to have one's day

Empfangstag m.

Jur. avoir la possibilité de faire entendre et de plaider sa cause devant un tribunal

(тж. have known или seen better days)

   уcтapeть, oтcлужить cвoё, выйти из упoтpeблeния; oтжить cвoй вeк, знaвaть лучшиe вpeмeнa Mrs. Appleby....I've had my day and I've enjoyed it. It's only fair to give others a chance now (W. S. Maugham). It was a room that had seen better days. The paint was old and soiled, the rugs threadbare (J. Shaw)

устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления

устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления

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амер.; разг.

haber pasado a la historia, haber pasado de moda

1 giorno ( di 24 ore): DIALOGO → - Date- What day is it?, che giorno è?; We've spent a few days in France, abbiamo passato qualche giorno in Francia; 24 hours a day, ventiquattr'ore al giorno; the day after tomorrow, dopodomani; domani l'altro; posdomani; the day before yesterday, ieri l'altro; l'altro ieri; every other day, un giorno sì e uno no; ogni due giorni; rest day, giorno di riposo; the time of day, l'ora del giorno; a fateful day, un giorno fatidico; to one's dying day, fino alla morte

2 giorno (= periodo di luce, di attività); giornata: the other day, l'altro giorno; on a winter's day, in un giorno d'inverno; day and night, giorno e notte; notte e giorno; ( anche) in continuazione: She works day and night, lavora notte e giorno (o in continuazione); It was a glorious day, era una splendida giornata; It's almost day, è quasi giorno; I don't know what she does all day, non so cosa faccia tutto il giorno; I've had a bad [long] day, ho avuto una brutta [lunga] giornata; a busy day, una giornata piena; a trying day, una giornata faticosa; Try to get some exercise every day, cerca di fare un po' di esercizio tutti i giorni; Let's do it another day, facciamolo un altro giorno; Come on, we haven't got all day, dài, non abbiamo tutto il giorno (o tutta la giornata); an eight-hour day, una giornata (lavorativa) di otto ore; the working day, la giornata lavorativa; day of rest, giorno di riposo; She works six days on, two days off, lavora sei giorni, poi ha due giorni di riposo; to take a day off, prendere un giorno di ferie; by day, di giorno; during the day, durante il giorno; historic day, giornata storica (o di grande importanza); The days are drawing out, i giorni si stanno allungando

3 festa: Mother's day, la festa della mamma; Independence Day, la Festa dell'indipendenza

4 (spesso al pl.) tempo, tempi; epoca: to the present day (o to this day) fino a oggi; He was the best painter of his day, era il miglior pittore del suo tempo; in my student days, quando ero studente; these days, di questi tempi; DIALOGO → - New clothes- There always seems to be a sale on these days, di questi tempi sembra che ci siano sempre dei saldi; in the days of Queen Anne, al tempo della regina Anna; in the early days of flying, agli inizi dell'aviazione; in olden days, nei tempi antichi; un tempo

5 ( Borsa) giorno di borsa

● all day long, per tutto il giorno □ day after day, un giorno dopo l'altro, giorno dopo giorno □ ( USA) day bed, poltrona a sdraio; divano letto □ (med.) day blindness, emeralopia □ day boarder, semiconvittore □ day boy, allievo esterno ( di un collegio) □ day by day, giorno per giorno □ ( USA) day care, assistenza ai bambini ( di genitori che lavorano) □ day-care centre, centro di assistenza per anziani (o disabili, ecc.) □ (ferr., USA) day coach, carrozza normale ( con sedili non reclinabili) □ (zool.) day-fly ( Ephemera), effimera □ day girl, allieva esterna ( di un collegio) □ (med.) day hospital, day hospital □ day in, day out, giorno dopo giorno; incessantemente □ (econ.) day labour, lavoro (o manodopera) a giornata □ day labourer, lavoratore a giornata; giornaliero □ ( USA) day letter, telegramma diurno ( costa meno e viaggia più lento) □ (bot.) day lily ( Hemerocallis), emerocallide □ day-long, che dura tutto il giorno □ day nursery, asilo nido □ (comm.) days of grace, giorni di grazia (o di respiro); ( per estens.) dilazione □ (relig.) the Day of Judgement, il giorno del giudizio □ the day of reckoning, il giorno della resa dei conti □ day off, giorno di libertà (o di ferie) □ ( Borsa) day order, ordine giornaliero; ordine valido in giornata □ (GB) day out, gita di un giorno: a day out in the country, una gita di un giorno in campagna □ (med.) day patient, paziente ambulatoriale; paziente di day hospital □ (ind., ecc.) day release, permesso giornaliero per studio □ day release course, corso per lavoratori □ for the rest of one's days, per il resto dei giorni di q. □ (ferr., in GB) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno nella stessa giornata □ day sack, zainetto □ day school, scuola con frequentazione diurna ( spesso privata, di contro a collegio) □ (ind.) day shift, turno di giorno □ (med.) day surgery, intervento chirurgico (o interventi chirurgici) in day hospital □ (ferr.) day ticket = day return ► sopra □ day-to-day, giornaliero, quotidiano; ( anche) normale, di routine; ( anche) su base giornaliera, alla giornata: (org. az.) day-to-day management, gestione quotidiana; gestione ordinaria □ ( Borsa) day trader, day trader ( investitore che compra e vende gli stessi titoli in giornata) □ ( Borsa) day trading, day trading ( compravendita di titoli in giornata) □ (ferr.) day train, treno diurno □ day trip, gita di un giorno; escursione □ day-tripper, gitante, escursionista □ (fam.) to be all in a day's work ( for sb.), essere ordinaria amministrazione (per q.): Saving lives was all in a day's work for him, salvare delle vite era ordinaria amministrazione per lui □ (fam.) any day, in qualunque momento; ( anche, rif. a una preferenza) decisamente, di gran lunga: I prefer beer to wine any day, preferisco di gran lunga la birra al vino; I'd ask her out any day, mi piacerebbe da matti uscire con lei □ any day now, da un giorno all'altro: They're going to announce the date of the election any day now, annunceranno la data delle elezioni da un giorno all'altro □ to be as clear as day, essere chiaro come la luce del giorno □ the big day, il gran giorno ( di un evento) □ by the day, alla giornata: He is paid by the day, è pagato alla giornata □ to call it a day ► to call □ to end one's days, finire i propri giorni; morire □ every other (o every second) day, un giorno sì e un giorno no □ (fam.) from day one, fin dal primo giorno; fin dall'inizio □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno □ (fig.) to live from day to day, vivere alla giornata □ the good old days, i bei tempi andati □ to have had one's day, avere fatto il proprio tempo: Some think the printed book has had its day, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato abbia fatto il suo tempo □ to have one's day ( in the sun), avere il proprio giorno di gloria; avere il proprio momento di successo □ to have seen better days, aver visto giorni migliori □ if he (o she) is a day, (rif. all'età) come minimo: He must be seventy if he's a day, deve avere come minimo settant'anni □ (antiq.) in days gone by, un tempo □ in the old days (o in the days of old, antiq.), nei tempi andati □ in one's day, ai tempi di q.: In my day, children were respectful to their teachers, ai miei tempi, gli alunni erano rispettosi verso i loro insegnanti □ in this day and age, oggigiorno; di questi tempi □ it's not every day that…, non capita tutti i giorni di …: It's not every day that you get to meet a real rock star, non capita tutti i giorni di incontrare una vera rockstar □ (fam.) to make a day of it, approfittare dell'occasione per passare una bella giornata □ (fam.) make my day!, provaci: non aspetto altro! □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to name the day, fissare la data del matrimonio □ of the day, di oggi, attuale: the issues of the day, i problemi di oggi; the government of the day, il governo attuale; the dish of the day, il piatto del giorno □ one day, un giorno o l'altro □ one of these days, uno di questi giorni □ one of those days, una giornata in cui tutto va storto; una giornata no □ to pass the time of day with sb., salutare q.; scambiare quattro chiacchiere con q. □ to save money for a rainy day, mettere da parte dei soldi per i tempi difficili □ some day, un giorno o l'altro □ this day week [fortnight, month, year], oggi a otto [a quindici, a un mese, a un anno] □ to the day, esattamente: It is five years ago to the day, è stato esattamente cinque anni fa; fanno cinque anni proprio oggi □ His [her, their, ecc.] days are numbered, ha [hanno, ecc.] i giorni contati □ His [her, your, ecc.] day has come, è venuta la sua [tua, ecc.] ora □ (fam.) It just isn't my day, oggi non è il mio giorno; oggi è una giornata no □ (fam. scherz.) Don't give up the day job!, non mollare il lavoro che hai ( perché con quello nuovo che hai in mente non te la caveresti) □ (fam. iron.) That'll be the day!, sì, figurati!; campa cavallo! □ Those were the days!, quelli sì che erano tempi!; bei tempi, quelli!

- happy days!

- have an off day

- have had one's day

- have one's day

- if a day

- in days of old

- in days to come

- in her day

- in these latter days

- it is early days

- its palmy days

- late in the day

- live laborious days

- make a day of it

- make one's day

- mark a day with a white stone

- name the day

- not to be named in the same day with...

- of a day

- one fine day

- one of these days

- one of those days

- one's day has gone

- one's early days

- one's salad days

- open as the day

- the other day

- perpetual day

- praise a fair day at night

- a rainy day

- a red-letter day

- save the day

- sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

- that'll be the day

- these days

- till one's dying day

- turn the day against smb.

- all day long

- all day with smb.

- All Fools' day

- all one's born days

- any day

- as the day is long

- banian day

- better days

- the better day the better deed

- between two days

- a black-letter day

- bright as day

- call it a day

- carry the day

- curse the day...

- dark days

- day after day

- a day after the fair

- day and night

- a day before the fair

- day by day

- day in and day out

- the day of doom

- a day off

- a day of reckoning

- day out

- days of grace

- drunken days have all their tomorrows

- end one's days

- every day is not Sunday

- every other day

- fall on evil days

- Forefathers' Day

- from day to day

- good day!

- the good old days

- halcyon days

- the happy day

1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dan

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dan

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dan

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) v času...

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- daybreak

She often day-dreams.) sanjariti

- daylight

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dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long — ves dan

the day after the fair — prepozno

the day before the fair — prezgodaj

the day after tomorrow — pojutrišnjem

the day before yesterday — predvčerajšnjim

American between two days — ponoči

broad day — beli dan

by day — podnevi

by the day — na dan (natanko)

day by day — dan za dnevom

slang call it a day — smatraj za opravljeno

to carry ( —ali gain, get, win) the day — zmagati

to end one's days — umreti

every dog has its day — vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena

to give s.o. the time of the day — povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga

far in the day — proti večeru

first day — nedelja

to have one's day — imeti srečo

to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it — dobro se zabavati, uživati

if a day — natanko, nič več in nič manj od

day in day out — dan za dnevom

in the days of old — nekoč, prej

to lose the day — zgubiti bitko

men of the day — znameniti ljudje

to name on ( —ali in) the same day with — dati se primerjati s čim

one's off day — slab dan (v športu)

every other (third etc.) day — vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan

one day or other — pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan

one's out day — uspešen dan (v športu)

the day of judgement — sodni dan

in the face of day — pri belem dnevu

to pass the time of the day — pogovarjati se, klepetati

the present day — danes

to save up ( —ali put by) for a rainy day — prihraniti za hude čase

this day — danes

he has seen better days — nekoč se mu je bolje godilo

one of these days — kmalu

without day — za nedoločen čas

in the days of yore — nekoč

to know the time of day — biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen

the Lord's day — nedelja

n. dag

[ dee]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1  dag ⇒ etmaal

2  werkdag

3 〈 in samenstellingen〉 (hoogtij)dag

4  tijdstip ⇒ gelegenheid

5  jour ⇒ ontvangdag

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 Brits-Engels〉 this day fortnight/week • vandaag over veertien dagen/een week

     day of judgement/reckoning • dag des oordeels/der afrekening

     day and night/night and day • dag en nacht

     the day after tomorrow • overmorgen

     work days • overdag werken, dagdienst hebben

     〈 informeel〉 from day one • meteen, vanaf de eerste dag

     day in, day out • dag in, dag uit

     day out • dagje uit

     day after day • dag in, dag uit

     day by day, from day to day • dagelijks, van dag tot dag

2   an 8-hour day • een achturige werkdag

     day off • vrije dag

4   one day • op een zekere dag

     some day • eens, eenmaal, op een keer; bij gelegenheid

¶ come the day before the fair • (ergens) te vroeg (mee) komen

     〈 handel〉 days of grace • respijtdagen

     all in a/the day's work • de normale gang van zaken

     a good day's work • een productief dagje

     call it a day • het voor gezien houden

     let's call it a day • laten we er een punt achter zetten

     end one's days • zijn laatste dagen slijten; sterven

     make a day of it • een dagje doorhalen

     make someone's day • iemands dag goedmaken

     name the day • de trouwdag vaststellen

     one of these (fine) days • een dezer dagen

     one of those days • zo'n dag waarop alles tegenzit

     not (have) one's day • zijn dag niet (hebben)

     from one day to the next • van vandaag op morgen

     on one's day • op het toppunt van zijn kunnen

     〈 informeel〉 every other day • om de haverklap

     she's thirty if she's a day • ze is op zijn minst dertig

→ born born/, happy happy/, rainy rainy/

II 〈 telbaar en niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1  dag ⇒ daglicht

2  tijd ⇒ periode, dag(en)

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 voornamelijk formeel〉 by day • overdag

2   (in) days of old/yore • (in) vroeger tijden

     (in) olden days • (in) vroeger tijden

     he's had his day • hij heeft zijn tijd gehad

     those were the days • dat waren pas/nog eens tijden

     at the present day • vandaag de dag

     in one's day • in iemands tijd/leven

     in the days of • ten tijde van

     questions of the day • hedendaagse/actuele vraagstukken

     these days • tegenwoordig, vandaag de dag

     (in) this day and age • vandaag de dag

     in those days • in die dagen

¶ that will be the day • dat wil ik zien

     to the/a day • op de dag af

     to this day • tot op de dag van vandaag, tot op heden

     the other day • onlangs, pas geleden

→ better better/, evil evil/

III 〈niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; the〉

1  slag ⇒ strijd

♦voorbeelden:

1   carry/save/win the day • de slag winnen

     lose the day • de slag verliezen

IV 〈 meervoud〉

1  levensdagen ⇒ leven

♦voorbeelden:

1   spend one's days in solitude • zijn leven in eenzaamheid slijten

day [deɪ]

1. noun

   a. ( = unit of time: 24 hours) jour m

• three days ago il y a trois jours

• twice a day deux fois par jour

• what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui ?

• what day of the month is it? le combien sommes-nous ?

• she arrived the day they left elle est arrivée le jour de leur départ

• on that day ce jour-là

• on the following day le lendemain

• two years ago to the day il y a deux ans jour pour jour

• the day before yesterday avant-hier

• the day before/two days before her birthday la veille/l'avant-veille de son anniversaire

• the following day le lendemain

• the day after tomorrow après-demain

• from that day on à partir de ce jour

• he will come any day now il va venir d'un jour à l'autre

• every day tous les jours

• every other day tous les deux jours

• one day she will come un jour elle viendra

• one of these days un de ces jours

• day after day jour après jour

• for days on end pendant des jours et des jours

• for days at a time pendant des jours entiers

• day by day de jour en jour

• day in day out jour après jour

• the other day l'autre jour

• it's been one of those days ça a été une de ces journées où tout va de travers

• some day un de ces jours

• I remember it to this day je m'en souviens encore aujourd'hui

• he's fifty if he's a day (inf) il a cinquante ans bien sonnés (inf)

• from day one (inf) dès le premier jour

• that'll be the day! j'aimerais voir ça !

• let's make a day of it and... profitons de la journée pour...

• to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour

• take it one day at a time à chaque jour suffit sa peine

   b. ( = daylight hours) jour m, journée f

• during the day pendant la journée

• to work all day travailler toute la journée

• to travel by day voyager de jour

• to work day and night travailler jour et nuit

• to have a day out faire une sortie

• to win the day remporter la victoire

• as clear as day clair comme le jour

   c. ( = working hours) journée f

• paid by the day payé à la journée

• it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie de la routine !

• to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour

• to take/get a day off prendre/avoir un jour de congé

• it's my day off c'est mon jour de congé

   d. (period of time often pl) époque f

• these days de nos jours

• in this day and age par les temps qui courent

• in days to come à l'avenir

• in his younger days quand il était plus jeune

• in Queen Victoria's day du temps de la reine Victoria

• in those days à l'époque

• in the good old days au bon vieux temps

• in days gone by autrefois

• those were the days! c'était le bon vieux temps !

• those were sad days c'était une époque sombre

• the happiest days of my life les jours les plus heureux de ma vie

• to end one's days in misery finir ses jours dans la misère

• that has had its day ( = old-fashioned) c'est passé de mode ; ( = worn out) ça a fait son temps

• his day will come son jour viendra

• during the early days of the war au début de la guerre

• it's early days ( = too early to say) c'est un peu tôt pour le dire ; ( = there's still time) on n'en est encore qu'au début

2. compounds

► day centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil

► day job noun emploi m principal

► the day of reckoning noun le jour du jugement dernier

► day-old adjective [bread] de la veille ; ( = yesterday's) d'hier

► day-pass noun (for museum, train) carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) forfait m d'une journée

► day pupil noun (British) externe mf

► day release noun

• to be on day release faire un stage de formation à temps partiel ► day return noun (British) (for train) aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)

► day room noun (in hospital) salle f de séjour commune

► day shift noun ( = workers) équipe f de jour

• to be on day shift travailler de jour ► day-to-day adjective quotidien

• on a day-to-day basis au jour le jour ► day trader noun (on stock exchange) opérateur m au jour le jour, day trader m

► day trip noun excursion f (d'une journée)

• to go on a day trip to Calais faire une excursion (d'une journée) à Calais ► day-tripper noun excursionniste mf

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1) ( 24-hour period) jour m

2) ( until evening) journée f

3) ( as opposed to night) jour m

4) ( specific) jour m

5) ( as historical period) (gén pl) époque f

noun modifier [ job, nurse] de jour

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day [deɪ]

jour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) journée ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) époque ⇒ 1 (d)

1 noun

(a) (period of twenty-four hours) jour m; (emphasizing duration) journée f;

∎ it's a nice or fine day c'est une belle journée, il fait beau aujourd'hui;

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ a summer's/winter's day un jour d'été/d'hiver;

∎ to have a day out aller passer une journée quelque part;

∎ a day at the seaside/the races une journée au bord de la mer/aux courses;

∎ we went to the country for the day nous sommes allés passer la journée à la campagne;

∎ to have a lazy day passer une journée à paresser;

∎ literary when day is done quand le jour s'achève;

∎ what day is it (today)? quel jour sommes-nous (aujourd'hui)?;

∎ what day is she arriving (on)? quel jour arrive-t-elle?;

∎ (on) that day ce jour-là;

∎ (on) the day (that or when) she was born le jour où elle est née;

∎ on the first/last day of the holidays le premier/dernier jour des vacances;

∎ on a day like this/today un jour comme celui-là/aujourd'hui;

∎ the day after, (on) the next or following day le lendemain, le jour suivant;

∎ the day after the party le lendemain de ou le jour d'après la fête;

∎ two days after the party le surlendemain de ou deux jours après la fête;

∎ the day after tomorrow après-demain;

∎ the day before, (on) the previous day la veille, le jour d'avant;

∎ I had first met him two days before je l'avais rencontré l'avant-veille pour la première fois;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ four days before/later quatre jours plus tôt/tard;

∎ in four days, in four days' time dans quatre jours;

∎ it took me four days to do it ça m'a pris quatre jours pour le faire;

∎ once/twice a day une fois/deux fois par jour;

∎ good day! bonjour!;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ the other day l'autre jour;

∎ Religion Day of Judgement (jour du) jugement dernier;

∎ Religion day of atonement jour m du Grand Pardon;

∎ dish of the day plat m du jour;

∎ day of reckoning jour de vérité;

∎ any day now d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ day after day, day in day out jour après jour;

∎ for days on end or at a time pendant des jours et des jours;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour;

∎ from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ from that day on or onwards à partir de ce jour-là;

∎ from that day to this depuis ce jour-là;

∎ literary from this day forth à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui;

∎ to the day I die or my dying day jusqu'à mon dernier jour;

∎ I'd rather work in Madrid any day (of the week) je préférerais largement ou de loin travailler à Madrid;

∎ you've done enough mischief for one day tu as fait assez de bêtises pour une seule journée;

∎ humorous another day, another dollar ≃ c'est le train-train quotidien;

∎ from day one depuis le premier jour;

∎ one day un jour;

∎ one of these days un de ces jours;

∎ some day un jour;

∎ she's seventy if she's a day elle a soixante-dix ans bien sonnés;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than 40/you il n'a pas l'air d'avoir plus de 40 ans/d'être plus vieux que toi;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than when I last saw him il n'a pas vieilli d'un poil depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu;

∎ it's been one of those days! tu parles d'une journée!;

∎ on this (day) of all days! justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ of all (the) days to choose for a conference! quelle idée d'avoir choisi de faire une conférence justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ let's make a day of it passons-y la journée;

∎ that really made my day! ça m'a fait très plaisir;

∎ it's not my (lucky) day ce n'est pas mon jour (de chance);

∎ familiar that'll be the day! (it's highly unlikely) il n'y a pas de danger que ça arrive de sitôt!;

∎ at the end of the day à la fin de la journée; figurative en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ to carry or win the day gagner la journée ou la bataille

(b) (hours of daylight) jour m, journée f;

∎ all day (long) toute la journée;

∎ we haven't got all day nous n'avons pas que ça à faire;

∎ to travel during the or by day voyager pendant la journée ou de jour;

∎ to sleep during the or by day dormir le jour;

∎ day and night, night and day jour et nuit, nuit et jour;

∎ in the cold light of day the plan seemed unfeasible avec un peu de distance critique, le projet semblait infaisable

(c) (working hours) journée f;

∎ paid by the day payé à la journée;

∎ to work a seven-hour day travailler sept heures par jour, faire des journées de sept heures;

∎ how was your day?, what kind of day have you had? comment s'est passée ta journée?;

∎ did you have a good day? tu as passé une bonne journée?;

∎ it's been a hard/long day la journée a été dure/longue;

∎ day off jour m de congé;

∎ day of rest jour m de repos;

∎ let's call it a day (stop work) arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui; (end relationship) finissons-en;

∎ it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie du travail!

(d) (often pl) (lifetime, era) époque f;

∎ in Caesar's day du temps de César;

∎ in the days of King Arthur, in King Arthur's day du temps du Roi Arthur;

∎ in days to come à l'avenir;

∎ in days gone by par le passé;

∎ in those days à l'époque;

∎ what are you up to these days? qu'est-ce que tu fais de beau ces temps-ci?;

∎ honestly, teenagers these days! vraiment, les adolescents d'aujourd'hui!;

∎ literary or humorous in days of old or yore il y a fort longtemps;

∎ in the good old days dans le temps;

∎ in my/our day de mon/notre temps;

∎ in this day and age de nos jours, aujourd'hui;

∎ he was well-known in his day il était connu de son temps ou à son époque;

∎ in his working/married days du temps où il travaillait/était marié;

∎ in his younger days dans son jeune temps, dans sa jeunesse;

∎ the happiest/worst days of my life les plus beaux/les pires jours de ma vie;

∎ during the early days of the strike/my childhood au tout début de la grève/de mon enfance;

∎ he ended his days in poverty il a fini ses jours dans la misère;

∎ her day will come son heure viendra;

∎ to have had its day (theory, fashion etc) être démodé; (car, TV) avoir fait son temps;

∎ he's had his day il a eu son heure;

∎ he's/this chair has seen better days il/cette chaise a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ those were the days c'était le bon temps

(e) (battle, game)

∎ to win or to carry the day l'emporter;

∎ to lose the day perdre la partie

2 days adverb

∎ to work days travailler de jour

3 this day week adverb

dans huit jours aujourd'hui

4 to the day adverb

jour pour jour;

∎ it's a year ago to the day il y a un an jour pour jour ou aujourd'hui

5 to this day adverb

à ce jour, aujourd'hui encore

►► day bed lit m de repos;

American day camp centre m aéré;

day care (for elderly, disabled) service m d'accueil de jour; (for children) service m de garderie;

∎ the children go to day care les enfants vont à la garderie;

day centre = centre d'animation et d'aide sociale;

day cream crème f de jour;

day job travail m principal;

∎ familiar humorous don't give up the day job (to aspiring artist etc) je ne crois pas que tu es prêt pour une carrière professionnelle;

day labourer journalier(ère) m,f;

day nurse infirmier(ère) m,f qui est de service de jour;

day nursery garderie f;

Stock Exchange day order ordre m valable pour la journée;

day pass (for skiing) forfait m journalier;

School day pupil (élève mf) externe mf;

British Industry day release formation f continue en alternance;

∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;

Railways day return aller-retour m valable pour la journée;

day room salle f commune;

day school externat m;

day shift (period worked) service m de jour; (workers) équipe f de jour;

∎ to work the day shift travailler de jour, être (dans l'équipe) de jour;

∎ when do you go on day shift? quand est-ce que tu prends le service de jour?;

Stock Exchange day trade opération f de journée;

Stock Exchange day trader spéculateur(trice) m,f à la journée;

day trip excursion f;

day tripper excursionniste mf;

day work travail m de jour

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