dawn definícia v slovenčine

• 0 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: --

  • We worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week.

  • The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history.

  • We left at the break of dawn.

  • We left as dawn was breaking (= starting).

  • We woke at dawn.

• 1 If a day or period of time dawns, it begins: --

  • In the late 1970s, the personal computer era was dawning.

  • He left the house just as the day was dawning.

• 2 to become known or obvious: --

  • [ + that ] It eventually dawned that he wouldn't be coming back.

  • Gradually the truth about him dawned.

• 3 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: --

  • [ U ] fig. Computers mark the dawn of a new age.

• 4 (of a day or period of time) to begin: --

  • Winston left his house as the day was dawning.