in the open

in the open

English

Prepositional phrase

in the open

1. Outdoors.

   I find I can breath more easily when I'm out in the open.

2. Easily visible; out of shelter or concealment.

   I got a clear photo of them when they finally came out in the open.

3. Known to various people.

   Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.

Usage notes

Often preceded by "out".

Translations

outdoors

Catalan: a la serena Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: ulkona (fi), ulkoilmassa (fi) French: à la belle étoile (fr)

German: unter freiem Himmel Hungarian: szabadban Irish: faoin spéir Russian: на приро́де (na priróde), на откры́том во́здухе (na otkrýtom vózduxe) Welsh: yn yr awyr agored

easily visible

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: näkyvissä, näkyviin Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can

known to various people

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: avoin (fi), julkinen (fi) (adjectives) Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can