dawn

alba

Luz suave del cielo justo antes de que salga el sol.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: daybreak

Antónimos: dusk

Expresiones frecuentes: dawn light, before dawn, at dawn

amanecer

Momento de la mañana en que sale el sol.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: daybreak, sunrise

Antónimos: dusk

Expresiones frecuentes: at dawn, until dawn, before dawn

amanecer

Aparición del sol sobre el horizonte al comienzo del día.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: sunrise

Antónimos: sunset

Expresiones frecuentes: watch dawn, greet dawn

ocurrírsele, comprender

Empezar a entender algo al darse cuenta de ello de repente.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: something dawns on someone (The truth dawned on her.); it dawns on someone that… (It dawned on me that I had the wrong key.)

Expresiones frecuentes: dawn on someone, dawn upon someone

amanecer

Empezar el día y comenzar a iluminarse el cielo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: break

Expresiones frecuentes: dawn over something, dawn bright

surgir, manifestarse

Empezar a aparecer o a verse con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: dawn on someone (A new understanding dawned on her.)

Sinónimos: emerge, appear

Expresiones frecuentes: dawn slowly, dawn on someone