in broad daylight

English

Prepositional phrase

in broad daylight

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.
(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)
Finnish: kirkkaassa päivänvalossa
Galician: á luz do día

German: am helllichten Tag
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)
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)

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 дня (ru) (sredʹ béla dnja)
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)

Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} לאור היום‎
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} di siang bolong
Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} сред бел ден (sred bel den)