Meanings (ES + gloss)
alba • amanecer • aurora • crepúsculo matutino • dilúculo • lubricán matutinal • madrugada
The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
alba • amanecer
The rising of the sun.
Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity.
aurora
The time when the sun rises.
She rose before dawn to meet the train.
Phrases
crack of dawndawn apedawn choirdawn chorusdawn horsedawn mandawn of a new daydawn of timedawn patroldawn poppydawn prayerdawn raiddawn redwooddawn stonedawn tetriadawn to duskdawn upondawnlessdawnlightdawnlikedawntimedawnydusk to dawnfalse dawnforedawnhandbags at dawnit is always darkest before the dawnit is always darkest just before the dawnit is darkest before the dawnit is darkest just before the dawnnew dawnnorthern dawnpistols at dawnpredawnsundawnthe darkest hour is always just before the dawnthe darkest hour is just before the dawnyesterdawn
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aclarar • alborear • amanecer • clarecer
To begin to brighten with daylight.
A new day dawns.
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene[…]to see the sepulchre.
caer en cuenta de • caer en la cuenta de • dar en ello • encenderse el bombillo • prenderse el bombillo • prenderse la bombilla • prenderse la chispa • prendérsele el foco • prendérsele la ampolleta • prendérsele la lamparita
To start to appear or become obvious.
I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.
The realization dawned on him that few would pass that final exam.
Phrases