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dawn [dɔ:n]1. nouna. aube fa. [day] se lever• the day dawned bright and clear l'aube s'est levée, lumineuse et claireb. [era, new society] naître ; [hope] luire• it suddenly dawned on him that no one would know il lui vint tout à coup à l'esprit que personne ne saurait3. compounds* * *[dɔːn] 1.1) lit aube f, aurore f literbefore ou by dawn — avant l'aube
2.at the crack of dawn — lit, fig à l'aube
1) ( become light) [day] se lever2) ( become apparent) -
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dawn [dɔ:n]1 noun(a) (part of day) aube f;∎ at dawn à l'aube;∎ from dawn till dusk du matin au soir;∎ at the crack of dawn au point du jour;∎ (just) as dawn was breaking alors que l'aube pointait;∎ to watch the dawn regarder le jour se lever∎ since the dawn of time depuis la nuit des temps►► dawn chorus chant m des oiseaux à l'aube;dawn raid descente f à l'aube; (by police) descente f ou rafle f à l'aube; Stock Exchange raid m (mené dès l'ouverture de la Bourse);Stock Exchange dawn raider raider m (qui opère dès l'ouverture de la Bourse)∎ the truth dawned on or upon him la vérité lui apparut;∎ it dawned on me that… j'ai commencé à me rendre compte que…;∎ that's just dawned on you, has it? voilà seulement ou c'est seulement maintenant que tu t'en rends compte? -
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A n1 lit aube f, aurore f liter ; at dawn à l'aube ; before ou by dawn avant l'aube ; at the crack of dawn lit, fig à l'aube ; dawn broke le jour se leva ; (I have to work) from dawn to ou till dusk (je dois travailler) toute la sainte journée or du matin au soir ;2 fig ( beginning) aube f ; the dawn of a new era/of a new century l'aube d'une époque nouvelle/d'un nouveau siècle ; the dawn of socialism/Thatcherism la naissance du socialisme/thatchérisme ; the dawn of a revolution l'aube d'une révolution ; a new dawn in computer technology/in Europe le début d'une nouvelle ère pour la technologie informatique/pour l'Europe ; the change in government was a false dawn le remaniement ministériel n'était porteur que de faux espoirs ; since the dawn of time depuis la nuit des temps.B vi1 ( become light) [day] se lever ; the day dawned sunny and warm le jour s'annonçait chaud et ensoleillé ; the day will dawn when fig un jour viendra où ; a new age has dawned une nouvelle ère a vu le jour ; hope dawned on the horizon l'espoir commençait à poindre ;2 ( become apparent) it dawned on me/him etc that je me suis/il s'est etc rendu compte que ; it suddenly dawned on him why/how il a compris soudain pourquoi/comment.
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