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['deɪlaɪt]сущ.1) дневной свет; естественное освещениеin broad daylight — при дневном свете, средь бела дня
2) день, светлое время сутокIt was still daylight when we left. — Мы уехали засветло.
It was daylight when I awoke. — Я проснулся, когда уже было светло.
Syn:3) заря, рассветThey left before daylight. — Они уехали затемно.
Syn:4) прозрение, прояснение, пониманиеto see daylight — наконец-то понять, постичь что-л.
5) ( daylights) разг. "гляделки", глаза6) просвет ( между двумя предметами); интервал; разрыв7) расхождение ( во взглядах), несходство, разногласиеfurther daylight between Labour policies in England and Scotland — углубление разногласий между политикой лейбористов в Англии и Шотландии
••daylight robbery — преим. брит.; разг. грабёж средь бела дня
to beat / knock the (living) daylights out of smb. — разг. избить кого-л. до полусмерти
to scare / frighten the (living) daylights out of smb. — разг. напугать кого-л. до полусмерти
to let daylights into / through smb. — разг. пристрелить кого-л. или пырнуть кого-л. ножом
daylight-saving time, daylight savings — амер. летнее время
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