dawn

aube

Lumière douce du ciel juste avant le lever du soleil.

En anglais simple : The soft light in the sky just before the sun rises.

• We left before dawn.
• Birds began singing in the pale dawn.
• The first light of dawn filled the room.

Synonymes : daybreak

Contraires : dusk

Expressions courantes : dawn light, before dawn, at dawn

aube

Moment du matin où le soleil se lève.

En anglais simple : The time in the morning when the sun rises.

• The boat leaves at dawn.
• We worked until dawn.
• She woke before dawn to catch the train.

Synonymes : daybreak, sunrise

Contraires : dusk

Expressions courantes : at dawn, until dawn, before dawn

lever du soleil

Apparition du soleil à l’horizon au début de la journée.

En anglais simple : The rising of the sun at the start of the day.

• We watched the dawn together.
• The dawn brought golden light to the valley.
• They climbed the hill to greet the dawn.

Synonymes : sunrise

Contraires : sunset

Expressions courantes : watch dawn, greet dawn

venir à l’esprit, se rendre compte

Commencer à comprendre quelque chose lorsqu’on en prend soudain conscience.

En anglais simple : If something begins to seem clear to you, you suddenly understand it.

• The answer dawned on me.
• It finally dawned on him that she was joking.
• Did it dawn on you why they left?

Comment l'utiliser : something dawns on someone (The truth dawned on her.); it dawns on someone that… (It dawned on me that I had the wrong key.)

Expressions courantes : dawn on someone, dawn upon someone

se lever

Commencer, en parlant du jour, quand le ciel se met à s’éclaircir.

En anglais simple : When a day begins, the sky starts to become light.

• The day dawned cold and clear.
• Morning dawned over the sleeping town.
• Another day would soon dawn.

Synonymes : break

Expressions courantes : dawn over something, dawn bright

apparaître, se faire jour

Commencer à apparaître ou à devenir clair.

En anglais simple : To begin to appear or become clear.

• Hope dawned in his heart.
• A look of understanding dawned on her face.
• The full meaning of their discovery slowly dawned on them.

Comment l'utiliser : dawn on someone (A new understanding dawned on her.)

Synonymes : emerge, appear

Expressions courantes : dawn slowly, dawn on someone