in broad daylight
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in broad daylight
- /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ UK
- /ɪn bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ US
- /ɪn bɹɑd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ cot caught merger
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From in + broad daylight.
phrase
- In ample natural illumination, during the daytime. A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.
- 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?'
Translations
Every language
prep_phrase in ample natural illumination
| Español | a la luz del día |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大白天 dàbáitiān, 光天化日 guāngtiānhuàrì |
| हिन्दी | दिनदहाड़े dindahāṛe |
| Português | à luz do dia |
| Français | en plein jour, à la lumière du jour |
| Deutsch | am helllichten Tag |
| Русский | средь бе́ла дня sredʹ béla dnja |
| العربية | فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار fī waḍaḥ an-nahār |
prep_phrase in a blatant and publicly visible manner
| Español | a plena luz del día, a plena luz, a la luz del día, en plena luz del día |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대낮에 daenaj-e |
| 日本語 | 白昼堂々と hakuchū-dōdō to, 真っ昼間に mappiruma ni |
| 中文 | 大白天 dàbáitiān, 光天化日 guāngtiānhuàrì |
| हिन्दी | दिन-दहाड़े din-dahāṛe |
| Português | em plena luz do dia |
| Français | au grand jour, au vu et au su de tous |
| Deutsch | am helllichten Tag |
| Italiano | alla luce del sole |
| Русский | средь бе́ла дня́ sredʹ béla dnjá |
| العربية | جهارًا نهارًا |
| עברית | לאור יום |
Talk about this word "in broad daylight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. in broad daylight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20broad%20daylight "in broad daylight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20broad%20daylight.Cite this
@misc{in_broad_daylight_2026,
title = {in broad daylight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20broad%20daylight},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
