Engelsk substantiv: 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | 24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | time unit, unit of time | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | date, date, day of the month, eve, morrow, today, tomorrow, yesterday | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | time | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | calendar day, civil day | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | daylight, daytime | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | afternoon, eve, even, evening, eventide, midafternoon | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | forenoon, morn, morning, morning time | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt 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 spesifikke uttrykk | work time | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | period, period of time, time period | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | sidereal day | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | chance, opportunity | ||
10. | Day (om person) United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr. | ||
Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | author, writer | ||