Engelsk navneord: day | |||
1. | day (om tid) time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Two 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 termer | time unit, unit of time | ||
Mere specifikke termer | date, date, day of the month, eve, morrow, today, tomorrow, yesterday | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | 60 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 betydning | It 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 termer | time | ||
Mere specifikke termer | crack 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 betydning | Mother's Day. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | calendar day, civil day | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Admission 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 betydning | The dawn turned night into day. It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | daylight, daytime | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere specifikke termer | afternoon, eve, even, evening, eventide, midafternoon | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | forenoon, morn, morning, morning time | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | 24-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 betydning | My 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 termer | work time | ||
Mere specifikke termer | workday, working day | ||
6. | day (om tid) an era of existence or influence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In 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 termer | epoch, 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 betydning | How long is a day on Jupiter?. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere specifikke termer | lunar 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 termer | sidereal time, time unit, unit of time | ||
9. | day (om tilstand) a period of opportunity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He deserves his day in court. Every dog has his day. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | chance, 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 termer | author, writer | ||