"in broad daylight" meaning in English

See in broad daylight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪn bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ [General-American], /ɪn bɹɑd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ [cot-caught-merger]
Etymology: From in + broad daylight. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in broad daylight, {{en-PP}} in broad daylight
  1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime. Translations (in ample natural illumination): فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار (fī waḍaḥ an-nahār) (Arabic), a plena llum del dia (Catalan), 大白天 (dàbáitiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 光天化日 (guāngtiānhuàrì) (Chinese Mandarin), ved højlys dag (Danish), op klaarlichte dag (Dutch), kirkkaassa päivänvalossa (Finnish), en plein jour (French), à la lumière du jour (French), á luz do día (Galician), am helllichten Tag (German), दिनदहाड़े (dindahāṛe) (Hindi), fényes nappal (Hungarian), сред бел ден (sred bel den) (Macedonian), w biały dzień (Polish), à luz do dia (Portuguese), средь бе́ла дня (sredʹ béla dnja) (Russian), usred bijela dana (Serbo-Croatian), usred bela dana (Serbo-Croatian), a la luz del día (Spanish), mitt på ljusan dag (Swedish)
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  2. (figurative) In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day. Tags: figuratively Translations (in a blatant and publicly visible manner): օրը ցերեկով (ōrə cʻerekov) (Armenian), ափաշքյարա (apʻaškʻyara) [colloquial] (Armenian), сяро́д бе́лага дня (sjaród bjélaha dnja) (Belarusian), посре́д бял ден (posréd bjal den) (Bulgarian), a plena llum (Catalan), 大白天 (dàbáitiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 光天化日 (guāngtiānhuàrì) (Chinese Mandarin), yn jydh splann (Cornish), za bílého dne (Czech), ved højlys dag (Danish), op klaarlichte dag (Dutch), keskellä kirkasta päivää (Finnish), au grand jour (French), au vu et au su de tous (French), a plena luz do día (Galician), am helllichten Tag (German), दिन-दहाड़े (din-dahāṛe) (Hindi), fényes nappal (Hungarian), di siang bolong (Indonesian), i lár an lae ghil (Irish), i lár an lae ghléigil (Irish), alla luce del sole (Italian), 白昼堂々と (hakuchū-dōdō to) (alt: はくちゅうどうどうと) (Japanese), 真っ昼間に (mappiruma ni) (alt: まっぴるまに) (Japanese), 대낮에 (daenaj-e) (Korean), gaišā dienas laikā (Latvian), сред бел ден (sred bel den) (Macedonian), w biały dzień (Polish), em plena luz do dia (Portuguese), средь бе́ла дня́ (sredʹ béla dnjá) (Russian), za bieleho dňa (Slovak), a plena luz del día (Spanish), mitt på ljusa dagen (Swedish), mitt på blanka dagen (Swedish), mitt på ljusan dag (Swedish), på öppen gata (Swedish), се́ред бі́лого дня (séred bíloho dnja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-in_broad_daylight-en-prep_phrase-91tVuHrQ Disambiguation of 'in a blatant and publicly visible manner': 7 93
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "alt": "まっぴるまに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mappiruma ni",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "真っ昼間に"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "daenaj-e",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "대낮에"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "gaišā dienas laikā"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "roman": "sred bel den",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "сред бел ден"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "w biały dzień"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "em plena luz do dia"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sredʹ béla dnjá",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "средь бе́ла дня́"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "za bieleho dňa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "a plena luz del día"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "mitt på ljusa dagen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "mitt på blanka dagen"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "word": "mitt på ljusan dag"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "på öppen gata"
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "séred bíloho dnja",
          "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
          "word": "се́ред бі́лого дня"
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      "ipa": "/ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/",
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  "word": "in broad daylight"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "fī waḍaḥ an-nahār",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "a plena llum del dia"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "dàbáitiān",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "大白天"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guāngtiānhuàrì",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "光天化日"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "ved højlys dag"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "op klaarlichte dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "kirkkaassa päivänvalossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "en plein jour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "à la lumière du jour"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "á luz do día"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "am helllichten Tag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dindahāṛe",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "दिनदहाड़े"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "fényes nappal"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sred bel den",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "сред бел ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "w biały dzień"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "à luz do dia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sredʹ béla dnja",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "средь бе́ла дня"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "usred bijela dana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "usred bela dana"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "a la luz del día"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in ample natural illumination",
      "word": "mitt på ljusan dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōrə cʻerekov",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "օրը ցերեկով"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "apʻaškʻyara",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
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      "word": "ափաշքյարա"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sjaród bjélaha dnja",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "сяро́д бе́лага дня"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posréd bjal den",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "посре́д бял ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "a plena llum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàbáitiān",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "大白天"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guāngtiānhuàrì",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "光天化日"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "yn jydh splann"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "za bílého dne"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "ved højlys dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "op klaarlichte dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "keskellä kirkasta päivää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "au grand jour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "au vu et au su de tous"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "a plena luz do día"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "am helllichten Tag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "din-dahāṛe",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "दिन-दहाड़े"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "fényes nappal"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "di siang bolong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "i lár an lae ghil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "i lár an lae ghléigil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "alla luce del sole"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はくちゅうどうどうと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakuchū-dōdō to",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "白昼堂々と"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まっぴるまに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mappiruma ni",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "真っ昼間に"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daenaj-e",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "대낮에"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "gaišā dienas laikā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sred bel den",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "сред бел ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "w biały dzień"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "em plena luz do dia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sredʹ béla dnjá",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "средь бе́ла дня́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "za bieleho dňa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "a plena luz del día"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "mitt på ljusa dagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "mitt på blanka dagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "mitt på ljusan dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "på öppen gata"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "séred bíloho dnja",
      "sense": "in a blatant and publicly visible manner",
      "word": "се́ред бі́лого дня"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in broad daylight"
}

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