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Engelsk navneord: day

1. day (om tid) time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningTwo days later they left.
They put on two performances every day.
There are 30,000 passengers per day.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours


Mindre specifikke termertime unit, unit of time


Mere specifikke termerdate, date, day of the month, eve, morrow, today, tomorrow, yesterday


Omfatter disse specifikke termer60 minutes, dark, day, daylight, daytime, high noon, hour, hr, midday, night, nighttime, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon

2. day (om tid) some point or period in time


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt should arrive any day now.
After that day she never trusted him again.
Those were the days.
These days it is not unusual.


Mindre specifikke termertime


Mere specifikke termercrack 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, off-day

3. day (om tid) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningMother's Day.


Mindre specifikke termercalendar day, civil day


Mere specifikke termerAdmission Day, All Fools' day, Allhallows Eve, American Indian Day, anniversary, April 14, April Fools', April Fools' day, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, bissextile day, Cinco de Mayo, Citizenship Day, commencement day, Davis' Birthday, day of remembrance, December 31, degree day, election day, Father's Day, February 12, February 14, February 2, February 22, February 29, field day, field day, First of May, Flag Day, Groundhog Day, Hallowe'en, Halloween, holiday, ides, Inauguration Day, January 19, January 20, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 14, June 23, June 3, leap day, Lee's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, March 17, March 2, market day, May 1, May Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, November 5, October 24, Pan American Day, Patriot's Day, payday, polling day, rag day, red-letter day, Robert E Lee Day, Robert E Lee's Birthday, Saint Patrick's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, saint's day, school day, September 17, speech day, St John's Eve, St John's Night, St Patrick's Day, St Valentine's Day, Tet, Texas Independence Day, United Nations Day, V-day, Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, Victory Day, Walpurgis Night, washday, washing day, Washington's Birthday, wedding day

4. day (om tid) the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe dawn turned night into day.
It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)daylight, daytime


Mindre specifikke termerperiod, period of time, time period


Mere specifikke termerafternoon, eve, even, evening, eventide, midafternoon


Omfatter disse specifikke termerforenoon, morn, morning, morning time


Omfatter disse overordnede termer24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)night, nighttime, dark

5. day (om tid) the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningMy day began early this morning.
It was a busy day on the stock exchange.
She called it a day and went to bed.


Mindre specifikke termerwork time


Mere specifikke termerworkday, working day

6. day (om tid) an era of existence or influence


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIn 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.


Mindre specifikke termerepoch, era

7. day (om tid) the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHow long is a day on Jupiter?.


Mindre specifikke termerperiod, period of time, time period


Mere specifikke termerlunar day

8. day (om tid) the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)sidereal day


Mindre specifikke termersidereal time, time unit, unit of time

9. day (om tilstand) a period of opportunity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe deserves his day in court.
Every dog has his day.


Mindre specifikke termerchance, opportunity

10. Day (om person) United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.


Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termerauthor, writer









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