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noun1) (light of day) Tageslicht, dasgo on working while it's still daylight — weiterarbeiten, solange es noch hell ist
in broad daylight — am helllichten Tag[e]
daylight saving [time] — Sommerzeit, die
2) (dawn)at or by/before daylight — bei/vor Tagesanbruch
3) (fig.)I see daylight — ich denke, die Situation lichtet sich
* * *1) (( also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun: daylight hours.) das Tageslicht2) (dawn: To get there on time we must leave before daylight.) der Tagesanbruch* * *ˈday·lightin broad \daylight am helllichten Tag[e]▶ to let \daylight into sth etw ans Licht [der Öffentlichkeit] bringen▶ to see \daylight [allmählich] klarsehenhe saw \daylight ihm ging ein Licht auf* * *['deIlaɪt]n1) (= daybreak) Tagesanbruch m2) Tageslicht ntit was broad daylight — es war heller or helllichter Tag
in broad daylight —
* * *daylight s1. Tageslicht n:in broad daylight am helllichten Tag;a) taghell,b) fig sonnenklar;when I awoke it was broad daylight war es schon heller Tag;a) etwas der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machen,b) etwas aufhellen oder klären;light sth up like daylight etwas taghell erleuchten;scare the (living) daylights out of sb umg jemandem einen fürchterlichen Schrecken einjagen;throw daylight on sth fig Licht in eine Sache bringen;a) endlich geht ihm ein Licht auf,b) endlich sieht er Land2. Tagesanbruch m:at daylight bei Tagesanbruch3. Zwischenraum m* * *noun1) (light of day) Tageslicht, dasgo on working while it's still daylight — weiterarbeiten, solange es noch hell ist
in broad daylight — am helllichten Tag[e]
daylight saving [time] — Sommerzeit, die
2) (dawn)at or by/before daylight — bei/vor Tagesanbruch
3) (fig.)I see daylight — ich denke, die Situation lichtet sich
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nounRaub, der* * *plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) der Raub* * *rob·bery[ˈrɒbəri, AM ˈrɑ:bɚi]n\robbery with violence BRIT, AUS LAWarmed \robbery AM bewaffneter Raubüberfallbank \robbery Bankraub marmed \robbery bewaffneter Raubüberfallto commit a \robbery einen Raubüberfall verüben* * *['rɒbərɪ]nRaub m no pl; (= burglary) Einbruch m (of in +acc)armed robbery —
at that price it's sheer robbery! (inf) — das ist der reinste Nepp (inf), das ist reiner Wucher (inf)
the bank robbery — der Überfall auf die Bank
* * *robbery with violence JUR schwerer Raub2. Raub(überfall) m* * *nounRaub, der* * *n.Beraubung f.Raub nur sing. m.Räuberei -en f. -
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rob·bery [ʼrɒbəri, Am ʼrɑ:bɚi] narmed \robbery (Am) bewaffneter Raubüberfallbank \robbery Bankraub m;armed \robbery bewaffneter Raubüberfall;to commit a \robbery einen Raubüberfall verüben
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daylight robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY … Dictionary of American idioms
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daylight robbery — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Daylight robbery that s what it is, she would declare … English dictionary
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