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1 daylight
daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt]* * *['deɪlaɪt] 1.1) ( light) jour m, lumière f du jourin (the) daylight — ( by day) de jour; ( in natural light) à la lumière du jour
2) ( dawn) lever m du jour, point m du jour2.noun modifier de jour -
2 daylight
A n1 ( light) jour m, lumière f du jour ; it was still daylight il faisait encore jour ; we have two hours of daylight left on a encore deux heures avant la tombée de la nuit ; in (the) daylight ( by day) de jour ; ( in natural light) à la lumière du jour ;2 ( dawn) lever m du jour, point m du jour ; they left before daylight ils sont partis avant le lever du jour.to see daylight ( understand) y voir clair ; ( finish) voir le bout du tunnel ; to beat ou knock the living daylights out of sb ○ tabasser ○ qn ; I'll beat ou knock the living daylights out of you ○ ! je vais te flanquer une (bonne) raclée ○ ! -
3 daylight
daylight ['deɪlaɪt]∎ before daylight avant l'aube(b) (light of day) jour m, lumière f du jour;∎ it was still daylight il faisait encore jour;∎ in daylight de jour;∎ in broad daylight en plein jour;∎ daylight hours heures durant lesquelles il fait jour;∎ figurative to put daylight between oneself and sb distancer qn;∎ to put daylight between two teams creuser l'écart entre deux équipes;∎ figurative to begin to see daylight (approach end of task) commencer à voir le bout (du tunnel); (begin to understand) commencer à voir clair;∎ familiar it's daylight robbery c'est du vol pur et simple∎ to beat or to thrash or to knock the living daylights out of sb tabasser qn;∎ familiar to scare or to frighten the living daylights out of sb flanquer une trouille bleue à qn►► daylight saving (time) heure f d'été -
4 thrash
A n2 Mus thrash m.B vtr1 ( whip) rouer [qn] de coups ;to thrash the living daylights out of sb donner une bonne correction à qn.■ thrash about, thrash around:▶ thrash about, thrash around se débattre ;▶ thrash [sth] around agiter ; to thrash one's arms/legs around agiter les bras/jambes.■ thrash out:▶ thrash out [sth] venir à bout de [difficulties, problem] ; réussir à élaborer [plan, compromise]. -
5 whale
whale [weɪl]1 noun∎ we had a whale of a time on s'est drôlement bien amusés;∎ a whale of a difference une différence énorme□(a) (hunt whales) pêcher la baleine∎ to whale away at sth s'en prendre à qch□∎ I'll whale the living daylights out of you! je vais te mettre une de ces raclées!►► whale calf baleineau m;whale hunter baleinier m;whale oil huile f de baleine;whale shark requin-baleine m -
6 scare
scare [skeə(r)]effrayer, faire peur à;∎ thunder really scares me le tonnerre me fait vraiment très peur;∎ you'll scare her vous allez lui faire peur ou l'effrayer;∎ the high costs scared them off the idea les coûts élevés leur en ont fait abandonner l'idée;∎ familiar the movie scared me stiff! le film m'a flanqué une de ces frousses!;∎ familiar to scare the wits or the living daylights or the life out of sb flanquer une peur bleue ou une trouille pas possible à qn;s'effrayer, prendre peur;∎ he scares easily il a peur de tout, un rien l'effraie;∎ I don't scare easily je ne suis pas peureux3 noun∎ to give sb a scare effrayer qn, faire peur à qn∎ health scare = vague de panique concernant la santé publique;∎ the revelations about the contaminated meat have resulted in a food scare les révélations sur la viande contaminée ont provoqué une vague de panique chez les consommateurs;∎ a takeover scare des rumeurs fpl concernant une possible OPA;∎ a bomb/fire scare une alerte à la bombe/au feu(sensational) alarmiste; (frightening) effrayant, qui fait peur►► scare story histoire f pour faire peur;scare tactics manœuvres fpl d'intimidation(bird, customer) faire fuir
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daylights out of — … Useful english dictionary
beat\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out … Словарь американских идиом
beat\ the\ living\ daylights\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out … Словарь американских идиом
beat the daylights out of someone — If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. ( Knock can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying the living daylights .) … The small dictionary of idiomes
scare the daylights out of someone — If you scare the daylights out of someone, you terrify them. (This can be made even stronger by saying the living daylights .) … The small dictionary of idiomes
scare\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… … Словарь американских идиом
beat the (living) daylights out of somebody — beat/knock the (living) ˈdaylights out of sb idiom (informal) to hit sb very hard several times and hurt them very much • Get out or I ll beat the living daylights out of you! Main entry: ↑daylightsidiom … Useful english dictionary
knock the (living) daylights out of somebody — beat/knock the (living) ˈdaylights out of sb idiom (informal) to hit sb very hard several times and hurt them very much • Get out or I ll beat the living daylights out of you! Main entry: ↑daylightsidiom … Useful english dictionary
scare the daylights out of — If something scares the (living) daylights out of you, it terrifies you. The sudden screaming scared the daylights out of me … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
beat the living daylights out of someone — beat/knock the (living) daylights out of (someone) to hit someone very hard many times. I ll knock the living daylights out of him if I catch him doing it again! … New idioms dictionary
knock the living daylights out of someone — beat/knock the (living) daylights out of (someone) to hit someone very hard many times. I ll knock the living daylights out of him if I catch him doing it again! … New idioms dictionary