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dawn

UK
/dɔːn/
US
/dɔn/

Translations

dawnnoun
dawns
pl
auroreSens principal: première lumière du jour avant le lever du soleil.
We woke up early to watch the dawn over the mountains.
Nous nous sommes levés tôt pour regarder l'aurore sur les montagnes.
Additional translations
aubeÉgalement courant au sens figuré: commencement d'une période ou d'un phénomène.
Synonyms
sunrise
break of day
first light
morning
daybreak
dawnverb
dawned
Past Simple
dawned
Past Participle
dawning
Gerund
UK
/dɔːn/
US
/dɔn/
se leverS'emploie pour le jour qui commence à paraître; registre courant à littéraire.
The day began to dawn as the first rays of sunlight appeared over the horizon.
Le jour a commencé à se lever lorsque les premiers rayons de soleil sont apparus à l'horizon.
comprendreEmployé dans l'expression *dawn on someone* pour « se rendre compte soudainement ».
It suddenly dawned on her that she had left her keys at home.
Elle a soudain compris qu'elle avait laissé ses clés à la maison.
Synonyms
begin
break
appear
emerge
arise
dawnadjective
UK
/dɔːn/
US
/dɔn/
Used only attributively; not normally gradable.
auroralLittéraire; signifie « de l'aube » ou « propre à l'aube ».
The dawn light cast a pale glow over the fields.
La lumière aurorale projetait une pâle lueur sur les champs.

Definitions

dawnnoun
The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
We woke up early to watch the dawn over the mountains.
The beginning or first signs of something.
The dawn of the digital age has transformed how we communicate.
dawnverb
To begin to become light as the sun rises.
The day began to dawn as the first rays of sunlight appeared over the horizon.
To begin to be understood or realized by someone.
It suddenly dawned on her that she had left her keys at home.
To begin to exist, appear, or develop; to emerge.
A new era dawned after the peace treaty was signed.
dawnadjective
Occurring at or characteristic of the time when day first breaks.
The dawn light cast a pale glow over the fields.
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