Meaning of dag | Babel Free
/dɑː(ɡ)/Definitioner
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a day common-gender
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a male given name from Old Norse common-gender
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a day, the period of time between sunrise and sunset, daytime common-gender
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in the open (outdoors or exposed) common-gender
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to be the (spitting) image of someone, (when of someone's child, which is the most common case) to be a chip off the old block (bear a strong resemblance to someone, physically or more generally) common-gender, idiomatic
Exempel
“En vacker dag möts vi igen”
One day / someday ["beautiful day" – common for "one day" in the sense of "someday"] we'll meet again
“För jag ska ooa hela natten, ooa hela dan [dagen]. Ooa hela natten, skrämma slag på halva stan [staden]. Ooa hela natten lång, tills du upptäcker mig. Ao ao-ao-ao.”
Because I'm going to ooh [no specific meaning in Swedish either] the whole night, ooh the whole day, ooh the whole night, scare the bejesus [or "hell/shit," but not vulgar – literally "scare stroke," as in make have a stroke] out of half the city. Ooh the whole night long, until you notice [discover] me. Ah-ooh ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh.
“dagvatten”
stormwater, runoff [day water]
“dagöppning”
surface opening (to a mine) [day opening]
“uppdaga”
reveal, bring to light [up-day]
“komma/gå/träda (upp) i dagen”
come to light, become exposed [come/go/step (up) in the day]
“ligga i öppen dag”
be plain to see, be plain as day [lie in open day]
“Därifrån tappas sedan malmen i malmhundarna och fraktas upp i dagen.”
From there, the ore is then loaded into minecarts and transported to the surface.
“Hon är mamma upp i dagen”
She is the image of her mom
CEFR-nivå
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.