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in broad daylight en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪn bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ɪn bɹɑd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From in + broad daylight.

Meanings

  1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
    • A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning. 2008 August 23, Shelley Shelton, “Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky”, in Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ariz., archived from the original on 07 Sep 2008:
  2. (figuratively) In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.
    • 'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?' 1934, Leslie Charteris, “The Uncritical Publisher”, in Ian Dickerson, editor, The Saint Intervenes, London: Mulholland Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 125:
    • It's still too dangerous for the wife of a journalist who was murdered in the street in broad daylight. 2008 January 24, Brian Benntt, “When Iraqis Come to America”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2008:

Translations (67)

mk сред бел ден (in ample natural illumination) · nl op klaarlichte dag (in ample natural illumination) · es a la luz del día (in ample natural illumination) · cmn 大白天 (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ga i lár an lae ghléigil (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · es a plena luz (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · cmn 大白天 (in ample natural illumination) · sv mitt på ljusan dag (in ample natural illumination) · ja 真っ昼間に (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · kw yn jydh splann (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ta பட்டப்பகலில் (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ga i lár an lae ghil (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ta பட்டப்பகலில் (in ample natural illumination) · fi kirkkaassa päivänvalossa (in ample natural illumination) · es a plena luz del día (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · da ved højlys dag (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · hi दिनदहाड़े (in ample natural illumination) · da ved højlys dag (in ample natural illumination) · sh usred bela dana (in ample natural illumination) · lv gaišā dienas laikā (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · he לאור יום (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · cmn 光天化日 (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · de am helllichten Tag (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · az günün günorta çağı (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · sh usred bijela dana (in ample natural illumination) · gl a plena luz do día (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · fr à la lumière du jour (in ample natural illumination) · hy ափաշքյարա (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · pt à luz do dia (in ample natural illumination) · sv mitt på ljusa dagen (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · fr en plein jour (in ample natural illumination) · ja 白昼堂々と (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · id di siang bolong (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · uk се́ред бі́лого дня (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · bg посре́д бял ден (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ca a plena llum (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · fr au vu et au su de tous (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · pt em plena luz do dia (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · nl op klaarlichte dag (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · be сяро́д бе́лага дня (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · hu fényes nappal (in ample natural illumination) · de am helllichten Tag (in ample natural illumination) · it alla luce del sole (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · hu fényes nappal (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · es en plena luz del día (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · pl w biały dzień (in ample natural illumination) · ar جهارًا نهارًا (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · sv mitt på blanka dagen (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · sv på öppen gata (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ar فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار (in ample natural illumination) · cmn 光天化日 (in ample natural illumination) · pl w biały dzień (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · az günün günorta vaxtı (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · gl á luz do día (in ample natural illumination) · mk сред бел ден (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · fi keskellä kirkasta päivää (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · hy օրը ցերեկով (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ko 대낮에 (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · fr au grand jour (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · cs za bílého dne (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ca a plena llum del dia (in ample natural illumination) · es a la luz del día (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · sk za bieleho dňa (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ru средь бе́ла дня (in ample natural illumination) · hi दिन-दहाड़े (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · ru средь бе́ла дня́ (in a blatant and publicly visible manner) · sv mitt på ljusan dag (in a blatant and publicly visible manner)