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1 daylight robbery
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2 daylight
['deɪlaɪt] 1.1) (light) giorno m., luce f. del giornoin (the) daylight — (by day) di giorno; (in natural light) alla luce del giorno
2) (dawn) alba f.2.modificatore [attack, raid] diurno••to beat o knock the living daylights out of sb. — massacrare qcn. di botte
* * *1) (( also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun: daylight hours.) luce del giorno2) (dawn: To get there on time we must leave before daylight.) lo spuntare del giorno* * *daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/n. [u]1 luce del giorno (o del sole); luce diurna: in broad daylight, in pieno giorno; by daylight, di giorno; the daylight hours, le ore di luce2 alba; lo spuntar del giorno: I woke up before daylight, mi sono svegliato prima dell'alba (o prima che facesse giorno); from daylight to dark, dal mattino alla sera3 (fig.) luce (fig.): to throw some daylight on st., fare luce su qc.; We can now see daylight ahead, cominciamo a vedere un po' di luce (o a vederci chiaro)4 (fig.) distanza, differenza netta: This latest win has put daylight between us and the other team, quest'ultima vittoria ci ha nettamente distanziati dall'altra squadra● (fam.) daylight robbery, rapina, furto (fig.); prezzo esorbitante □ ( USA) to burn daylight, sprecare il proprio tempo □ daylight-saving time, ora estiva (o legale).* * *['deɪlaɪt] 1.1) (light) giorno m., luce f. del giornoin (the) daylight — (by day) di giorno; (in natural light) alla luce del giorno
2) (dawn) alba f.2.modificatore [attack, raid] diurno••to beat o knock the living daylights out of sb. — massacrare qcn. di botte
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3 robbery
['rɒbərɪ]nome rapina f., furto m.it's sheer robbery! — fig. è un vero furto!
* * *plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) furto, rapina* * *robbery /ˈrɒbərɪ/n.1 rapina; furto ( anche fig.): That's downright ( o daylight) robbery!, questo è un furto bell'e buono!● robbery with violence, rapina aggravata □ (leg.) armed robbery, rapina a mano armata.* * *['rɒbərɪ]nome rapina f., furto m.it's sheer robbery! — fig. è un vero furto!
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4 robbery rob·bery n
['rɒbərɪ]furto, (armed robbery) rapina (a mano armata)
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daylight robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY … Dictionary of American idioms
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daylight robbery — British, American & Australian, American & Australian a situation in which you are charged much more for something than you think you should have to pay. Three pounds for an orange juice? It s daylight robbery! … New idioms dictionary