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Meaning of in broad daylight | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt

Definitions

  1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
  2. In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية جهارا نهارا عيانا فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار
Deutsch am helllichten Tag auf offener Straße
Español a la luz del día a plena luz del día
Suomi keskellä kirkasta päivää
Français à la lumière du jour au grand jour au vu et au su de tous en plein jour
Galego a plena luz do día
हिन्दी दिन-दहाड़े दिनदहाड़े
Magyar fényes nappal
Italiano alla luce del sole
日本語 白昼公然 白昼堂々 白昼堂々と 真っ昼間に
한국어 대낮에
Македонски сред бел ден
Nederlands op klaarlichte dag
Polski w biały dzień w biały dzień w biały dzień
Português à luz do dia em plena luz do dia
Русский средь бела дня
Svenska mitt på blanka dagen mitt på blanka dagen mitt på dagen mitt på ljusa dagen mitt på ljusa dagen mitt på ljusan dag mitt på ljusan dag på öppen gata
தமிழ் பட்டப்பகலில்
Türkçe güpegündüz

Examples

“A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.”
“'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?'”
“It's still too dangerous for the wife of a journalist who was murdered in the street in broad daylight.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

in buckets in calf in capital letters in character in check in chorus

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