Significato di day in italiano

• 0 a period of 24 hours -- giorno

  • the days of the week i giorni della settimana

  • I saw her the day before yesterday. L’ho vista ieri l’altro.

• 1 the period during the day when there is light from the sun -- giorno

  • a bright, sunny day una bella giornata di sole

• 2 the time that you usually spend at work or school -- giorno, giornata

  • It’s been a very busy day at the office. C’è stato molto da fare oggi in ufficio.

  • I have a day off tomorrow. Domani ho un giorno libero.

• 3 used to talk about something that happened in the past -- un giorno

  • One day, I came home to find my windows smashed. Un giorno sono tornato a casa e ho trovato le finestre in frantumi.

• 4 used to talk about the present period of time -- oggigiorno

  • I don’t go out much these days. Non esco molto oggigiorno.

• 5 for a long time -- da giorni, per giorni

  • I haven’t seen Jack for days. Non vedo Jack da giorni.

• 6 used to talk about something you think will happen in the future -- un giorno/uno di questi giorni

  • One of these days I’ll tell her what really happened. Uno di questi giorni le dirò che cosa è veramente accaduto.

• 7 a few days ago -- l’altro giorno

  • I saw Terry in the bank the other day. Ho visto Terry in banca l’altro giorno.

• 8 every day for a long period of time -- giorno dopo giorno

  • Day after day they marched through the mountains. Giorno dopo giorno hanno marciato attraverso le montagne.

• 9 something you say in order to show you think that something is unlikely to happen -- magari succedesse!

• 10 the period from sunrise to sunset -- giorno

  • She worked all day

  • The days are warm, but the nights are cold.

• 11 a part of this period eg that part spent at work -- giornata

  • How long is your working day?

  • I see him every day.

• 12 the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next -- giorno

  • How many days does September have?

• 13 the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone) -- tempi

  • There was far less traffic on the roads in my grandfather’s day

  • In the days of steam power, a five-person crew was required if a steam locomotive pulled a single passenger carriage.