in broad daylight

English

Prepositional phrase

in broad daylight

1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
   • 2008, Shelley Shelton, "Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky," Arizona Daily Star, 23 Aug. (retrieved 22 Sep. 2008):

     A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.

2. (figuratively) In a blatant and publicly visible manner.
   • 2008, Brian Benntt, "When Iraqis Come to America," Time, 24 Jan.:

     It's still too dangerous for the wife of a journalist who was murdered in the street in broad daylight.

Translations

in ample natural illumination

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光天化日 (zh) (guāngtiānhuàrì), 大白天 (zh) (dàbáitiān)

• Danish: ved højlys dag
• Finnish: kirkkaassa päivänvalossa
• Galician: á luz do día
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• German: am helllichten Tag
• Hungarian: fényes nappal (hu)
• Portuguese: à luz do dia
• Russian: средь бе́ла дня (ru) (sredʹ béla dnja)
• Spanish: a la luz del día

in blatant and visible manner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光天化日 (zh) (guāngtiānhuàrì), 大白天 (zh) (dàbáitiān)

• Czech: za bílého dne
• Danish: ved højlys dag
• Finnish: keskellä kirkasta päivää
• French: au vu et au su de tous
• Galician: a plena luz do día
• German: am helllichten Tag
• Hungarian: fényes nappal (hu)
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• Italian: alla luce del sole
• Japanese: 白昼堂々と (はくちゅうどうどうと, hakuchū-dōdō to), 真っ昼間に (まっぴるまに, mappiruma ni)
• Portuguese: em plena luz do dia
• Russian: средь бе́ла дня́ (ru) (sredʹ béla dnjá)
• Spanish: a plena luz del día
• Swedish: mitt på ljusa dagen

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Translations to be checked‌: "in broad daylight"

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} فِي وَضَح اَلنَّهَار (fī waḍaḥ an-nahār)
• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} a plena llum del dia
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} op klaarlichte dag
• French: ^{(please verify)} en pleine journée, ^{(please verify)} au grand jour (fr)
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• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} לאור היום
• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} di siang bolong
• Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} сред бел ден (sred bel den)