουλειά για τη μέρα dar algo por terminado selleks päevaks lõpetama دست از کار کشیدن lopettaa tältä päivältä s'en tenir 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 parar a se opri кончим на этом na dnes skončiť končati završiti få räcka för idag, lägga av för idag เลิกทำบางสิ่ง; เลิกงานและกลับบ้าน paydos etmek 收工,今天到此為之 закінчувати; припиняти کام ختم کرنا dừng làm gì
day by day
every day He's getting better day by day. dag vir/ na dag يَوماً فَيَوماً всеки ден den za dnem dag for dag Tag für Tag 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 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
day in, day out, in
make someone's day
to make someone very happy That baby's smile made my day. iemand bly maak يُفْرِح، يُسْعِد ощастливявам obšťastnit, učinit velmi šťastným redde nogens dag sehr glücklich machen 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 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...
one day
1 at some time in the future He hopes to go to America one day. een dag, eendag, eenmaal يَوْما ما някой ден jednoho dne en dag eines Tages κάποτε στο μέλλον algún día ühel heal päeval روزی jonain päivänä un jour (ou l'autre) 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 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
2 on a day in the past I saw him one day last week. een dag, eenmaal في الأسْبوع الماضي един ден někdy en dag an einem Tag 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 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
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 někdy en dag eines Tages κάποια μέρα algún día ükskord, ühel päeval در آینده jonain päivänä un jour (ou l'autre) 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 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
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 nedávno, onehdy forleden dag vor kurzem τις προάλλες el otro día hiljuti, mõni päev tagasi اخیراً toissapäivänä 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 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

Day يوم den dag Tag ημέρα día päivä jour dan giorno 一日 하루 dag dag dzień dia день dag วัน gün ngày 白天


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