daylight

daylight
daylight [{{t}}'deɪlaɪt]
noun
(a) (dawn) aube f, point m du jour;
before daylight avant l'aube
(b) (light of day) jour m, lumière f du jour;
it was still daylight il faisait encore jour;
in daylight de jour;
in broad daylight en plein jour;
daylight hours heures durant lesquelles il fait jour;
{{}}figurative{{}} to put daylight between oneself and sb distancer qn;
to put daylight between two teams creuser l'écart entre deux équipes;
{{}}figurative{{}} to begin to see daylight (approach end of task) commencer à voir le bout (du tunnel); (begin to understand) commencer à voir clair;
{{}}familiar{{}} it's daylight robbery c'est du vol pur et simple
(c) {{}}familiar{{}}
to beat or to thrash or to knock the living daylights out of sb tabasser qn;
{{}}familiar{{}} to scare or to frighten the living daylights out of sb flanquer une trouille bleue à qn
►► daylight saving (time) heure f d'été

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